# Google NCR

> Change Google region + disable personalized web search + safe search off

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/google-ncr](https://chrome-stats.com/d/google-ncr)

## Overview

- **ID:** `google-ncr`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** MrSheep
- **Category:** search-tools
- **Daily users:** 239
- **Weekly downloads:** 9
- **Rating:** 4.75 / 5 (4 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Last updated:** 2021-09-08
- **First published:** 2021-09-07
- **Size:** 7.55 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-11
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/google-ncr/)

## Description

The Google NCR Chrome extension empowers users to customize their Google search experience by setting their preferred region manually, disabling personalized web search results, and turning off safe search. This is particularly useful for those behind proxy servers, where Google normally redirects users to a local version of the search engine, causing biased or localized results. With Google NCR, the default region is set to the US, but can easily be modified through settings.

Unlike the Google NCR page that relies on cookies and may not work well with certain browser configurations like Temporary Containers, this extension ensures consistent application of user preferences. It enhances user privacy by disabling personal search data and safe search filters, offering cleaner, more global search results. The extension's manifest file allows advanced users to tweak country-specific settings, making it ideal for multi-lingual and multi-cultural users seeking true, unbiased search results.

## Rankings

- #7,517 — Overall
- #61 — google docs
- #62 — google keep
- #68 — google maps
- #70 — google
- #133 — button for google

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `search`
- `storage`
- `webRequest`
- `webRequestBlocking`
- `https://*.google.com/*`

### Content script matches

- `*.google.com`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Request access to the following domains: google.com
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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