New Tab DuckDuckGo Redirect
New tab redirects to DuckDuckGo's search engine.
Total ratings
4.90
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15)Review summary
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spammy, or outdated. Pros
- Allows users to set DuckDuckGo as the default search engine instead of Bing or Google
- Helps to avoid the cluttered Microsoft Bing new tab page
- Easy installation and setup after initial issues
- Provides a solution for privacy-conscious users who dislike data collection
- Positive user experience with the extension's functionality
Cons
- Microsoft Edge automatically turns off the extension upon installation
- Requires permissions that may concern users regarding data privacy
- New tab takes some time to load, potentially causing typing issues
- Initial installation can face warnings or failures
Most mentioned
- Issues with Edge turning off the extension
- Concerns about extension permissions and data access
- Users appreciate the ability to customize their new tab experience
- Praise for the functionality and usability of the extension
- Frustration with Microsoft's default new tab page
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| Date | Author | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-24 | Wayne | | I also had the issue of MS Edge turning off the extension but the first time I attempted to download it threw a warning and failed. The second attempt was successful. It also still fails to be enabled upon installation. After enabling, I adjusted the extension setting to "Allow this extension to read and change all your data on websites you visit" to On Click from All Websites, it appears to do exactly what I wanted. This extension should not need to read nor change my data. Please explain the necessity for this setting with this extension. Giving the extension the ability to read/change data goes against what I understand to be the purpose of using DuckDuckGo. I apologize if this is just the default for all Edge extensions. If that is the case, you might want to explain this behavior in the description of New Tab DuckDuckGo Redirect to assuage user's fears and the steps to adjust the setting to be more secure. I'd give 5 stars were that the case. |
| 2023-06-20 | Marie | | I've used the DuckDuckGo search engine for years instead of Google or Bing because it doesn't censor your search results like the other two. Nice try turning it off on installing the extension, but I turned it back on. I don't mind using Bing for most searches, but when I'm searching a touchy subject I will still use DuckDuckGo. |
| 2023-05-15 | Vicki | | Brilliant |
| 2022-09-13 | Mike | | Very interesting that once I installed the DuckDuckGo tab redirect extension, Microsoft Edge automatically turned it off! So, I had to go find out how to turn on the extension that I had just loaded. Microsoft, do you really think that I'm going to install an extension and don't want to use it? Microsoft, you really stink. |
| 2022-07-17 | José | | On my computer the new tab takes 1-2sec to load and if I type fast when loading the page I lose some characters I typed |
| 2022-06-18 | Brian | | thank you thank you thank you. nothing like being forced to use a page you don't want to so they can collect more information on us. ugh! |
| 2022-03-03 | Gray, | | Yes!! THANK you . . . That was driving me NUTS!! |
| 2021-12-28 | Andrew | | I have never used Edge because I could not tolerate that MS **** on the new tab page. This was an easy fix that got me out to my preferred blank page. Nice |
| 2021-12-09 | Andrew | | Simple but fantastic addon to avoid that MS Bing cluttered new tab page. |
| 2021-12-04 | Tara | | Love this addon, thank you |
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