Startpage — Private Search Engine

Take back your online privacy by using Startpage as your default search engine.

What is Startpage — Private Search Engine?

Startpage — Private Search Engine is a Chrome extension that allows you to set Startpage as your default search engine, providing complete privacy and preventing tracking of your online activities. It does not save, share, or sell your personal data and ensures unprofiled search results for everyone in the world. Additionally, it offers browsing in private with the 'Anonymous View' proxy feature and is compliant with GDPR and CCPA privacy legislation.

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By: https://startpage.com

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Users: 200,000+

Rating: 4.12 (67)

Version: 3.0.1 (Last updated: 2024-06-04)

Creation date: 2020-04-02

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Overrides search engine: Yes

Permissions:

storage
declarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess

Host permissions:

https://*.startpage.com/*

Size: 14.10K

Email: su*****@startpage.com

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

Stats date:

Chrome-Stats Rank

# 1574 ▲ 8

Other rankings

#1019 in Tools ▼ 176

#1 in start page keyword 40

#7 in engine keyword 33 ▼ 5

#21 in default search keyword 17 ▼ 5

#70 in chrome homepage keyword 61 ▼ 19

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Startpage — Private Search Engine (v2.0.0)

4.80 (12) 115,872+

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Summary

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Install "Startpage - Private Search Engine extension" to set your default search engine to Startpage Search, allowing you to search the web in complete privacy without being tracked.

Startpage is a private search engine with no tracking, storing, or selling users’ search history. To ensure you have "always-on" search privacy AND to search Startpage directly from your URL bar, we recommend installing our search engine extension.

The Startpage private search extension:

Does NOT save, share, or sell your personal or search engine data
Doesn’t drop 3rd party trackers and cookies like other search engines
Ensures unprofiled search results, guaranteeing the same information for everyone in the world
Allows users to browse search results in private with the "Anonymous View" proxy feature
Opens a new tab with the Startpage homepage when clicked, enabling you to start searching without being tracked
Protects worldwide users with European and Dutch privacy legislation
Is GDPR and CCPA compliant

Learn more about why Startpage is the world’s most private search engine:

Homepage: www.startpage.com

User reviews

User reviews summary

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Effective privacy policies
Good search results
Easy to set up

Cons

Safesearch works oddly
Limited functionality of the extension
Connection problems

Most mentioned

Privacy
Search results
Useless
Not working

Recent reviews

Remove all have installed it immediately, not enough it's not private it is stealing your cookies and sessions and no one knows how they operate it then

Diligence, 2024-06-08

Easy to use and appreciate being able to search and browse results with privacy. This is great if you are searching for flights and want to get the best prices. Startpage is also based in Europe and users are protected by GDPR.

Kelly Finnerty, 2019-09-09

Easy extension to set up search without tracking or search history.

Kelly Finnerty, 2023-10-30

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Safety

Risk impact

Startpage — Private Search Engine may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing.