Select Text to Search

Select Text to Search is a small open-source Android utility for searching selected text on the web. It adds a Web search action to Android’s text selection toolbar. This lets users send highlighted text to a web search without manually copying it into a browser.

The app also provides Web search as a destination when text is shared from another Android app. Its default search engine can be configured in the app’s settings. Those settings can be opened from the Custom Tabs toolbar or through the app’s App info page in Android system Settings.

The text selection toolbar integration requires Android 6.0 or later, so the app has the same minimum Android requirement. Its functions are aimed at people who frequently look up words, phrases, or other selected text on an Android device. The app focuses on adding a specific text-search action rather than providing a separate browser.

Select Text to Search is listed in the Internet & Browsers category because it connects selected or shared text with web searches. It is distributed under an open-source license, allowing the software to be available in that form. MirrorNest stores the official build directly on its own infrastructure and scans it for malware before publishing it.