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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{for fx57}, turn the [[Use the Search bar in Firefox|Search bar]] on or off{/for} and choose whether or not to display search suggestions. {for =fx52,=fx53,=fx54}[[Image:Options Search 52]]{/for}{for =fx55}[[Image:Options Search 55]]{/for}{for =fx56}[[Image:Fx56SearchPanel]]{/for} __TOC__ = Default search engine = #[[Template:optionspreferences]] #Select {menu Search} in the left pane. #;{for fx57}[[Image:Fx57SearchPanel]]{/for}<!--{for fx59}[[Image:search panel 59]]{/for}--> #Choose a search engine from the drop down menu under ''Default Search Engine''. ;{for not fx56}[[Image:default search 49]]{/for}{for =fx56}[[Image:Fx56DefaultSearchEngine]]{/for}{for fx57}[[Image:Fx57DefaultSearchEngine]]{/for} {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 - Joni removed this because the user can already see them on the list and it just takes up space in this article and is more of a hassle to maintain--> = 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 fx59} *'''To show search suggestions before your browsing history''', add a check mark next to ''Show search suggestions ahead of browsing history in address bar results.'' {/for} This has been postponed because of a bug. See https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/forums/contributors/712923?last=73634#post-73630 (from philipp on March 12) looks like the search suggestion changes got backed out last minute: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1444548 See also https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/search-suggestions-firefox/revision/157825 --> ;{for not fx56}[[Image:search sug settings]]{/for}{for =fx56}[[Image:Fx56ProvideSearchSuggestions]]{/for}{for fx57}[[Image:search suggestions on 57]]{/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:Fx57OneClickSearch]]{/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. <br> {for not fx57}[[Image:remove search engine 49]]{/for}{for fx57}[[Image:Fx57RemoveSearchEngine]]{/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.