Who should use TMDb Search?

TMDb Search is an open-source project built for firefox users who look up movies and television shows.

Yes — TMDb Search is open source under the Open Source license and free to use.

What platforms does TMDb Search run on?

TMDb Search runs on the web and embeddable surfaces.

Is TMDb Search still active?

Unverified. TMDb Search has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

Who makes TMDb Search?

TMDb Search is developed by docmalkovich.

When did TMDb Search launch?

TMDb Search first shipped in 2017.

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TMDb Search

Name: TMDb Search
Author: docmalkovich

github.comBrowser DevTools & extensions

TMDb Search is an open-source Firefox web extension that searches The Movie Database using text selected on a webpage. It helps users quickly look up movies and television shows from their browser context menu or extension interface.

Open SourceWebEmbeddable

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Overview

4 features

TMDb Search sits in PulseGate's Browser DevTools & extensions category. It focuses on finding movie and television information for selected text without manually copying it into a search engine. It is built as an open-source project for firefox users who look up movies and television shows. TMDb Search is open source under the Open Source license. It ships for the web and embeddable surfaces.

docmalkovich builds and maintains TMDb Search, and it first shipped in 2017. Among its 4 catalogued features are selected-text search, TMDb lookup, and firefox integration.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Selected-text search
TMDb lookup
Firefox integration
Context-menu search

Built with & integrations

Runs on

BrowserEmbeddable

Trust & compliance

License

Open Source

Verified signals

HTTPSPrivacy Policy Terms of ServiceOpen SourceFree tierStore-verified publisher

Legal

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed12 Sep · 07:33 UTC
TMDb Search (The Movie Database) verified via Firefox Add-ons
Source: Firefox Add-ons · Open

Frequently asked questions about TMDb Search

What is TMDb Search?: TMDb Search focuses on finding movie and television information for selected text without manually copying it into a search engine. It is catalogued under Browser DevTools & extensions on PulseGate.
Who should use TMDb Search?: TMDb Search is an open-source project built for firefox users who look up movies and television shows.
Is TMDb Search free?: Yes — TMDb Search is open source under the Open Source license and free to use.
What platforms does TMDb Search run on?: TMDb Search runs on the web and embeddable surfaces.
Is TMDb Search still active?: Unverified. TMDb Search has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
Who makes TMDb Search?: TMDb Search is developed by docmalkovich.
When did TMDb Search launch?: TMDb Search first shipped in 2017.
Is TMDb Search open source?: Yes — TMDb Search is open source under the Open Source license.

At a glance

Pricing: Open Source
Platforms: Web
Languages: English
License: Open Source
First seen: 12 Sept 2026
Built for: Firefox users who look up movies and television shows
Model: Open source
Solves: Finding movie and television information for selected text without manually copying it into a search engine.

Registered as

Firefox Add-ons: tmdb-search-the-movie-database

Developer

docmalkovich

Index record

Indexed: 12 Sep 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Sep 2026
Last seen: 12 Sep 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: tmdb-search-the-movie-database-github-com
Lifecycle state recorded: 12 Sept 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 12 Sept 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Written by a language model from the project's public pages.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Last updated: 12 Sept 2026
Canonical URL: https://github.com/docmalkovich/firefox-tmdb-search

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