Change your default search settings in Firefox
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Unless you choose another search engine in the Search bar, Firefox will use your default search engine to perform a search. Learn how to change the default to your preferred search engine.
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Available search engines
Firefox comes with the following search engines by default:
- 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
To add or remove search engines, see Add or remove a search engine in Firefox.
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:
- From the New Tab page: Click on the logo and select your preferred search engine from the list:
Note: Any changes you make to one of the search bars will also apply to the other one.
Reorder search engines
- Click the search engine icon and select 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 . To move it down, click .
Set a default search engine
Follow these simple steps to set your favorite search engine as the default:
- Click the magnifying glass in the Search bar on your toolbar, then click .
- In the search preferences window, select a default search engine in the drop-down menu.
- Close the page. Any changes you've made will automatically be saved.
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.
Turn search suggestions on or off
- Click the magnifying glass in the Search bar on your toolbar, then click .
- In the search preferences window, add or remove the check mark next to Provide search suggestions to turn them on or off.
- Close the page. Any changes you've made will automatically be saved.