# Second Search Bar

> Add a search bar to your toolbar

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `secondsearchbar`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Owen Laney
- **Category:** search-tools
- **Daily users:** 25
- **Weekly downloads:** 3
- **Version:** 1.1
- **Last updated:** 2023-04-24
- **First published:** 2022-05-11
- **Size:** 21 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-16
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/secondsearchbar/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/owen-laney/second-search-bar](https://github.com/owen-laney/second-search-bar)

## Description

Second Search Bar is a Firefox add-on that allows you to add a search bar to your toolbar, making it easy to perform Google Scholar searches. If you encounter any issues, you can report them on the extension's GitHub page.

## Rankings

- #22,461 — Overall
- #6 — second-hand

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `search`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Can change search providers, which could redirect searches to malicious sites, posing moderate risk.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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