Best alternatives to Yahoo Search (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Yahoo 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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The Search Dude
See search differently. Set your search engine to Search Dude!
≈1K usersNot rated yetNot updated for 3+ years1 permissions- About 100× fewer users than Yahoo Search
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 5)
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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 10× fewer users than Yahoo Search
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (7 vs 5)
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Multi Search
Search engine selector, to ease your switch through different engines.
≈20K users4.0★ from 7 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years2 permissions- About 5.0× fewer users than Yahoo Search
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 5)
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Yellow Search
Make Yellow Search your default search engine.
≈100K users4.8★ from 800 ratingsNot updated for 4+ years3 permissions- A similar number of users to Yahoo Search
- Rated 1.5 stars higher
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 5)
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Search All
The easiest way to access different search engines.
≈20K users4.4★ from 188 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years11 permissions- About 5.0× fewer users than Yahoo Search
- Rated 1.1 stars higher
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (11 vs 5)
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Yandex Search
Enter search requests in the address field and get results from Yandex
≈4M users1.2★ from 26 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years15 permissions- About 40× more users than Yahoo Search
- Rated 2.2 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (15 vs 5)
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Yandex Search
Enter search requests in the address field and get results from Yandex
≈4M users1.4★ from 18 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years15 permissions- About 40× more users than Yahoo Search
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (15 vs 5)
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Yandex Search
Enter search requests in the address field and get results from Yandex
≈4M users1.7★ from 12 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years14 permissions- About 40× more users than Yahoo Search
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (14 vs 5)
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Yandex Search
Enter search requests in the address field and get results from Yandex
≈4M users1.6★ from 14 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years15 permissions- About 40× more users than Yahoo Search
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (15 vs 5)
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Yandex Search
Enter search requests in the address field and get results from Yandex
≈1M users3.2★ from 491 ratingsUpdated 7 months ago14 permissions- About 10× more users than Yahoo Search
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (14 vs 5)
Yahoo Search alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Yahoo Search?
By users, the most popular alternative is Yandex Search with ≈4M users and a 1.2-star rating. The closest match by what it does is The Search Dude.
Which Yahoo Search alternative has the best rating?
Yellow Search has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.8 out of 5 from 800 ratings.
Is there a Yahoo Search alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
The Search Dude asks for 1 permissions, against 5 for Yahoo Search.
How many alternatives to Yahoo Search are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to Yahoo 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.