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Best alternatives to Pre-AI Search - Remove AI from Google (2026)

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

Pre-AI Search: reviews, users and permissionsBest Tools extensions

Pre-AI Search - Remove AI from Google today

≈10K users4.3★ from 57 ratingsUpdated 4 weeks ago1 permissions

Pre-AI Search alternatives, compared

  1. 1

    Hide AI Overview & AI Mode — Disable, Remove, Block Google AI Search

    Hide, disable, remove and block Google AI Overview and AI Mode. Clean, classic search results. Lightweight, private, no setup.

    ≈1K users4.7★ from 3 ratingsUpdated 4 months ago12 permissions
    • About 10× fewer users than Pre-AI Search
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for more permissions (12 vs 1)
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  2. 2

    AiHide - Remove Google AI Overviews

    Hide, minimize or remove Google AI Overviews (Gemini) and AI Questions (People also ask) from search results.

    ≈5K users4.7★ from 37 ratingsUpdated 12 days ago2 permissions
    • About 2.0× fewer users than Pre-AI Search
    • Rated 0.4 stars higher
    • Asks for more permissions (2 vs 1)
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning
    AiHide alternativesCompare side by side
  3. 3

    Clean Search - No AI Results in Google

    Chrome extension to hide Google's AI results and overview. Clean up search results, remove summaries, and browse distraction-free

    ≈2K users4.1★ from 19 ratingsUpdated 5 weeks ago2 permissions
    • About 5.0× fewer users than Pre-AI Search
    • Asks for more permissions (2 vs 1)
    • Listed under Accessibility
    Clean Search alternativesCompare side by side
  4. 4

    Hide AI Overviews from Google

    Removes Google's AI Overview so you can focus on classic search results.

    ≈10K users4.5★ from 17 ratingsUpdated 3 months ago194 permissions
    • A similar number of users to Pre-AI Search
    • Asks for more permissions (194 vs 1)
    Hide AI Overviews from Google alternativesCompare side by side
  5. 5

    Ace AI Search

    Bring the power of AI search from Ace to Chrome. Replace regular searching with smart summaries, insights, and answers.

    ≈1M users4.1★ from 409 ratingsUpdated 6 weeks agoNo special permissions
    • About 100× more users than Pre-AI Search
    • Rated 0.2 stars lower
    • Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 1)
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    No AI Search – Turn Off Google AI Overviews

    Turn off Google's AI Overviews and AI Mode and get classic web results on every search. One-click toggle, nothing to set up.

    ≈10K users4.1★ from 14 ratingsUpdated 3 weeks ago4 permissions
    • A similar number of users to Pre-AI Search
    • Asks for more permissions (4 vs 1)
    No AI Search alternativesCompare side by side
  7. 7

    Replace Google AI search with basic web search

    Automatically replaces the udm=50 (AI) parameter with udm=14 (basic web search) from Google Search URLs.

    ≈10K users1.0★ from 1 rating9 permissions
    • A similar number of users to Pre-AI Search
    • Asks for more permissions (9 vs 1)
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  8. 8

    AI Search Impact Analysis

    SEO analysis tool for AI Overview status on Google search, Perplexity responses, and ChatGPT conversations for unlimited keywords.

    ≈3K users4.2★ from 13 ratingsUpdated 2 weeks ago3 permissions
    • About 3.3× fewer users than Pre-AI Search
    • Asks for more permissions (3 vs 1)
    AI Search Impact Analysis alternativesCompare side by side
  9. 9

    Search & Chat AI

    Search smarter, work faster and do more with Search & Chat AI—a free Chrome extension powered by GPT-4o, the premium AI at no cost.

    ≈10K users4.9★ from 104 ratingsUpdated 22 months ago7 permissions
    • A similar number of users to Pre-AI Search
    • Rated 0.6 stars higher
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for more permissions (7 vs 1)
    • Listed under Accessibility
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  10. 10

    AI Search

    Stop wasting time browsing ad-ridden, Search-Engine-Optimised sites and find what you are looking for

    ≈1K users2.5★ from 2 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years1 permissions
    • About 10× fewer users than Pre-AI Search
    • Updated less recently
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Pre-AI Search alternatives: questions

What is the best alternative to Pre-AI Search?

By users, the most popular alternative is Ace AI Search with ≈1M users and a 4.1-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Hide AI Overview & AI Mode — Disable, Remove, Block Google AI Search.

Which Pre-AI Search alternative has the best rating?

Search & Chat AI has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.9 out of 5 from 104 ratings.

Is there a Pre-AI Search alternative that asks for fewer permissions?

Ace AI Search asks for 0 permissions, against 1 for Pre-AI Search.

How many alternatives to Pre-AI Search are there?

We list 10 close alternatives to Pre-AI 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.