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Learn how to change search settings in Firefox, such as your default search engine and whether or not search suggestions are displayed.

The '''Search''' panel in Firefox [[T:optionsorpreferences]] lets you customize your search options. You can add or remove search engines, change your default search engine, turn the search bar on or off and choose whether to display search suggestions first or not at all. [[Video:https://youtu.be/d4GCNP3_fvs]] __TOC__ = Open the Search panel= #[[Template:optionspreferences]] #Select {menu Search} in the left pane. {for not fx71}[[Image:Fx68SearchSettings]]{/for}{for fx71}[[Image:Fx73SearchSettings]]{/for} = Search bar = *'''Use the address bar for search and navigation:''' This is the default setting. It provides a unified search and address bar. *'''Add search bar in toolbar:''' Select this setting if you prefer a separate search bar. = Default search engine = Use the drop down menu under '''Default Search Engine''' to choose the search engine you wish to use by default. {for not fx71}[[Image:Fx63DefaultSearchEngine]]{/for}{for =fx71,=fx72,=fx73,=fx74,=fx75,=fx76,=fx77}[[Image:Fx73DefaultSearchEngine]]{/for}{for =fx78,=fx79,=fx80,=fx81,=fx82}[[Image:Fx78DefaultSearchEngine]]{/for}{for fx83}[[Image:Fx83SearchPanel-DefaultSearchEngineDropdown]]{/for} {note} '''Note''': Some [[Find and install add-ons to add features to Firefox#w_what-types-of-add-ons-can-i-install|extensions]] that are added to Firefox can set a new default search engine. {for fx83} ;[[Image:DefaultSearchEngineSetByAddon]] {/for} You can [[Disable or remove add-ons|disable or remove the extension]] that made the change or you can choose another search engine from the drop-down menu, if you prefer a different default. {/note} {for not fx71} = Provide search suggestions = As you type into the search bar or the address bar, your default search engine shows you suggestions based on popular searches or on your previous searches. See [[Search suggestions in Firefox]] for more information. [[Image:Fx68SearchSuggestions]] *'''Provide search suggestions:''' Select this setting to turn search suggestions on or off. **'''Show search suggestions in address 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 from the Firefox address bar. **'''Show search suggestions ahead of browsing history in address bar results:''' Select this setting to show search suggestions before your browsing history. {/for} {for fx71} = Search suggestions = As you type into the search bar or the address bar, your default search engine shows you suggestions based on popular searches or on your previous searches. See [[Search suggestions in Firefox]] for more information. [[Image:Fx73SearchSuggestions]] <!--https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1583162 Search suggestions in Private windows added in fx71 --> *'''Provide search suggestions:''' Select this setting to turn search suggestions on or off. **'''Show search suggestions in address 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 from the Firefox address bar. {for fx78}Up to two suggestions from your Search history may also appear. These will be indicated with a clock icon instead of a magnifying glass icon.{/for} **'''Show search suggestions ahead of browsing history in address bar results:''' Select this setting to show search suggestions before your browsing history. ** '''Show search suggestions in Private Windows:''' Select this setting to show search suggestions in [[Private Browsing - Use Firefox without saving history|Private Browsing]] windows. {/for} {for not fx83} = One-click search engines = When you start typing in the search bar or address bar, you'll see icons for other search engines you can search with: {for not fx78}[[Image:F63OneClickSearch]]{/for}{for fx78}[[Image:Fx78OneClickSearch]]{/for} You can choose an alternative search engine and use it for your search with one click, if you don't want to use the current default. To remove alternative search engines you don't want to be displayed in the search bar or address bar, remove the check mark next to the search engine listed in the Search panel under '''One-Click Search Engines'''. This will not remove the search engines themselves. {/for} {for fx83} =One-click search alternatives= When you start typing a search term in the address bar you'll see icons to search instead with: other search engines, Firefox Add-ons, Bookmarks, Tabs, or History. ;[[Image:Fx83SearchAlternatives]] You can choose an alternative search type and use it for your search with one click, if you don't want to use the current default. To remove alternative search engines you don't want to be displayed in the search bar or address bar, remove the check mark next to the search engine listed in the Search panel under '''Search Shortcuts'''. This will not remove the search engines themselves. {/for} = Remove or add search engines = To remove a search engine from Firefox, restore the default search engines that come with Firefox or add a new search engine, go to the {for fx83}'''Search Shortcuts'''{/for}{for not fx83}'''One-Click Search Engines'''{/for} section of the Search panel. == Remove a search engine == #Click on the search engine you don't want to highlight it. #Click the {button Remove} button at the bottom, to take it off your list. #;{for not fx83}[[Image:Fx78-RemoveSearchEngine]]{/for}{for fx83}[[Image:Fx83RemoveSearchEngine]]{/for} {note}'''Note:''' You must use the Add-ons manager to remove any search engines installed as Firefox [[Find and install add-ons to add features to Firefox#w_what-types-of-add-ons-can-i-install|extensions]] (see [[Disable or remove add-ons#w_removing-extensions]] for details). <!-- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1546652 -->{/note} == Restore default search engines == If you remove any of the search engines that come with Firefox by default, click {button Restore Default Search Engines} at the bottom of the Search panel to bring them back. == Add a new search engine == #Click the '''Find more search engines''' link at the bottom of the Search panel. #*A Firefox Add-ons page will open, listing available search tools. #Click on the search engine you want to add and click {button Add to Firefox}. For more information about adding or removing search engines, see [[Add or remove a search engine in Firefox]].