# Web Search Navigator

> Boost your searching productivity with Web Search Navigator! Adds keyboard shortcuts to navigate within Google Search results.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/web-search-navigator](https://chrome-stats.com/d/web-search-navigator)

## Overview

- **ID:** `web-search-navigator`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Michal Novák
- **Category:** search-tools,other
- **Daily users:** 775
- **Weekly downloads:** 8
- **Rating:** 4.94 / 5 (50 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.5.2
- **Last updated:** 2023-05-29
- **First published:** 2018-03-01
- **Size:** 208 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/web-search-navigator/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/infokiller/web-search-navigator/issues](https://github.com/infokiller/web-search-navigator/issues)

## Description

Web Search Navigator is a lightweight, open-source Chrome extension designed to boost your search productivity by adding powerful keyboard shortcuts to Google Search and optionally other websites. Compatible with Chrome, Firefox, and Edge, this extension facilitates quick navigation through search results, switching between different search tabs like images, news, videos, maps, and more. Users can customize every keyboard shortcut and synchronize settings across devices using the same browser profile.

Key features include navigation within Google results, opening links in background or new tabs/windows, filtering search results by time, and experimental support for sites like YouTube, Startpage, Brave Search, Google Scholar, GitHub, and Amazon. Additionally, Web Search Navigator offers custom CSS rules to personalize the look of highlighted results, enhancing visual clarity during searches. This extension is ideal for users seeking a faster, keyboard-driven search experience.

## Rankings

- #3,815 — Overall
- #17 — navigation
- #79 — result
- #101 — web
- #119 — search
- #120 — searchable

