MDN Search

Search MDN within Chrome omnibox itself

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MDN Search: A Chrome extension for Easy MDN Web Docs 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.

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By: https://chaitanyapramod.com

Users: 1,000+

Rating: 4.59

(17)

Version: 0.2.3 (Last updated: 2023-04-10)

Creation date: 2018-03-12

Size: 53.30K

Email: ch*****@chaitanyapramod.com

URLs: Website

Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 23,381 ▼ 44

Other rankings

#295 in Developer Tools ▼ 3 #131 in search bar keyword 37 ▲ 22

Other platforms

Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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.

User reviews

Conflicts with standard search capability of browser. Rename search "mdn" to something else (for ex "m") in order this extension to work.

Lubo Stefanov, 2022-06-11

Worked great for me typing in the address bar to get search prompt: 'mdn + TAB' --> MDN Search |

Ian, 2021-12-21

Amazing. Feels like something that should already exists for every website as a browser standard feature

João, 2020-03-06

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Extension safety

Risk impact

MDN Search does not require any sensitive permissions.

Risk impact analysis details

Low Allows usage of omnibox input, negligible risk as it pertains largely to user input enhancements.
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Risk likelihood

We don't have sufficient data to confidently determine the risk likelihood of MDN Search. Use it at your own risk.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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