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Please specify what the plugin you recommend does. Plugins of interest include those that provide access to http://search.creativecommons.org as well as those that work directly with CC-filtered search at specific providers, eg Flickr and Google.
 
Please specify what the plugin you recommend does. Plugins of interest include those that provide access to http://search.creativecommons.org as well as those that work directly with CC-filtered search at specific providers, eg Flickr and Google.
  
==Browser Extensions==
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== Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer ==
=== Firefox ===
 
  
* Firefox 2+ supports [[#OpenSearch Browsers|OpenSearch]]. To add [http://search.creativecommons.org CC Search], see the [[#OpenSearch Browsers|section below]].
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Chrome, Firefox, and IE support [[OpenSearch]]. To add [http://search.creativecommons.org CC Search] to your search bar, simply visit ''[http://mycroft.mozdev.org/search-engines.html?name=search.creativecommons.org&category=7&opensearch=yes this page]'' and click the "Creative Commons Search" link. This link contains javascript that should automatically add Creative Commons Search capabilities to your browser.
  
=== Chrome ===
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You can also explore [http://mycroft.mozdev.org/search-engines.html?name=creativecommons&opensearch=yes other available OpenSearch plugins related to "creativecommons"].
  
* Chrome supports [[#OpenSearch Browsers|OpenSearch]]. To add [http://search.creativecommons.org CC Search], see the [[#OpenSearch Browsers|section below]].
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== Opera ==
  
=== Internet Explorer ===
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You can add [http://search.creativecommons.org CC Search] as a custom search engine in Opera by following [http://www.opera.com/browser/tips/?feature=customsearch these instructions] on the [http://search.creativecommons.org CC Search] page.
 
 
* IE 7+ supports [[#OpenSearch Browsers|OpenSearch]]. To add [http://search.creativecommons.org CC Search], see the [[#OpenSearch Browsers|section below]].
 
 
 
=== Opera ===
 
 
 
* You can add [http://search.creativecommons.org CC Search] as a custom search engine in Opera by following [http://www.opera.com/browser/tips/?feature=customsearch these instructions] on the [http://search.creativecommons.org CC Search] page.
 
  
 
=== Safari ===
 
=== Safari ===
  
* There are multiple ways to add custom search engines to Safari. The URL for a CC Search query is <nowiki>http://search.creativecommons.org/?q=<search query here></nowiki>:
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There are multiple ways to add custom search engines to Safari. The URL for a CC Search query is <nowiki>http://search.creativecommons.org/?q=<search query here></nowiki>:
** [http://www.inquisitorx.com/safari/index_en.php Inquisitor]
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* [http://www.inquisitorx.com/safari/index_en.php Inquisitor]
** [http://www.machangout.com/ Glims]
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* [http://www.machangout.com/ Glims]
 
 
==OpenSearch Browsers==
 
 
 
To add Creative Commons search to a browser that supports OpenSearch (Firefox 2/3, IE 7/8, Chrome), simply visit [http://mycroft.mozdev.org/search-engines.html?name=search.creativecommons.org&category=7&opensearch=yes this page] and click the "Creative Commons Search" link. This link contains javascript that should automatically add Creative Commons Search capabilities to your browser.
 
 
 
===Other OpenSearch searches===
 
 
 
* [http://mycroft.mozdev.org/search-engines.html?name=creativecommons&opensearch=yes All OpenSearch results for "creativecommons" on Mycroft]
 
 
 
==Other browsers or plugins==
 

Revision as of 21:54, 2 November 2010

To access CC Search visit http://search.creativecommons.org or install a plugin to add a CC search helper to your browser. This page lists some options for the latter.

Please specify what the plugin you recommend does. Plugins of interest include those that provide access to http://search.creativecommons.org as well as those that work directly with CC-filtered search at specific providers, eg Flickr and Google.

Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer

Chrome, Firefox, and IE support OpenSearch. To add CC Search to your search bar, simply visit this page and click the "Creative Commons Search" link. This link contains javascript that should automatically add Creative Commons Search capabilities to your browser.

You can also explore other available OpenSearch plugins related to "creativecommons".

Opera

You can add CC Search as a custom search engine in Opera by following these instructions on the CC Search page.

Safari

There are multiple ways to add custom search engines to Safari. The URL for a CC Search query is http://search.creativecommons.org/?q=<search query here>: