Best alternatives to Safe Search 2.1 (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Safe Search 2.1, 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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Safe Search 2.1 alternatives, compared
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Safe Search
Extension changes default search to SearchingSafely.com
≈3K users4.0★ from 5 ratingsNot updated for 4+ yearsNo special permissions- About 1.5× more users than Safe Search 2.1
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 1)
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Quick Safe Search
Sets Yahoo as your default search engine for fast, reliable web search.
≈40K users3.9★ from 54 ratingsUpdated 6 months agoNo special permissions- About 20× more users than Safe Search 2.1
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 1)
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My Safe Search
Set your search provider to mysafesearch.co
≈1K users3.5★ from 2 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years5 permissions- About 2.0× fewer users than Safe Search 2.1
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 1)
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Fast Safe Search
Helps ensure safer browsing by flagging risky words and keeping your searches secure.
≈20K users4.3★ from 20 ratingsUpdated 11 months agoNo special permissions- About 10× more users than Safe Search 2.1
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 1)
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AVG Safe Search
Search safely online by enabling AVG Safe Search as your default search provider for maximum protection on Chrome.
≈60K users3.5★ from 16 ratingsUpdated 4 months ago9 permissions- About 30× more users than Safe Search 2.1
- Asks for more permissions (9 vs 1)
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NewTab. Search
The extension changes default search provider.
≈70K users4.5★ from 83 ratingsUpdated 23 months agoNo special permissions- About 35× more users than Safe Search 2.1
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 1)
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Avast Safe Search
Search safely online by enabling Avast Safe Search as your default search provider for maximum protection on Chrome.
≈40K users4.4★ from 15 ratingsUpdated 4 months ago9 permissions- About 20× more users than Safe Search 2.1
- Asks for more permissions (9 vs 1)
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Norton Safe Search
Search safely online by enabling Norton Safe Search as your default search provider for maximum protection on Chrome.
≈5M users2.7★ from 374 ratingsUpdated 4 weeks ago9 permissions- About 2500× more users than Safe Search 2.1
- Asks for more permissions (9 vs 1)
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Norton Safe Search Plus
Search safely online by enabling Norton Safe Search Plus as your default search provider for maximum protection.
≈400K users3.2★ from 5 ratingsUpdated 7 months ago7 permissions- About 200× more users than Safe Search 2.1
- Asks for more permissions (7 vs 1)
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SafeSearch
Search with SafeSearch.
≈2K users4.2★ from 5 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years2 permissions- A similar number of users to Safe Search 2.1
- Asks for more permissions (2 vs 1)
Safe Search 2.1 alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Safe Search 2.1?
By users, the most popular alternative is Norton Safe Search with ≈5M users and a 2.7-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Safe Search.
Which Safe Search 2.1 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 Safe Search 2.1 alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Safe Search asks for 0 permissions, against 1 for Safe Search 2.1.
How many alternatives to Safe Search 2.1 are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to Safe Search 2.1 on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
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