Add-ons

Startpage HTTPS Privacy Search Engine by StartPage

Add Startpage - The World's Most Private Search Engine - to your search box. Startpage does not record your IP address. Search the Web in the best possible privacy!

Collector's Note DEFINITELY THE #1 SAFEST: basically Google without the tracking — no IP logs/cookies/data‑retention, is hosted off U.S. shores, and offers each search result through a free proxy (Privacy Policy). Appears identical to this.

DuckDuckGo (HTTPS / SSL) by DuckDuckGo

DuckDuckGo is the search engine that doesn't track you. We also have smarter answers and less clutter. This extension adds DuckDuckGo (HTTPS / SSL version) to the search bar. For more features, see the DuckDuckGo Plus add-on. Enjoy!

Collector's Note Already present in recent releases (31.1 and up in an effort to promote privacy). Fast and reliable, it offers a fairly balanced trade-off of privacy versus search time. Improved security for users willing to try something new.

Ixquick (SSL) by SSL Search Bar

Ixquick is a search engine that does not collect or share personally identifiable information. This search bar add-on utilizes SSL to protect searches between You and Ixquick.

Collector's Note [The sister of StartPage, basically the same.]

YouTube (SSL) by SSL Search Bar

YouTube is the world's most popular video sharing website. This search bar extension utilizes SSL to protect searches between You and YouTube.

Collector's Note Adds the secure (encrypted) version of YouTube to your list of engines. As an aside, the Electronic Frontier Foundation recommends using secure connections (SSL/TLS) as much as possible, whenever possible.

Google (SSL) by SSL Search Bar

Google is the world's most popular search engine. This search bar add-on utilizes SSL to protect searches between You and Google.

Collector's Note [Already present since Firefox 14.0.1 and up.]

Private Anonymous Search (Google + Bing + HTTPS) by SearchSecure

Privatelee.com (HTTPS) combines the best results from Google and Bing with the ultimate private search engine.

Privatelee does not save IP address or set uniquely identifiable or ad network cookies.

Features like WOT rating, infinite scrolling

Collector's Note Doesn't look very good.

Wikipedia (SSL) by SSL Search Bar

Wikipedia is an openly-editable, free content internet encyclopedia. This search bar add-on utilizes SSL to protect searches between You and Wikipedia.

Collector's Note [Already present since Firefox 34.0 (English-US releases only) and up.]

Twitter (SSL) by SSL Search Bar

Twitter is a social networking and microblogging service. This search bar add-on utilizes SSL to protect searches between You and Twitter.

Google + Bing + TAM = Qrobe.it (HTTPS/SSL/Private) by qrobe

HTTPS secured version of Qrobe.it

Qrobe.it searches Google, Bing and TAM simultaneously.

TAM instant answers, infinite scrolling, private, secure, SSL

"query /yt", "query /gm", "query /nf" searches YouTube, Google maps, Netflix etc respectively

Collector's Note Haven't tried it yet.

Blekko (SSL) by SSL Search Bar

Blekko is a new search engine that excludes content farms, and utilizes slashtags. This search bar add-on utilizes SSL to protect searches between You and Blekko.

Collector's Note Records some limited information about your searches, but deletes it after a specified time period.