This Firefox add-on has me seriously giddy, it has to be one of the top add-ons I’ve ever used, helps solidify my passion for being a Firefox user. OpenSearchFox adds the ability to quickly and easily add the search engine feature of any site to the built in search bar in Firefox. The default install of Firefox includes Google, Amazon, Yahoo and a few others and allows you to add about a dozen more, including Wikipedia, but what about all the other sites that have content that you search often?

Once you install the add-on, simply right click inside any websites search box, like in the top right corner here at Randomn3ss, and click the Add OpenSearch plugin. You will be guided through a few customization steps and then asked to click finish. The site is now searchable right from Firefox. The only minor bug I’ve found thus far is that you need to wait until the page is fully loaded before starting, otherwise the favicon won’t transfer into the search options.

So besides using this add-on to search Randomn3ss, what else is this useful for? For me, I’ve added several torrent sites as well as support / development sites that I frequently search and Lifehacker.com, a true wealth of knowledge. Hell, you could even use this add-on for MySpace to get your stalker on.