# DuckDuckGo Safe

> Search DuckDuckGo with strict safe search enabled.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/duckduckgo-safe](https://chrome-stats.com/d/duckduckgo-safe)

## Overview

- **ID:** `duckduckgo-safe`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Removed
- **Publisher:** Adam Vigneaux
- **Daily users:** 2,520
- **Weekly downloads:** 118
- **Rating:** 4.78 / 5 (18 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.0.2
- **Last updated:** 2020-02-17
- **First published:** 2020-02-16
- **Size:** 16 KB
- **Data as of:** 2024-03-19
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/duckduckgo-safe/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/AdamVig/duckduckgo-safe/issues](https://github.com/AdamVig/duckduckgo-safe/issues)

## Description

DuckDuckGo Safe is a Firefox extension that integrates a new search engine into your browser settings. This utilizes safe.duckduckgo.com for all search inquiries, ensuring a safe browsing experience equivalent to the official DuckDuckGo search engine.

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Low risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** High risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Can change search providers, which could redirect searches to malicious sites, posing moderate risk.
- This extension is not longer available in the store

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## Review summary

### Pros

- Encourages safety and privacy
- Works well in combination with other privacy tools
- Helps with blocking trackers

### Cons

- Sometimes does not work, unable to read data

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/duckduckgo-safe)