Contextium

Contextium extends Android's native text-selection context menu with configurable actions for web searches. Select text in apps (e.g. Browser), choose Contextium, and open the selected text with one of your configured search URLs.

Installation

Get the latest APK from the Releases page.

Download the APK.
Open it with your file manager and install it.
If prompted, allow your file manager to install unknown apps in Android settings.

Features

Add unlimited context-menu items
Configure a name, label, target URL, and URL parameter for each item
Reorder entries with drag'n'drop
Enable/disable entries individually
Access all configured entries from Android's native text-selection context menu
Export and import your configuration as a backup

How It Works

1. Add menu entries	2. Configure each entry

3. Select text, then choose `Contextium`	4. Choose an action to start the web search

Requirements

The target website must support search terms passed as a URL parameter.

URL and Parameter

Enter the target URL and the parameter name used by the website. Contextium automatically adds the required separator (? or &), the equals sign (=), and the URL-encoded selected text.

Examples

# Example 1: URL without existing parameters
URL: https://www.google.com/search
PARAM: q

# Selected text: "foobar"
# Request URL: https://www.google.com/search?q=foobar

# Example 2: URL with an existing parameter
URL: https://www.tradingview.com/chart/?x=y
PARAM: symbol

# Selected text: "FOO BAR"
# Request URL: https://www.tradingview.com/chart/?x=y&symbol=FOO%20BAR