Omnibox for Chromium Developers

Chromium search tools in the Omnibox

Omnibox for Chromium Developers

Extension stats

By: btkalman
Users: 423
Rating: 4.57
(7)
Version: 15 (Last updated: 2018-03-12)
Creation date: 2018-03-12
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • storage
  • https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/feeds/*
  • https://cs.chromium.org/codesearch/json/*
Size: 23.28K
Price: Free

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Extension summary

This extension adds Chromium search+autocomplete tools to the Omnibox.

Type 'cr' in the omnibox, then a command:

  • a: or author: <author> - Commits by author.
  • b: or bug: <keyword or ID> - Your bugs (search "commentby:me") or a bug ID ("12345" or "v8:12345").
  • cs: <search> - Chromium code (this is the default).
  • r: or rev: <revision> - Chromium revision.

Source code available at https://github.com/kalman/chrome-extensions/tree/master/omni-chromium

User reviews

I used to use this daily, but it no longer works any more. The moment I attempt to type something after activating it, it just deactivates and goes back to normal web search.
by Dan Elphick, 2021-02-17

Use it daily - super useful.
by Trevor Perrier, 2020-09-01

Great extension for any developer working on Chromium.
by Will Chen, 2016-10-18
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Omnibox for Chromium Developers requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Omnibox for Chromium Developers may not be trust-worthy. Avoid installing if possible unless you really trust this publisher.

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