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Best alternatives to Freshy Search (2026)

10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Freshy Search, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.

Freshy Search today

≈10K users3.5★ from 2 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years6 permissions

Freshy Search alternatives, compared

  1. 1

    NewTab. Search

    The extension changes default search provider.

    ≈70K users4.5★ from 83 ratingsUpdated 23 months agoNo special permissions
    • About 7.0× more users than Freshy Search
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 6)
  2. 2

    Fresh Fruit Search

    Extension adding Fresh Fruit search engine to Chrome.

    ≈10K users1.0★ from 1 ratingNot updated for 2+ years3 permissions
    • A similar number of users to Freshy Search
    • Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 6)
    • Listed under Just for Fun
  3. 3

    Microsoft Bing Search for Chrome

    Set Microsoft Bing as your default search provider

    ≈7M users2.6★ from 138 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years10 permissions
    • About 700× more users than Freshy Search
    • Asks for more permissions (10 vs 6)
  4. 4

    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
    • A similar number of users to Freshy Search
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for more permissions (7 vs 6)
  5. 5

    Freespoke Search

    Search with Freedom. Make Freespoke your default search engine.

    ≈30K users4.5★ from 21 ratingsUpdated 23 months agoNo special permissions
    • About 3.0× more users than Freshy Search
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 6)
  6. 6

    Fast Search

    This extension updates your default search.

    ≈30K users2.2★ from 13 ratingsUpdated 20 months ago4 permissions
    • About 3.0× more users than Freshy Search
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 6)
  7. 7

    XFinderr. Search

    The extension changes default search provider

    ≈1M users4.0★ from 324 ratingsUpdated 8 months agoNo special permissions
    • About 100× more users than Freshy Search
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 6)
  8. 8

    Wonder Search

    Change your default search provider to Wonder Search

    ≈3K users5.0★ from 1 rating2 permissions
    • About 3.3× fewer users than Freshy Search
    • Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 6)
  9. 9

    Microsoft Bing Search Engine

    Set Microsoft Bing as your default search provider

    ≈400K users5.0★ from 1 ratingNot updated for 2+ years8 permissions
    • About 40× more users than Freshy Search
    • Asks for more permissions (8 vs 6)
  10. 10

    Search Online

    Online Search Tool extension sets your default search setting to Online Search Tool with sponsored search results.

    ≈5K usersNot rated yetUpdated 13 months ago3 permissions
    • About 2.0× fewer users than Freshy Search
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 6)
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning

Freshy Search alternatives: questions

What is the best alternative to Freshy Search?

By users, the most popular alternative is Microsoft Bing Search for Chrome with ≈7M users and a 2.6-star rating. The closest match by what it does is NewTab. Search.

Which Freshy Search alternative has the best rating?

NewTab. Search has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.5 out of 5 from 83 ratings.

Is there a Freshy Search alternative that asks for fewer permissions?

NewTab. Search asks for 0 permissions, against 6 for Freshy Search.

How many alternatives to Freshy Search are there?

We list 10 close alternatives to Freshy 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.