Add Ixquick to your Browser

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You can now easily add Ixquick to your list of Firefox search engines. Search engines appear in the drop-down menu next to the search bar inside your Firefox browser.

You can now easily add Ixquick to your list of Iceweasel search engines. Search engines appear in the drop-down menu next to the search bar inside your Iceweasel browser.

You can now easily add Ixquick to your list of Icecat search engines. Search engines appear in the drop-down menu next to the search bar inside your Icecat browser.

You can now easily add Ixquick to your list of SeaMonkey search engines. Search engines appear in the drop-down menu of sidebar when clicked on "Search" button next to the address bar inside your SeaMonkey browser.

You can now easily add Ixquick to your list of Internet Explorer 7+ (IE7+) search providers. Search providers appear in the drop-down menu next to the search bar inside your IE7+ browser.

You can now easily add Ixquick to your list of Google Chrome search engines. During installation, you would be asked for a keyword that you have to use with your search terms. You may choose your keyword as 'ixquick.com' and name as 'Ixquick'.

By downloading the Ixquick Plugin, you agree to our Terms and Conditions.

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Use HTTPS - more private but slightly slower

After installing, choose Ixquick from the search box's drop-down menu. Now you're ready to search: just enter a search term and press Enter!

After installation you can set Ixquick as your default search engine as follows:

Click the wrench menu icon, located in the top right corner of the browser.
Select "Options".
Click the "Basics" tab.
Click on the "Manage" button in the "Default search" section.
Click on the Ixquick entry and click "Make Default".
Click "Close".

To search, just enter a search term in the address bar and hit [enter].

If you decide not to make Ixquick your default search engine, you need to enter 'ixquick.com -your search term-'.

Or go to the SeaMonkey Preferences => Category "Navigator" => Internet Search => Change the "default search engine" in the drop down menu to "Ixquick".

CAUTION: You are presently using Firefox 1.5 or older which does not support the more private "POST" search option for this plugin. If this is a concern to you, please consider upgrading to a more recent version of Firefox.

Unfortunately your current browser does not support the use of search plugins. The Ixquick search plugins work on Internet Explorer 7, on SeaMonkey, on Firefox and on Google Chrome.

System Requirements:
- Internet Explorer 7.0+ (Windows XP, Vista)
- Firefox 2.0+ (Windows, Macintosh, Linux)
- SeaMonkey 1.1.16+ (Windows, Linux)
- Icecat/Iceweasel 2.0+ (Windows, Linux)
- Google Chrome 1.0+ (Windows XP, Vista)

You can now easily add Ixquick to your Opera browser.
The Ixquick search engine will then appear in the drop-down menu next to the search bar inside your browser.

Instructions:

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1. Go to http://www.ixquick.com.

2. Right-click on the Ixquick search box (on the left of the blue "search" button).

2. Ctrl-click on the search box (on the left of blue button).

3. Select "Create search" from the context menu.

4. In the "Keyword" field, insert 'ix'.

5. Click "Details >>", and check "Use as default search engine".

6. Click "OK", and you can use Ixquick as your preferred search plugin.

7. If Ixquick does not appear as default in the search box, click on the little black arrow in the Opera search box (right-top in your browser) and select Ixquick.

After installing, choose Ixquick from the search box's drop-down menu. Now you're ready to search: just enter a search term and press Enter!

Add Ixquick to your Opera Browser

Currently there is no solution available to add a Plugin for Ixquick to your Safari browser.

There are known problems of Safari 3.2+ crashing when installing 3rd party plugins, like Acid search.
Apple has been reported to be working on the problem.
At this moment we therefore recommend NOT to donwload any plugins in combination with Safari 3.2+.

You can add Ixquick to the Safari search box via the third party Add-on "Glims".

Instructions:

1. Please download and install the "Glims" Add-on from: http://www.machangout.com/ and restart Safari

2. Go to Safari -> Preferences and click on the "Glims" icon

3. On the left section, click on "Search Engines"

4. Click the "Add" button at the bottom

5. In the box that pops up,
     a) type into the "Name" field: Ixquick
     b) in "Query URL" field, replace the http://www.google.com/q=#query# with the
         http://ixquick.com/do/metasearch.pl?language=english&query=#query#
        (make sure the URL contains '&query=#query#')

6. Click the "Add" button and scroll till you find the Ixquick entry and drag it with your mouse to the top (you could also choose to uncheck all the other search engines)

7. Close the Safari -> Preferences and restart Safari. Now Ixquick should be visible in your search box, type a search term and [Enter]

You can now easily add Ixquick to your Safari browser.
The Ixquick search engine will then appear in the drop-down menu next to the search bar inside your browser.

Instructions:

1. Click dropdown in the search box of your browser.

2. Select "AcidSearch Preferences.. or Edit Search Channels.." from the dropdown.

3. If it is not present download and install the Acidsearch plugin from http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/15495.

4. After installing AcidSearch plugin and restarting safari repeat steps 1 and 2 and then go to step 5.

5. Click on one of the search channels to make the options active and click on "New Channel" (right bottom options).

6. Enter 'Ixquick' in "Title".

7. In "Prefix URL" enter http://ixquick.com/do/metasearch.pl?query=$0 if AcidSearch 0.7b3 or newer versions are being used, otherwise use this url http://ixquick.com/do/metasearch.pl?query=

8. Close the window and select Ixquick in the search box.

After installing, choose Ixquick from the search box's drop-down menu. Now you're ready to search: just enter a search term and press Enter!

Add Ixquick to your Safari Browser

You can now easily add Ixquick to your Konqueror browser.
To add Ixquick as web shortcut to your konqueror browser follow below Instructions.

Instructions:

1. Goto "Settings" in the Konqueror menu of your Browser.

2. Then Select "configure konqueror..".

3. Then choose "Enhanced Browsing or Web Shortcuts" from the sidebar on the left, and you will get a nice long list of shortcut.

4. Click "New" button.

5. Enter 'Ixquick' in Search Provider "Name:"

6. Enter 'http://ixquick.com/do/metasearch.pl?query=\{@}' in "Search URI:".

7. Enter your own shortcuts e.g: 'ix,ixq,ixquick' in "URI Shortcuts:".

8. Click OK.

After following these instructions, you're ready to search: just enter "ix: Web Intensive" and press Enter!

Add Ixquick to your Konqueror Browser