Search Plug-ins
Introduction
Add a search engine to the quick search box of your internet browser by using a search plug-in:
After installation, the plug-in will enable you to submit a search query in the selected service without requesting the specific interface first.
Afterwards, you are directly taken to the respective result screen provided by the resource.
Search plug-ins are supported by Firefox (from version 2.0) and Internet Explorer (from version 7.0), and Google Chrome.
Search plug-ins available
Generally, you should be able to add search plug-ins via the search plug-in dialog of your browser.
OpenSearch Specification
The specification of the OpenSearch format may be found here.
Useful links
- Creating OpenSearch Plug-Ins for Firefox.
- OpenSearch.org about OpenSearch.
- GBV documentation. Overview of file formats, installation procedure, samples.