# Custom Bangs

> An extension that provides custom bang shortcuts for quick navigation and search, similar to DuckDuckGo bangs but fully customizable.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `custom-bangs`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** lys
- **Category:** search-tools
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Version:** 1.0.4
- **Last updated:** 2025-12-10
- **First published:** 2025-12-07
- **Size:** 25 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-15
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/custom-bangs/)

## Description

Pre-loaded with 25+ popular bangs (Google, YouTube, Wikipedia, GitHub, etc.)
Only processes queries starting with ! - all other searches handled by your default search engine

Features

Easy management - Add, edit, and delete custom bangs through a beautiful UI
Import/Export - Share your bang collections as JSON files
Search & Filter - Quickly find bangs in your collection
Persistent storage - Your custom bangs are saved across browser sessions
Case-insensitive - Bangs work regardless of case
Domain badge counter - Shows number of bangs for current domain
Context menu - Right-click extension icon for quick actions
Domain filtering - View/delete bangs by domain

How It Works:

When you type a query in the address bar starting with !, the extension intercepts it and redirects to your configured URL:
    !g cats → Searches Google for "cats"
    !yt music → Searches YouTube for "music"
    !gh firefox → Searches GitHub for "firefox"
    cats !g → Uses default search engine (bang must be at the start)
Simply type ! followed by a bang trigger and your search terms in the address bar:

Managing Bangs

Click the extension icon in the toolbar, or right-click the extension icon and select "Options".
From the options page you can:
    Add new bangs - Click "+ Add Bang" button
    Edit existing bangs - Click "Edit" button next to any bang
    Delete bangs - Click "Delete" button
    Search bangs - Use the search box to filter
    Export bangs - Download your collection as JSON
    Import bangs - Upload a JSON file to import
    Reset to defaults - Restore the original bang collection

Creating Custom Bangs

When creating a bang, you need to provide:
    - Trigger: The shortcut (e.g., g for Google)
    - URL Template: The URL with {{{s}}} as placeholder for search terms
        Example: <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/018669bd195775f3e18e1b41b6a03114a4600f03a093a1b91f2cc788bce01a9d/https%3A//www.google.com/search%3Fq=" rel="nofollow">https://www.google.com/search?q=</a>{{{s}}}
    - Description: A human-readable description

Default Bangs Included

<code>!g - Google Search
!gi - Google Images
!gm - Google Maps
!yt - YouTube
!w - Wikipedia
!a - Amazon
!gh - GitHub
!so - Stack Overflow
!r - Reddit
!tw - Twitter/X
!imdb - IMDb
!wa - Wolfram Alpha
!dd - DuckDuckGo
!bing - Bing
!mdn - MDN Web Docs
!npm - npm
!py - Python Docs
!translate - Google Translate
!maps - Google Maps
!ebay - eBay
!news - Google News
!scholar - Google Scholar
!linkedin - LinkedIn
!wayback - Wayback Machine
!giphy - Giphy
</code>

## Rankings

- #99,932 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `webRequest`
- `webRequestBlocking`
- `storage`
- `contextMenus`
- `tabs`
- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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