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LibreWolf is designed to increase protection against tracking and fingerprinting techniques, while also including a few security improvements. LibreWolf also aims to remove all the telemetry, data collection and annoyances, as well as disabling anti-freedom features like DRM. If you have any question please visit our FAQ first: https://librewolf.net/docs/faq/

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Hi! How do I disable search with the address bar?

When I type things in the address bar, I want it resolved as a URL and never sent to a search engine. (If I do want to search something, I prefer to use the bar on the right.)

How can I achieve this in LibreWolf?

UPDATE: solution by @hobata below works. You need to set keyword.enabled to false in about:config. Or you need to create a file ~/.librewolf/librewolf.overrides.cfg and write defaultPref("keyword.enabled", false); in it.

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[–] verdigris@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

In Firefox the term is Omnibar, or at least used to be. I'm on Mobile where the option doesn't exist, but search settings for that.

[–] vas@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I remember something like this as well, but I suspect it changed with the last release or two. Currently, there is no "omni" in about:config.

[–] hobata@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I thing you be good with: keyword.enabled = false

[–] vas@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 weeks ago

Thanks a lot! This worked ✅