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Search Engines Helper
Add a custom search engine and export/import all the search urls and icon urls for all search engines added to Firefox.
What is Search Engines Helper?
'Search Engines Helper' is a Firefox add-on, providing users with utilities to add new custom search engines and manage them effortlessly. This add-on also allows for the convenient export and import of search urls and icons of all search engines added to Firefox, thus making the web navigation experience smoother and highly customized.
Stats
By:
Soufiane Sakhi
Rating:
4.61
(61)
Creation date:
2018-01-06
Weekly download count:
36
Firefox on Android:
No
Risk impact:
Low risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Moderate risk likelihood
Manifest version:
2
Permissions:
- contextMenus
- activeTab
- notifications
Size:
76.84K
Email:
so*****@gmail.com
URLs:
Website
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Summary
This extensions provides multiple utilities for firefox search engines. You can add a new custom search engine using the context menu or by providing the search url and the icon url. You can also export the search url and icon urls of all the search engines added to Firefox and import them later.
For more details, visit the full documentation here: https://github.com/soufianesakhi/firefox-search-engines-helper/blob/master/README.md
User reviews
User reviews summary
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Pros
- Allows adding of custom search engines to Firefox, enhancing search capabilities.
- Provides functionality for backing up and importing search engines, which is convenient for transferring to a new PC or after reformatting.
- Supports exporting settings without the need for an internet connection.
- Enables the use of local domains and specific regional settings (e.g., Google UK for UK sites).
- Developers are responsive to fixing bugs and issues with the add-on.
Cons
- Can be initially confusing to set up the correct search URL term syntax.
- Some users experience errors when trying to export or select search engine files (e.g., 'search.json.mozlz4 file is not valid' error).
- There have been instances of the add-on not working after a Firefox update until the developer released a fix.
Most mentioned
- Importing and exporting search engines functionality.
- Adding custom search engines from site's search bar.
- Developer responsiveness to issues and bugs.
- Ease of backing up search engines.
- Some complexity in setting up or editing search engines correctly.
Recent reviews
by
Firefox user 18314556, 2024-03-05
Safety
Risk impact
Search Engines Helper is relatively safe to use as it requires very minimum permissions.
Risk likelihood
Search Engines Helper is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.
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