Simple Search

Name: Simple Search
Rating: 3.75 (24 reviews)
Author: The Markup

This extension highlights “traditional” or “ten blue link” search results provided by the search engine, laying them over the info boxes and other content. Close the window to view the full results page. Compatible with Bing and Google search engines

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Simple Search is a Chrome extension that revives the classic "ten blue links" search experience on Google and Bing. Instead of wading through sponsored results, info boxes, and assorted clutter, this extension overlays the traditional search results on top of the page. You can easily close the overlay if you want to view the full original results page with all the extra content. Simple Search enhances clarity and streamlines your browsing by focusing on the core search listings you want.

Compatible specifically with Google and Bing search engines, this tool brings back a simpler way to browse search results without altering the underlying page—just a clean, focused overlay. If you encounter any issues, the developers encourage feedback via email. Simple Search is ideal for users who prefer straightforward search results and want to avoid distractions on popular search platforms.

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Daily users:

Rating:

Version:

1.1.9 Last updated: 2022-04-15

Version code:

5392205

Creation date:

2020-10-19

Risk:

Permissions:

storage

Content scripts matches:

www.bing.com
www.google.com
www.google.ad
www.google.ae
www.google.com.af
www.google.com.ag
www.google.com.ai
www.google.al
www.google.am
www.google.co.ao

Size:

18.99KB

Email:

si*****@themarkup.org

URLs:

Website

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-18

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 7,299 ▼ 90

Other rankings

#29 in simple keyword 38 ▼ 1

#114 in result keyword 9 ▼ 2

#122 in bing keyword 64 ▼ 6

#135 in search box keyword 17 ▼ 2

#137 in search keyword 67 ▼ 2

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Developed by:

The Markup

Firefox Add-ons Store

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/simple-search/

Email:

si*****@themarkup.org

Website:

https://themarkup.org/

User Reviews

Pros

Helps to focus on search
Makes life easier for locating previously visited sites
Intuitive usage

Cons

Does not work for DuckDuckGo
Lacks a dark mode
Throws popups at users, leading to uninstallation for some

Recent reviews

Does not currently work

by Fl*****, 2025-05-24

by 远离*****, 2025-03-31

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Is Simple Search 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.

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

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Request access to the following domains: bing.com, 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.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.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.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
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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.

Simple Search 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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