# Select Text to Search (open-source app)

> Select Text to Search is a free, open-source app for Android. Add a "Web search" action to the text selection toolbar. It has 135 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0-or-later license, and you can install it from F-Droid and Google Play.

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.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/zhanghai/TextSelectionWebSearch |
| Platforms | Android |
| Built with | Java |
| GitHub stars | 135 |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later (open source) |
| F-Droid | https://f-droid.org/packages/me.zhanghai.android.textselectionwebsearch/ (package me.zhanghai.android.textselectionwebsearch) |
| F-Droid anti-features | none flagged |
| Google Play | https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=me.zhanghai.android.textselectionwebsearch |
| App Store | not linked |
| Website | none listed |
| Official | no |
| Category | Other |
| Latest release | v1.1.3 (Jul 2, 2025) |
| Last commit | Jun 1, 2026 |

F-Droid builds its apps from source and flags anti-features: https://f-droid.org/en/docs/Anti-Features/

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