Integrating Search Engines in Chrome

In Chrome, you can integrate search engines and search tools via the settings menu. This enables a simple and particularly fast search.

• Integrating New Search Engines

  Open Chrome. Right-click on the address bar and select "Manage search engines" to go directly to the appropriate setting option.

  

  You will now see an overview of the standard search engines as well as a list of your already integrated search services under the heading "Other search engines".

  

  To add a new search engine, click on the "Add" button. A window appears in which you must enter the following information:

  • Search engine: e.g. "Ecosia"
  • Search shortcut: e.g. "eco" (For information on using search shortcuts, see the next tab)
  • URL of the search engine: e.g. "https://www.ecosia.org/search?q=%s" (Important: The normal URL of the search engine is not sufficient at this point. To find the URL, open the search engine in the browser and enter "test" as the search term. Now copy the URL and replace "test" with "%s").

  Click on "Add" to complete the process.

  

• Using Search Engines with Search Shortcuts

  Using Search Shortcuts

  You can switch directly in the address bar between the search engines that you have saved in the settings. To do this, enter the search abbreviation "bing.com" in the address bar followed by a space to use the Bing search engine, for example.

  

  Changing Search Shortcuts

  To change the search shortcut, right-click on the address bar and select "Manage search engines". Open the 3-dot menu of the search engine whose shortcut you want to change and click on "Edit". Now enter a new search shortcut. All characters are allowed except for spaces.