# Bang

> Shortcuts that quickly take you to search results on other sites. Example: !a shoes will take you to https://amazon.com/s?k=shoes

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/bang-open-source](https://chrome-stats.com/d/bang-open-source)

## Overview

- **ID:** `bang-open-source`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Eyk Rehbein
- **Category:** web-development,search-tools,other
- **Daily users:** 2
- **Version:** 1.2.0
- **Last updated:** 2019-05-11
- **First published:** 2019-05-11
- **Size:** 16 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/bang-open-source/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/eykrehbein/bang/issues](https://github.com/eykrehbein/bang/issues)

## Description

"Bang" is a Firefox add-on that provides shortcuts to quickly search on other sites. It is an open-source project inspired by DuckDuckGo's Bang Feature. Use !a shoes to search for shoes on Amazon. Visit the GitHub Repository for more information.

## Rankings

- #62,823 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`
- `webNavigation`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/bang-open-source)