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AcidSearch is a search enhancement for Safari. It adds unlimited "Search Channels" to the Google search field. Channels can be customized in a nearly infinite variety of ways. AcidSearch also includes powerful features such as JavaScript support, the ability to import iSeek and Butler Search Sites, true hierarchical menu organization, and the ability to search multiple search engines at the same time. AcidSearch also allows you to access your search channels with key equivalents, shortcuts (a la SafariKeywords), and a contextual menu.
AcidSearch is available in English, Japanese, traditional Chinese, Italian, and French. It is compatible with Tiger and Safari 2.0.
Version 0.7b4: Release notes were unavailable when this listing was updated.
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| AcidSearch User Reviews (131 posts) | Write A Review |
 | Nov 29 2008 |
APIKOROS Version 0.7b4 appears to be incompatible with Safari 3.2.x. Unwilling to do without AcidSearch, I've backed down to Safari 3.1.2. I've also petitioned the author for an update of AcidSearch. Pretty please?
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 | Nov 25 2008 |
JPBN Safari v 3.2 (4525.26.12) on mac 10.4 acidsearch installed and safari collapses. please look at this serious bug. for i would love to have other search engines working in safari
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| Nov 26 2008 |
GRAHAM PERRIN At the developer's site http://www.pozytron.com/support I have suggested a) an update for compatibility with version 3.2.1 of Safari; and b) an update to the official page http://www.pozytron.com/acidsearch
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| Jan 7 2009 |
DEARLI13 i downloaded acidsearch and now safari keeps crashing. the website doesn't say how to remove it from the mac. can anyone help?
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| Jan 7 2009 |
DJC0 From Terminal.app, (in /Applications/Utilities) type: sudo rm -rf /Library/Application\ Support/SIMBL/Plugins/AcidSearch.bundle/ ... should do it.
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| Jul 4 2008 |
GARY W. Free software is great, but I also believe in people getting paid for their work, certainly nothing wrong with that. I think the developer may be underestimating the pent-up desire for this great little app to work dependably again on Safari, or even other browsers. I think if he/she were to put out a stable refined release that would really work dependably, he/she could rightfully charge a fair amount for it, and people, at least I, would gladly pay it. And perhaps he/she is working on it. And they may also have a life way beyond silly little Acidsearch. Anyway, here's hoping for an update soon, free or not. The ability to merely right click in any Internet search box and create a search channel in Acidsearch is awesome, not to mention it's other numerous capabilities/features. Unfortunately, I can use Acidsearch for several weeks with no problem, but eventually it causes Safari to crash absolutely every time a search of any kind is executed from within Acidsearch.
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| May 30 2008 |
MACERICG Very nice. This is the one feature from Firefox (via add ons) that I sorely miss when I'm in Safari. With the submenus, this actually works BETTER than the Firefox option. Working under OS 10.4.11 and Safari 3.1.1 and appears to be running fine. Thanks for the great work developer.
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 | Apr 15 2008 |
TYPER91563 Literally my favorite third-party add-on in the world because it allows putting a term into a list of customizable search engines simply by right-clicking the search text and the list appears next to it as a popup menu. The *only* reason I use Safari as my default instead of Camino (AcidSearch for Camino would be the ultimate one browser solution for me.) I don't think the developer spends much time on it because he can't afford to, so I would urge everyone to send him a small donation if possible (I am *not* affiliated with him in any way, I just think this is the greatest piece of add-on software I regularly use and it's too bad it can't be ported or at least polished out of beta status for Safari 3.) (He's also very responsive to emails, or at least has been to me.)
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| Feb 27 2008 |
WHIT_G I miss this add-on every day! Is there any hope of an update, or should I stop checking this page? I see no indication from the author here or on his site that he's working on a fix for Safari 3.
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| Feb 27 2008 |
MACUPDATE ADMIN At the developer site there is no email address available to contact the developer, however there is a form you can use: http://www.pozytron.com/acidsearch/bugs Maybe you can get info that way.
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| Apr 15 2008 |
TYPER91563 0.7b3 works for me on Safari 3.1, system 10.4.11 (with a couple quirks). Or, have you tried going back to 0.62? I just got a response from the developer because I made a small donation but he didn't mention how much time (if any) he's spending on it. If you send me a private message I'll give you his new email address (I don't want to put it on the web without his permission.) My dream: AcidSearch for Camino-->the ultimate solution to the multiple-browser question!
