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CircleToSearch
CircleToSearch adds multi-engine search support to Android’s circle-to-search workflow, letting users send selected screen content to different search providers.
About CircleToSearch
CircleToSearch is an Android app listed on F-Droid that adds multi-engine search to the circle-to-search workflow. Users draw a circle or scribble over on-screen content and send the selection to a search service such as Google Lens, Bing, Yandex, TinEye, ChatGPT, or Perplexity. The listing says text recognition uses Tesseract OCR and runs locally on the device, and that QR detection works offline.
The app requires Android 10 or newer. The listing says it does not need Google Play Services. Privacy claims need qualifying: the F-Droid anti-features note says the app uploads images to catbox.moe and relies on external search services, so selected content may leave the device when a search is run.
Key features
- Draw a circle or scribble over screen content to search it
- Reverse image search through Google Lens, Bing, Yandex, TinEye, ChatGPT, and Perplexity
- Offline text copying using Tesseract OCR, according to the listing
- Import external Tesseract language models for specialized text detection
- Trigger by double-tapping the status bar or using a floating bubble
- Can be set as the default Android Assistant, opened by home button long-press
Best for: Android users who want to search selected screen content with several search engines and are comfortable with the external uploads and services the app uses.
Good for
- The listing states that offline text recognition and QR detection run on the device without internet access.
- The listing states that the app does not require Google Play Services or manufacturer-specific software.
- The listing states that the app works on de-Googled Android devices.
Watch out for
- The F-Droid anti-features note says the app uploads images to catbox.moe for search.
- Searches depend on external services, including Google, Bing, Yandex, TinEye, ChatGPT, and Perplexity.
- The app requires Android 10 or newer.
CircleToSearch at a glance
- Category
- Mobile Apps › Android Apps
- Type
- Website
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Platforms
- Android, Web
- Open source
- Not stated
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 6, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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CircleToSearch FAQ
Does CircleToSearch require Google Play Services?
According to the listing, it does not require Google Play Services or manufacturer-specific software.
Which Android versions are supported?
The listing states that the current version requires Android 10 or newer.
Are selected images uploaded anywhere?
The F-Droid anti-features note says the app relies on catbox.moe to upload images and on external search services to return results.
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