Search Bar Shortcuts

Search Bar Shortcuts

Open web pages by entering keywords instead of full URLs. It is faster and more reliable.

What is Search Bar Shortcuts?
Search Bar Shortcuts is an Edge add-on that allows you to open web pages by simply entering keywords instead of full URLs. It is designed to enhance browsing speed and reliability by eliminating the need to type long URLs. With the Search Bar Shortcuts extension, you can set shortcuts for your frequently accessed websites and quickly open them directly from the browser search bar. This local extension works seamlessly with popular search engines and various browsers. Experience faster and more efficient browsing with Search Bar Shortcuts for Edge.
Merlin
Stats
Users: 430 ▼ -2
Rating: 4.50 (2)
Version: 1.0.1 (Last updated: 2021-04-08)
Creation date: 2021-04-08
Risk impact: Very high risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • tabs
  • storage
  • *://www.google.com/search
  • *://www.bing.com/search
  • *://www.ecosia.org/search
  • *://go.mail.ru/search
  • *://duckduckgo.com/*
  • *://search.yahoo.com/search*
  • *://yandex.com/search
  • *://yandex.ru/search
  • See more
Size: 2.04M
Stats date:

Other platforms

Search Bar Shortcuts
Search Bar Shortcuts (v1.0.3)
3.78 (9) 256
Not available on Firefox
Want to check extension ranking and stats more quickly for other Edge add-ons? Install Chrome-Stats extension to view Chrome-Stats data as you browse the Edge Add-on Store.
Chrome-Stats extension
Merlin
Summary

Open web pages by entering keywords instead of full URLs. It is faster and more reliable.

Sometimes typing a URL is faster than opening a bookmark. ⚡️Search Bar Shortcuts (Omnibox shortcuts) are built for people who often access some websites this way. The extension makes it even quicker, more reliable & predictable.

⭐️How it works

  1. Set the shortcut and the link it should open (like "e" = example.com);
  2. Type the shortcut into the browser search bar and hit ↵Enter;
  3. Instead of your search engine page, the extension opens the page you defined.

✅ Extension RUNS LOCALLY on your device. No data/request is ever sent or received.

Note: to achieve a natural feel, and due to technical limitations, the search results page actually opens. Then the extension reads your search request. If it matches one of the shortcuts, the page gets immediately replaced with the set page. This is why the extension requests access to your search engine page.

⭐️Supported

See more
User reviews
Simple extension with a lot of promise. This helps fill the feature gap from when I was using Firefox. I would love the ability to add parameters in the url, but I am greatly pleased to have this functionality back.
by David, 2021-12-03
View all user reviews
Safety
Risk impact

Search Bar Shortcuts is very risky to use and it requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Avoid installing this add-on unless you absolutely trust this publisher.

Risk likelihood

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

Upgrade to see risk analysis details
Promo video
Screenshots
Promo images
Search Bar Shortcuts marquee promo image
Marquee promo image