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| Apr 16 2008 |
WHIT_G Interesting - I was about to report, after reinstalling, that it still doesn't work, but what I just discovered is that it does work if I use the Enter key to activate my search. If I hit Return, it just toggles the search engine drop-down menu, as though I was clicking the search icon. I'd definitely rather deal with a small bug than not have the software at all!
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| Apr 16 2008 |
WHIT_G I spoke too soon - another bug seems to be that the menu also pops up when I hit the space bar. Unfortunately, that means I can't use it, since the majority of my internet searches contain more than one term. :(
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 | May 24 2008 |
RALPHEROO With AcidSearch 0.7b3 I just found a solution to the spacebar/return key bug. In the AcidSearch Preferences -> Options pane there is there is an empty box for:- Key to Show Search Channels Menu : [ ] If this is set to nothing then Spacebar and Return bring up the window. If you set this to a key combination then it frees up Spacebar to actually type a space and the Return key submits the request rather than having to use the Enter key. Hope this helps. I was just about to deinstall it. However when I first installed 0.7b3 this key press box was sort of hiding behing the Default Channel pulldown menu but after a while it appeared in its proper place at the bottom. Maybe it was reading corrupted settings from my previous 0.62 installation? | |
| May 24 2008 |
WHIT_G Grrrrr... I would love to attempt this, but for the life of me I can't figure out how to get my hands on v.7b3, and v.7b4 is making Safari inoperable (it seems to load but won't bring any windows up). Any idea how I can download 7b3? I've tried manipulating URLs both at the developer's site and the 7b4 download site.
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| Jun 22 2008 |
HOLYPOLY Funny - I've got the same problem as whit_g with 0,7b4 and Safari 3.1.1 under 10.4.11 on an Intel machine. Safari launches but no window loads, and Command-N does nothing. Opening a new tab forces a new window to come up with a strangly distorted Bookmarks icon, and clicking that icon OR opening a URL in the new tab makes Safari crash, as does an attempt to activate the "first" tab in the row. WebKit nightlies open a new window at launch, new tab works too. Opening a URL in the native window works, in a new tab the same action causes WebKit to crash, too. A new install of Safari 3.1.1 (even through Pacifist with the option of replacing everything) doesn't help. Removing the AcidSearch bundle from the SIMBL->Plugins folder restores Safari and WebKit action to normal, every time. However, the same combination works flawlessly on a PB 1,5 GHz 15'', as well as under Leopard 10.5.3 on a 1st gen Mac Pro.
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| Oct 29 2007 |
WHITEROCK SIMBL just put out an update so maybe Acidsearch will be updated soon. OSX 10.5 might be another problem. The author of Acidsearch doesn't accept email so let's hope he knows about SIMBL.
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| Sep 7 2009 |
AIRAKESH Just uninstall AcidSearch from your Mac machine and download and install Glims... a complete solution from Safari crashing problem. http://digg.com/apple/If_AcidSearch_causes_Safari_then_add_via_Glims http://airakesh.com
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| Sep 7 2009 |
AIRAKESH If your Safari browser having problem with AcidSearch i.e. causes crash when you try to added any search plugin to your Safari browser via AcidSearch. There is solution ..... just uninstall your AcidSearch and add search engine via Glims. Visit http://airakesh.com/blog/archives/2009/09/if-acidsearch-causes-safari-to-crash-then-add-your-favorite-search-engine-or-site-to-your-safari-via-glims/ ... for Quick steps to add a search engine to your Safari browser www.airakesh.com
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| Jan 10 2009 |
LMARTINA HELP!! am having continuous trouble with AcidSearch and Safari 3.2.1... on Notebook G4 Leopard 10.5.6, Have same OS on G5 PPC Desktop using Safari 3.1.2, so far no problems. Still want to know how do I disable or delete Acid Search from Safari 3.2.1?
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| Jan 19 2009 |
GRAHAM PERRIN Use Apple Finder. ~/Library/Application Support/SIMBL/Plugins/ /Library/Application Support/SIMBL/Plugins/ At one of the two paths, Finder will show to you: Launch Safari.
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