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# Featured in the App Store across 63 countries & regions
# Featured on Dailytekk's YouTube channel: "BEST iPad Browser Extensions (Apps)"
# Featured on Christopher Lawley's YouTube channel: "Must Have Safari Extension for iOS/iPadOS 15"
# Featured on MacStories's YouTube channel: "Safari Extensions for iPhone and iPad"
# Featured on MacStories: "Beyond ChatGPT’s Extension: How to Redirect Safari Searches to Any LLM"
Upgrade your Safari browsing with xSearch, the all-in-one search tool for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS with just one purchase.
xSearch lets you instantly switch between multiple search engines and even search directly from Spotlight, making your browsing faster and more efficient.
For example, type "g apple" to search for "apple" using Google, or "ddg apple" to search with DuckDuckGo.
Privacy is a top priority: xSearch requests only the permissions it needs. On iOS 17, iPadOS 17, macOS 14 and later, it requires permission to view browsing history to function properly within Safari, but it only accesses the current session's URL to identify the search engine. All processing is done locally, and your personal information never leaves your device, ensuring your privacy is fully protected.
Some of xSearch's key features include:
■ Quickly switch between search engines using shortcuts.
■ Use URL Scheme to search within other apps, such as X (Twitter).
■ Customize Safari's default search engine with xSearch's variety of engines.
■ Multisearch capability enables simultaneous searching across multiple engines with a single shortcut.
■ Random mode in multisearch allows the system to automatically select an engine for you during searches.
■ Last Search Token remembers your previous query, letting you reuse it instantly without retyping.
■ Integration with Shortcuts provides convenient access to xSearch from anywhere.
■ Use the share extension to search any text in any app with xSearch.
■ Synchronize your search engines across all your devices with iCloud.
■ Backup and share your search engines using the export and import JSON file feature.
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What is xSearch for Safari?
xSearch for Safari is a digital product or tool described as: 磊 汪
Where did xSearch for Safari originate?
Data for xSearch for Safari was aggregated directly from the Apple App Store community ecosystem, representing raw developer and early-adopter sentiment.
When was xSearch for Safari publicly launched?
The initial public indexing or launch date for xSearch for Safari within our tracked developer communities was recorded on September 20, 2021.
How popular is xSearch for Safari?
xSearch for Safari has achieved measurable traction, logging over 214 reviews and facilitating 4 recorded discussions or engagements.
Which technical categories define xSearch for Safari?
Based on metadata extraction, xSearch for Safari is categorized under topics such as: Productivity, Utilities.
What are some commercial alternatives to xSearch for Safari?
Our semantic intelligence engine identifies potential commercial alternatives in the SaaS space, such as Rescript, which offers overlapping value propositions.
How does the creator describe xSearch for Safari?
The original author or development team describes the product as follows: "# Featured in the App Store across 63 countries & regions
# Featured on Dailytekk's YouTube channel: "BEST iPad Browser Extensions (Apps)"
# Featured on Christopher Lawley's YouTube channel: "Must ..."
Community Voice & Feedback
It’s so helpful!
So I’ve had this extension forever but I’ve never been able to get it to work. Even making sure ONLY this extension was enabled and making sure the prefix was enabled and shortcut phrase was correct. Turns out, there’s an extra final step needed to get the extension to work. In Safari, when you tap the address bar, under the search section you should see an option that says “xSearch” with the icon next to it. You have to tap that and give xSearch the necessary permissions, or it will never work no matter what. Took me this long (months) to finally figure it out. Definitely need better setup instructions for this extension, as well as the ability toto re-access initial setup instructions in case a step gets overlooked.
Very nice tool
App
I like that its easy and simple
非常方便实用
A lot of people flip out at AI enriched search results and xSearch here can and will allow you to stick to traditional search methods with easy flags and shorthand when you’re conducting a search.
It took me a little while to get the feel for it but I didn’t watch any videos about it or anything, because I am fine with AI enriched search but find Youtube completely insufferably agonizing to use and avoiding that sounds great to me too.
easy access to Gemini AI Search, DuckDuckGo, bing Images all without having to change browsers or cramped mobile UIs. Just `^ai why is AI search controversial” and safari passes it directly to Gemini. Heck yeah.
It took me a little while to get the feel for it but I didn’t watch any videos about it or anything, because I am fine with AI enriched search but find Youtube completely insufferably agonizing to use and avoiding that sounds great to me too.
easy access to Gemini AI Search, DuckDuckGo, bing Images all without having to change browsers or cramped mobile UIs. Just `^ai why is AI search controversial” and safari passes it directly to Gemini. Heck yeah.
Love this extension, but its broken for google, even with no google shortcut set when I try to search in the google search bar it just redirects to the initial safari search bar query. not a big deal for me, just thought it'd be useful to report, thanks for the useful app though
I downloaded this app so I could use Brave Search. It worked for one day, and then Apple probably "caught me." The next day, nothing I tried (and there are many things to try, NONE of which will work) would allow me to use Brave Search. So save your money. Apple always wins.
So far so good
If you have custom search engines this app does exactly what you want (and way more if you’re interested). This is so powerful and beautifully executed. Thanks so much!
This little app does what it promises—nothing more, nothing less. Thanks!
I have not tested further, but it’s absolutely inane that such a useful and basic feature, which is in practically every other browser on the market, somehow did not make it into Safari. I will update the review if this extension end up disappointing.
Update 2025.06: Received response from developer, who explained what happened. This response should have been someone in release notes or popup screen in macOS, as this started happening around macOS 15.4, and wasn’t happening earlier. Keeping original review for historical artifacts.
Something fishy started happening to this app. It’s been solid choice for years, but recently it started to request additional permissions. Going back to the app change log you can see that “improvements and bug fixes”, nothing about extra permissions. Therefore uninstalled and warning all users.
Something fishy started happening to this app. It’s been solid choice for years, but recently it started to request additional permissions. Going back to the app change log you can see that “improvements and bug fixes”, nothing about extra permissions. Therefore uninstalled and warning all users.
When I initially bought and downloaded the iOS Safari app, it appeared, I toggled it on and everything was fine. A few weeks ago it disappeared from Safari. The app still on my phone and appeared active but the extension, gone. I’ve deleted the app tried reinstalling it more times than I can count, each time trying something different thinking maybe it was something I had changed or did to make it disappear. But from the time it was actively working to the minute it disappeared I hadn’t changed,added, taken away, reconfigured anything in my phone. Since I can’t get a response from support or the developer, I’ve resorted to seeking help from chatGPT. No success. I had a similar situation occur back in February with the AdGuard AdBlocker iOS Safari extension. Downloaded it, it worked for several weeks, then it was gone. Weeks later it suddenly appeared and was working, then it was gone again. Support? Not at all. And I had bought the annual subscription as well. I believe this is more of an Apple situation than an app issue. It’s really disappointing.! No help, nowhere to turn, no recourse, thank you Apple.
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