Open Selection In

A VS Code extension that allows you to open selected text in configured websites via right-click menu.

Features

• Quick Access: Select any text in the editor, right-click to open in your configured websites
• Customizable: Add, remove, or edit menu items via the configuration UI
• Multiple Sites: Configure multiple search sites (npm, GitHub, Stack Overflow, etc.)
• Bilingual: Supports English and Chinese (Simplified)
• Flexible Variables: Use ${encoded} for URL-encoded text or ${selectedText} for raw text

Usage

1. Select any text in your code editor
2. Right-click and choose "Open Selection In..." (or "在...中打开" in Chinese)
3. Select a website from the quick pick menu
4. The selected text will be searched on the chosen website

Keyboard Shortcut

• Ctrl+Shift+O (Windows/Linux)
• Cmd+Shift+O (macOS)

Configuration

Via Settings UI

1. Press Ctrl+Shift+P (or Cmd+Shift+P on macOS)
2. Type "Configure Menu Items" and press Enter
3. Add, edit, or delete menu items
4. Click Save to apply

Via settings.json

{
  "openSelectionIn.menuItems": [
    { "label": "npmjs", "url": "https://www.npmjs.com/search?q=${encoded}" },
    { "label": "GitHub", "url": "https://github.com/search?q=${encoded}" },
    { "label": "Stack Overflow", "url": "https://stackoverflow.com/search?q=${encoded}" }
  ],
  "openSelectionIn.language": "en"
}

Available Variables

• ${encoded} - URL-encoded selected text
• ${selectedText} - Raw selected text

Language Settings

Set openSelectionIn.language to:

• en - English
• zh-cn - Chinese (Simplified)

Default Menu Items

License

MIT