# searchBarShortcut

> Mozilla Firefox Web Extension to add a shortcut "/" to move focus to the current page's search bar. If there's currently any text highlighted, then that will be added to the search bar. Triggered by the forward slash key "/"

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `searchbarshortcut`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Michael Berryman
- **Category:** search-tools,other
- **Daily users:** 12
- **Rating:** 3.00 / 5 (2 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.1resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-25
- **First published:** 2018-04-13
- **Size:** 18 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-14
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/searchbarshortcut/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/MichaelBerryman/searchBarShortcut](https://github.com/MichaelBerryman/searchBarShortcut)

## Description

searchBarShortcut is a Mozilla Firefox Web Extension that enables users to conveniently access the current page's search bar by simply pressing the '/' key. It automatically includes any highlighted text in the search bar, making searching faster and easier.

## Rankings

- #30,858 — Overall
- #73 — shortcut

## Permissions and access

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## 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/searchbarshortcut)