Select Text to Search
Hai Zhang Tools
Add a "Web search" action to the text selection toolbar
- Rating
- 4.5
- 163 ratings
- Downloads
- 10K+
- on Google Play
- Price
- Free
- No in-app purchases
- Updated
- Jul 2
- 2025 · v1.1.3
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About Select Text to Search
This tiny app can add a "Web search" action to the text selection toolbar on Android.
It also adds a "Web search" as target for sharing text.
The default search engine can be configured in its settings page, openable in Custom Tabs toolbar, or the App info page for this app in system Settings.
Text selection toolbar requires Android 6.0 or above, so this app requires it as well.
https://github.com/zhanghai/TextSelectionWebSearch
It also adds a "Web search" as target for sharing text.
The default search engine can be configured in its settings page, openable in Custom Tabs toolbar, or the App info page for this app in system Settings.
Text selection toolbar requires Android 6.0 or above, so this app requires it as well.
https://github.com/zhanghai/TextSelectionWebSearch
What’s new
Version 1.1.3 · Updated July 2, 2025
- Updated app to target Android 16.
User reviews
I liked this app. But it will be great, if there is a search engine customization option as in my launcher the app logo is hidden
Nice
🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Does exactly what it says on the tin 👍🏻
Sohag
This feature should be standard in Android! Makes it so much easier to quickly select text and run a Google search. Is there any chance we can have it search using the default browser instead of the built in webview tab? Thanks for the great app!
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