Custom Search Bar Widget CSBW

Custom Search Bar Widget CSBW

Nate Wren Design·4.0 ★·FREE

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Description

Gizmodo Review: http://fieldguide.gizmodo.com/how-to-save-a-ton-of-time-with-custom-searches-on-andro-1788952238

"It’s one of the best options we’ve seen for bringing alternative searches to the Android home screen."

The Next Web Review: https://thenextweb.com/apps/2016/10/14/this-swiss-knife-of-search-widgets-is-a-must-have-for-android-users/

"This Swiss knife of search widgets is a must-have for Android users"


NOTE: This app will change the appearance of the 'CSBW' search bar widget; NOT the appearance of your stock launcher's search bar. Add the CSBW widget to your home screen to apply changes.

GUIDE HERE: http://natewren.com/csbw-getting-started/

Custom Search Bar Widget (CSBW) is a fully editable search bar widget with a custom icon drawer. The widget can be changed in multiple ways to match your device's current theme. The drawer includes editable icons that can switch search engines, provide quick links to apps, or apply functions such as copy and paste.

FEATURES
• Fully customize all aspects of the search bar widget and icon drawer.
• Save search bar themes and load them later.
• Keyword search suggestions.
• Set-up search for installed apps instead of Google.
• Switch between search engines or apps such as Play Music, Spotify, Wikipedia, Amazon, etc.
• Add new search engines, or add new apps to search to the included icon drawer.
• Pre-made themes included for quickly applying theme to search bar.

PRO VERSION
• Customizeable Pixel Launcher Search Bar.
• Date option for Pixel Search bar.
• More customization options.
• Option to add icon drawer to home screen widget.
Note: If you see a gap on the side of the pixel widget, press and hold on the widget and select "Remove Padding" (Some launchers don't have this option. Nova Launcher is recommended.)

GOOGLE NOW vs GOOGLE WEB SEARCH
- Text searches default to Google web search
- Microphone Searches default to Google Now (Android 4.1+)
- These settings can be changed in Appearance>Edit Widget


CUSTOM SEARCH ITEMS
You can add a custom website's search by copying and pasting the results page URL into the custom field in CSBW.
In Add>Search Item>Custom:

1. Copy the URL of the search results page from the site you want to add.
For Example: http://www.imdb.com/find?q=cassablanca

2. Replace "cassablanca" with "%s" in the input field.The "%s" is a placeholder for the text you will enter into the CSBW search bar.

3. The URL you will add to CSBW Custom search item: http://www.imdb.com/find?q=%s

Developer

Nate Wren Design

Developer ID: 6399517168361664751

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Ratings & Reviews

4.0

3,515 ratings

500,000+ downloads

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55%
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6%
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4%
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12%

Recent Reviews

Joonas Palo

v2.3.0

Is there a way to change the default search engine on the widget? Mine defaults to google but I'd like a custom search engine to quickly check inventory at work. Mild inconvenience though, otherwise I love it.

Developer Response

Yes In the appearance settings of the app, you can set a default search app or you can set "remember last used search" to on. Thanks for the review!

10 Sept 2026

10 Sept 2026

Jason Hawks

v2.3.0

I don't know why the bad reviews complaining about things that are easily found in the settings.. I absolutely love this search bar 9 years later I stick by my previous statement

8 Aug 2026

Jason LeMonier

v2.2.2

annoying to use. have to pay for most things. just create your own app. tell ai to make exactly what you want

Developer Response

Sorry you weren’t happy with it!

5 Jun 2026

5 Jun 2026

Naz

v2.2.2

can you please add to make it a digital assistant

Developer Response

Sure, I’ll see what I can do on the next update. Thanks for the feedback.

30 May 2026

30 May 2026

Ezra Lüthi

v2.2.2

I really love this in theory but I'm having a problem. Using the free version, I can't adjust outline thickness, but I want the search bar to be just a white outline, and at the default line thickness, the corners of the search box are getting cut off. Adjusting the size and padding on the widget doesn't help. Please fix this and I'll give it five stars.

17 Mar 2026

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