DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials

Simple and seamless privacy protection for your browser.

DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials is available to install from Chrome Web Store and for download from this page. It has 4,000,000+ active users The latest version is 2025.1.15, and it was published 5 days ago.

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Version Download Size Download count Timestamp
2025.1.15 CRX · ZIP · Source code 5.23M 1 2025-01-17
2024.10.16 Paid users only 5.19M 14 2024-11-09
2024.7.24 Paid users only 4.23M 8 2024-10-18
2024.7.10 Paid users only 4.23M 1 2024-07-16
2024.6.13 Paid users only 4.22M 10 2024-06-14
2024.6.5 Paid users only 4.22M 1 2024-06-10
2024.4.26 Paid users only 4.15M 17 2024-04-29
2024.3.11 Paid users only 2.84M 5 2024-04-06
2024.1.19 Paid users only 2.83M 10 2024-01-31
2023.12.6 Paid users only 2.75M 6 2023-12-11
2023.11.17 Paid users only 2.76M 4 2023-11-20
2023.11.2 Paid users only 2.76M 5 2023-11-06
2023.10.24 Paid users only 2.75M 6 2023-10-25
2023.10.12 Paid users only 2.72M 8 2023-10-12
2023.9.20 Paid users only 2.73M 8 2023-09-26
2023.9.1 Paid users only 2.72M 7 2023-09-12
2023.8.16.1 Paid users only 2.72M 5 2023-08-16
2023.8.2 Paid users only 2.71M 7 2023-08-02
2023.7.19 Paid users only 2.71M 4 2023-07-20
2023.7.13 Paid users only 2.66M 4 2023-07-13
2023.7.8 Paid users only 2.43M 10 2023-06-23
2023.7.7.2 Paid users only 2.42M 8 2023-06-08
2023.7.7.1 Paid users only 2.41M 4 2023-06-07
2023.5.23 Paid users only 2.39M 12 2023-06-02
2023.5.9 Paid users only 2.06M 6 2023-05-10
2023.4.27 Paid users only 2.06M 5 2023-05-03
2023.4.11 Paid users only 2.32M 6 2023-04-12
2023.3.28.1 Paid users only 2.28M 6 2023-03-29
2023.3.15.1 Paid users only 2.25M 7 2023-03-15
2023.3.3 Paid users only 2.14M 5 2023-03-04
2023.2.16 Paid users only 2.14M 6 2023-02-16
2023.2.2 Paid users only 2.04M 5 2023-02-06
2023.1.12 Paid users only 2.01M 6 2023-01-16
2022.12.27 Paid users only 1.90M 7 2022-12-29
2022.12.12 Paid users only 1.88M 5 2022-12-13
2022.12.7 Paid users only 1.87M 5 2022-12-09
2022.12.1 Paid users only 1.87M 8 2022-12-01
2022.11.23.1 Paid users only 1.86M 5 2022-11-23
2022.10.31 Paid users only 1.21M 7 2022-11-03
2022.8.25 Paid users only 1.21M 11 2022-09-23
2022.8.9 Paid users only 1.18M 5 2022-08-25
2022.7.26 Paid users only 1.16M 5 2022-07-27
2022.7.18 Paid users only 1.16M 5 2022-07-20
2022.6.27 Paid users only 1.04M 5 2022-07-17
2022.6.15 Paid users only 979.97K 5 2022-06-22
2022.6.1 Paid users only 979.97K 9 2022-06-07
2022.5.30 Paid users only 977.92K 5 2022-05-30
2022.4.26 Paid users only 944.13K 7 2022-05-25
2022.4.18 Paid users only 947.20K 6 2022-04-19
2022.3.30 Paid users only 940.03K 7 2022-04-09
2022.3.15 Paid users only 937.98K 9 2022-03-16
2022.3.4 Paid users only 931.84K 8 2022-03-07
2022.2.22 Paid users only 880.64K 12 2022-02-28
2022.1.24 Paid users only 870.40K 13 2022-01-24
2022.1.17 Paid users only 870.40K 13 2022-01-20
2021.9.30 Paid users only 862.21K 29 2021-10-01
2021.9.2 Paid users only 842.75K 15 2021-09-02
2021.8.13.36133 Paid users only 832.51K 15 2021-08-13
2021.7.30 Paid users only 834.56K 15 2021-07-30
2021.7.22.1 Paid users only 833.54K 15 2021-07-23
2021.7.9 Paid users only 827.39K 15 2021-07-09
2021.7.5 Paid users only 827.39K 15 2021-07-06
2021.6.2 Paid users only 817.15K 16 2021-06-04
2021.5.10 Paid users only 830.46K 15 2021-05-11
2021.5.4 Paid users only 830.46K 15 2021-05-05
2021.4.28 Paid users only 787.46K 15 2021-04-28
2021.4.23 Paid users only 787.46K 15 2021-04-26
2021.4.8 Paid users only 717.82K 15 2021-04-22
2021.4.1 Paid users only 1.33M 15 2021-04-07
2021.3.8 Paid users only 1.30M 15 2021-03-11
2021.3.4 Paid users only 1.27M 15 2021-03-04
2021.3.2 Paid users only 1.29M 14 2021-03-02
2021.1.8 Paid users only 1.27M 14 2021-02-12
2020.12.16 Paid users only 1.27M 14 2020-12-16
2020.12.7 Paid users only 1.27M 14 2020-12-11
2020.10.21 Paid users only 1.27M 14 2020-10-21
2020.10.13 Paid users only 1.27M 14 2020-10-18
2020.10.2 Paid users only 671.74K 14 2020-10-02
2020.8.12 Paid users only 669.70K 14 2020-09-02

Install CRX file

An CRX file is the file format used for distributing and installing browser extensions in Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and other Chromium-based browsers. These extensions add functionalities and features to the Chrome browser, enhancing user experience by integrating additional tools directly into the browsing interface. Similar to an executable file, a CRX file contains all the components needed for an extension to run, including JavaScript code, images, CSS files, and other resources.

Option 1: The easy way (for Windows users only)

  1. Download and run chrome-stats.exe file on your PC. This method will allow you to install Chrome extensions directly from chrome-stats.com in one click. You only need to do this once!
  2. Type in chrome://restart in the URL bar to restart the browser for the changes to take effect.
  3. Download and install the DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials CRX file

Option 2: Advanced method

  1. Download DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials CRX file
  2. NOTE: Sometimes the browser may block downloading / installing CRX file from outside the Chrome Web Store. If so, you may need to use option 1, or download the ZIP file instead.
  3. In the URL bar, go to chrome://extensions
  4. Enable Developer mode
  5. Drag and drop the downloaded DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials CRX file into the Extensions page
  6. When prompted, click Add extension to install DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials.

Install ZIP file

  1. Download and unpack the DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials ZIP file to a directory of your choice.
  2. In Chrome browser, go to chrome://extensions
  3. Enable Developer mode.
  4. Click on the Load Unpacked button.
  5. Select the directory of with the unpacked DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials ZIP file from step 1. DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials is now installed on your browser.

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