Best alternatives to Dropdown Search (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Dropdown Search, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.
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Dropdown Search alternatives, compared
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Omni Convert - Search Settings for Omnibar
Omni Convert - Search Settings for Omnibar.
≈3K usersNot rated yetNot updated for 4+ years4 permissions- A similar number of users to Dropdown Search
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 7)
- Listed under Tools
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Speak It!
Speak It converts text to speech. Select and speak it!
≈10K users2.9★ from 128 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years3 permissions- About 2.5× more users than Dropdown Search
- Rated 1.7 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 7)
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Speak It
Speak It app converts text into speech. Select text > Speak it
≈60K users2.6★ from 76 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years3 permissions- About 15× more users than Dropdown Search
- Rated 2.0 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 7)
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ToMarkdown
A toolkit for converting documents to Markdown format
≈2K usersNot rated yet2 permissions- About 2.0× fewer users than Dropdown Search
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 7)
- Listed under Tools
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Webpage to Markdown
Convert any webpage to Markdown format with a single click
≈30K users4.5★ from 32 ratingsUpdated 11 months ago3 permissions- About 7.5× more users than Dropdown Search
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 7)
- Listed under Tools
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PDF-XChange
Convert webpages to PDF files
≈3M users3.1★ from 17 ratingsUpdated 3 weeks ago9 permissions- About 750× more users than Dropdown Search
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (9 vs 7)
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DeepWiki to Markdown
Convert DeepWiki page content to Markdown format and save it
941 users4.0★ from 5 ratingsUpdated 3 months ago6 permissions- About 4.3× fewer users than Dropdown Search
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (6 vs 7)
- Listed under Tools
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PDF to Markdown
Use PDF to Markdown converter app to convert to markdown your local file or url. Drag & drop to transforma pdf to md, preview & copy
≈8K users4.0★ from 7 ratingsUpdated 2 months ago9 permissions- About 2.0× more users than Dropdown Search
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (9 vs 7)
- Listed under Developer Tools
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Website To Markdown
Convert websites to Markdown
≈1K users3.4★ from 5 ratings2 permissions- About 4.0× fewer users than Dropdown Search
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 7)
- Listed under Developer Tools
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PDF to Markdown Converter
Convert PDF documents (.pdf) to Markdown.
715 users5.0★ from 1 ratingNo special permissions- About 5.6× fewer users than Dropdown Search
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 7)
- Listed under Tools
Dropdown Search alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Dropdown Search?
By users, the most popular alternative is PDF-XChange with ≈3M users and a 3.1-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Omni Convert - Search Settings for Omnibar.
Which Dropdown Search alternative has the best rating?
Speak It! has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 2.9 out of 5 from 128 ratings.
Is there a Dropdown Search alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
PDF to Markdown Converter asks for 0 permissions, against 7 for Dropdown Search.
How many alternatives to Dropdown Search are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to Dropdown Search on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.