DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials
Simple and seamless privacy protection for your browser.
DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials is available to install from Edge Add-on Store and for download from this page. It has 1,307,029 active users The latest version is 2025.1.15, and it was published 7 days ago.
Install from Edge Add-on StoreTotal download count: 15 (Only count downloads from Edge-Stats)
All available versions
You can find the current and older versions of DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials here. You can download the archived versions or inspect their source codes.
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| Version | Download | Size | Download count | Timestamp |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025.1.15 | CRX · ZIP · Source code | 5.26M | 0 | 2025-01-21 |
| 2024.10.16 | Paid users only | 5.22M | 0 | 2024-10-23 |
| 2024.7.24 | Paid users only | 4.23M | 0 | 2024-07-25 |
| 2024.7.10 | Paid users only | 4.23M | 0 | 2024-07-11 |
| 2024.6.13 | Paid users only | 4.22M | 11 | 2024-06-14 |
| 2024.6.5 | Paid users only | 4.22M | 0 | 2024-06-10 |
| 2024.4.26 | Paid users only | 4.16M | 0 | 2024-05-13 |
| 2024.3.11 | Paid users only | 4.13M | 0 | 2024-03-12 |
| 2024.1.19 | Paid users only | 4.10M | 0 | 2024-01-31 |
| 2023.12.6 | Paid users only | 4.16M | 0 | 2023-12-11 |
| 2023.11.17 | Paid users only | 4.23M | 0 | 2023-11-20 |
| 2023.11.2 | Paid users only | 4.29M | 0 | 2023-11-06 |
| 2023.10.24 | Paid users only | 4.29M | 0 | 2023-10-25 |
| 2023.10.12 | Paid users only | 4.27M | 0 | 2023-10-12 |
| 2023.9.20 | Paid users only | 4.27M | 0 | 2023-09-26 |
| 2023.9.1 | Paid users only | 4.26M | 0 | 2023-09-04 |
| 2023.8.16.1 | Paid users only | 4.26M | 0 | 2023-08-16 |
| 2023.8.2 | Paid users only | 4.27M | 0 | 2023-08-02 |
| 2023.7.19 | Paid users only | 4.29M | 0 | 2023-07-28 |
| 2023.7.13 | Paid users only | 4.29M | 0 | 2023-07-13 |
| 2023.7.8 | Paid users only | 4.11M | 0 | 2023-06-26 |
| 2023.7.7.1 | Paid users only | 4.17M | 0 | 2023-06-08 |
| 2023.5.23 | Paid users only | 4.21M | 0 | 2023-05-23 |
| 2023.5.9 | Paid users only | 3.95M | 0 | 2023-05-09 |
| 2023.4.27 | Paid users only | 3.97M | 0 | 2023-05-03 |
| 2023.4.11 | Paid users only | 4.30M | 0 | 2023-04-11 |
| 2023.3.28.1 | Paid users only | 4.28M | 0 | 2023-03-28 |
| 2023.3.15.1 | Paid users only | 6.58M | 0 | 2023-03-15 |
| 2023.2.16 | Paid users only | 6.58M | 0 | 2023-02-16 |
| 2023.2.6 | Paid users only | 6.59M | 1 | 2023-02-06 |
| 2023.1.12 | Paid users only | 2.02M | 0 | 2023-01-13 |
| 2022.12.27 | Paid users only | 1.90M | 0 | 2022-12-29 |
| 2022.12.12 | Paid users only | 1.87M | 0 | 2022-12-12 |
| 2022.12.7 | Paid users only | 1.87M | 0 | 2022-12-08 |
| 2022.12.1 | Paid users only | 1.87M | 0 | 2022-12-01 |
| 2022.11.23.1 | Paid users only | 1.85M | 0 | 2022-11-23 |
| 2022.10.31 | Paid users only | 1.21M | 1 | 2022-11-02 |
| 2022.8.25 | Paid users only | 1.21M | 0 | 2022-08-25 |
| 2022.8.9 | Paid users only | 1.18M | 0 | 2022-08-11 |
| 2022.6.27 | Paid users only | 1.04M | 0 | 2022-06-28 |
| 2022.6.1 | Paid users only | 979.76K | 0 | 2022-06-01 |
| 2022.5.30 | Paid users only | 978.25K | 0 | 2022-05-30 |
| 2022.4.26 | Paid users only | 944.29K | 0 | 2022-04-26 |
| 2022.4.18 | Paid users only | 946.90K | 0 | 2022-04-18 |
| 2022.3.30 | Paid users only | 938.95K | 0 | 2022-03-30 |
| 2022.3.15 | Paid users only | 937.51K | 0 | 2022-03-21 |
| 2022.3.4 | Paid users only | 930.57K | 0 | 2022-03-09 |
| 2022.2.22 | Paid users only | 879.27K | 0 | 2022-02-28 |
| 2022.1.24 | Paid users only | 869.53K | 2 | 2022-01-25 |
Install CRX file
An CRX file is the file format used for distributing and installing browser extensions in Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and other Chromium-based browsers. These extensions add functionalities and features to the Chrome browser, enhancing user experience by integrating additional tools directly into the browsing interface. Similar to an executable file, a CRX file contains all the components needed for an extension to run, including JavaScript code, images, CSS files, and other resources.
Option 1: The easy way (for Windows users only)
- Download and run chrome-stats.exe file on your PC. This method will allow you to install Chrome extensions directly from edge-stats.com in one click. You only need to do this once!
- Type in
chrome://restartin the URL bar to restart the browser for the changes to take effect. - Download and install the DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials CRX file
Option 2: Advanced method
- Download DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials CRX file
- NOTE: Sometimes the browser may block downloading / installing CRX file from outside the Edge Add-on Store. If so, you may need to use option 1, or download the ZIP file instead.
- In the URL bar, go to
edge://extensions - Enable Developer mode
- Drag and drop the downloaded DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials CRX file into the Extensions
page
- When prompted, click Add extension to install DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials.
Install ZIP file
- Download and unpack the DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials ZIP file to a directory of your choice.
- In Edge browser, go to
edge://extensions - Enable Developer mode.
- Click on the Load Unpacked button.
- Select the directory of with the unpacked DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials ZIP file from step 1. DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials is now installed on your browser.
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