# Whoogle Search (localhost:5000)

> Adds Whoogle(needs to be hosted locally at port 5000) as the default search engine in your browser.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/whoogle-search-localhost-5000](https://chrome-stats.com/d/whoogle-search-localhost-5000)

## Overview

- **ID:** `whoogle-search-localhost-5000`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** flicko
- **Category:** search-tools
- **Daily users:** 4
- **Rating:** 2.00 / 5 (1 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.1
- **Last updated:** 2023-04-17
- **First published:** 2023-04-16
- **Size:** 24 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-12
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/whoogle-search-localhost-5000/)

## Description

Whoogle Search (localhost:5000) is a Firefox add-on that allows you to set your default search engine to a locally hosted instance of Whoogle Search at localhost:5000.

## Rankings

- #48,757 — Overall
- #198 — google 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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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/whoogle-search-localhost-5000)