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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows 95, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 98
- Date added: April 16, 2005
- Total Downloads: 105,658
- Downloads last week: 73
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 27 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
Why use just one search engine, when you can put more than half a dozen at your fingertips? The Groowe Search Toolbar is one of an ever-growing category of Internet Explorer toolbar add-ons that provide access to a variety of search tools, in this case including Google, Yahoo, AskJeeves, MSN, Amazon, and Download.com. The interface is a bit cluttered, but we found it fairly convenient in practice. The list of favorite sites can be customized, and the toolbar adapts itself to the search engines you choose. For instance, it displays buttons for different download categories when working with Download.com. The pop-up-blocking function is fairly rudimentary, unfortunately. The software does not have the ability to block floating ads, and doesn't support "whitelists" that allow pop-up windows from trusted sites. Nevertheless, if you often work with a variety of search engines, Groowe might provide a welcome set of shortcuts.Publisher's description
From Groowe :Search Google, Yahoo, MSN, Ask Jeeves, AltaVista, Amazon, and Download.com search engines directly from your browser's toolbar. Groowe Search Toolbar is customized for each search engine included in the list. You will be able to perform all kinds of searches that some engine supports. If you can't find the page you are looking for, you can perform the same search on another search engine from the list. Groowe Search Toolbar also includes basic popup blocker. Version 2.0 build 14 fixes some bugs and includes minor changes to search engines included in toolbar. Google toolbar now has Gmail button as well as buttons for cached snapshot and similar pages link.
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User reviews
- Average user rating: 3.1 stars out of 27 votes
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3 out of 6 people found this review helpful
Version: Groowe Search Toolbar 2 build 14
Pros: it works
Cons: wouldn't install this on a normal pc. bed enough getting rid of it oin my test machine..
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Groowe Search Toolbar 2 build 14
Pros: I love this in firefox so decided to DL the IE version too. What a bummer...when you click the 'add search engines' button to add more site searches that you want you just go to a blank page at the authors site.
So no way of customizing=no use over other programs really.
Cons: Bad for not allowing addition of new sites!
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Version: Groowe Search Toolbar 2 build 14
"Toolbars are obsolete with IE7 browser"
Pros: Good toolbar for ie6
Cons: Toolbars are obsolete with IE7 browser Search Box and website like ieproviders.com.
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Version: Groowe Search Toolbar 2 build 14
"Best toolbar for IE and Firefox"
Pros: Simply the best made yet.contains all major shopping,software and major search engines all in one.
Groowe is also available for firefox,and can be downloaded from groowe.com
Cons: None****
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: Groowe Search Toolbar 2 build 14
Pros: Allows you to search on practically any engine. Firefox and IE versions availible. Dynamically changes for access to a search engine's best features (Altavista has babelfish button, Google has gmail button, etc.)
Cons: Does not provide spyware or popup blocking (shouldn't be a problem for Firefox users)
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