Adds Brave search as a search engine.

Brave Search - Firefox Add-on for Private Browsing
The 'Brave search' Firefox add-on is a tool that incorporates the Brave search engine into your browser, providing a privacy-centric web search experience. Unlike other search engines, Brave doesn't track or profile users, ensuring an anonymous, secure browsing experience. It's an ideal tool for those valuing privacy and online security.
Add-on stats
Weekly download count: 563
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 3
Overrides search engine: Yes
Size: 10.61K
Ranking
# 533 ▲ 1
Other platforms
Not available on Chrome
Not available on Android
Not available on Edge
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User reviews
Pros
- Provides access to Brave Search
- Simple search functionality
Cons
- Does not retain user settings - resets every time
- Considered unnecessary by multiple users
- Performance issues - slow to load
Most mentioned
- Inability to save settings permanently
- Perceived as unnecessary if not using Brave as a default search engine
- Recommended to follow instructions from the Brave website for setup
User reviews
by Firefox user 18470087, 2025-01-21
Behält keine Einstellung, jedesmal steht alles wieder auf, KI an und Moderate Suche, das nervt auf Dauer, also deinstall.
by Firefox user 16171416, 2025-01-08
by Marc, 2024-11-28
Add-on safety
Risk impact
Brave search requires very minimum permissions.
Risk impact analysis details
- High Can change search providers, which could redirect searches to malicious sites, posing moderate risk.
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Risk likelihood
Brave search has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
Risk likelihood analysis details
- High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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