Kagi Search

Set Kagi as your default search engine while also preserving your session in private browsing. Remember to enable 'Allow Incognito'.

Kagi Search - Set Kagi as Default Search Engine

Kagi Search is a Chrome extension that allows you to set Kagi as your default search engine, even in Private Browsing mode. It also enables search-by-image functionality by right-clicking on an image. The extension is fully open source and can be found on GitHub.
Install from Chrome Web Store

Extension stats

Rating: 4.56
(39)
Version: 1.2.2.2 (Last updated: 2024-11-18)
Creation date: 2022-05-02
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 3
Overrides search engine: Yes
Permissions:
  • contextMenus
  • cookies
  • declarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess
  • webRequest
Host permissions:
  • https://*.kagi.com/*
Size: 91.86K

Other platforms

Not available on Android
Kagi Search for Firefox (v0.7.4)
4.73 (67) 15,352+
Not available on Edge
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Extension summary

  • Easily set your default search engine to be Kagi
  • Allows Kagi to work in Private Browsing (remember to click 'allow incognito')
  • Search-by-image by right-clicking on an image

Kagi Search for Chrome is fully open source. Please review the installation instructions, and if you wish, the source code available at: https://github.com/kagisearch/chrome_extension_basic

User reviews

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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
  • High-quality search results compared to Google
  • Ad-free experience
  • Privacy-focused approach
  • Customization options with "Lenses"
  • Effective AI tools like Universal Summarizer
Cons
  • Expensive search costs (1.5 cents per search)
  • Limited search queries in starter plan
  • Lack of an Android app
  • No option to summarize page within the extension
Most mentioned
  • Kagi provides relevant search results
  • Kagi is a paid service worth its price
  • Kagi has a clean UI and no ads
  • Search costs might add up quickly
  • Kagi improves the search experience compared to Google and DuckDuckGo
User reviews
I'm not sure about DuckDuckGo nowadays and Kagi has a great AI found within. It's an paid service (Kagi.com) and I appreciate paying for the search results as they pretty much 100% of the time are of a higher quality than using the same search on Google.com
by Josh Glenn, 2025-01-07

Best search of the internet.
by Alyx Buckmann, 2024-12-14

by Vsevolod Poliakov, 2024-11-28
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Kagi Search requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Kagi Search has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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