Add custom search engine

Name: Add custom search engine
Rating: 4.7378 (473 reviews)
Author: Tom Schuster

Add a custom search engine to the list of available search engines in the search bar and URL bar.

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Add Custom Search Engine lets you enhance your browsing experience by adding personalized search engines directly to Chrome's search and URL bars. Simply provide a name and search URL, and optionally add an icon from your computer or via a URL, suggestion URLs, POST query parameters, input encoding, and a description.

Access the extension conveniently through a button next to the URL/search bar or via the Chrome extensions options. Note that due to current technical limitations, the custom search engine data is handled via a third-party service. Customize your searching today with ease and flexibility!

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Version:

5.0 Last updated: 2025-03-31

Version code:

5920470

Creation date:

2018-07-30

Risk:

Permissions:

https://paste.mozilla.org/api/
https://dpaste.org/api/
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Size:

67.45K

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Browser Add-ons

Updated:

a day ago

Ranking

# 783 ▼ 8

Other rankings

#91 in Search Tools ▼ 2

#5 in engine keyword 18

#8 in customer keyword 14

#8 in customize keyword 35

#12 in custom feed keyword 19

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User reviews

Users appreciate the add-on for simplifying the addition of custom search engines without complex manual configurations. It is praised for being straightforward, dependable, and supporting various search engines. However, there are recurring concerns about it breaking or becoming non-functional after updates to Firefox or Windows 11, and the absence of an easy editing feature for added search engines. Despite these issues, it remains a valuable and trusted tool for managing custom search engines in Firefox.

Pros

Allows easy addition of custom search engines without manual XML editing.
Simple and easy to use as intended.
Supports adding search engines like SearXNG and DuckDuckGo Lite effectively.
Long-standing, trusted add-on with consistent functionality over time.

Cons

Occasionally stops working or breaks after browser/OS updates.
Lacks an easy way to edit search engines once added, requiring re-adding to modify.
Compatibility issues possibly related to recent operating system (Windows 11) or Firefox updates.

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Add custom search engine requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Request access to the following domains: {{requestedDomains}}

Risk likelihood

Add custom search engine is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

Risk likelihood analysis details

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