Best alternatives to Family Search (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Family Search, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.
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Family Search alternatives, compared
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Fast Search
This extension updates your default search.
≈30K users2.2★ from 13 ratingsUpdated 19 months ago4 permissions- About 3.3× fewer users than Family Search
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 3)
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Search Pro
Rapidly search the web with Search Pro!
≈50K usersNot rated yetNot updated for 2+ years1 permissions- About 2.0× fewer users than Family Search
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 3)
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Web Search
Update your Default Search! This extension sets Yahoo as your default search engine.
≈10K users3.6★ from 5 ratingsNot updated for 4+ years7 permissions- About 10× fewer users than Family Search
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (7 vs 3)
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Easy Search
Easy Search provides clearer search suggestions for common online actions directly in the address bar.
≈10K users4.9★ from 12 ratingsNo special permissions- About 10× fewer users than Family Search
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 3)
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Freshy Search
Set Freshy Search as a Default Search provider.
≈10K users3.5★ from 2 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years6 permissions- About 10× fewer users than Family Search
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (6 vs 3)
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EAB Search
Easily switch between search engine providers.
≈80K users4.2★ from 10 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years3 permissions- A similar number of users to Family Search
- Updated less recently
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Snap Search
A faster and more secure way to search the web.
≈60K users4.7★ from 10 ratingsNo special permissions- About 1.7× fewer users than Family Search
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 3)
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Search All
The easiest way to access different search engines.
≈20K users4.4★ from 188 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years11 permissions- About 5.0× fewer users than Family Search
- Rated 0.2 stars higher
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (11 vs 3)
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XFinderr. Search
The extension changes default search provider
≈1M users3.9★ from 322 ratingsUpdated 7 months agoNo special permissions- About 10× more users than Family Search
- Rated 0.3 stars lower
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 3)
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Earth Search for Chrome
This extension adjusts your browser’s default search provider to yahoo, giving you a quick and seamless way to search the web…
≈60K users1.0★ from 2 ratingsNo special permissions- About 1.7× fewer users than Family Search
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 3)
Family Search alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Family Search?
By users, the most popular alternative is XFinderr. Search with ≈1M users and a 3.9-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Fast Search.
Which Family Search alternative has the best rating?
Search All has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.4 out of 5 from 188 ratings.
Is there a Family Search alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Easy Search asks for 0 permissions, against 3 for Family Search.
How many alternatives to Family Search are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to Family Search on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.