We have already seen some addons that make searching Google easier and more fun as well as looked at the ways to by-pass the actual SERPs while searching.
Today’s addon is another option to add to your searching arsenal. Cleeki is a nice little addon that makes searching the web much faster. I’ve been using it for about three weeks before actually reviewing it here. I decided to share it for the two main reasons:
- It’s a great time-saver;
- It aggregates multiple search engines in one handy pop-up.
Let’s take a quick look at the tool features…
Search Features
Just have the tool installed and forget about it. Now, while reading any web text, you may come across a phrase you’d like to look up in Google, Twitter, etc. So just select the phrase and notice a tiny icon nearby:
Click the icon and choose a search engine to perform the search:
If you need more engines, click a blue arrow sign:
After you choose a search engine you need and click it, the search results appear right on the same page in a handy pop-up:
From there you can:
- Switch to another Google service (blog search, image search, etc);
- Switch to any other search engine (to open them in the same pop-up);
- Go to any search result (will open in a new tab);
- Perform another search;
- Go to actual SERPs;
- Access the tool options.
Preview Features
The addon has another, quite useful feature. It allows to preview the link target page: just hover over the link and hold CTRL. You will see a tiny icon:
Click it and the page preview will load in the little pop-up:
The Addon Options
Speaking of options, here’s what you can customize:
- Set the number of “active” search engines (those you see before clicking “More” icon);
- Disable the Cleeki icon once you select any text;
- Set the time limit before the icon fades away (unless you click it to search);
- Set the window dimensions;
- Set the actions on various mouse clicks:
All in all, I found the addon useful enough and absolutely clutter-free. So if you search a lot, you may want to give it a try!
@seosmarty
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Does Cleeki work with other browsers?
Wow! nice blog. i loved reading it. It has lots of information. Thanks a lot!
Anything that makes searching through the internet faster has to be a good thing! I'll try it. Thanks
I always appreciate you for sharing some fabulous post and informations with all. This is very good and i have download it and see the features, gr8!! I have also share it on my facebook so as to reach many friends & partners.
Thank you for the review. The pop-ups and interface screens are very easy to use. This addon makes surfing the Web a lot more fun!
very interesting
I think I can take a try…
Most of the browsers nowadays come with builtin accelerators for web searching like the safari browser, theres really no need for custom changes really.
Thanks, this sounds like a great tool, I can't wait to try it out! One question: does Cleeki slow down your browser at all? Have you noticed any usability issues?
nah Firefox is so robust ,it does not slow down ,but you need to keep you add ons uptodate
Fasterfox has almost the same features n it even makes your browsing experience a sweet one ,may be i'll have to try cleeki now (its more colorful then Fasterfox).
It's really a time saver tool for those who spend their time on searching.
It's really a time saver tool for those who spend their time on searching.