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Computer-readable media and methods to provide a toolbar application are described. The toolbar application receives indicators for determining when a context-specific search is executed. The toolbar application monitors uniform resource locator (URL) addresses to which a browser navigates for the i

Computer-readable media and methods to provide a toolbar application are described. The toolbar application receives indicators for determining when a context-specific search is executed. The toolbar application monitors uniform resource locator (URL) addresses to which a browser navigates for the inclusion of an indicator. Upon identifying an indicator in a URL the toolbar application presents filters that are associated with the indicator in a toolbar user interface. A user's selection of one or more of the filters is received at the toolbar user interface and the corresponding filters are applied to the context-specific search results by modifying the identified URL with a modifier associated with a selected filter and causing the browser or search engine to re-execute the search query with the selected filters applied. The filtered search results are presented to the user. The toolbar user interface is modified to indicate the application of the selected filters.

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1. A computer-implemented method for providing a toolbar displayed in a browser that includes filters for filtering context-specific search results, the method comprising: receiving one or more indicators that are associated with one or more filters that are useable to filter one or more context-spe

1. A computer-implemented method for providing a toolbar displayed in a browser that includes filters for filtering context-specific search results, the method comprising: receiving one or more indicators that are associated with one or more filters that are useable to filter one or more context-specific search results obtained by the search engine;monitoring, via a computing device, a uniform resource locator (URL) address to which a browser navigates;identifying at least one indicator of the one or more received indicators that is contained within the monitored URL;determining that one or more filters are associated with the identified at least one indicator, andpresenting, responsive to identifying the at least one indicator, at least one associated filter of the one or more associated filters, the at least one associated filter being presented in association with a toolbar on a computer display. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises: receiving one or more of a representative image for the one or more associated filters, and one or more modifiers for incorporation into the monitored URL to apply a respective filter of the one or more associated filters. 3. The method of claim 2, wherein die method further comprises: receiving a tool tip corresponding to one or more filters, wherein the tool tip is presented to a user to provide information about the associated filter. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises: receiving a change to the at least one indicator; andupdating the at least one indicator to reflect the received change. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one identified indicator contained in the monitored URL indicates a context-specific search that includes a search for one of images, videos, news, products, health, spaces, cashback, maps, local, and web. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one identified indicator contained in the monitored URL indicates a context-specific search,wherein the context-specific search includes a search for which one or more dynamic filters are available, andwherein the one or more dynamic filters allow a user to narrow a plurality of search results resulting from the context-specific search based on one or more categories of the plurality of search results. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein the toolbar comprises one of a plug-in or add-on to an existing browser application. 8. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one indicator includes one or more of a keyword or a pattern including one or more words, symbols, phrases, codes, and syntax. 9. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one indicator indicates one or more related searches, and wherein a link is presented to a user for each of the one or more related searches at the toolbar. 10. A computer-implemented method for providing a toolbar in a browser that includes filters for filtering context-specific search results, wherein the browser is displayed on a computer display, the method comprising: receiving an indicator at a computing device that is associated with one or more filters that are useable to filter one or more context-specific search results obtained by the search engine, the one or more filters being associated with a representative image and a modifier, the modifier including one or more words, phrases, symbols, and codes that are useable to modify the URL to apply a respective filter;monitoring via the computing device, a URL address to which a browser application navigates;identifying that the received indicator is contained in the URL address to which the browser application navigates;determining that one or more filters are associated with the identified at least one indicator;presenting in a toolbar in a user interface of the browser application on a computer display, at least one associated fitter of the one or more associated filters, the at least one associated filter being represented on the toolbar by the associated representative image;receiving a selection of the at least one associated filter;applying the at least one associated filter to one or more search results from the context-specific search;presenting on the computer display via the computing device, one or more filtered context-specific search results, the one or more filtered context-specific search results resulting from application of the at least one filter to the one or more search results from the context-specific search; andmodifying an appearance of the toolbar to indicate the application of the at least one filter to the one or more search results from the context-specific search. 11. The method of claim 10, wherein the method further comprises: receiving a tool tip corresponding to the at least one associated filter, wherein the tool tip is presented to a user to provide information about the at least one associated filter. 12. The method of claim 10, wherein the method further comprises: receiving a change to the received indicator; andupdating the received indicator to reflect the received change. 13. The method of claim 10, wherein the received indicator contained in the monitored URL indicates a context-specific search that includes a search for one of images, videos, news, products, health, spaces, cashback, maps, local, and web. 14. The method of clam 10, wherein the received indicator contained in the monitored URL indicates a context-specific search,wherein the context-specific search includes a search for which one or more dynamic filters are available, andwherein the one or more dynamic filters allow a user to narrow a plurality of search results resulting from the context-specific search based on one or more categories of the one or more search results. 15. The method of claim 10, wherein the toolbar comprises one of a plug-in or add-on to an existing browser application. 16. The method of claim 10, wherein the received indicator includes one or more of a keyword or a pattern including one or more words, symbols, phrases, codes, and syntax. 17. The method of claim 10, wherein the received indicator indicates one or more related searches, and wherein a link is presented to a user for each of the one or more related searches at the toolbar.