Search with DWDS

Adds shortcuts to the online German dictionary DWDS.
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Search with DWDS is a Chrome extension designed for quick and convenient access to the trusted online German dictionary, DWDS. It integrates seamlessly into your browser by adding DWDS as an option in the search menu, allowing you to instantly look up German words without navigating away from your current page.

This extension improves productivity by enabling text selection and right-click search directly through DWDS, making language reference effortless. Additionally, typing "dwds" in the address bar activates a smart link suggestion tailored to your input, speeding up the lookup process. Perfect for students, linguists, and German language enthusiasts, this tool streamlines your dictionary searches in a few simple steps.

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By:
Adrien Barbaresi
Daily users:
131 4
Rating:
5.00
(2)
Version:
0.1.4 Last updated: 2020-02-12
Version code:
4960356
Creation date:
2020-02-10
Risk:
Low risk impact Low risk likelihood
Permissions:
  • menus
  • search
  • https://www.dwds.de/
Size:
21.75K
URLs:
Website
Full description:
See detailed description
Source:
Firefox Browser Add-ons
Updated:
a day ago

Ranking

# 8,911 ▲ 35
Other rankings
#45 in agenda keyword 17 ▲ 1 #82 in agent keyword 60 ▲ 6 #161 in cursors keyword 63 ▼ 1 #187 in input keyword 36 #213 in suggestion keyword 22 ▲ 3

User reviews

Einfach ein Begriff mit der Maus markieren und durch Rechtsklick schnell zur DWDS Webseite springen. Wirklich einfacher Weg, wenn man es beim Lesen etwas genauer wissen will.
by mrw, 2023-02-24
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Search with DWDS requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details
  • High Can change search providers, which could redirect searches to malicious sites, posing moderate risk.
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Risk likelihood

Search with DWDS 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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