Yahoo Search

See search differently. Set your search engine to Yahoo!

What is Yahoo Search?

'Yahoo Search' is a Chrome extension that optimizes your web search by setting Yahoo, known for its robust, reliable, and unique search features, as your default search engine. It simplifies your routine by automatically redirecting your queries to Yahoo, providing a diverse, efficient searching experience on Chrome. With Yahoo Search, see internet browsing in a fresh, intuitive way.

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By: https://yahoo.com

View on Chrome Web Store

Users: 100,000+

Rating: 3.36 (72)

Version: 3.0.0 (Last updated: 2023-07-10)

Creation date: 2020-08-26

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Overrides search engine: Yes

Permissions:

declarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess
tabs
storage
alarms

Host permissions:

*://*.yahoo.com/

Size: 48.65K

Email: am*****@yahooinc.com

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

Stats date:

Chrome-Stats Rank

# 2160 ▲ 7

Other rankings

#2537 in Tools ▼ 14 #3 in yahoo keyword 37 #49 in default search keyword 17 #139 in search keyword 33 ▼ 3

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Summary

Analyze keywords

This extension automatically sets Yahoo as your default search engine.

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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

Provides a wider email view in Yahoo Mail.
Reduces or eliminates ads on the side of the mailbox.
Works great on some users' systems, such as Chromebook.

Cons

Stops working or has issues when not set as the default search engine.
Changes the default search engine to Yahoo without clear consent.
Requires a subscription to Yahoo Mail Plus to hide the advertising pane since January 2023.
Can be difficult to remove or delete.
Considered misleading by some users.

Most mentioned

Changing default search engine to Yahoo.
Extension's wider email view functionality.
Prompts to subscribe to Yahoo Mail Plus at $5/month.
Difficulty in deleting or removing the extension.
Issues with the extension not working consistently, especially after December 2022.

Recent reviews

"Redirecting to your destination" -> uninstalled. I was using it in Kiwi browser on Android. Yahoo just doesn't work directly from browser's search bar.

Jitendra Kumar, 2024-06-03

was told to download this from my yahoo mailbox to hide the right side of it. very misleading!!

Nick Diederich, 2021-03-27

I have the Yahoo Wider Mail and Yahoo Search Extensions installed and turned on in Google Chrome. Those extensions have given me the "Wider Email" view in Yahoo Mail for a decade years, until December 2022, at the cost of having Yahoo as my browser's default search engine. Since January 2023, any attempt to hide the advertising pane on the right side of the screen will prompt me to subscribe to Yahoo Mail Plus at $5/month, with a free trial. Please return the Wider Email feature for those who have the extensions installed. Very misleading! Don't waste your time! Does anyone knows a solution to have the "Wider Email" view in Yahoo Mail in 2023?

S B, 2023-02-23

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Safety

Risk impact

Yahoo Search is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Yahoo Search if you trust the publisher.