How are you going to add duckduckgo to chrome and firefox? we show you how in this post. DuckDuckGo handles an average of 98.79 million search queries a day. Worldwide, DuckDuckGo claims a 0.66% share of the search engine market (Source: baclinko). A search engine is a software system designed to carry out web searches. They search the World Wide Web in a systematic way for particular information specified in a textual web search query. The most used search engine is Google.
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What is DuckDuckGo?
DuckDuckGo (DDG) is an internet search engine that emphasizes protecting searchers’ privacy and avoiding the filter bubble of personalized search results. You might be wondering how a search engine can be added to another search engine. The simplest answer is through “extensions”. Stick around as we show how duckduckgo can be added to chrome and firefox.
How to add DuckDuckGo to Google Chrome
a) Firstly, launch chrome and tap on the vertical 3 dots in the upper right corner of the window (I am using the desktop version for windows).
b) Secondly, look for more tools from the menu that appears and hover around it.
c) Thirdly, select extensions from the menu that appears.
d) Fourthly, tap on the hamburger menu on the extensions page.
e) Then, select open chrome web store at the bottom of the menu.
f) When the Chrome web store opens, type into the search bar at the top of the page “duckduckgo” search. Click on the first search result which will be duckduckgo.
g) Then, after selecting duckduckgo privacy essentials, you will be taken to a page where you will select add to chrome in blue on the right of the window.
h) Lastly, Select add extension upon prompting
Congratulations, you have added duckduckgo to chrome.
How to add DuckDuckGo to Firefox
- Firstly, launch firefox. Select the hamburger menu at the top right corner and click on settings from the list.
2. Secondly, select Extensions & Themes at the bottom right.
3. Thirdly, type into the search bar duckduckgo and search.
4. Fourthly, click on DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials from the search results. It will take you to a page where you will see a “Add to Firefox” blue button on the right.
5. A pop-up will appear with some information. Click Add.
Congratulations, you now know how to add DuckDuckgo to chrome and firefox.
