Verbatim Search

Always use verbatim search with google

Verbatim Search: Smarter Google Search Chrome Extension

Verbatim Search is a Chrome extension designed to optimize your Google search experience. It sets the default Google search to verbatim, ensuring your search results are purely based on the terms you input, bypassing Google's personalized or predictive algorithms. Over the years, this extension has seen significant improvements in terms of speed and functionality, including an integrated webRequest API for improved speed in version 1.3 and bug fixes, code cleaning, and updates in the following versions. It even includes an easy-to-use activation button to switch the feature on and off as needed.

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Extension stats

By: vikbez

Users: 696

-40

Rating: 4.11

(27)

Version: 1.5 (Last updated: 2016-03-19)

Creation date: 2016-03-19

Permissions:

webRequest
webRequestBlocking
*://www.google.com/*
*://www.google.ad/*
*://www.google.ae/*
*://www.google.com.af/*
*://www.google.com.ag/*
*://www.google.com.ai/*
*://www.google.am/*
*://www.google.co.ao/*

Size: 9.92K

Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 34,557 ▼ 827

Other rankings

#5045 in Tools ▼ 69 #147 in default search keyword 74 ▼ 11

Other platforms

Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Saves time for most searches
Makes Verbatim search easily accessible without needing to find the hidden button
Better search results as perceived by users
Functions as intended for many searches

Cons

Can't easily turn off the extension when needed
The extension's button often has bugs and doesn't display the correct status
Overrides Google's own filters and tools, causing issues with other types of searches
Breaks functionality of other search options like time filtering and shopping

Most mentioned

Issues with turning off the extension temporarily
Bugs related to the extension button status
Breaks Google's other search tools and filters
Overall great concept but with significant usability issues

User reviews

It ofers search so good it's banned.

Alicja Zimostrat, 2025-01-24

This is a great effort. It has limitations, but BRAVO vikbez for doing what Google should have put in the options.

Thomas King, 2020-06-26

Love this extension; really saves me time for most searches. But I'm having issues turning it off. Right now, the extension button is white, which means Verbatim mode should be "off." However, google is only searching in Verbatim mode. Because of the nature of the tool--which forces the webpage into Verbatim--when it's "on," you can't get the page to show all results; it will just jump back to verbatim. So when the button isn't working as designed, rather is "always on," that's a huge problem. Am on Macbook and Chrome.

Laurel Hell, 2020-01-20

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Verbatim Search requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Risk likelihood

We don't have sufficient data to confidently determine the risk likelihood of Verbatim Search. Use it at your own risk.

Risk likelihood analysis details

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