# Site Searcher

> Adds a "Search this site" button to Firefox' toolbar. When clicked, Google will be opened and search the website you are on.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `site-searcher`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Franz Erlendorf
- **Category:** search-tools,appearance
- **Daily users:** 186
- **Rating:** 4.67 / 5 (6 ratings)
- **Version:** 5.3
- **Last updated:** 2020-09-02
- **First published:** 2011-11-16
- **Size:** 32 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/site-searcher/)

## Description

Site Searcher is a Firefox add-on that adds a 'Search this site' button to the toolbar. When clicked, Google will be opened and search the website you are on.

## Rankings

- #8,519 — Overall
- #19 — site
- #157 — search box
- #160 — search bar
- #165 — searchable
- #168 — default search

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `tabs`
- `http://*/*`
- `https://*/*`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- 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/site-searcher)