Protected Search

Keep your search history private with Protected Search: the anonymous search engine and privacy tool.

Protected Search is available for download. It had 31 active users before it was removed from Chrome Web Store on 2024-04-20, and it has been downloaded from Chrome-Stats 4 times. The latest version is 1.3.3, and it was published 3 years ago. Be careful when installing it.

View source code

Total download count: 4 (Only count downloads from Chrome-Stats)

All available versions

You can find the current and older versions of Protected Search here. You can download the archived versions or inspect their source codes.

As a free user, you can only download the latest version.

Upgrade to download older versions

1 version available for download.

Install CRX file

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

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!
Type in chrome://restart in the URL bar to restart the browser for the changes to take effect.
Download and install the Protected Search CRX file

Option 2: Advanced method

Download Protected Search CRX file
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.
In the URL bar, go to chrome://extensions
Enable Developer mode
Drag and drop the downloaded Protected Search CRX file into the Extensions page
When prompted, click Add extension to install Protected Search.

Install ZIP file

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