SearchBar: Enhancing Search Experience in Chrome
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Extension summary
To get started with SearchBar, wait for it to finish installing, go to a web page such as www.google.com and press F4. If nothing happens, you may need to refresh the page.
SearchBar brings the best features of Google Toolbar to Chrome, and much more besides: ● one-click search customization ● search selected text ● new tab search ● customizable hotkeys ● search suggestions ● search history ● highlight search terms ● find search terms in page ● search current site ● pre-populate with search terms ● resize, reorder and reposition
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- Extremely useful for quick searches across different search engines
- Highly customizable with options to add multiple search buttons
- User-friendly and easy to set up
- Many users express appreciation for its functionality
- Impressive features like automatic copy-pasting selected text into search bar
- Button responsiveness issues after multiple uses requiring refresh
- Lack of recent updates leading to increased bugs and unresponsiveness
- Concerns about future support and compatibility across browsers like Chrome and Edge
- Some users experience timeout issues making it unusable until page refresh
- Extension may stop functioning correctly after certain actions on websites
- The need for refresh after multiple searches to restore functionality
- Concerns about the extension no longer being supported
- Desire for added features like searching multiple sites simultaneously
- The extension is considered indispensable by many users
- Reports of button unresponsiveness on various browsers
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Extension safety
Risk impact
SearchBar requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk impact analysis details
- Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Risk likelihood
We don't have sufficient data to confidently determine the risk likelihood of SearchBar. 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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