Searchonymous Firefox

Searchonymous

Prevents Google from tracking your searches

Features & Capabilities

Searchonymous is a Chrome extension designed to keep your Google searches private by blocking tracking cookies during your search sessions. With Searchonymous, Google cannot link your searches to your account or build a search history, while you remain logged in to other Google services like YouTube and Gmail.

This extension makes it appear as if you are logged out of your Google account during searches, thus preventing personalized search results and tracking. Users can opt to allow the 'Search Preferences Cookie' to customize their search settings. However, note that Searchonymous does not protect against IP or browser fingerprint tracking. A valuable tool for enhanced search privacy, Searchonymous empowers users to browse securely without sacrificing convenience.

User Growth & Download Statistics

Manifest V2 Add-on
By:
Merten Peetz
Daily users:
1,193 -19
Rating:
4.24
(25)
Version:
1.1.2 Last updated: 2023-07-19
Version code:
5596884
Creation date:
2014-01-29
Risk:
Very high risk impact Low risk likelihood
Permissions:
Size:
32.15KB
Email:
se*****@mpeetz.de
URLs:
Website
Full description:
See detailed description
Source:
Firefox Add-ons Store
Data ingested on:
2026-06-23
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Other platforms

Chrome
Searchonymous (v1.1.2)
973 4.50 (16)

Contact the developer

Chrome-Stats does not own this Firefox add-on. Please use these information below to contact the Firefox add-on developer.
Developed by:
Merten Peetz
Firefox Add-ons Store
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/searchonymous/
Email:
se*****@mpeetz.de
Website:
https://github.com/MorbZ/Searchonymous/issues

User Reviews

Pros
  • Increases privacy when using Google searches
  • Allows users to use Google without tracking their search history
  • Works well with certain Firefox versions and offers flexibility with Web Activity tracking
  • Satisfies user demand for privacy-focused browsing
Cons
  • Many users report that it no longer functions properly
  • Incompatible with specific Firefox versions, such as ESR
  • Lacks features like an easy method to disable the extension
Recent reviews
exactly what ive benn searching for and it works, despite its that old! Ty very much <3
by Fe*****, 2026-04-20

by Pa*****, 2024-11-11

機能しなくなると聞いたので移行します。
by Fi*****, 2024-07-28
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Is Searchonymous Safe?

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.

Searchonymous requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details
  • Critical Request access to the following domains: google.com, google.ad, google.ae, com.af, com.ag, com.ai, google.al, google.am, co.ao, com.ar, google.as, google.at, com.au, google.az, google.ba, com.bd, google.be, google.bf, google.bg, com.bh, google.bi, google.bj, com.bn, com.bo, com.br, google.bs, google.bt, co.bw, google.by, com.bz, google.ca, google.cd, google.cf, google.cg, google.ch, google.ci, co.ck, google.cl, google.cm, google.cn, com.co, co.cr, com.cu, google.cv, com.cy, google.cz, google.de, google.dj, google.dk, google.dm, com.do, google.dz, com.ec, google.ee, com.eg, google.es, com.et, google.fi, com.fj, google.fm, google.fr, google.ga, google.ge, google.gg, com.gh, com.gi, google.gl, google.gm, google.gp, google.gr, com.gt, google.gy, com.hk, google.hn, google.hr, google.ht, google.hu, co.id, google.ie, co.il, google.im, co.in, google.iq, google.is, google.it, google.je, com.jm, google.jo, co.jp, co.ke, com.kh, google.ki, google.kg, co.kr, com.kw, google.kz, google.la, com.lb, google.li, google.lk, co.ls, google.lt, google.lu, google.lv, com.ly, co.ma, google.md, google.me, google.mg, google.mk, google.ml, com.mm, google.mn, google.ms, com.mt, google.mu, google.mv, google.mw, com.mx, com.my, co.mz, com.na, com.nf, com.ng, com.ni, google.ne, google.nl, google.no, com.np, google.nr, google.nu, co.nz, com.om, com.pa, com.pe, com.pg, com.ph, com.pk, google.pl, google.pn, com.pr, google.ps, google.pt, com.py, com.qa, google.ro, google.ru, google.rw, com.sa, com.sb, google.sc, google.se, com.sg, google.sh, google.si, google.sk, com.sl, google.sn, google.so, google.sm, google.sr, google.st, com.sv, google.td, google.tg, co.th, com.tj, google.tk, google.tl, google.tm, google.tn, google.to, com.tr, google.tt, com.tw, co.tz, com.ua, co.ug, co.uk, com.uy, co.uz, com.vc, co.ve, google.vg, co.vi, com.vn, google.vu, google.ws, google.rs, co.za, co.zm, co.zw, google.cat
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Risk likelihood
Risk likelihood measures the probability that a Firefox add-on may turn malicious. This is determined by the publisher and the Firefox add-on reputation on Firefox Add-ons Store, the amount of time the Firefox add-on has been around, and other signals about the Firefox add-on. 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 Firefox add-on.

Searchonymous has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details
  • High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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