Reviews & Comments of Instant Multi Search chrome extension

This is great something I've been looking for and almost creating myself but lack the know-how and talent. Was thinking of just creating a simple html page with embedded search engines from different sites. So glad someone created a much simpler method. ??

This is perfect for me as a language learner. I loaded the default group with my favorite dictionaries. This saves me so much time!

simple to use and really achieve the multi search 1. Could you add the export function

Exactly what I was looking for. This is going to save me so much time. Only improvement would be allowing custom shortcuts instead of 'm'. Chrome's Site Search allows custom shortcuts, albeit only for one site at a time, hence the need for this extension.

very useful

Awesome, fantastic tool for searching things. I couldn't get letters besides 'm' to work yet, but I only use it for one thing so no problem for now.

Works great, and excellent idea to make the queries go via Google I'm Feeling Lucky, so it works even with websites that don't have a good search engine.

It's good, but hasn't been updated since 2015. I've added functionality to add multiple websites and use RegEx to do searches. Here is how it works: https://www.bardeen.ai/posts/how-to-search-multiple-websites-at-once

Wonderful tool to make your search faster, no need for any other extensions with custom searching bars. !!! Important fact I haven't found very easily is that you always need to turn it on by typing "m" into the searchbar and then you need to write your secod key like "d" to switch from default category to other defined categories (like dictionaries fe.). Therefore you don't need to change default category in settings all the time. !!! Example: "m d pursuit" - Looks for word pursuit in category with key signed "d".

Claims to do exactly what I want, but does not work on Chrome Version 90.0.4430.85 (Official Build) (64-bit)

Really very good! Can't believe it's not more widely known. Once you configure it to your requirements it rocks! Thank you.

Great idea and simple execution. I use it to search on multiple social media plattforms and for word translation and dictionary lookup at once. *Everything is possible!*

This is an essential extension for me. I needed an extension that would let me type in one word and search 7 websites simultaneously (for the curious, I'm making flash cards and I need pronunciations, pictures, definitions, explanations, and translations for my target language). I was able to customize my group and edit it later as my needs changed. My browser always had difficulty showing the "save" button when I was done editing, so I sometimes forgot that it was there and ended up closing my edit window without saving changes. If I could take off only a half star for that minor quibble instead of a full one, I would. True rating: 4.5 stars.

Works fine.

It would be nice if we can use a different hotkey to trigger the search. Using "M" means I have to take my left hand out of position to press the "M" then reposition my hand back into position to type. Keys Q, W,E,R,T or Y would be a better key to trigger the search.

Very useful tool, I replaced the FluentForever multi-search tool with it already. If the developer could add the "select and right click to search" function(adding it to the left-click drop-down menu), this tool will be even greater!

I use this to search multiple website's inventories at work and it is a life saver. Highly recommend to anyone who often needs to search multiple sites!

I love it, it's very useful <3

This needs a way to swap quickly between categories. Even allowing options from the toolbar would help. Because having to go into options and clicking and saving each time i need to chage the search category is an absolute pain.

i know well its been a while since it was last updated, but still works great! and exactly it does what i expected it to do! if you want to simply search for something based on your personal engines. this is the best for you!

Edit: I didn't realize I needed to include the full search URL for each site and replace the query with %s. The instructions could perhaps be a bit more clear on that. It works wonderfully now. Previous review: Added several URLs to a new category. It opens the sites but does not actually execute the search on any of them. Clearly it lacks compatibility. Love the concept. It's likely related to how each site is coded.

THIS is so helpful!!

★★★★★

This is exactly what I need! Just search with a single key phrase in multiple search engines for the same term... However it just doesn't work (at least with Chrome 69). When I go to the search engines list in Chrome this is what I get: Search engines added by extensions Instant Multi Search m It only shows the default search engine collection that comes pre-set with the exension. When you add a new one, it doesn't work. Change the keyword from "m" to anything else? Doesn't work. Try any of the other default search keywords in the extension? Doesn't work... Is there a way to circumvent this, or is the extension abandoned ( :( I hope note since I've been looking all day and nothing comes closer to what I want to do than this). Conceptually this is the perfect power search users' extension, however practically it doesn't work at the moment :( Please fix it! Love this one, and if fixed I promise to donate :)

Very nice 3 years since last update so this is a long shot: Would you consider implementing multiple key support to boost useabiity?

Only one of my search keys works, all the rest if I type the key and hit tab, it fills Chrome's first autosuggestion instead of activating multi search.

love it use it

Nothing to say yet i dint try it,just good job

It is pretty good, and I use it all the time. However, sometimes, when I try to save a new group, I'll paste in the search group, and scroll down and click done, and then when I try to use it, it doesn't work. I'll go back in, and the whole thing has vanished - it never saved. A 'save' button per group might be nice, that force saves the group, so you know it's in there to stay.

Simple, lightwight and elegant. Working exactly what it says. Keep up the good work Jerome!

Would be awesome if would work in other chromium-based browsers.

Absolutely amazing. Thank you so much. If there could be an option to have search results pop in a new window, that would be a great addition.

It doesn't seem to work. I just installed it, and when i click on it, to search it just opens up the chrome webs store each time. :(

I should have looked for this sooner and my life would have been much simpler.

This extension is an important tool in my workflow. I can search multiple services in one go: Gmail, Google Docs, Google Drive, Evernote, DropBox, Trello, and Chrome's web history. In the Chrome omnibox / search bar I type: m, tab, [search term] and tabs open with what I searched for. Here are the custom URLs I use: https://mail.google.com/mail/ca/u/0/#search/%s https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/?showDriveBanner=true&q=%s https://drive.google.com/drive/search?q=%s https://www.dropbox.com/search/personal?path=%2F&query=%s https://www.evernote.com/Home.action#ses=1&sh=5&sds=5&x=%s& https://trello.com/search?q=%s chrome://history/#search/%s

too cool ! Thanks Jerome !

Edited review - tool originally wasn't working well but now is excellent. A++++ use all the time

No need any coding to help me out already.That's the function i m dead for.

Love it!