Perplexity - AI Search

Upgrade your default search engine

Users200K

Rating3.6

Reviews172

Manifest versionV3

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Version1.0.9

ManifestV3

Size6.96KiB

Languages1English

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Set Perplexity as your default search engine in Chrome.

This extension will allow you to search with Perplexity from your browser URL box. Experience lightning-fast searches, precise answers, and transparent sourcing.

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AI product read

Replace Chrome's default search engine with Perplexity.ai, so all URL bar searches are routed to Perplexity's AI-powered search

Allows users to seamlessly use Perplexity.ai as their primary search engine directly from Chrome's address bar instead of navigating to the site manually

Install extension → Chrome prompts to change default search engine → User accepts → All URL bar searches go to https://www.perplexity.ai/search?q={searchTerms}&copilot=false&s=d → Perplexity returns AI-generated answers with sources

Target users: Perplexity.ai users who want it as their default search engine / Users looking for an AI-powered alternative to Google Search

Extension is extremely minimal (~44 lines of JS); analysis is straightforward.
Cannot fully verify Perplexity.ai's login/paywall behavior from extension code alone — the service may prompt login for advanced queries (Copilot mode), but the extension doesn't control this.
The cookies permission is used solely for analytics (visitor-id), not authentication — confirmed by code inspection.

Monetization

No paid features detected

The extension contains no billing code, no payment API calls, no upgrade UI, and no feature gating. The word 'upgrade' in the manifest description ('Upgrade your default search engine') refers to switching the default search engine, not a paid upgrade. Perplexity.ai has a separate Pro subscription, but the extension does not gate any functionality behind it.

Confidence: 85
Payment platform: --
Source: AI / High
Login required: No
Reason: The extension itself implements no login UI or authentication flow. It only sets Perplexity.ai as the default search engine via chrome_settings_overrides. The core workflow (typing a query in the URL bar → being redirected to Perplexity search results) works without any account. Perplexity.ai's basic search is accessible without login.

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Medium-risk permissions

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扩展能力较强：cookies
同时具备浏览数据与站点访问能力

Publisher

Perplexity AI

Raman Malik

Email: [email protected]
Phone: +12059363704
Address: 974 Clayton Street San Francisco, CA 94117 US

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