# !bang

> Search provider for duckduckgo-style bangs without leaking queries to any search engine, and can be used straight from the address bar. Use it from the address bar by starting your query with "! ".

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `bang`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** micycle
- **Category:** privacy-security,search-tools
- **Daily users:** 20
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (1 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.3
- **Last updated:** 2025-11-09
- **First published:** 2023-02-13
- **Size:** 505 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/bang/)
- **Website:** [https://codeberg.org/micycle/bang](https://codeberg.org/micycle/bang)

## Description

!bang is a Firefox add-on that allows you to use duckduckgo-style bangs straight from the address bar without leaking queries to search engines. It performs all bang resolution locally, ensuring privacy.

## Rankings

- #24,587 — Overall
- #78 — query

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Allows usage of omnibox input, negligible risk as it pertains largely to user input enhancements.
- 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)