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I used the Opera browser for a while then moved to Firefox. One functionality I really missed was the little popup you get when you highlight some text. The pop
by LikeBeans 4y ago
I used the Opera browser for a while then moved to Firefox. One functionality I really missed was the little popup you get when you highlight some text. The popup would let you web search for whatever is highlighted for example. Anyway now on Firefox I made an extension that can do the same thing but then extended it further. At a basic level you can copy to clipboard, do a web search but also can do a Google Maps lookup too.
Often I'm reading a page and I come across some location like a city name or some place around the world or a GPS coordinate. Or something I want to research further. Now I just highlight it then select the appropriate action from the menu that popups up. Through the settings menu you can extend it further and add your own search.
Side note: For web search you can search using whatever search engine you want. Just change the string in the settings menu.
Here's the Firefox version: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/popup-tooltip/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/popup-tooltip...
And the Chrome version (yeah had to learn Manifest v3 to port): https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/popup-tooltip/opbiebgbaablkfhomifdkhjdbilobbdg?hl=en-US https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/popup-tooltip/opbi...
I use this often and made it for myself... but maybe others find it useful too.
- davidbarker 4y agoIf you're on a Mac, I highly recommend PopClip (https://pilotmoon.com/popclip/ https://pilotmoon.com/popclip/). It works on any text you can select — across the whole OS. It's also context aware (so it knows if you're selecting a URL vs. regular text, for example). There are plenty of plugins already available, but it's also possible to create your own very easily. I had a quick Google and it seems there are similar apps available for Windows, but I don't know anything about them.