Setting up AnySearch

Five steps, start to finish — here's exactly what each one looks like.

Step 1

Turn on the extension

Open Settings › Apps › Safari › Extensions › AnySearch, then switch on Allow Extension. If you use Private Browsing, switch on Allow in Private Browsing too.

AnySearch extension settings with Allow Extension and Allow in Private Browsing both turned on

Step 2

Open the extension menu

In Safari, do a search. Then tap the icon at the left of the address bar and select AnySearch from the pop-up menu.

Safari's page menu with AnySearch listed among the extensions

Step 3

Grant access

The first time, Safari asks whether AnySearch can see the site you're on. Choose Always Allow…

Safari permission prompt asking to allow AnySearch access, with the Always Allow option

Step 4

Confirm

Confirm with Always Allow on This Website — or Always Allow on Every Website if you'd rather not be asked again elsewhere.

Step 5

Pick your engine

AnySearch's own menu opens. Choose a search engine under Search With, and pick which of Safari's built-in engines to redirect under Redirect From.

AnySearch's menu for choosing a search engine and which built-in engines to redirect from

Don't see AnySearch in the pop-up menu in Step 2? Fully close Safari (swipe it away in the App Switcher) and reopen it — newly enabled extensions sometimes need a fresh restart to show up.