# Search on Google US

> Search Google without being redirected to local search results.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `search-google-us`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Armin Sebastian
- **Category:** search-tools
- **Daily users:** 383
- **Weekly downloads:** 3
- **Rating:** 4.88 / 5 (26 ratings)
- **Version:** 5.0.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-31
- **First published:** 2018-02-02
- **Size:** 30 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-12
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/search-google-us/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/dessant/search-google-us/issues](https://github.com/dessant/search-google-us/issues)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/search-google-us/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/search-google-us/privacy/)

## Description

Access Google US from anywhere without being redirected to local country versions. The "Search on Google US" Chrome extension ensures that all searches load from google.com in English, whether initiated from the address bar or the right-click context menu. Users can customize the Google US search provider as their default engine for a seamless experience. This extension respects user privacy, collects no personal data, and is open source, with ongoing development supported through contributions. For issue tracking and feature requests, users can visit the GitHub repository.

## Rankings

- #5,882 — Overall
- #13 — google search
- #31 — usb
- #49 — paypal
- #76 — google docs
- #77 — google

## Safety

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

- Works great and is up to date with latest Firefox and Windows 11
- Effectively fixes Google results issue
- Prevents automatic redirection to local search, allowing for a global search experience

### Cons

- Does not work on browsers configured to non-English modes
- There is no similar add-on for YouTube
- The add-on may lack configurability for searching in multiple languages/locales

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