# UFO Search

> UFO Search allows you to search selected text or transfer a query between search engines. You can initiate the search using links on the banner displayed at the bottom of the webpage or through a dedicated bookmark in your browser's bookmark toolbar.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `ufosearch`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** pix
- **Category:** search-tools
- **Daily users:** 3
- **Version:** 1.2
- **Last updated:** 2026-04-07
- **First published:** 2025-01-08
- **Size:** 66 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/ufosearch/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/pixpocker/UFOsearch](https://github.com/pixpocker/UFOsearch)

## Description

UFO Search allows you to search selected text or transfer a query between search engines. You can initiate the search using links on the banner displayed at the bottom of the webpage or through a dedicated bookmark in your browser's bookmark toolbar.

## Rankings

- #54,483 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `bookmarks`
- `storage`
- `activeTab`
- `tabs`
- `webNavigation`
- `webRequest`
- `webRequestBlocking`
- `<all_urls>`
- `scripting`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Very high risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate 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/ufosearch)