# Kagi Search Switcher

> Automatically switches to a fallback search engine when you reach your Kagi free tier monthly search limit of 300 searches. Keeps track of your searches and redirects seamlessly.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `kagi-search-switcher`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** rubenhensen
- **Category:** privacy-security,search-tools
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Version:** 1.1
- **Last updated:** 2025-02-13
- **First published:** 2025-02-10
- **Size:** 17 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-11
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/kagi-search-switcher/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/rubenhensen/kagi-switcher](https://github.com/rubenhensen/kagi-switcher)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/kagi-search-switcher/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/kagi-search-switcher/privacy/)

## Description

Kagi Search Switcher helps you manage your free tier Kagi search limit by automatically switching to your preferred fallback search engine when you reach 300 searches per month.
Key Features:

Automatically tracks your Kagi searches
Shows current search count in toolbar popup
Redirects to your chosen fallback search engine (DuckDuckGo, Google, or Bing) when you hit the limit
Resets counter automatically at the start of each month
Manually adjust counter to match your Kagi account
Simple and lightweight with minimal permissions

How it works:

Click the toolbar icon to see your current search count
Choose your preferred fallback search engine
Search normally on Kagi
When you reach 300 searches, searches automatically redirect to your chosen fallback engine
Counter resets at the start of each month

Perfect for free tier Kagi users who want to seamlessly continue searching when they hit their monthly limit.

## Rankings

- #116,941 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `*://kagi.com/*`

### Content script matches

- `kagi.com`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Low risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Injects scripts into web pages, which may alter or extract site contents, resulting in a substantial 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/kagi-search-switcher)