---
title: "Better Search – Chrome extension stats, history and permissions"
description: "200,000 users, rated 4.36 by 425 people. Version 1.26.604, updated 2026-06-11. Requests 6 permissions."
url: "https://extensiontracker.com/extension/epdmngmgidehpmhjamdjcaecpligmcfh"
---

# Better Search

Live in the Chrome Web Store.

- Users: 200,000
- Rating: 4.36 from 425 ratings
- Last checked: 2026-11-12 00:37 UTC
- Users gained in 7 days: No change
- Users gained in 30 days: No change (+0.0%)
- Rank by users: #784 of 292,131 live extensions
- Rank in Tools: #147 of 115,641

## The listing

What the Chrome Web Store shows, as of the last check.

Summary from the listing:

> A default search extension for everyday search.

- Extension ID: `epdmngmgidehpmhjamdjcaecpligmcfh`
- Developer: [Better Search](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/u24421721ffd5eb887f9ea868ce0f7134)
- Enhanced Safe Browsing: Trusted ([what this means](https://extensiontracker.com/enhanced-safe-browsing))
- Category: [Productivity › Tools](https://extensiontracker.com/category/productivity/tools)
- First published: 2024-11-07
- Last updated: 2026-06-11
- Version: `1.26.604`
- Size: 46.43 KiB
- Minimum Chrome: 88
- Languages (3): Deutsch, English, français
- Privacy policy: `https://getbettersearch.com/privacy-policy/`
- Chrome Web Store: <https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/better-search/epdmngmgidehpmhjamdjcaecpligmcfh>
- View its code or download CRX: <https://crxpeek.com/extension/epdmngmgidehpmhjamdjcaecpligmcfh>
- Search Google for the ID: <https://www.google.com/search?q=%22epdmngmgidehpmhjamdjcaecpligmcfh%22&tbs=li:1>

## Users over time

One row per check, newest first, as shown on the Chrome Web Store.

| Checked | Users | Rating | Ratings |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2026-11-12 | 200,000 | 4.36 | 425 |
| 2026-11-04 | 200,000 | 4.36 | 422 |
| 2026-10-28 | 200,000 | 4.44 | 418 |
| 2026-10-21 | 200,000 | 4.49 | 415 |
| 2026-10-14 | 200,000 | 4.55 | 410 |
| 2026-10-07 | 200,000 | 4.31 | 407 |
| 2026-10-01 | 200,000 | 4.30 | 401 |
| 2026-09-26 | 200,000 | 4.30 | 400 |

## What changed

Every change found on a check, newest first.

No changes found since tracking began on 2026-09-26.

## Developer history

Moves to another publisher account and new contact emails, newest first.

No move to another account and no new contact email since tracking began on 2026-09-26.

We know contact emails only by a keyed hash, so they're never shown. Recent changes: [Account and contact changes](https://extensiontracker.com/owners/).

## What it can access

From the extension's manifest, in plain language.

### Sites

- `*://*.getbettersearch-api.com/*`: getbettersearch-api.com and its subdomains

### Browser features

- `alarms`: Run tasks on a schedule
- `cookies`: Read and change cookies on the sites it can reach
- `declarativeNetRequest`: Block or change network requests, using rules
- `storage`: Save settings and data in your browser
- `tabs`: Read the addresses and titles of your tabs

## About this data

Collected from the extension's public Chrome Web Store listing. It's checked every week, because it has 1,000 or more users, and again whenever a new version appears. Last checked 2026-11-12 00:37 UTC; next check around 2026-11-18.

How the data is collected: <https://extensiontracker.com/methodology>.

## Cite this page

Extension Tracker. “Better Search” (epdmngmgidehpmhjamdjcaecpligmcfh). Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-11-12. https://extensiontracker.com/extension/epdmngmgidehpmhjamdjcaecpligmcfh. Accessed 2026-11-13.

```bibtex
@misc{extensiontracker_epdmngmgidehpmhjamdjcaecpligmcfh,
  title   = {Better Search (epdmngmgidehpmhjamdjcaecpligmcfh)},
  author  = {{Extension Tracker}},
  year    = {2026},
  note    = {Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-11-12},
  url     = {https://extensiontracker.com/extension/epdmngmgidehpmhjamdjcaecpligmcfh},
  urldate = {2026-11-13}
}
```

---

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