Best Free Search Toolbar
Search toolbars allow users to do web searches without having to go to the home page of a search engine. This really saves a lot of time. All three recommended products work with both Internet Explorer and Firefox.
The "best" in terms of features is probably Yahoo's Toolbar which includes anti-spyware capabilities as well as popup blocking.
My only beef with the Yahoo product is that I prefer to use Google for my web searches rather than Yahoo, and that's why I use the Google Desktop toolbar which also offers popup blocking though no anti-spyware features. It includes a useful web form spell-checker and a few other goodies not found in the Yahoo product.
Some folks still like Dave’s Quick Search Bar because it gives access to multiple search engines. Another advantage is that it resides in your task bar, rather than your browser, so it's easily accessible from any application. Other features include a dictionary, thesaurus, calculator, and a lot of customizability.
Yahoo Toolbar
Website: http://toolbar.yahoo.com/ie
Download link: http://toolbar.yahoo.com/ie
Author: Yahoo
Version: 7.2
Date: Unknown
Download file size: 2.6 MB
License: Freeware
Operating systems supported: Windows 2000 or later
64 Bit version available: No, but this 32 bit program works in a 64 bit environment
Portable version available: No
Non-English languages supported: Many
Additional Software Required: Internet Explorer 6.0 (or later) and/or Firefox
Google Desktop
Website: http://desktop.google.com/en/
Download link: http://desktop.google.com/en/
Author: Google
Version: Unknown
Date: Unknown
Download file size: Unknown
License: Freeware
Operating systems supported: XP/2003 SP3+/Vista and Linux and Mac
64 Bit version available: No, but this 32 bit program runs in a 64 bit environment
Portable version available: No
Non-English languages supported: Many
Additional Software Required: None
Dave's Quick Search Taskbar Toolbar Deskbar
Website: http://www.dqsd.net/
Download link: http://www.dqsd.net/
Author: Dave Bau
Version: 3.1.9.2
Date: 04/05/2006
Download file size: Unknown
License: Freeware
Operating systems supported: Windows
64 Bit version available: No
Portable version available: No
Non-English languages supported: No
Additional Software Required: None
See also Best Free Internet Explorer Add-ins.
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Is this topic even relevent anymore? Don't all the new web browsers have a built in search engine toolbar?
i need a toolbar which will allow me add my google adsense custom search engine to it www.funroundup.com
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why not simply add the search plugins you want? no need for an aditional toolbar, thanks.
I think you're missing the best desktop search option: Copernic Desktop. It's free and simply blows anything else away.
Firefox has a great search toolbar called Web search Pro. I use it all the time.
http://www.groowe.com/
Toolbar which includes multiple search engines. Also allows browsing of search engine directories.
for ie and also firefox
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