Rated 5 out of 5 stars

by AndyJC on March 11, 2019 ·

Thanks Rob2 - it worked for me. The hardest part was getting a new xpi file - googled it and followed the "select all files & folders, send to zip and rename to xpi". Then it worked. Yippee.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

by Rob2 on Jan. 31, 2019 ·

Got it to work on 60.5.0. The trick is noted below in one of the other reviews -
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Editing_an_add-on_to_change_its_compatibility

I first installed 7-zip, then used it to change the maxVersion in the install.rdf file from 14.0a1 to 99.0. Make sure to save changes. Then install the addon from the changed xpi file. This also required a restart of Thunderbird (it prompted me with a handy button).

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

by alizona on Jan. 28, 2019 ·

You, sir, are a genius. All hail Nick Spirov.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

by Nick Spirov on Jan. 17, 2019 ·

==SOLUTION==
how to add Google Search (no plugin is needed):
1. Open Error Console (in Developer Tools menu)
2. Paste the following:
Services.search.addEngine("http://bwinton.latte.ca/Work/google.xml", null, "", {});
3. Press Enter
--- BONUS ---
how to add DuckDuckGo, replace the command:
Services.search.addEngine("https://duckduckgo.com/opensearch.xml", null, "", {});

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

by Firefox user bfbc2a on Nov. 29, 2018 ·

Really missed this add-on so I tried fudging the installation file to get it to load under TBird 60 as per this mozillaZine knowledge base article
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Editing_an_add-on_to_change_its_compatibility
changing maxVersion in the install.rdf file from 14.0a1 to 99.

I first did this on a TBird 60.3.1 system and the trick worked. It installed from file without complaint and Google was now the default, everything worked perfectly. I just repeated the trick on another system under TBird 60.3.3 and, although the xpi loaded just fine, google was not added to the search engine list. Hmmm? If I can figure out why the trick no longer works I'll update this review. Meantime you can try the trick and if it works then great, otherwise you'll have to wait for the authors or someone else to fix the add-on.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

by pip_pill on Nov. 28, 2018 ·

WTF Google search disabled and Google Tasks Sync is disabled also!!
Big brother is closing in!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

by Jim Kirk on Nov. 8, 2018 ·

Nov. 8, 2018. TB did auto update to 60.3.0 (32-bit). With this update, compatibility is enforced with this message, This add-on is not compatible with your version of Thunderbird. But now TB forces the ADD-ON TO BE DISABLED WITH NO WORK AROUND. Says to tell developer make it compatablile or it will never work.

So, will this ever work again?

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

by bigmalletman on Oct. 30, 2018 ·

Not compatible with Thunderbird 60.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

by Firefox user dbac38 on Sept. 29, 2018 ·

Fonctionne parfaitement.Merci.
Pour l'installer:
enregistrez "google-srarch"sur votre pc
-dans le menu à droite (trois traits horizontaux) cliquez sur "modules complémentaires"
-cliquez sur "extensions"
cliquez sur l'engrenage "outils pour tous les modules" et sélectionnez "installer un module depuis un fichier"
sélectionner votre fichier "google search"et cliquez sur "installer maintenant"
-redémarrer Thundirbird

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

by GabiNe on Aug. 25, 2018 ·

Can not install Open Search in TB 60 :(

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

by Natta Wang on Aug. 20, 2018 ·

Are you stop development?
I, now use Thunderbird 60.0 and plugin cannot install due to version incompatible problem.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

by coast40 on July 31, 2018 ·

Got fed up with Boing and tried the convoluted installation, and said BS, F this. Followed another reviewer's instructions, and added more to it.
Click DOWNLOAD NOW and save the .xpi file, go to TOOLS then ADD-ONS, click on the sprocket, then click INSTALL ADD-ON FROM FILE, select the .xpi file, click OPEN and INSTALL NOW, and Bob's your uncle.
Works on 52.9.1 (32-bit). Kudos to the author.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

by Firefox user 944a8f on May 6, 2018 ·

nice !

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

by Firefox user d8e57f on May 2, 2018 ·

Nor does the manual method.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

by DRago_Angel on March 22, 2018 ·

Really why not add Google Search Engine in default list?

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

by Michael Radeck on March 10, 2018 ·

who use that crap bing or yahoo search? who needs that? really please give us google search as option

v52.6.0 win 10 64

This user has a previous review of this add-on.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

by ihorizon on March 4, 2018 ·

Finally! Noticed today Thunderbird did not list Google in Mozilla Search Engine (Bing and Yahoo AOL - who still uses AOL search engines?) then to go through the headache of researching and after editing Mozilla/ Firefox/Profile/ random#s and when that didn't work then found this add-on only for to it not to self install and had to do it manually...Seriously? But thank you as what would I do without Google and Thunderbird?

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

by BinkBonk on Feb. 11, 2018 ·

Just install and works. Yay!
Dirty tactics though. If Bing wasn't such a pile of junk we would use it. Microsoft is trying to own the internet as well as all the operating systems, by any means possible. Ugly stuff.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

by Wade Faulkner on Feb. 11, 2018 ·

I followed the review below. Easy to do and works perfectly.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

by Anders on Jan. 25, 2018 ·

Installed manually after downloading. Had to Google (not Bing) how to do that but it's easy. Thank you.