# Google UK (google.co.uk) Search

> Add google.co.uk to your search engines (including search suggestions from google.co.uk). Not an official Google add-on!

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `google-uk-search`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** jscher2000
- **Category:** search-tools
- **Daily users:** 1,237
- **Weekly downloads:** 7
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (11 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.2
- **Last updated:** 2020-01-31
- **First published:** 2020-01-30
- **Size:** 13 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/google-uk-search/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/jscher2000/google-uk-search](https://github.com/jscher2000/google-uk-search)

## Description

This Chrome extension lets you add Google UK (google.co.uk) as a search engine to your browser. It replicates the functionality of the classic Google UK search plugin, including live search suggestions from the UK domain. After installation, you can choose to set Google UK as your default search engine with simple steps provided in the extension's instructions. Note that this is an independent project and not an official Google add-on.

The extension uses up-to-date search results and suggestion URLs from google.co.uk, ensuring accurate and localized search experiences within your browser. It's ideal for users looking for UK-specific search results without changing browser settings manually.

## Rankings

- #2,938 — Overall
- #345 — Search Tools
- #8 — google search
- #10 — google keep
- #12 — google docs
- #15 — google maps

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Can change search providers, which could redirect searches to malicious sites, posing moderate risk.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

### Pros

- Adds Google.co.uk as a search engine option
- Solves issue with getting UK specific search results
- Simple and effective
- Easy one-click addition to Firefox
- No need to manually configure the search engine URL

### Cons

- Cannot edit or delete anything added in the settings interface
- Requires an add-on for functionality that some users feel should be built-in
- Necessitates a click on 'Tools\>UK only' for UK specific results

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