DuckDuckGo

To add DuckDuckGo to your Firefox search box, use a search plugin:

• Main plugin (Regular version, encrypted)
• HTTP (Regular version, non-encrypted)
• HTML (HTML version, encrypted)
• Lite (Lite version, encrypted)
• User submitted plugins from Mycroft

There is a known issue in Firefox preventing users from installing DuckDuckGo plugins. This issue should get fixed soon. In the meantime, follow the instructions under "While visiting a website" at http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Search%20bar (replacing YouTube with the DuckDuckGo homepage) to install DuckDuckGo.



To add DuckDuckGo to your Firefox address bar:

1. Type "about:config" into the address bar.
2. Search for "keyword.url".
3. Change it to "https://duckduckgo.com/?q=".
4. If you want instant-style search, change it instead to "https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!+".

To set DuckDuckGo as your homepage, drag this link to the home icon in your Firefox toolbar.



To make DuckDuckGo the search engine used when you select text and right click:
    (Also calls up DuckDuckGo when the search box has been removed and keyboard shortcut CTRL+K is used.)  

1. Type "about:config" into the address bar.
2. Search for "browser.search.defaultenginename".
3. Change it to the name of the DuckDuckGo plugin you use, e.g. "DuckDuckGo (SSL)"

To replace Google with DuckDuckGo in Firefox's default homepage (about:home):

1. Download and install the extension SQLite Manager.
2. Go to Firefox > Web Developer > SQLite Manager.
3. Click "(Select Profile Database)", choose "chromeappsstore.sqlite", and press "Go".
4. Click "Tables" from the left pane and choose "webappsstore2".
5. Open the "Browse & Search" tab, and change the value for the key "search-engine" to "{"name":"DuckDuckGo (SSL)","searchUrl":"https://duckduckgo.com/?q=_searchTerms_"}".

These extensions also use DuckDuckGo:

• FastestFox - you can highlight a word or phrase and get DuckDuckGo 0-click info.
• DDG + Google Suggest by Nathan Friedly (open source) - adds Google auto-complete.