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`

### Content script matches

- `www.google.com`
- `www.google.ad`
- `www.google.ae`
- `www.google.com.af`
- `www.google.com.ag`
- `www.google.com.ai`
- `www.google.al`
- `www.google.am`
- `www.google.co.ao`
- `www.google.com.ar`
- `www.google.as`
- `www.google.at`
- `www.google.com.au`
- `www.google.az`
- `www.google.ba`
- `www.google.com.bd`
- `www.google.be`
- `www.google.bf`
- `www.google.bg`
- `www.google.com.bh`
- `www.google.bi`
- `www.google.bj`
- `www.google.com.bn`
- `www.google.com.bo`
- `www.google.com.br`
- `www.google.bs`
- `www.google.bt`
- `www.google.co.bw`
- `www.google.by`
- `www.google.com.bz`
- `www.google.ca`
- `www.google.cd`
- `www.google.cf`
- `www.google.cg`
- `www.google.ch`
- `www.google.ci`
- `www.google.co.ck`
- `www.google.cl`
- `www.google.cm`
- `www.google.cn`
- `www.google.com.co`
- `www.google.co.cr`
- `www.google.com.cu`
- `www.google.cv`
- `www.google.com.cy`
- `www.google.cz`
- `www.google.de`
- `www.google.dj`
- `www.google.dk`
- `www.google.dm`
- `www.google.com.do`
- `www.google.dz`
- `www.google.com.ec`
- `www.google.ee`
- `www.google.com.eg`
- `www.google.es`
- `www.google.com.et`
- `www.google.fi`
- `www.google.com.fj`
- `www.google.fm`
- `www.google.fr`
- `www.google.ga`
- `www.google.ge`
- `www.google.gg`
- `www.google.com.gh`
- `www.google.com.gi`
- `www.google.gl`
- `www.google.gm`
- `www.google.gp`
- `www.google.gr`
- `www.google.com.gt`
- `www.google.gy`
- `www.google.com.hk`
- `www.google.hn`
- `www.google.hr`
- `www.google.ht`
- `www.google.hu`
- `www.google.co.id`
- `www.google.ie`
- `www.google.co.il`
- `www.google.im`
- `www.google.co.in`
- `www.google.iq`
- `www.google.is`
- `www.google.it`
- `www.google.je`
- `www.google.com.jm`
- `www.google.jo`
- `www.google.co.jp`
- `www.google.co.ke`
- `www.google.com.kh`
- `www.google.ki`
- `www.google.kg`
- `www.google.co.kr`
- `www.google.com.kw`
- `www.google.kz`
- `www.google.la`
- `www.google.com.lb`
- `www.google.li`
- `www.google.lk`
- `www.google.co.ls`
- `www.google.lt`
- `www.google.lu`
- `www.google.lv`
- `www.google.com.ly`
- `www.google.co.ma`
- `www.google.md`
- `www.google.me`
- `www.google.mg`
- `www.google.mk`
- `www.google.ml`
- `www.google.com.mm`
- `www.google.mn`
- `www.google.ms`
- `www.google.com.mt`
- `www.google.mu`
- `www.google.mv`
- `www.google.mw`
- `www.google.com.mx`
- `www.google.com.my`
- `www.google.co.mz`
- `www.google.com.na`
- `www.google.com.nf`
- `www.google.com.ng`
- `www.google.com.ni`
- `www.google.ne`
- `www.google.nl`
- `www.google.no`
- `www.google.com.np`
- `www.google.nr`
- `www.google.nu`
- `www.google.co.nz`
- `www.google.com.om`
- `www.google.com.pa`
- `www.google.com.pe`
- `www.google.com.pg`
- `www.google.com.ph`
- `www.google.com.pk`
- `www.google.pl`
- `www.google.pn`
- `www.google.com.pr`
- `www.google.ps`
- `www.google.pt`
- `www.google.com.py`
- `www.google.com.qa`
- `www.google.ro`
- `www.google.ru`
- `www.google.rw`
- `www.google.com.sa`
- `www.google.com.sb`
- `www.google.sc`
- `www.google.se`
- `www.google.com.sg`
- `www.google.sh`
- `www.google.si`
- `www.google.sk`
- `www.google.com.sl`
- `www.google.sn`
- `www.google.so`
- `www.google.sm`
- `www.google.sr`
- `www.google.st`
- `www.google.com.sv`
- `www.google.td`
- `www.google.tg`
- `www.google.co.th`
- `www.google.com.tj`
- `www.google.tk`
- `www.google.tl`
- `www.google.tm`
- `www.google.tn`
- `www.google.to`
- `www.google.com.tr`
- `www.google.tt`
- `www.google.com.tw`
- `www.google.co.tz`
- `www.google.com.ua`
- `www.google.co.ug`
- `www.google.co.uk`
- `www.google.com.uy`
- `www.google.co.uz`
- `www.google.com.vc`
- `www.google.co.ve`
- `www.google.vg`
- `www.google.co.vi`
- `www.google.com.vn`
- `www.google.vu`
- `www.google.ws`
- `www.google.rs`
- `www.google.co.za`
- `www.google.co.zm`
- `www.google.co.zw`
- `www.google.cat`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Very high risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Request access to the following domains: google.com, google.ad, google.ae, com.af, com.ag, com.ai, google.al, google.am, co.ao, com.ar, google.as, google.at, com.au, google.az, google.ba, com.bd, google.be, google.bf, google.bg, com.bh, google.bi, google.bj, com.bn, com.bo, com.br, google.bs, google.bt, co.bw, google.by, com.bz, google.ca, google.cd, google.cf, google.cg, google.ch, google.ci, co.ck, google.cl, google.cm, google.cn, com.co, co.cr, com.cu, google.cv, com.cy, google.cz, google.de, google.dj, google.dk, google.dm, com.do, google.dz, com.ec, google.ee, com.eg, google.es, com.et, google.fi, com.fj, google.fm, google.fr, google.ga, google.ge, google.gg, com.gh, com.gi, google.gl, google.gm, google.gp, google.gr, com.gt, google.gy, com.hk, google.hn, google.hr, google.ht, google.hu, co.id, google.ie, co.il, google.im, co.in, google.iq, google.is, google.it, google.je, com.jm, google.jo, co.jp, co.ke, com.kh, google.ki, google.kg, co.kr, com.kw, google.kz, google.la, com.lb, google.li, google.lk, co.ls, google.lt, google.lu, google.lv, com.ly, co.ma, google.md, google.me, google.mg, google.mk, google.ml, com.mm, google.mn, google.ms, com.mt, google.mu, google.mv, google.mw, com.mx, com.my, co.mz, com.na, com.nf, com.ng, com.ni, google.ne, google.nl, google.no, com.np, google.nr, google.nu, co.nz, com.om, com.pa, com.pe, com.pg, com.ph, com.pk, google.pl, google.pn, com.pr, google.ps, google.pt, com.py, com.qa, google.ro, google.ru, google.rw, com.sa, com.sb, google.sc, google.se, com.sg, google.sh, google.si, google.sk, com.sl, google.sn, google.so, google.sm, google.sr, google.st, com.sv, google.td, google.tg, co.th, com.tj, google.tk, google.tl, google.tm, google.tn, google.to, com.tr, google.tt, com.tw, co.tz, com.ua, co.ug, co.uk, com.uy, co.uz, com.vc, co.ve, google.vg, co.vi, com.vn, google.vu, google.ws, google.rs, co.za, co.zm, co.zw, google.cat
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

Users praise Web Search Navigator for restoring and expanding keyboard navigation functionality in web searches, emphasizing its simplicity, customization options, and compatibility across browsers. Many appreciate it as a reliable, actively maintained alternative to outdated plugins. However, some experience occasional glitches, such as freezing on unscrolled results and installation errors on specific Firefox versions.

### Pros

- Restores and enhances keyboard navigation for web searches.
- Highly customizable keyboard shortcuts.
- Compatible with multiple browsers like Firefox and Brave.
- Simple, intuitive, and easy to use.
- Regularly updated and actively maintained, unlike similar outdated extensions.

### Cons

- Occasional issues with being stuck on the first, unscrolled search results.
- Installation error reported on Firefox 99.0.1 (64-bit).

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/web-search-navigator)