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Disconnect Search

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Disconnect Search is a meta-search-engine browser extension that lets you search privately using your favorite search engine.

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License model

  • Free • Open Source

Application type

Country of Origin

  • US flagUnited States

Platforms

  • Online
  • Google Chrome
  • Mozilla Firefox
Alternatives  
Discontinued

It now just redirects to DuckDuckGo icon DuckDuckGo. The latest update on GitHub is from September 2015.

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Properties

  1.  Privacy focused

Features

  1.  No Tracking
  2.  Meta-Search

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  • POX updated Disconnect Search
    5 months ago
  • NEOcortex liked Disconnect Search
    9 months ago
  • spqe updated Disconnect Search
    10 months ago
  • CuriousBean commented on Disconnect Search
    10 months ago

    Unlike the current description above, DS is a proprietary Search Engine. It's developed by Disconnect, Inc. While it emphasizes user privacy by anonymizing search queries & preventing tracking, it is NOT open-source.

  • jdakfkj333 reviewed Disconnect Search  
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    10 months ago

    It shows a page that just defaults to DuckDuckGo. The Firefox add-on provides nothing more than UBlock.

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    setimouse added Disconnect Search as alternative to LeapSearch
    11 months ago
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    Danilo_Venom added Disconnect Search as alternative to Surfshark Search
    12 months ago
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Disconnect Search information

  • Developed by

    US flagDisconnect

  • Licensing

    Open Source and Free product.

  • Written in

  • Alternatives

    80 alternatives listed

  • Supported Languages

    • English

AlternativeTo Categories

Web Browsers, Online Services

GitHub repository

  •  59 Stars
  •  12 Forks
  •  31 Open Issues
  •   Updated Sep 15, 2015 
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Our users have written 3 comments and reviews about Disconnect Search, and it has gotten 57 likes

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Sam Lander
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Jun 24, 2023
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It shows a page that just defaults to DuckDuckGo. The Firefox add-on provides nothing more than UBlock.

CuriousBean
Aug 21, 2024
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Unlike the current description above, DS is a proprietary Search Engine. It's developed by Disconnect, Inc. While it emphasizes user privacy by anonymizing search queries & preventing tracking, it is NOT open-source.

kreela
Jan 14, 2019
1

Every time I used it it defaulted to Duckduckgo, even if you select Bing or Yahoo.

What is Disconnect Search?

Disconnect Search is a meta-search-engine browser extension that lets you search privately using your favorite search engine.

Disconnect Search fetches results from popular search engines while protecting your privacy. Once you've installed and configured it, you don't have to do another thing, and it works like a charm.

Disconnect Search installs as an add-on for Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Safari. An Android app is available, and you can try it without installing anything by visiting the Disconnect website.

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