Best alternatives to HCOS - Hide Chrome Omnibox Suggestions (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to HCOS, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.
HCOS - Hide Chrome Omnibox Suggestions today
HCOS alternatives, compared
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HCOS auto - Hide Chrome Omnibox Suggestions Auto
Automatically deletes Google search history and protects your address bar search privacy
≈1K users3.8★ from 12 ratingsUpdated 18 months ago3 permissions- About 9.0× fewer users than HCOS
- Updated less recently
- Listed under Tools
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Chrome Omnibox History Hider
Chrome Omnibox History Hider - do not display search history in Omnibox.
≈7K users3.4★ from 53 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years2 permissions- A similar number of users to HCOS
- Rated 0.8 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 3)
- Listed under Functionality & UI
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AMZ Suggestion Expander
Chrome extension to expand the number of search suggestions that are shown in the Amazon search bar.
≈200K users2.6★ from 109 ratingsUpdated 3 months ago11 permissions- About 22× more users than HCOS
- Rated 1.7 stars lower
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (11 vs 3)
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Suggestion Shield
Helps spot unsafe search suggestions in real time.
≈10K users4.9★ from 10 ratingsNo special permissions- A similar number of users to HCOS
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 3)
- Listed under Tools
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Omnibox NCR
Force google.com (aka Google No Country Redirect) when searching in Google Chrome Omnibox
≈1K users4.2★ from 9 ratingsUpdated 21 months ago194 permissions- About 9.0× fewer users than HCOS
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (194 vs 3)
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Suggest Scanner
Highlights scam-related keywords in search suggestions to help you avoid risky searches before you click.
≈20K users4.0★ from 23 ratingsUpdated 5 months agoNo special permissions- About 2.2× more users than HCOS
- Rated 0.3 stars lower
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 3)
- Listed under Tools
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Predator Search
Change the default omnibox (address bar) search to Predator Search.
≈50K users1.0★ from 4 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years3 permissions- About 5.6× more users than HCOS
- Updated less recently
- Listed under Tools
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Asia Live Search
Change the default omnibox (address bar) search to Asia Live Search.
≈30K usersNot rated yetNot updated for 2+ years3 permissions- About 3.3× more users than HCOS
- Updated less recently
- Listed under Tools
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AMZ Search Suggestion Expander | EcomStal
Expand the quantity of AMZ search suggestions displayed on the Amazon search result page, use the Google Chrome extension.
≈1K users4.6★ from 9 ratingsUpdated 3 months ago30 permissions- About 9.0× fewer users than HCOS
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (30 vs 3)
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EAB Omnibox
This extension lets you easily switch between your favorite search engines.
≈40K users3.8★ from 13 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years3 permissions- About 4.4× more users than HCOS
- Updated less recently
- Listed under Tools
HCOS alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to HCOS?
By users, the most popular alternative is AMZ Suggestion Expander with ≈200K users and a 2.6-star rating. The closest match by what it does is HCOS auto - Hide Chrome Omnibox Suggestions Auto.
Which HCOS alternative has the best rating?
Chrome Omnibox History Hider has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 3.4 out of 5 from 53 ratings.
Is there a HCOS alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Suggestion Shield asks for 0 permissions, against 3 for HCOS.
How many alternatives to HCOS are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to HCOS 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.