Google Bangs

An extension to add duckduckgo bangs to google and startpage searches

Google Bangs

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This extension was removed from Chrome Web Store on 2022-10-14

By: jam1garner

Users: 257

Rating: 3.00

(3)

Version: 1.2 (Last updated: 2019-01-05)

Creation date: 2019-01-05

Permissions:

webRequest
tabs
webRequestBlocking
activeTab
https://duckduckgo.com/bang_lite.html
https://*.google.com/search*
https://*.startpage.com/do/dsearch*

Size: 25.43K

Full description: See detailed description

Other platforms

Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

User reviews

This extension simply does not work. If I try to use any of the bangs (e.g. !yt or !w), I just see search results. I've tried this on Google, on StartPage, and in the address bar. It seems that if I omit the search term, it takes me to the home page of the respective website, but this is not very useful.

Gerard O'Neill, 2022-07-10

I am currently not able to use bangs on startpage. If I open up google.com and then write a bang such as "!wiki test", then it works, just not startpage, or the omnibar with startpage as the default search. I have a suspicion that this is a matter of permissions, since I didn't find "startpage.*" listed in the domains permitted for the extension to read. I unfortunately could not find a way to add a permission myself though, to test the hypothesis. Any chance this could be patched? I really appreciate the extension existing!

Alexandre C, 2022-01-24

It works! Now you can have the best of both worlds from the address bar - the convenience of bangs, and full Google search!

Carl Robinson, 2020-11-04

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Google Bangs requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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