# Adding Stract to the Web Browser 

While it is not currently recommended to use Stract as your primary search option, you can add stract 
to your browser by following the instructions listed for your respective browser. 

## Chrome

1. Navigate to [stract.com](https://stract.com)
2. Navigate to settings  
![chrome settings button](../assets/add_browser/chrome_search_1.png)
3. Select `Search engine`  
![chrome search engine button](../assets/add_browser/chrome_search_2.png)
4. Click `Manage search engines and site search`  
![chrome manage search engines](../assets/add_browser/chrome_search_3.png)
5. Scroll down to `Inactive shortcuts`  
![chrome inactive shortcuts](../assets/add_browser/chrome_search_4.png)
6. Select the peapod menu
7. Select `Make Default`  
![chrome make default](../assets/add_browser/chrome_search_5.png)


## Firefox

1. Navigate to [stract.com](https://stract.com)
2. Right click the bar.
3. Select `Add "Stract Search"`  
![Add Stract to Search button](../assets/add_browser/firefox_search_1.png)
4. Navigate to Settings
5. Select Search 
6. Use the `Default Search Engine` dropdown to select Stract
![Make Stract default search](../assets/add_browser/firefox_search_3.png)

## Microsoft Edge
1. Navigate to [stract.com](https://stract.com)
2. Navigate to `Settings`  
![edge settings button](../assets/add_browser/edge_search_1.png)
3. Select `Privacy, search, and services`  
![edge privacy, search, and services button](../assets/add_browser/edge_search_2.png)
4. Scroll down to `Services`  
![edge Services section](../assets/add_browser/edge_search_3.png)
5. Select `Address Search Bar`  
6. Select `Manage search engines`  
7. Click the menu next to Stract and select `Make default`
![edge make default button](../assets/add_browser/edge_search_4.png)


## Safari 

Safari only allows a small fraction of available search engines as a default search engine; however, you can add Stract 
as a site search option. What follows describes that process. 

1. Navigate to [stract.com](https://stract.com)
2. Open Preferences 
3. Navigate to the `Search` panel  
![safari search settings](../assets/add_browser/safari_search_1.png)
4. Select `Manage Websites...`
5. Select stract.com from the options  
![safari website options](../assets/add_browser/safari_search_2.png)


From here stract.com should appear in the search bar and you can arrow down to
it and begin typing.
![safari stract searching](../assets/add_browser/safari_search_3.png)