DuckDuckGo Search & Tracker Protection

Actively protects your data in your current browser

DuckDuckGo Search & Tracker Protection is a powerful Chrome extension designed to safeguard your online privacy. It sets DuckDuckGo as your default search engine to ensure your searches remain untracked. The extension blocks third-party trackers, tracking cookies, and prevents fingerprinting, making it harder for companies to profile you.

Additional features include Email Protection to block email trackers and hide your email address, automatic HTTPS enforcement for secure connections, and protections beyond typical browsers, even in private mode. Millions trust DuckDuckGo to take back control of their personal data without compromising user experience or privacy. This free tool offers comprehensive data protection without exploiting your information, supported by privacy-respecting ads.

Manifest V2 Overrides search engine
Daily users:
1,306,285+ -29,490
Rating:
4.35
(2,290)
Version:
2025.4.7 (Last updated: 2025-04-15)
Version code:
5925728
Creation date:
2012-07-26
Permissions:
  • contextMenus
  • webRequest
  • webRequestBlocking
  • *://*/*
  • webNavigation
  • activeTab
  • tabs
  • storage
  • <all_urls>
  • alarms
Size:
3.03M
Full description:
See detailed description
Updated:
16 hours ago

Other platforms

DuckDuckGo Search & Tracker Protection (v2025.4.7)
4,000,000+ 4.25 (2,076)
DuckDuckGo Browser, Search, AI (v5.229.0)
69,748,578+ 4.72 (2,275,575)
DuckDuckGo Search & Tracker Protection (v2025.4.7)
1,348,755+ 4.40 (196)

User reviews

Users appreciate DuckDuckGo Search & Tracker Protection for effectively blocking ads, cookies, and reducing spam, improving privacy and email experience. However, some users find it overly restrictive with adult content, as it blocks such sites even when filters are turned off.
Pros
  • Effectively blocks ads and cookies, enhancing privacy.
  • Reduces spam, leading to a cleaner email experience.
  • Saves time and aggravation by providing reliable tracker protection.
Cons
  • Blocks sites with adult content even when filters are disabled.
Recent reviews
duck duck go is great for blocking adds and cookies. but its also its only major draw back if your wanting to watch spicy content it blocks all sites for this content even with filters disabled.

by Alex, 2025-04-24

by m basharat, 2025-04-23
View all user reviews

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
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