# Crates.io Search

> Adds a search engine which searches crates.io for Rust crates

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `crates-io-search`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Blades
- **Category:** search-tools,other
- **Daily users:** 52
- **Weekly downloads:** 1
- **Rating:** 4.33 / 5 (3 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2019-06-04
- **First published:** 2019-06-04
- **Size:** 7.46 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/crates-io-search/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/christian-blades-cb/search-extension-crates-io/issues](https://github.com/christian-blades-cb/search-extension-crates-io/issues)

## Description

Crates.io Search is a Firefox add-on that adds a search engine to search crates.io for Rust crates. With this add-on, you can easily find and discover the latest and most popular Rust crates on crates.io.

## Rankings

- #15,748 — Overall
- #172 — create

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Low risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low 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/crates-io-search)