Inquisitor 3.0 (v52)
Updated: 21.05.08
License: Freeware
URL: Inquisitor 3.0 (v52)
Requires: 10.4+ Safari 2.0+
A free InputManager plugin from David Watanabe (Acquisition, NewsFire) that adds live predictive searching to Safari. This replaces the current search bar functionality with a fast live-search style drop down. Start typing your search, and the list appears with possible queries.
This replaces other extensions search functions, such as Saft.
- Includes searches from your search history in the suggestion pop-down, highlighted and prioritized by the last time searched.
- User-customizable shortcut-triggered search sites. For example (using the default settings), hitting return in the search field searches Google, option-return takes you directly to the first Google result, control-return takes you to A9.com’s results, option-command-i does an image search, etc. These shortcuts also work when the search field is not active, so you can flip between different search sites with relative ease simply by using the keyboard.
- Option to do background prefetching of the first search result, which can moderately speed up the search.
- Command-enter will open the search in a new tab, as per the standard Safari behavior. Also, command-shift-return opens the search in a new selected tab, command-option-return opens the search in a background window, etc.
- Adds search engine options at the bottom of the window
- Search results include summary
- a search site preset library
- reordering of search sites
- the ability to configure the number of suggestions provided
- the ability to invert the order of search suggestions and instant results
- automatic download of custom favorites icons for search sites
- includes a graphite theme
A cut-down web version is also available for use in other browsers.
Changes for 3.0 (v52)
- Improved performance
- Simplified process for switching search providers
- Removed affiliate links
Changes for 3.0 (v42)
This release fixes issues with Google.com (US) instant results that had emerged due to recent changes introduced by Google.
Changes for 3.0
- Inquisitor 3 is freeware now.
- Performance Optimizations & Bug fixes.
- New UI Style
- Preferences moved to Safari preference pane
- Prioritize results by users’s historical behaviour.
Changes for 2.6
- Compatibility update for Mac OS 10.5 (Leopard). No need to install unless you’re a developer with a preview copy of Leopard!