xSearch for Safari

Name: xSearch for Safari
Price: 2.99 USD
Rating: 4.5 (211 reviews)
Author: 磊 汪

Switch search engine instantly

$2.99

211 Ratings
Ages

4+
Years
Category

Productivity
Developer

磊汪
Language

EN
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Size

16.4
MB

# 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.

Ratings & Reviews

4.5

out of 5

211 Ratings

Needs better setup instructions
Feb 18

Bling Diggity
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.
Needs better setup instructions
Feb 18

Bling Diggity

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.
It’s not working and nobody will respond to my emails….
06/10/2025

Playhrdr 6
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.

Developer Response
Hi,Thank you for reaching out.To clarify a few things:1.We haven’t received any previous emails from you — not even in our junk folder. It’s possible it didn’t go through, but we’re glad you got in touch now.2.Our app is a one-time purchase — there’s no annual subscription involved. If you paid for a subscription, it was likely for a different app, such as AdGuard, which you also mentioned.3.As you suspected, the issue you’re experiencing is related to iOS/Safari, not the app itself. We’ve seen this happen occasionally, even with major extensions. The app is installed and active, but iOS fails to show the extension in Safari settings.👉 In most cases, a simple iPhone reboot will bring the extension back. Please try restarting your iPhone, then go to Settings > Safari > Extensions to check again.If that doesn’t work right away, make sure iOS is up to date, and try reinstalling the app after rebooting. These iOS bugs are rare but unfortunately outside our contro
It’s not working and nobody will respond to my emails….
06/10/2025

Playhrdr 6

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.
Developer Response 06/16/2025
Hi,Thank you for reaching out.To clarify a few things:1.We haven’t received any previous emails from you — not even in our junk folder. It’s possible it didn’t go through, but we’re glad you got in touch now.2.Our app is a one-time purchase — there’s no annual subscription involved. If you paid for a subscription, it was likely for a different app, such as AdGuard, which you also mentioned.3.As you suspected, the issue you’re experiencing is related to iOS/Safari, not the app itself. We’ve seen this happen occasionally, even with major extensions. The app is installed and active, but iOS fails to show the extension in Safari settings.👉 In most cases, a simple iPhone reboot will bring the extension back. Please try restarting your iPhone, then go to Settings > Safari > Extensions to check again.If that doesn’t work right away, make sure iOS is up to date, and try reinstalling the app after rebooting. These iOS bugs are rare but unfortunately outside our contro
Fastest 2 bucks I ever spent
05/31/2023

dabe_glavins
It’s a simple problem, and here’s an elegant solution. Does exactly what I want. It even has the ability to completely replace the default search engine with one of the engines in the app. It is a little quirky in some ways, for example if you use a non-default engine, click a link, then go back, the extension will override the back request and switch the search to the app’s default. However, I won’t dock anything cause the feature is hidden away under an “advanced” tab, likely due to quirks like this. The main app functionality works perfectly.Edit: Just poked around some more and there are different override modes for the feature I mentioned… that fix the problem I also mentioned. This is why I pay money for apps lol
Fastest 2 bucks I ever spent
05/31/2023

dabe_glavins

It’s a simple problem, and here’s an elegant solution. Does exactly what I want. It even has the ability to completely replace the default search engine with one of the engines in the app. It is a little quirky in some ways, for example if you use a non-default engine, click a link, then go back, the extension will override the back request and switch the search to the app’s default. However, I won’t dock anything cause the feature is hidden away under an “advanced” tab, likely due to quirks like this. The main app functionality works perfectly.Edit: Just poked around some more and there are different override modes for the feature I mentioned… that fix the problem I also mentioned. This is why I pay money for apps lol
Essential Tool for Safari
04/18/2022

liam.11
This app is incredibly useful. Being able to use a custom default search engine is great (which got even better in the most recent update). Where xSearch really shines is once you add many different search engines and prefixes, especially custom ones. You can even setup something like “gi” to go straight to Google Images, saving yourself a click. I honestly couldn’t use Safari without xSearch at this point.
Essential Tool for Safari
04/18/2022

liam.11

This app is incredibly useful. Being able to use a custom default search engine is great (which got even better in the most recent update). Where xSearch really shines is once you add many different search engines and prefixes, especially custom ones. You can even setup something like “gi” to go straight to Google Images, saving yourself a click. I honestly couldn’t use Safari without xSearch at this point.

Major Features in this release: ■ Last Search Token – Quickly reuse your most recent search by including the "%l" token. ■ Shortcut Bypass – Ignore shortcut triggers by starting a search with your custom bypass character, sending the query to your default engine. Meet xSearch 4.0 - Added support for Liquid Glass on iOS 26, iPadOS 26, and macOS 26 - Added support for iPadOS new Flexible Windowing - Fixed onboarding issue on visionOS (iPad compatible version) - Tweaked UI to improve overall user experience - Significant performance improvements - Fixed various bugs and enhanced overall stability