MDN Search

Search MDN within Chrome omnibox itself
What is MDN Search?
MDN Search is a user-friendly Chrome extension that allows quick and efficient searching of MDN Web Docs right from the Chrome's address-bar. Just type 'mdn' followed by a space, and your keywords. This project, which is readily accessible and open source on GitHub, is not endorsed by MDN Web Docs and all logos used are MDN copyright.

Extension stats

Users: 1,000+
Rating: 4.59 (17)
Version: 0.2.3 (Last updated: 2023-04-10)
Creation date: 2018-03-12
Risk impact: Very low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Size: 53.30K
URLs: Website

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Extension summary

Search MDN Web Docs from Chrome's address-bar directly.

Start searching by typing "mdn" followed by a space, and your keywords into Chrome address-bar.

This extension is open source and is available at https://github.com/ChaitanyaPramod/mdn-search

Note: This project is not endorsed by MDN Web Docs, all logos used are MDN copyright.

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Works as described and eliminates the need to use Google as an intermediary.
  • Amazing user experience; feels like a standard feature that should exist for all websites.
  • Functional search capability with the Chrome omnibox.
  • Helps a lot and meets user expectations.
Cons
  • Conflicts with the standard search capability of the browser.
  • Does not work for some users; issues reported with the omnibox feature.
  • Lacks an option to set default language.
Most mentioned
  • Conflicts with standard search capability of browser.
  • Works as described!
  • Amazing user experience.
  • Does not seem to work at all for some users.
Recent reviews
Conflicts with standard search capability of browser. Rename search "mdn" to something else (for ex "m") in order this extension to work.
by Lubo Stefanov, 2022-06-11

Worked great for me typing in the address bar to get search prompt: 'mdn + TAB' --> MDN Search |
by Ian, 2021-12-21

Amazing. Feels like something that should already exists for every website as a browser standard feature
by João, 2020-03-06
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Extension safety

Risk impact

MDN Search does not require any sensitive permissions.

Risk likelihood

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

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