Best alternatives to Safe Search (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Safe 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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Safe Search alternatives, compared
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Safe Search 2.1
Extension changes default search to SearchingSafely.com
≈2K usersNot rated yet1 permissions- About 1.5× fewer users than Safe Search
- Asks for more permissions (1 vs 0)
- 2
AVG Safe Search
Search safely online by enabling AVG Safe Search as your default search provider for maximum protection on Chrome.
≈50K users3.5★ from 16 ratingsUpdated 3 months ago9 permissions- About 17× more users than Safe Search
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (9 vs 0)
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Safe Image Search
Default search extension that enforces Safe Browsing for image searches
≈20K usersNot rated yetUpdated 12 months ago4 permissions- About 6.7× more users than Safe Search
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 0)
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Safety Search
Default search extension that provides smart search commands in the address bar to find accurate results on subreddit
≈10K usersNot rated yet4 permissions- About 3.3× more users than Safe Search
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 0)
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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 3.3× more users than Safe Search
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (7 vs 0)
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oWebster Search
Extension changes default search to oWebSearch.com
≈10K users4.4★ from 5 ratingsNo special permissions- About 3.3× more users than Safe Search
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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 users2.4★ from 373 ratingsUpdated 3 weeks ago9 permissions- About 1667× more users than Safe Search
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (9 vs 0)
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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 3 months ago9 permissions- About 13× more users than Safe Search
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (9 vs 0)
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NewTab. Search
The extension changes default search provider.
≈70K users4.5★ from 83 ratingsUpdated 22 months agoNo special permissions- About 23× more users than Safe Search
- Updated more recently
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XFinderr. Search
The extension changes default search provider
≈1M users3.9★ from 322 ratingsUpdated 7 months agoNo special permissions- About 333× more users than Safe Search
- Updated more recently
Safe Search alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Safe Search?
By users, the most popular alternative is Norton Safe Search with ≈5M users and a 2.4-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Safe Search 2.1.
Which Safe 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.
How many alternatives to Safe Search are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to Safe 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.