You.com | The Search Engine You Control

Name: You.com | The Search Engine You Control
Rating: 4.4 (30 reviews)
Author: You.com

By: You.com

Sets Firefox's default search engine to You.com

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Features & Capabilities

The You.com Chrome extension allows users to set You.com as their default search engine in Firefox, offering a personalized and controlled search experience. With this extension, you can access You.com directly from the browser's search bar, making it easier to discover relevant content efficiently.

Designed to integrate seamlessly, this extension empowers users to control their search results and experience, combining convenience with customization. Switching to You.com enhances your browsing for both casual and power users looking for a reliable and user-friendly search engine alternative.

User Growth & Download Statistics

Add-on Privacy & Security

By:

You.com

Daily users:

3,584 7

Rating:

4.40

(30)

Version:

1.4 Last updated: 2023-05-19

Version code:

5566914

Creation date:

2022-06-28

Risk:

Content scripts matches:

localhost
you.com
*.you.com

Size:

44.95KB

Email:

he*****@you.com

URLs:

Website

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-17

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 1,460

Other rankings

#162 in Search Tools ▲ 1

#286 in Privacy & Security

#10 in engine keyword 20

#29 in self control keyword 45

#35 in control keyword 46

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Developed by:

You.com

Firefox Add-ons Store

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/you-com/

Email:

he*****@you.com

Website:

https://you.com

User Reviews

Pros

Excellent private search service
Useful features like YouStudy
Good default search option for specific topics
Positive user experiences overall
Innovative approach to search engines

Cons

Extension sometimes doesn't work properly or stays grayed out
Annoying popups asking to download the extension
Difficult to uninstall the add-on
Takes over home page and search settings
Issues with certain features like YouEat not working

Recent reviews

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Is You.com | The Search Engine You Control 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.

You.com | The Search Engine You Control requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

High Can change search providers, which could redirect searches to malicious sites, posing moderate risk.
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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.

You.com | The Search Engine You Control 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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