Qwant Search Engine (same tab) Firefox

Qwant Search Engine (same tab)

By: jburon
Qwant as default search engine opening all links in same tab

Features & Capabilities

Firefox add-on to add Qwant as the default search engine and open links in same tab without any additional fluff.

User Growth & Download Statistics

Manifest V2 Add-on Overrides search engine
By:
jburon
Daily users:
19 1
Version:
0.0.1 Last updated: 2021-01-03
Version code:
5158017
Creation date:
2021-01-02
Risk:
Low risk impact Moderate risk likelihood
Size:
9.52KB
URLs:
Website
Full description:
See detailed description
Source:
Firefox Add-ons Store
Data ingested on:
2026-07-05
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Contact the developer

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Developed by:
jburon
Firefox Add-ons Store
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/qwant-search-engine-same-tab/
Website:
https://github.com/jburon/qwant

Is Qwant Search Engine (same tab) Safe?

Risk impact
Risk impact measures the level of extra permissions an extension has access to. A low risk impact extension cannot do much harms, whereas a high risk impact extension can do a lot of damage like stealing your password, bypassing your security settings, and accessing your personal data. High risk impact extensions are not necessarily malicious. However, if they do turn malicious, they can be very harmful.

Qwant Search Engine (same tab) requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details
  • High Can change search providers, which could redirect searches to malicious sites, posing moderate risk.
Risk likelihood
Risk likelihood measures the probability that a Firefox add-on may turn malicious. This is determined by the publisher and the Firefox add-on reputation on Firefox Add-ons Store, the amount of time the Firefox add-on has been around, and other signals about the Firefox add-on. Our algorithms are not perfect, and are subject to change as we discover new ways to detect malicious extensions. We recommend that you always exercise caution when installing a Firefox add-on.

Qwant Search Engine (same tab) is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

Risk likelihood analysis details
  • High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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