Custom Search Engine

Custom Search Engine

To use, type 'ms' plus keyword for custom search engines & search term into the url bar. (e.g. ms google <search text>).

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What is Custom Search Engine?
Custom Search Engine is a Chrome extension that allows users to define and use their own search engines and search categories from the browser's address bar. Users can search using single or multiple search engines or categories. This extension also supports multi-search, enabling users to use multiple search engines with a single query. It allows easy sharing of custom defined engines and saves search engine details for future use.
Merlin
Stats
By: Ravi
Rating: 4.10 (10)
Version: 1.7 (Last updated: 2024-04-22)
Creation date: 2018-08-15
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • storage
Host permissions:
  • https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rsins/ravi-firefox-custom-search-engines/master/SampleCustomEngines/PopularSearchEngines.txt
Size: 65.41K
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Merlin
Summary

Description:


This add-on allows users to define their own custom search engines and use it from address bar of the browser. You can save the custom engine details to a file and also load it from there. It allows easy sharing of custom defined engines too.

You now can also search using multiple search engines in one go. To use multi-search feature type "ms key1,key2,key3 <search text>".

Summary of Features:

  • Search using single search engine (use search key as 'key1')
  • Search using multiple search engine (use search key as 'key1,key2')
  • Search using single search category (use search key as '@cat1'
  • Search using multiple search category (use search key as '@cat1,cat2')
  • Search using all search engines (use search key as '@')
  • Search using search engines with empty category (use search key as '@@')
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User reviews
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Pros
  • Helpful for searching on specific websites
  • Provides Yandex and Google search in Chrome
Cons
  • Doesn't work for some users
  • Unable to import Chrome custom search engines
Most mentioned
  • Doesn't work
  • Just what I was searching for
Recent reviews
Just what I want
by Krysl H Krysl H, 2024-05-04

解决了我去特定网站上搜索的问题 --- 更新:用utools中的【网页快开】更快
by Hello WEI Hello WEI, 2023-10-03

Big Thanks, I need Yandex and google search in chrome and this extension help me a lot!
by ̇ ̇, 2021-07-17
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Safety
Risk impact

Custom Search Engine is relatively safe to use as it requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Custom Search Engine has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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