# Brave Search Engine

> Adds the Brave Search Engine as a usable search engine in Firefox.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `brave-search-engine`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** cqhudson
- **Category:** privacy-security,search-tools,appearance
- **Daily users:** 72
- **Weekly downloads:** 6
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2024-10-09
- **First published:** 2024-10-09
- **Size:** 10 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/brave-search-engine/)

## Description

Allows the use of the Brave Search Engine (<a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/097a6c2f44edd4131e9582497411a15bc07f40762819f85f2ff99a33013b64e6/https%3A//search.brave.com" rel="nofollow">https://search.brave.com</a>) as a default search engine in the Firefox Browser. This extension also removes an annoying prompt that asks users to download Brave Browser when visiting the <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/097a6c2f44edd4131e9582497411a15bc07f40762819f85f2ff99a33013b64e6/https%3A//search.brave.com" rel="nofollow">https://search.brave.com</a> URL.

## Rankings

- #13,572 — Overall
- #33 — engine

## Permissions and access

### Host permissions

- `https://search.brave.com/`

### Content script matches

- `search.brave.com`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate 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-search-engine)