# Foobar

> Foobar combines Firefox's search and address bars into one easy-to-use search and navigation bar.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `foobar`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** encoder
- **Category:** search-tools,appearance
- **Daily users:** 69
- **Weekly downloads:** 1
- **Rating:** 3.50 / 5 (4 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.0.1resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-25
- **First published:** 2010-02-23
- **Size:** 10 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-11
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/foobar/)

## Description

Foobar is a Firefox extension that enhances your browsing experience by merging the separate search and address bars into a single, unified bar. This streamlined interface makes searching and navigation quicker and simpler by consolidating input fields and menus. With Foobar, users enter URLs and search queries in one place, while also accessing a combined menu for search suggestions, bookmarks, and history matches.

Key features include hiding the default search box to save toolbar space, relocating the search engine icon and menu into the address bar for easier search engine management, and the ability to perform multiple searches simultaneously using keywords from different engines (e.g., goog, wiki, yahoo). Users can customize Foobar’s settings via Firefox's Add-ons Manager to tailor the experience to their preferences.

## Rankings

- #13,740 — Overall
- #30 — food
- #195 — navigation
- #206 — address
- #218 — yahoo
- #222 — toolbar

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `idle`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Very low risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows usage of omnibox input, negligible risk as it pertains largely to user input enhancements.
- 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/foobar)