Best alternatives to Safe Web (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Safe Web, 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 Web alternatives, compared
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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 4.4× more users than Safe Web
- Rated 0.7 stars lower
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 9)
- Listed under Tools
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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 2.2× more users than Safe Web
- Rated 0.3 stars lower
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 9)
- Listed under Tools
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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 3.0× fewer users than Safe Web
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 9)
- Listed under Tools
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Safe Search 2.1
Extension changes default search to SearchingSafely.com
≈2K usersNot rated yet1 permissions- About 4.5× fewer users than Safe Web
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 9)
- Listed under Tools
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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 9.0× fewer users than Safe Web
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (5 vs 9)
- Listed under Tools
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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 6.7× more users than Safe Web
- Updated more recently
- Listed under Tools
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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 556× more users than Safe Web
- Rated 1.9 stars lower
- Updated more recently
- Listed under Tools
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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 44× more users than Safe Web
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (7 vs 9)
- Listed under Tools
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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 4.4× more users than Safe Web
- Updated more recently
- Listed under Tools
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Website Whitelist | Safe browsing for kids
Control website access with Parental Control. Manage allowed sites to boost productivity. Simple and easy.
≈5K users4.4★ from 38 ratingsUpdated 7 days ago6 permissions- About 1.8× fewer users than Safe Web
- Rated 0.2 stars lower
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (6 vs 9)
- Listed under Privacy & Security
Safe Web alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Safe Web?
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 Quick Safe Search.
Which Safe Web alternative has the best rating?
Quick Safe Search has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 3.9 out of 5 from 54 ratings.
Is there a Safe Web alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Quick Safe Search asks for 0 permissions, against 9 for Safe Web.
How many alternatives to Safe Web are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to Safe Web 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.