# Search Engine Selection

> Enables users to customize their search engine preferences within the Search Engine Selection settings, allowing them to choose from a list of available search platforms or add their own custom search engines.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `search-engine-selection`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Gamebet
- **Category:** search-tools
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-15
- **First published:** 2024-04-14
- **Size:** 21 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/search-engine-selection/)

## Description

Ensuring that their text searches are conducted using the platform of their choice for personalized search experiences.

## Rankings

- #109,839 — Overall
- #149 — selection
- #200 — engine

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `contextMenus`
- `notifications`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Enables sending notifications which can be spammed but have minimal direct security impact.
- 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/search-engine-selection)