Search Engine Select is a user script for Zen Browser that adds a floating UI to switch search engines directly from a search results page. This script provides an easy and intuitive way to quickly perform the same search on different engines.
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- Auto-Detection: Automatically detects the current search engine and search term on supported results pages.
- Vertical Dragging: Reposition the UI anywhere along the right side of your screen.
- Smart Switching: Quick search engine switching with various interaction modes:
- Left-click: Search in the current tab.
- Right-click: Open search in a background tab.
- Ctrl+Click: Open in a new tab and create a Split View.
- Alt+Click: Open search in a Glance view.
- Highly Customizable: Change the size and theme of the switcher to match your Zen setup.
- Install latest version of Sine (if you haven't already).
- Restart Zen Browser.
- Open settings and go to the
Sinetab. - Search for Search Engine Select.
- Click Install.
- A toast for restart should appear — click on that to restart Zen.
You can customize the script's behavior via about:config.
| Preference | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
extension.search-engine-select.enabled |
Boolean | true |
Toggles the entire feature on or off. |
extension.search-engine-select.remember-position |
Boolean | true |
Saves the vertical position of the UI. |
extension.search-engine-select.size |
String | "normal" |
UI Scale (small, normal, large). |
extension.search-engine-select.theme |
String | "dark" |
Visual style (dark, light, amoled). |
extension.search-engine-select.debug-mode |
Boolean | false |
Enables detailed logging in the Browser Console (Ctrl+Shift+J). |
This mod is released through Vertex Mods, and I, Bibek Bhusal, am the creator of this mod.
This is licensed under MIT license. Check License for more details.