Duckduck Bang!

A firefox addon which adds bangs (known from duckduckgo) to various search engines.

Duckduck Bang! is a powerful Firefox extension that integrates DuckDuckGo-style bangs into multiple popular search engines including Bing, Ecosia, Qwant, Google, and Startpage. This addon enhances your search experience by allowing quick navigation using !bang shortcuts directly within these engines.

The extension supports custom bangs through a user-friendly preferences page, giving you complete control over your search shortcuts. Additionally, you can customize the bang prefix symbol (for example, switching from the default '!' to '#') to suit your preferences. Duckduck Bang! is open source, with its code available on GitHub for transparency and community contribution. Enhance your Firefox browsing with efficient and customizable search bangs today!

By:
sophie.glk
Daily users:
490 7
Rating:
4.95
(19)
Version:
2.8 Last updated: 2023-12-30
Version code:
5670779
Creation date:
2019-01-21
Risk:
Very high risk impact Low risk likelihood
Permissions:
  • webRequest
  • tabs
  • storage
  • webRequestBlocking
Host permissions:
  • https://duckduckgo.com/bang_lite.html
  • http://www.google.com/search*
  • http://www.google.co.jp/search*
  • http://www.google.co.uk/search*
  • http://www.google.es/search*
  • http://www.google.ca/search*
  • http://www.google.de/search*
  • http://www.google.it/search*
  • http://www.google.fr/search*
  • http://www.google.com.au/search*
  • See more
Size:
562.77K
URLs:
Website
Full description:
See detailed description
Source:
Firefox Browser Add-ons
Updated:
a day ago

Ranking

User reviews

Pros
  • Insanely convenient and simple to use
  • Ability to easily add and customize BANGs
  • Faster than native DuckDuckGo bangs
  • High level of personalization
  • Open source, allowing community contributions for improvements
Cons
  • Changing the prefix doesn't work as intended
Recent reviews

by IrrerIgel, 2024-11-21

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Duckduck Bang! requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details
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Risk likelihood

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Risk likelihood analysis details
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