List / Comparison / Alternatives of open source web searching (multiple search engines) tools

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List / Comparison / Alternatives of open source web searching (multi-engines) tools

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Browser Extensions / Addons

	Browser addon	Web app	Build-in engines	Categorize engines	Search history reuse & manage	HTTP POST	Websites showing results by Ajax	Provide input box	User-custom engines	Use browser-installed engines	Context Menu Search	Omnibox	Drag to search	In-web float panel	Use many engines at once	Sync settings by browser
Firefox's searchbar	-	-	<10	❌	🟢	?	❌	🟢	🟠	🟢	🟠			❌		🟢
Big Search	🟢 Cross-browser	🟢 Desktop / Mobile	50+	🟢	🟢	🟢	🟢 Use web inputbox / button's querySelector	🟢 Multi-line support	🟢 Extra features: 1. Multi-buttons in a engine. 2. Cross-engine calling	🟢	🟢 (Multi-line support ) (On Chrome need 2 steps)	❌ Not yet	❌	❌	🟢	🟢
ContextSearch web-ext	🟢 Cross-browser	❌	About 10-20		❌	🟢	🟢 Write raw JS to inject	🟢	🟢	🟢	🟢		🟢		🟢	?
Swift Selection Search	🟠 Firefox	❌	About 10-20	❌	❌	❌	❌	🟠	🟢	❌	🟢			🟢		🟢
Multi engine search	🟠 Firefox	❌	-	❌	❌	❌	❌	🟢	❌	🟢	?					-
Selection Search	🟠 Chrome	❌	<10	❌	❌	🟢	❌	🟢	🟢	❌	🟢					🟢
SelectionSK + SearchSK	🟢 ?	❌	About 20-30	❌	❌	?	❌	🟢	?	?	🟢					?
Context Menu Search	🟠 Chrome	❌	<10	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	🟢	❌	🟢					?
Quick search lite	🟠 Chrome	❌	<10	❌	❌	❌	❌	🟢	❌	❌	🟢					?

Command line tools in terminal

• Surfraw
• zquestz/s