Add custom search engine version history - 17 versions
Add custom search engine by Tom Schuster
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Latest version
Version 5.0
Released Mar 30, 2025 - 65.87 KBWorks with firefox 58.0 and laterAdded support for (temporarily) uploading search engines to dpaste.org, becuase paste.mozilla.org is shutting down.Source code released under Mozilla Public License 2.0
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Version 4.2
Released Jul 20, 2021 - 65.2 KBWorks with firefox 48.0 and laterSource code released under Mozilla Public License 2.0
Version 4.1
Released Jun 2, 2021 - 65.14 KBWorks with firefox 48.0 and laterSource code released under Mozilla Public License 2.0
Version 4.0
Released Feb 2, 2021 - 68.36 KBWorks with firefox 48.0 and laterSource code released under Mozilla Public License 2.0
Version 3.2
Released Dec 10, 2020 - 68.26 KBWorks with firefox 48.0 and laterNew version allows entering "non-valid" URLs like http://%s.example.org that work with Firefox.Source code released under Mozilla Public License 2.0
Version 3.1
Released Jul 15, 2020 - 68.27 KBWorks with firefox 48.0 and later- Work around an issue with paste.mozilla.org when Name contains cyrillic letters
- Multiple instances of %s are now replacedSource code released under Mozilla Public License 2.0
Version 3.0
Released Jun 23, 2020 - 68.04 KBWorks with firefox 48.0 and later- Instead of using file.io this extension is now using paste.mozilla.org.
- Added a placeholder text for suggestionsSource code released under Mozilla Public License 2.0
Version 2.0
Released Jun 3, 2020 - 68.16 KBWorks with firefox 48.0 and laterUse an alternative approach for adding search engines in Firefox 78+ now that Mozilla disabled window.external.AddSearchProvider.Source code released under Mozilla Public License 2.0
Version 1.8
Released Jan 16, 2019 - 58.27 KBWorks with firefox 48.0 and laterAt the moment file.io will often return a "Too many requests" error to us. So we are adding file.io to the permissions to at least detect when this happens, during submission.Source code released under Mozilla Public License 2.0
Version 1.7
Released Jan 16, 2019 - 58.42 KBWorks with firefox 48.0 and laterSource code released under Mozilla Public License 2.0
Version 1.6
Released Dec 12, 2018 - 58.38 KBWorks with firefox 48.0 and laterAutomatically suggest a favicon URLSource code released under Mozilla Public License 2.0
Version 1.5
Released Nov 25, 2018 - 58.29 KBWorks with firefox 48.0 and laterMake extension page accessible via about:addons optionsSource code released under Mozilla Public License 2.0
Version 1.4
Released Nov 3, 2018 - 58.27 KBWorks with firefox 48.0 and laterAdded way of adding a custom search engine with Firefox 65+ (currently Nightly)Source code released under Mozilla Public License 2.0
Version 1.3
Released Oct 26, 2018 - 37.18 KBWorks with firefox 48.0 and later- Specify POST query parameters
- Use icon from your local computerSource code released under Mozilla Public License 2.0
Version 1.2
Released Sep 3, 2018 - 36.49 KBWorks with firefox 48.0 and later, android 48.0 to 68.*Add option to define the Suggestion URL and Input Encoding. Also added a preview feature.Source code released under Mozilla Public License 2.0
Version 1.1
Released Aug 1, 2018 - 36.73 KBWorks with firefox 48.0 and later, android 48.0 to 68.*Updated IconsSource code released under Mozilla Public License 2.0
Version 1.0
Released Jul 30, 2018 - 28.77 KBWorks with firefox 48.0 and later, android 48.0 to 68.*Source code released under Mozilla Public License 2.0