Whoogle Search

Adds Whoogle as the default search engine in your browser.

Whoogle Search - Firefox Add-on

Whoogle Search is a Firefox add-on that adds Whoogle as the default search engine in your browser. Whoogle is a self-hosted, ad-free, privacy-respecting metasearch engine. It allows you to search the web without compromising your privacy.

Add-on stats

Manifest V2 Overrides search engine
Daily users: 75
-2
Rating: 5.00
(5)
Version: 1.1 (Last updated: 2022-05-03)
Version code: 5399199
Creation date: 2022-05-02
Weekly download count: 3
Firefox on Android: No
Size: 23.75K
Full description: See detailed description

User reviews

Simple and effective
by R1, 2023-06-06
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Add-on safety

Risk impact

Whoogle Search requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details
  • High Can change search providers, which could redirect searches to malicious sites, posing moderate risk.
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Risk likelihood

Whoogle Search has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details
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