# Search with DWDS

> Adds shortcuts to the online German dictionary DWDS.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `dwds`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Adrien Barbaresi
- **Category:** search-tools
- **Daily users:** 122
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (3 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.1.4
- **Last updated:** 2020-02-12
- **First published:** 2020-02-10
- **Size:** 21 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-06
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/dwds/)
- **Website:** [https://www.dwds.de/](https://www.dwds.de/)

## Description

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.

## Rankings

- #10,656 — Overall
- #140 — agent
- #247 — cursors

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `menus`
- `search`
- `https://www.dwds.de/`

## 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/dwds)