# Search Autocomplete

> This WebExtension aims to give you quick, keyword based autocomplete (suggestions) for your search engines. Making your address bar an effective tool again ;-). Should be a good replacement for Omnibar add-on (that worked until FF 56).

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `searchautocomplete`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** EcceNux
- **Category:** search-tools,other
- **Daily users:** 9
- **Version:** 1.0.5resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-25
- **First published:** 2017-12-31
- **Size:** 915 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/searchautocomplete/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/Eccenux/WebExt-SearchAutocomplete/issues](https://github.com/Eccenux/WebExt-SearchAutocomplete/issues)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/searchautocomplete/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/searchautocomplete/privacy/)

## Description

Search Autocomplete is a Firefox add-on that provides quick and keyword-based autocomplete suggestions for search engines. Enhance your address bar's effectiveness and replace the outdated Omnibar add-on.

## Rankings

- #35,226 — Overall
- #8 — autocomplete
- #35 — complete

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `<all_urls>`
- `storage`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- 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/searchautocomplete)