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Learn how to change which search engines are used in Firefox and whether or not search suggestions are displayed.

The '''Search''' panel in the Firefox [[T:optionsorpreferences]] page lets you customize your search options. To open the Search panel, click the menu button {for not fx57}[[Image:New Fx Menu]]{/for}{for fx57}[[Image:Fx57Menu]]{/for}, choose {for win}{button Options}{/for}{for mac,linux}{button Preferences}{/for} and select {menu Search} in the left pane. From here, you can add or remove search engines, change your default search engine, turn the search bar on or off or choose whether or not to display search suggestions. {for not fx52}{for not win10}[[Image:Options Search 52]]{/for}{for win10}[[Image:Options Search 49 win10]]{/for}{/for}{for =fx52,=fx53,=fx54}[[Image:Options Search 52]]{/for}{for =fx55}[[Image:Options Search 55]]{/for}{for =fx56}[[Image:Fx56SearchPanel]]{/for}{for fx57}[[Image:search panel 57]]{/for} __TOC__ = Default search engine = You can choose a default search engine from the drop-down menu. ;{for not fx49}[[Image:choose default search 38]]{/for}{for =fx49,=fx50,=fx51,=fx52,=fx53,=fx54,=fx55}[[Image:default search 49]]{/for}{for =fx56}[[Image:Fx56DefaultSearchEngine]]{/for}{for fx57}[[Image:default search 57]]{/for}<!--L10N: I used an animated GIF maker for this, but feel free to use a single still image--> {for not fx52,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} == Available search engines == Firefox comes with the following search engines: <!--this might vary per country. Check your defaults--> {for fx57} * '''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 {/for} {for not fx57} * '''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 * '''Twitter''' for searching people on Twitter * '''Wikipedia (en)''' for searching the English Wikipedia free online encyclopedia {/for} = Provide search suggestions = As you type into the [[Use the Search bar in Firefox|Search bar]]{for fx55} or the [[Awesome Bar - Search your Firefox bookmarks, history and tabs from the address bar|address bar]]{/for}, your default search engine shows you suggestions based on popular searches or on your previous searches. See [[Search suggestions in Firefox]] for more information. To turn search suggestions on or off, add or remove the check mark next to ''Provide search suggestions''. ;{for not fx56}[[Image:search sug settings]]{/for} *'''Show search suggestions in {for not fx56}location{/for}{for fx56}address{/for} bar results'''. When search suggestions are turned on, select this setting to also include search suggestions in the results that are listed when you [[Search the web from the address bar|search from the Firefox address bar]]. = One-click search engines = When you start typing in the [[Use the Search bar in Firefox|Search bar]]{for fx55} or [[Awesome Bar - Search your Firefox bookmarks, history and tabs from the address bar|address bar]]{/for}, you'll see icons for other search engines you can search with: ;{for not fx57}[[Image:AlternateSearchEngines]]{/for}{for fx57}[[Image:one click search 57]]{/for} You can choose an alternate search engine and use it for your search with one click, if you don't want to use the current default. To remove alternate search engines you don't want to be displayed in the Search bar, remove the check mark next to the search engine listed in the Search panel. This will not remove the search engines themselves. = Remove search engines = To remove a search engine, follow these steps: #Click on the search engine you don't want to highlight it. #Click the {button Remove} button to take it off your list. ;{for not fx57}[[Image:remove search engine 49]]{/for}{for fx57}[[Image:remove search engines 57]]{/for} If you remove a search engine that you added yourself and you change your mind, you'll have to add it back again ([[#w_add-more-search-engines|see below]]). If you remove any of the search engines that come with Firefox by default, click {button Restore Default Search Engines} to bring them back. = Add more search engines = Many providers also offer add-ons that let you add even more search engines: #Click '''Add more search engines'''. #Hover over the add-ons you want to add and click {button Add to Firefox}. See [[Add or remove a search engine in Firefox]] to learn more about adding search engines.