Search on Google US

Search Google without being redirected to local search results.
What is Search on Google US?
'Search on Google US' is a Firefox add-on designed to benefit users located outside the United States who want search results from google.com in English. By searching from the address bar or the right-click context menu, the extension ensures redirection to google.com and not to the country-specific Google version. This add-on also introduces a search provider named Google US in users' browsers.
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Add-on stats

Users: 517 ▼ -4
Rating: 4.88 (25)
Version: 4.0.0 (Last updated: 2023-07-02)
Creation date: 2018-02-02
Weekly download count: 13
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Overrides search engine: Yes
Size: 30.51K

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Add-on summary

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Accessing Google from outside the United States usually results in a redirection to the country-specific version of the search engine. This extension ensures that search results are loaded from google.com in English when searching from the address bar or the right-click context menu.

The continued development of Search on Google US is made possible thanks to the support of awesome backers. If you'd like to join them, please consider contributing with Patreon, PayPal or Bitcoin.

The extension adds a new search provider named Google US to the browser which can be set as the default search engine and its search keyword can be customized from the browser's settings (about:preferences#search). Viewing local search results is possible by accessing Google as usual, the extension has no effect on pages opened while browsing.

The developer does not collect any personal data from this extension, visit the extension's privacy policy for more information.

Reviews are not monitored for bug reports, please use GitHub for issues and feature requests. https://github.com/dessant/search-google-us

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Firefox Browser Add-ons does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Works great and is up to date with latest Firefox and Windows 11
  • Effectively fixes Google results issue
  • Prevents automatic redirection to local search, allowing for a global search experience
Cons
  • Does not work on browsers configured to non-English modes
  • There is no similar add-on for YouTube
  • The add-on may lack configurability for searching in multiple languages/locales
Most mentioned
  • Positive feedback on functionality with current Firefox and Windows versions
  • Request for multilanguage or locale search configurability
  • Interest in a similar add-on for YouTube
Recent reviews
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by _inccc., 2024-07-27
by barkam abderrahimm, 2024-02-07
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Risk impact

Search on Google US requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Search on Google US has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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