SearchScout

Search selected text across multiple engines

A Chrome extension that adds a right-click context menu to search selected text across multiple customizable search engines. FEATURES ● Right-click search: Select any text on a webpage and search it instantly ● Smart menu: Automatically uses single top-level item for one site, nested menu for multiple ● Pre-configured common search engine defaults ● Fully customizable: Add your own search sites with %s placeholder for search terms ● Enable/disable sites: Toggle visibility of any search engine ● Drag-and-drop reordering: Arrange search sites in your preferred order ● Cross-device sync: Settings sync across your Chrome browsers === USAGE === SEARCHING Select any text on a webpage Right-click to open the context menu Click your search option: ● One enabled site: Direct top-level item (e.g., "Search Google for...") ● Multiple enabled sites: Nested submenu under "Search for..." MANAGING SEARCH SITES Click the extension icon in the toolbar From the popup, you can: ● ADD: Click the + button to add a new search site ● EDIT: Click the pencil icon to modify a site ● DELETE: Click the X icon to remove custom sites (defaults cannot be deleted) ● TOGGLE: Use the switch to enable/disable a site ● REORDER: Drag and drop sites to change their order SMART MENU BEHAVIOR The extension automatically adapts the context menu structure: ● 1 enabled site: Shows as a single top-level menu item (cleanest UX, no nesting) ● 2+ enabled sites: Groups them under a "Search for..." submenu ADDING CUSTOM SEARCH SITES When adding a new search site, you need: ● NAME: A display name for the context menu (e.g., "Reddit") ● URL: The search URL with %s as placeholder for the search term EXAMPLE URLs: ● Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/search/?q=%s ● Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=%s ● MDN: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/search?q=%s