# Search with GitHub

> Add GitHub to your search engine

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `github-search`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Danny Colin
- **Category:** search-tools
- **Daily users:** 344
- **Weekly downloads:** 2
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (7 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.1
- **Last updated:** 2020-03-09
- **First published:** 2020-03-08
- **Size:** 9.13 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-06
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/github-search/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/dannycolin/webext-search-providers](https://github.com/dannycolin/webext-search-providers)

## Description

The GitHub Search Chrome extension seamlessly adds GitHub as a search engine option in your browser. With this powerful tool, developers and tech enthusiasts can quickly search repositories, code snippets, users, and projects directly from the address bar or search box without navigating to GitHub manually. It enhances productivity by providing fast and efficient access to GitHub's vast resources, making it ideal for coding, open source contribution, and project research.

By installing this extension, you bypass the usual multiple steps to reach GitHub's search page, saving time and effort. Perfect for developers aiming to streamline their workflow and stay connected to code repositories on the go.

## Rankings

- #6,287 — Overall
- #13 — github
- #126 — gif
- #139 — search
- #147 — search box
- #150 — search bar

## 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/github-search)