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

This article describes the '''Search''' panel of the Firefox [[T:optionsorpreferences]] page. This is where you can add or remove search engines, change which search engine is used by default and set whether or not search suggestions are displayed. <!-- Search panel options changed in Fx43; also need screenshots for win10 - see discussion {for not fx43} {for not win10}[[Image:Fx38-SearchPanel]]{/for} {/for} {for fx43} {for not win10[[Image:Fx47SearchPanel]]{/for} --> {note}To open the Search panel, click the menu button [[Image:New Fx Menu]], choose {for win}{button Options}{/for}{for mac,linux}{button Preferences}{/for} and select {menu Search} in the left pane. Another way to open the Search panel in Firefox is from the [[Use the Search bar in Firefox|Search bar]]: [[Template:changesearchsettings]] ;[[Image:search settings fx36]]{/note} __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}[[Image:default search 49]]{/for} {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} == Available search engines == Firefox comes with the following search engines: <!--this might vary per country. Check your defaults--> {for not fx49} * '''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 fx49} * '''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 fx43} ;{for mac,linux,win7,win8}[[Image:search suggestions 38]]{/for}{for win10}[[Image:search suggestion win 10]]{/for} {/for} {for fx43} ;{for not win10}[[Image:Fx47SearchSuggestions]]{/for}{for win10}[[Image:search sug settings 43]]{/for} *'''Show search suggestions in location 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]]. {/for} = One-click search engines = When you start typing in the [[Use the Search bar in Firefox|Search bar]] or [[Awesome Bar - Search your Firefox bookmarks, history and tabs from the address bar| address bar]], you'll see icons for other search engines you can search with: ;[[Image:AlternateSearchEngines]] 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. #Click the {button Remove} button to take it off your list. ;{for not fx49}[[Image:RemoveSearchEngines]]{/for}{for fx49}[[Image:remove search engine 49]]{/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.