Search specific sites from the address bar
Chrome lets you use its address bar (omnibox) to search sites without opening them first. Go to Settings, click ‘Manage search engines’ and scroll to the bottom of the ‘Other search engines’ list. In the ‘Add a new search engine’ field, enter the site you want to search, a keyword to activate the search and the web address of the site’s search results page with ‘%s’ in place of the query.
for example http://www.bbc.co.uk/search/news/?q%s’. Now, when you type the keyword into the omnibar and press the spacebar, you will be able to search that site directly.
Search more sites directly from Firefox
The Firefox add-on Add to Search Bar lets you add any site to the browser’s list of search engines, so you can search it from wherever you are on the web. Just right-click the site’s search box and choose ‘Add to Search Bar’.
Find words without retyping them
If you often use the Ctrl+F shortcut in Firefox to find words and phrases on web pages, FindList can save you time. It adds a pop-up menu to the Find box that stores up to 50 of your previous search queries for instant access.
Find search terms faster using Quick Scroll
Ever click a Google search result and have trouble finding what you searched for on the subsequent page? Chrome add-on Quick Scroll solves this problem by showing you the relevant matches for your query so you can jump to them with a single click.
Search Gmail from the omnibox
Gmail Search lets you find messages in your Gmail inbox directly from Chrome’s address bar. Just type gs into the omnibox, press the Tab key or spacebar and enter a search term to find matching messages in your Gmail account.
Try a more private alternative to Google
If you’re worried about Google spying on what you’re searching for, why not switch to a less intrusive search engine? You have probably heard of DuckDuckGo, which does not collect any personal information, but also worth a try is Startpage, which provides the same search results as Google but does not record your IP address.
Discover where web images came from
Reverse-image tool TinEye tells you where an image came from, if it’s been modified and whether a higher-quality version is available. Install the plug-in (for Firefox, Chrome, IE, Safari and Opera), right-click a picture and choose ‘Search Image on Tin Eye’.
Discover similar sites to the current one
Google Similar Pages for Chrome finds you sites with the same type of the content as the one you’re currently viewing. Just click the toolbar button to view and explore the suggestions. For Firefox, you can install another add-on called Similar Pages, which recommends sites in a sidebar.
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