Classical Search Bar

By: 田生

Simulate classical search bar by adding a search engine switch button. And you may customize your “default” search engine easily.

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Features & Capabilities

The Classical Search Bar Chrome extension brings the nostalgic feel of a classical search bar to modern Firefox browsers. It allows users to switch search engines effortlessly with a dedicated button and customize their default search engine according to their preferences. The extension operates by redirecting searches to the selected real search engine, overcoming Firefox's limitation in accessing or setting default search engines via extensions.

Installation requires setting the extension as the default search engine in Firefox options and customizing the search engine list to suit your needs. Keyboard shortcuts such as Ctrl+Shift+Up/Down enable quick cycling through search engines, while Ctrl+, opens the extension panel for easy selection. It also supports integration with other extensions and respects user privacy by not collecting data. Although it has some limitations like missing search suggestions and a blank page appearance for POST method searches, it offers extensive customization and language support, with open contributions on GitHub.

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By:

田生

Daily users:

334

Rating:

3.93

(29)

Version:

2.2.0 Last updated: 2021-05-08

Version code:

5228624

Creation date:

2018-05-19

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Permissions:

webRequest
webRequestBlocking
https://6905b838-e843-4ee3-9df0-b4c79673b21c.invalid/*
storage
theme
management
menus

Size:

165.19KB

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Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-18

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 6,179 ▼ 4

Other rankings

#23 in class keyword 5 ▲ 1

#91 in search bar keyword 17 ▼ 2

#159 in search keyword 67 ▲ 2

#196 in search box keyword 17 ▼ 1

#197 in default search keyword 31 ▲ 3

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Developed by:

田生

Firefox Add-ons Store

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/classical-search-bar/

Website:

https://github.com/tiansh/classical-search-bar/issues

User Reviews

Extension still works good after all these years. I can't stand the other way as some of my search plugins use the same icon and i can see the name. You have to add more engines manually. Not hard to do that. Edit i figured out how to use post.

by th*****, 2025-09-02

Great extension that I've been using for years and that does exactly what I need. One possible upgrade would be to add the ability to specify a character to replace a space in search terms. Some search engines don't like spaces and replace it by a "+" or a "-" or a "&". Would be great if we could specify this at the search engine level.

by Fi*****, 2025-06-08

This is a really nice add-on. With the advent of Firefox breaking the search bar, I wonder if the developers could amend this add-on to open the selected page when clicked without a search query. i.e. I used to be able to open Amazon just by clicking on the icon in my search bar. Cannot do that anymore with FF v128 and newer. Would love to be able to click on the Amazon icon in this add-on and the page would open. Is that possible? Thanks

by Fi*****, 2024-08-24

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Is Classical Search Bar Safe?

Risk impact

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Classical Search Bar requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

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Classical Search Bar has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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