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How to Add Google Chrome's Search-Bar Capabilities to Firefox

September 5th, 2008 @ 8:00 am

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Categories: Software, Time-Savers, Web Tools

Tags: Google Inc., Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Web Browsers, Internet, Rick Broida

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Google Chrome’s coolest feature is its address bar, which not only pulls up your browsing history (just like Firefox 3’s Awesome Bar), but also runs a dynamic Google Search (meaning results start appearing as you type). Once you start using it, it’s tough to give it up.

Firefox users don’t have to: The CyberSearch extension adds instant Google-search capabilities to the Firefox address bar. It’s not quite as well-integrated as Chrome’s, but it does have the added benefits of smart, customizable keywords and other nifty features.

Click the above link to see CyberSearch in action, then use it to cure your Chrome envy. I did. (Hey, I’m loving Chrome, but until Google adds extensions, I will absolutely be sticking with Firefox.)

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