DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials

Simple and seamless privacy protection for your browser.

Total ratings

4.40 (Rating count: 195)

Review summary

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Pros
  • Easy to install and set up
  • Responsive support from DuckDuckGo team in some cases
  • Previously worked well before recent issues
Cons
  • Extension frequently stops working or becomes inactive (greyed out)
  • Cannot change settings or access features due to errors
  • Compatibility issues with Microsoft Edge, often blocked or disabled by the browser
Most mentioned
  • Extension stops working after updates or due to compatibility issues with Edge
  • Greys out and settings become inaccessible
  • Support from DuckDuckGo is unresponsive for many users
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User reviews

Recent rating average: 2.80
All time rating average: 4.40
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Date Author Rating Comment
2025-01-12 Muhammed Güzel.
2024-12-03 Leonardo Muito bom! Cumpre o que promete.
2024-11-26 jenny worked for a while then stopped working, needed to remove and reinstal. very easy and good
2024-11-25 Varniit Hey DuckDuckGo Team, I am using your search and addon for years but don't know what happens when I started using same in Edge browser. Earlier, I use to install DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials addon from chrome addons store but now from edge addon store. If I enable this as default to be my search engine and homepage and new tab (like google has with their homepage on desktop) on edge browser, neither homepage nor the new tab changes, it remains default to what MSN and Bing has out of the box. On top of that, the search bar on the homepage and new tab doesn't take searches to be of DuckDuckGo but of Bing. Never had I seen this kind of issue. Either I need to uninstall this or keep using Bing or stop using "Edge on Windows" (seriously, 🤭) just like Chrome on Android. I think Microsoft is also attracting a DOJ anti-trust case like Google over forced monopolies and landlocking users. Hey DDG, now you see where your search can be used in such scenarios (your own DuckDuckGo browser 🫤)
2024-10-23 Tom Hi all. DDG support was responsive to my concerns as described in a post from Barry on 10/20/24. There is a new version of DDG Privacy Essentials and it works. Install 24.10.16 in Microsoft Edge and see it if works for you!
2024-10-23 Bernard Continuously throws errors and doesn't work. Can't configure extension, can't configure DuckDuckGo email. Useless, and unmaintained POS. Error in event handler: Error: tried to detect trackers before rules were loaded at _Trackers.findTracker (chrome-extension://caoacbimdbbljakfhgikoodekdnlcgpk/public/js/background.js:5348:19) at Object.isTracker (chrome-extension://caoacbimdbbljakfhgikoodekdnlcgpk/public/js/background.js:24263:46) at dropTracking3pCookiesFromRequest2 (chrome-extension://caoacbimdbbljakfhgikoodekdnlcgpk/public/js/background.js:25263:50)
2024-10-22 Haseo Doesn't work anymore, it's all greyed out and you can't change anything in the options.
2024-10-21 bad Does not work. Edge disables the extension on installation as 'it interferes with browser' and when manually enabled, nothing functions, nothing can be enabled even email autofill fails to activate, clicking on the extension icon give blank dialogue box. Appears to be actively sabotaged by Edge? Extension works fine in all other google blink (apple webkit) browsers tested, which is pretty much all of them right now.
2024-10-20 Barry Stopped working after behaving flawlessly for well over a year. This add on, is now greyed out, and shows a grey square, hiding the settings, email protection access, ability to clear cache, etc. It simply stopped working. All settings are correct, and unchanged on my end. no issues with other add ons. A message and email to DDG support? No replies returned to me. What a lousy way to end my relationship with a company I've absolutely given a thumbs up to in the past. Hard to understand why DDG support seems unavailable. The DDG Privacy extension, on my device? DOA and sorely missed.
2024-10-20 1u8o5 NEFUNGUJE !!!!!! MS CHCE BING !!!!
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