Various embodiments provide an embedded search bar displayed on a display screen of a computing device. Executable code for the embedded search bar may be loaded by a browser from a remote source. The browser may execute the executable code, thereby causing the embedded search bar to be displayed at a fixed position of a display screen. The embedded search bar may be an open and extensible container for applications. The applications may be content-driven applications or utility applications, representations of which may be displayed within the embedded search bar. The applications may interact with the embedded search bar via a set of public application program interfaces. The applications may monitor search queries and may provide information to be displayed within the embedded search bar. The embedded search bar may further include a search window for entering a search query to be performed over a third-party website.