TextSelectionWebSearch vs HTTP-Shortcuts

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TextSelectionWebSearch		HTTP-Shortcuts
	Project
1	Mentions	7
75	Stars	918
-	Growth	-
4.3	Activity	9.4
8 months ago	Latest Commit	about 20 hours ago
Java	Language	Kotlin
GNU General Public License v3.0 only	License	MIT License

The number of mentions indicates the total number of mentions that we've tracked plus the number of user suggested alternatives.
Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.

TextSelectionWebSearch

Posts with mentions or reviews of TextSelectionWebSearch. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-07-31.

⟳ 8 apps added, 48 updated at f-droid.org
46 projects | /r/FDroidUpdates | 31 Jul 2021

[Select Text to Search](None) 1.1.1

HTTP-Shortcuts

Posts with mentions or reviews of HTTP-Shortcuts. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-03-01.

Toggle devices with home screen widget?
2 projects | /r/googlehome | 1 Mar 2023

I use https://http-shortcuts.rmy.ch/ and https://www.home-assistant.io/ to accomplish exactly this but that's a fair amount of setup alongside Google home and requires another running computer for the home assistant application.
A chromecast alternative
5 projects | /r/fossdroid | 4 Sep 2022

Playback can also be controlled by HTTP commands (Commands - https://github.com/warren-bank/Android-ExoPlayer-AirPlay-Receiver) via HTTP Shortcuts (https://github.com/Waboodoo/HTTP-Shortcuts) or Shortcuts on IOS.
⟳ 3 apps added, 55 updated at f-droid.org
11 projects | /r/FDroidUpdates | 17 Jul 2022

HTTP Request Shortcuts (version 2.21.0): Submit HTTP Requests from Shortcuts on your Home Screen
HTTP-Shortcuts: Android app to create home screen shortcuts that trigger arbitr
1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 7 Mar 2022
⟳ 10 apps added, 74 updated at f-droid.org
43 projects | /r/FDroidUpdates | 21 Aug 2021

HTTP Request Shortcuts (version 2.7.0): Create home screen shortcuts that trigger arbitrary HTTP requests
⟳ 8 apps added, 48 updated at f-droid.org
46 projects | /r/FDroidUpdates | 31 Jul 2021

HTTP Request Shortcuts 2.6.0
Pastey - a self-hosted Pastebin alternative with language detection and on-disk encryption
7 projects | /r/selfhosted | 13 Apr 2021

To that end, there is this: https://github.com/Waboodoo/HTTP-Shortcuts

What are some alternatives?

When comparing TextSelectionWebSearch and HTTP-Shortcuts you can also consider the following projects:

irregular-expressions - Android virtual keyboard for expressive typing

SmartCookieWeb - A secure, open source web browser for Android.

LoudBang - RX/TX capable WSPR client for Android

Catima - Catima, a Loyalty Card & Ticket Manager for Android [Moved to: https://github.com/CatimaLoyalty/Android]

findmydevice

Nextcloud - ☁️ Nextcloud server, a safe home for all your data

AlarmClock - Most popular open source Android Alarm Clock App

koreader - An ebook reader application supporting PDF, DjVu, EPUB, FB2 and many more formats, running on Cervantes, Kindle, Kobo, PocketBook and Android devices

Tutanota makes encryption easy - Tuta is an email service with a strong focus on security and privacy that lets you encrypt emails, contacts and calendar entries on all your devices.

k-9 - K-9 Mail – Open Source Email App for Android [Moved to: https://github.com/thundernest/k-9]

pastey - A lightweight, self-hosted paste platform