# Brave OpenSearch Engine

> OpenSearch engine for search.brave.com with search suggest/autocomplete and a theme responsive icon.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/brave-opensearch-engine](https://chrome-stats.com/d/brave-opensearch-engine)

## Overview

- **ID:** `brave-opensearch-engine`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** aminomancer
- **Category:** search-tools,other
- **Daily users:** 121
- **Weekly downloads:** 2
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2023-07-31
- **First published:** 2023-07-30
- **Size:** 17 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/brave-opensearch-engine/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/aminomancer/uc.css.js](https://github.com/aminomancer/uc.css.js)

## Description

The Brave OpenSearch Engine Chrome extension integrates seamlessly with search.brave.com, providing users with a powerful search experience enriched by search suggestions and autocomplete features. Unlike the browser's default search provider addition, this extension offers a responsive theme icon that adapts beautifully to both light and dark modes, enhancing the user interface and visual consistency. The extension's smart icon leverages context properties, ensuring a polished appearance across various themes, which requires minor customization via userChrome.css.

By utilizing a direct search URL and suggest API, the Brave OpenSearch Engine enables fast and relevant search results while maintaining privacy standards. This lightweight tool is perfect for users seeking an optimized search experience within their Chrome browser, merging functionality with aesthetic adaptability.

## Rankings

- #10,623 — Overall
- #37 — engine
- #68 — suggestion
- #102 — response
- #113 — openvpn
- #123 — openclaw

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Can change search providers, which could redirect searches to malicious sites, posing moderate risk.
- 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/brave-opensearch-engine)