# Shared addon search

**URL:** <https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/shared-addon-search/30678>\
**Category:** Suggestions\
**Created:** [May 27, 2023, 8:39pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/shared-addon-search/30678 "2023-05-27T20:39:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![FileX](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/filex/32/14030_2.png) [@FileX](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/FileX)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2023, 8:39pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/shared-addon-search/30678/1 "2023-05-27T20:39:36Z")

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## Problem:

Addons are a main part of anki and make much stuff easier. However finding the right ones is nearly impossible, in case if you don’t open a thread every time. Also, there are many great addons drowning in the flood of addons that are rated high, maybe because of famous people who created them.

## Solution

My solution is just a simple addon search on the shared addons website or maybe even directly in anki, based on Tags, Titles and Descriptions or whatever else is useful.

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**Author:** ![MIZMU](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7993a0/32.png) [@MIZMU](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/MIZMU)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2023, 11:13pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/shared-addon-search/30678/2 "2023-05-27T23:13:42Z")

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In most (perhaps all) modern browsers, when you are on the addons page, pressing ctrl+f will open a search box through which you can search for the name of an add-on.

By the way, if you are looking for my addons, [you can find them here](https://ankiweb.net/shared/byauthor/429267424) 😉…

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**Author:** ![FileX](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/filex/32/14030_2.png) [@FileX](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/FileX)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2023, 7:59am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/shared-addon-search/30678/3 "2023-05-28T07:59:22Z")

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I know that exists but it doesn’t help much. If you are searching for a sepcific purpose, you have to hope the title is good enough too match or people will make the titles matching every possible search. That’s the problem this search would solve.