Quick Search for ICSD

About

Quick Search for ICSD turns a chemical composition into a one-click search on the
Inorganic Crystal Structure Database (ICSD).

ICSD's basic search runs as a session-based web app, so a plain URL can't launch a
search. This extension bridges that: open an ICSD page with the elements in the URL
hash, for example

  https://icsd.fiz-karlsruhe.de/search/basic.xhtml#elements=U%20Te, 

and it fills the Composition and Number of Elements fields and clicks Run Query for
you. With no #elements= in the URL it does nothing, so normal ICSD use is unaffected.

Handy for linking straight to an ICSD composition search from a lab notebook, a
spreadsheet, or any internal page.

Requirements: you must have your own ICSD access (institutional IP or credentials) and
be logged in. This extension only automates the public search form — it does not provide
or bypass access.

Privacy: runs only on icsd.fiz-karlsruhe.de / icsd.products.fiz-karlsruhe.de, requests no
extra permissions, makes no network calls, and collects or transmits nothing.

Independent, unaffiliated tool. ICSD is a registered trademark of FIZ Karlsruhe.