Planet Search

Enchanced default search engine.

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Planet Search is a Chrome extension designed to enhance your default search engine by providing secure, independent search results tailored to your regional context. The extension prioritizes the most optimal search engine based on your location, ensuring that you receive more relevant and localized search results. By breaking free from the filter bubble effect, Planet Search helps users discover unbiased information, rather than results driven by past searches or preferences.

With an easy installation process and full support for removal, Planet Search empowers users to take control over their search experience. The default search results are powered by Google, but the extension optimizes these results for your region, enhancing usefulness and accuracy. Privacy and security are prioritized through clearly stated Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, making Planet Search a safe and effective alternative for browsing and searching on Chrome.

Extension Productivity Privacy & Security Utilities Web3

By:: https://planet-search.com/
Users:: 1,000,000
Rating:: 3.43

(174)
Version:: 2.0.1 Last updated: 2024-12-19
Creation date:: 2023-07-19
Risk:: Low risk impact Very low risk likelihood
Size:: 17.47KB
Email:: su*****@freevpnplanet.com
URLs:: Website ,Privacy policy
Full description:: See detailed description
Source:: Chrome Web Store
Data ingested on:: 2025-07-08

Ranking

# 306 ▲ 3

Other rankings

#3011 in Tools ▼ 18 #2 in planet keyword 43 ▲ 2 #39 in default search keyword 40 ▲ 10 #77 in search keyword 59 ▲ 31 #210 in google search keyword 70 ▲ 68

User reviews

User reviews of Planet Search are polarized. Some praise its improved and safer search features, appreciating its filtering ability and ease of use. However, a significant number of users report severe issues such as it installing itself without consent, being impossible to uninstall, malware-like behavior, and poor customer support. Additionally, some note performance slows and suspect it works better when combined with other extensions. Overall, while some find it beneficial, many consider it risky and unreliable.

Pros

Provides enhanced and safer search experience according to some users.
Helps filter out unnecessary content during searches effectively.
Simplifies choice and execution of search queries, improving user convenience.

Cons

Difficult or impossible to uninstall for many users.
Often installs itself without user consent, raising security concerns.
Contains malware-like behavior, such as changing search settings silently.
Lack of customer support when issues arise.
Some users report slow server performance and degraded functionality over time.

Recent reviews

Не работает

Jo*****, 2025-06-18

Гавнище

Ол*****, 2025-03-31

Работает!!! Но, подозреваю что он работает в паре с другим расширением: "ВПН для YouTube без ограничений в России. Ускорить YouTube на ПК" Может мне так показалось, но всё равно попробуйте эту комбинацию. Качество в 90% случаев в 1080 HD! Единственный минус, новая вкладка в Хроме сильно изменяется, непривычно.

Та*****, 2025-01-18

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Risk impact measures the level of extra permissions an extension has access to. A low risk impact extension cannot do much harms, whereas a high risk impact extension can do a lot of damage like stealing your password, bypassing your security settings, and accessing your personal data. High risk impact extensions are not necessarily malicious. However, if they do turn malicious, they can be very harmful.

Planet Search requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details

High Can change search providers, which could redirect searches to malicious sites, posing moderate risk.

Risk likelihood

Risk likelihood measures the probability that a Chrome extension may turn malicious. This is determined by the publisher and the Chrome extension reputation on Chrome Web Store, the amount of time the Chrome extension has been around, and other signals about the Chrome extension. Our algorithms are not perfect, and are subject to change as we discover new ways to detect malicious extensions. We recommend that you always exercise caution when installing a Chrome extension.

Planet Search has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

Low This extension was updated more than 6 months ago. Older versions are more likely to be stable and safe.
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