- By:
- DuckDuckGo
- Daily users:
- 1,302,087+ -5,554
- Rating:
- 4.35 (2,303)
1 ratings
- Version:
- 2025.4.7 Last updated: 2025-04-15
- Version code:
- 5925728
- Creation date:
- 2012-07-26
- Risk:
- Very high risk impact Low risk likelihood
- Permissions:
- contextMenus
- webRequest
- webRequestBlocking
- *://*/*
- webNavigation
- activeTab
- tabs
- storage
- <all_urls>
- alarms
- contextMenus
- Size:
- 3.03M
- URLs:
- Privacy policy
- Full description:
- See detailed description
- Source:
- Firefox Browser Add-ons
- Updated:
- a day ago
Ranking
# 12 ▼ 1
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User reviews
Pros
- Effective at blocking ads and cookies, enhancing privacy.
- Provides a good alternative to Google search with privacy focus.
- Helps reduce spam and unwanted emails, saving time.
- Generally works as intended for tracker protection.
Cons
- Issues with installation or corrupted files preventing download reported.
- Confusion or error in packaging leading to missing features like the 'fire button'.
- Overblocking of certain content, such as 'spicy content,' even when filters are disabled.
- AI search answers less detailed compared to some competitors.
Recent reviews
by 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐚, 2025-05-15
All the ad on's I try to download it says the files are corrupt.
by caroleemae, 2025-05-14
by luiscadari, 2025-05-12
Extension safety
Risk impact
DuckDuckGo Search & Tracker Protection requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk impact analysis details
- Critical Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
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Risk likelihood
DuckDuckGo Search & Tracker Protection has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
Risk likelihood analysis details
- Medium This extension was updated in the past 3 months. New updates may not be stable or safe.
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