Example of IE 6 and IE 7 add-in with source code. Sample in C# and VB.NET
Add-in Express Toys™ .NET
for Internet Explorer
This free sample plug-in for IE6 and IE7 searches across all windows and tabs of the current IE process and highlights search results . The plug-in was developed with Add-in Express for Internet Explorer and Microsoft .Net and shows how to create, debug, register and deploy IE add-ons, develop custom IE toolbars, Explorer bars, main and context menu and more.
Why Add-in Express for Internet Explorer?
Based on the IE extensibility, Add-in Express provides you with an integrated solution that allows developing professional extensions for Internet Explorer with minimal coding.
You use Add-in Express visual designers and components to:
- Develop Internet Explorer browser helper objects.
- Create custom IE toolbar or side-bars, add new buttons to the built-in IE toolbar.
- Extend vertical or horizontal Explorer bars with any .net controls.
- Customize the Internet Explorer menu bar with your items.
- Extend any Internet Explorer pop-up menu, or context menus with your own items.
- Add custom keyboard shortcuts.
- Process all HTML events.
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Customize the Commands toolbar in IE7.
Add-in Express supports VB.NET, Visual C# and Managed Visual C++. Find more about special features for IE plug-in development provided by Add-in Express.
Download sample Internet Explorer add-on
Please note we haven't included compiled binaries in the setup package of the Add-in Express Toys. You need Add-in Express for Internet Explorer to compile this sample add-on.
Download sample IE add-on in C# and VB.NET (source code)
With the plug-in you can:
- Search in all opened Internet Explorer windows and tabs.
- Search in hidden content, e.g. in HTML code, collapsed forms, META tags, CSS-menu, etc.
- Search using the "Match case" or "Whole word" options.

- Navigate through search results by double clicking on the item in the Results tab.
- Highlight search results in any color.

Download sample Internet Explorer plug-in in C# and VB.NET (source code)
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