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How to change your default search engine and turn search suggestions on or off.

Unless you choose another search engine in the [[Use the Search bar in Firefox|Search bar]], Firefox will use your default search engine to perform a search. Learn how to change the default to your preferred search engine. __TOC__ = Available search engines = Firefox comes with the following search engines by default: <!--this might vary per country. Check your defaults--> * '''Yahoo''' for searching the web via Yahoo * '''Google''' for searching the web via Google * '''Bing''' for searching the web via Microsoft Bing * '''Amazon<!-- -->.com''' for searching for products on the Amazon.com retail website * '''DuckDuckGo''' as a search engine for users who don't want to be tracked when they search * '''eBay''' for looking up items for sale or auction at eBay * '''Twitter''' for searching people on Twitter * '''Wikipedia (en)''' for searching the English Wikipedia free online encyclopedia {note}To add or remove search engines, see [[Add or remove a search engine in Firefox]].{/note} {for not fx34} <!-- {for not fx34} content copy/pasted from https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/use-search-bar-firefox/revision/97332 --> = Change your search engine = The logo next to the search field tells you which search engine is currently active. You can change your search engine at any time, regardless of the default provider. *'''From the toolbar:''' Click on the arrow next to the icon and select your preferred search engine from the list: ;{for not fx29}{for win,mac}[[Image:Search Bar - Win3 Fx8]]{/for}{for linux}[[Image:Search Bar - Lin3]]{/for}{/for}{for =fx29, =fx30, =fx31, =fx32}{for win}[[Image:Search2 29 - Win]]{/for}{for mac}[[Image:Search2 29 - Mac]]{/for}{for linux}[[Image:Search2 29 - Lin]]{/for}{/for}{for =fx33}[[Image:switch search 33]]{/for} {for =fx31, =fx32, =fx33} *'''From the New Tab page:''' Click on the logo and select your preferred search engine from the list: ;{for not fx33}[[Image:change search tab 31]]{/for}{for =fx33}[[Image:search new page 33]]{/for}<!--{for fx34}[Image:new tab page yahoo]]{/for}--> {note}'''Note:''' Any changes you make to one of the search bars will also apply to the other one.{/note} {/for} = Reorder search engines = # Click the search engine icon and select {menu Manage Search Engines...} to open the search engines manager. # In the search engines manager, select the search engine you want to move. To move it up in the list, click {button Move Up}. To move it down, click {button Move Down}. {/for} {for fx34} = Set a default search engine = Follow these simple steps to set your favorite search engine as the default: #[[Template:changesearchsettings]] #;{for not fx36}[[Image:search prefs 34]]{/for}{for fx36}[[Image:search settings fx36]]{/for} #In the search preferences window, select a default search engine in the drop-down menu. #;{for not fx38}[[Image:search default 34]]{/for}{for fx38}[[Image:choose default search 38]]{/for} #[[Template:closeOptionsPreferences]] {for win10}{note}'''Windows 10 users:''' If you'd like to use the same search engine for Cortana searches, put a check mark next to ''Use this search engine for searches from Windows''.{/note}{/for} = Turn search suggestions on or off = #[[Template:changesearchsettings]] #;{for not fx36}[[Image:search prefs 34]]{/for}{for fx36}[[Image:search settings fx36]]{/for} #In the search preferences window, add or remove the check mark next to ''Provide search suggestions'' to turn them on or off. #;{for not fx38}[[Image: turn on search suggestions fx34]]{/for}{for fx38}{for mac,linux,win7,win8}[[Image:search suggestions 38]]{/for}{for win10}[[Image:search suggestion win 10]]{/for} #[[Template:closeOptionsPreferences]] {/for}