# Lookahead

> Lookahead takes your search query and intelligently finds the most likely result for you. Just type: "la {your query}" and sit back while it takes the wheel.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `lookahead`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** vmargb
- **Category:** search-tools,appearance,tabs
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (2 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.3.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-03-19
- **First published:** 2025-08-17
- **Size:** 197 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/lookahead/)

## Description

Lookahead uses a simple and minimal algorithm to navigate to your result. Use the "la" prefix to go straight there. Don't want to use the prefix? Sure, just disable the keyword in setting. Did it give you the wrong result? 

No problem, use Shift+Alt-L and Shift+Alt-O(think of up and down on your keyboard) to cycle through the results. Even better, just do Shift+Alt+P to pick from the best results in a mini floating popup window, then press any number 1-9 to jump straight to your site!

## Rankings

- #73,353 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `storage`
- `scripting`
- `tabs`
- `declarativeNetRequest`
- `declarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess`

### Host permissions

- `https://duckduckgo.com/*`
- `https://www.google.com/*`

### Content script matches

- `duckduckgo.com`
- `www.google.com`
- `www.startpage.com`
- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Very high risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- 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/lookahead)