Best alternatives to Search Safety (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Search Safety, 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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Web Safety
Stay protected while searching and surfing the Web. Never worry about suspicious websites again.
≈2M users1.2★ from 122 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years6 permissions- About 33× more users than Search Safety
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (6 vs 10)
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C/C++ Search Extension
The ultimate search extension for C/C++
≈3K users5.0★ from 11 ratingsUpdated 12 months ago2 permissions- About 20× fewer users than Search Safety
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 10)
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Avira Browser Safety
Your surfing made private and secure
≈8M users4.1★ from 3K ratingsUpdated 7 weeks ago10 permissions- About 133× more users than Search Safety
- Updated more recently
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Manuals Search
Set as a default Search provider to provide enhanced search suggestion for Manuals keywords in Omnibox and show Web/Manuals Results.
≈40K users1.5★ from 8 ratingsUpdated 20 months ago6 permissions- About 1.5× fewer users than Search Safety
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (6 vs 10)
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ArchShield: Safe Search
ArchShield enforces safesearch on multiple websites such as Google and Reddit while also blocking over 5 million harmful websites
≈1K users5.0★ from 4 ratingsNot updated for 2+ yearsNo special permissions- About 60× fewer users than Search Safety
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 10)
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Search and Replace
Search for text on a webpage and replace it with different text.
≈60K users3.1★ from 408 ratingsUpdated 3 weeks ago7 permissions- A similar number of users to Search Safety
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (7 vs 10)
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Search Online
Online Search Tool extension sets your default search setting to Online Search Tool with sponsored search results.
≈5K usersNot rated yetUpdated 12 months ago3 permissions- About 12× fewer users than Search Safety
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 10)
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Quick Search Tool
Search the web using this useful tool from the address bar.
≈100K users5.0★ from 2 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years6 permissions- About 1.7× more users than Search Safety
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (6 vs 10)
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To Do Search
To Do Search
≈10K users5.0★ from 1 ratingUpdated 22 months ago2 permissions- About 6.0× fewer users than Search Safety
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 10)
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Symbaloo Search
Easily search the web with Symbaloo when you open a new tab.
≈10K users3.7★ from 27 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years1 permissions- About 6.0× fewer users than Search Safety
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 10)
Search Safety alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Search Safety?
By users, the most popular alternative is Avira Browser Safety with ≈8M users and a 4.1-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Web Safety.
Which Search Safety alternative has the best rating?
Avira Browser Safety has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.1 out of 5 from 3K ratings.
Is there a Search Safety alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
ArchShield: Safe Search asks for 0 permissions, against 10 for Search Safety.
How many alternatives to Search Safety are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to Search Safety 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.