Brave search
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: 520
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: Low risk impact 
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 3
Overrides search engine: Yes
Size: 10.61K
Ranking
# 535 ▲ 2
Other platforms
Not available on Chrome
Not available on Android
Not available on Edge
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User reviews
These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews.
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spammy, or outdated. Pros
- Brave Search is appreciated for being among the top search engines compared to popular surveillance engines.
- Users appreciate the ability to use Brave Search.
- It effectively performs its intended function of providing a search engine.
Cons
- The add-on is considered unnecessary by some, as users can manually add Brave Search without it.
- Users reported slow performance or issues getting to Brave Search through the add-on.
Most mentioned
- Refer to the official website for instructions on setting Brave Search as the default.
- Many users feel the add-on is unnecessary.
User reviews
by Marc, 2024-11-28
by Firefox user 14249949, 2024-10-26
by Guzz, 2024-10-13
Add-on safety
Risk impact
Brave search requires very minimum permissions.
Risk likelihood
Brave search has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
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