# Searchonymous

> Prevents Google from tracking your searches

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/searchonymous](https://chrome-stats.com/d/searchonymous)

## Overview

- **ID:** `searchonymous`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Merten Peetz
- **Category:** privacy-security,search-tools
- **Daily users:** 1,151
- **Weekly downloads:** 9
- **Rating:** 4.24 / 5 (25 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.1.2
- **Last updated:** 2023-07-19
- **First published:** 2014-01-29
- **Size:** 32 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-13
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/searchonymous/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/MorbZ/Searchonymous/issues](https://github.com/MorbZ/Searchonymous/issues)

## Description

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.

## Rankings

- #3,112 — Overall
- #362 — Search Tools
- #24 — default search
- #28 — searchable
- #65 — prevent
- #74 — mouse

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

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

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- 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
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

### 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

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