Adds Swisscows as the default search engine in your browser.

Latest Version

Version
2.0.3
Update
December 19, 2022
Size
14.56KiB
Developer
swisscows.com
Category
Users
20,000+
Rating
4.42857 ★
Manifest Version
3
Web Store Status
Languages Support
Deutsch
English
русский
українська
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Permissions
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Swisscows Extension

Swisscows is committed to your surveillance-free zone! Our extension enables a secure web search and offers optimal search results, private and anonymous! Make Swisscows your standard search engine in Google Chrome and protect your privacy!

Our passion is to protect people from monitoring.

- No tracking
- Anonymous
- Family-friendly

More and more people are angry about how online companies handle user data. As Swisscows team, we have made it our business to offer Internet users a protected space. To ensure the protection of personal data and privacy on the Internet, we have developed the data-secure search engine. By using Swisscows, you reduce the amount of data collected about you many times over. We do not create personal profiles, but anonymize all search queries after 7 days.
•\tIt is in our DNA to protect every user!
•\tWe do not save your data!
•\tHere you are 100% anonymous!
•\tWe have our own servers and do not work with a cloud or with third-party providers!
•\tOur data center is located in the Swiss Alps and this is the safest bunker in all of Europe!

More privacy for all internet users! No monitoring, no data storage!

Swisscows does not save any personal information and does not forward any personal information! Absolutely none! We make sure that your private life remains your private life. It is the efficient alternative for everyone who values data integrity and the protection of privacy. In contrast to other search engines, users leave no traces here. We do without countless analyzes of our visitors. Your topics, IP addresses and personal information will not be stored or used for additional business purposes.
Our advertising revenues are also invested in social projects. At the moment, we support orphanages in Colombia and Haiti.

Learn more:
You can find more information about Swisscows, our team and our vision at: https://company.swisscows.com/

You can find us here:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/swisscows
Twitter: https://twitter.com/swisscows_ch
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/organization-guest/company/swisscows
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "manifest_version": 3, "name": "Swisscows", "description": "__MSG_extensionDescription__", "version": "2.0.3", "author": "Swisscows AG", "icons": { "16": "favicon.png", "24": "favicon-24.png", "32": "favicon-32.png", "48": "favicon-48.png", "96": "favicon-96.png" }, "default_locale": "en", "chrome_settings_overrides": { "search_provider": { "name": "Swisscows", "keyword": "Swisscows", "search_url": "https://swisscows.com/web?query={searchTerms}, "favicon_url": "https://swisscows.com/favicon-32.png", "suggest_url": "https://swisscows.com/api/suggest?query={searchTerms}, "image_url": "https://swisscows.com/image?query={searchTerms}, "encoding": "UTF-8", "is_default": true } }}
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How to download and manually install Swisscows extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install Swisscows extensions for Chrome, you can search for them in the Chrome Web Store, clicking the "Add to Chrome" button, and following the straightforward process.

However, you may need to install Swisscows extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install Swisscows extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

Method 1: Download Swisscows extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a Swisscows extension for Chrome, don't worry, it's a simple process. Just follow these easy steps, and you will have your extension ready to use in no time.

Step 1: Download the Swisscows Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the Swisscows extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the Swisscows extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for Swisscows extension that contains all the data.

Step 2: Extract &Arrange Files

Once the file is downloaded, extract that file into its own folder. Similarly, give that extension files a permanent home. In other words, keep it in a folder that you don't accidentally delete it because these files will be needed to make that extension work.

Step 3: Go to the Chrome Extensions Page

Open Google Chrome and in the address bar, type chrome://extensions; it will open the Google Chrome extensions page. Make sure that "My extensions" is selected in the sidebar.

Step 4: Drag and Drop the Extension

Now, go to the folder where you extracted the Swisscows extension and drag &drop the extension file from there anywhere onto the extension page within Google Chrome.

Step 5: Complete the Installation

Once you drag and drop the extension file, follow the steps that Google Chrome takes you through. Similarly, if the extension file is of .crx file format, you will be required to review the permissions and then add the extension.

Now, you can manage that added extension as you would like to with any other Chrome extension that you added through Chrome Webstore. Its icon will also appear in the Google Chrome Menu on the right side of the address bar once you activate it.

Method 2: Download Swisscows extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install Swisscows extension manually, but the twist is that here, you install by enabling the developer mode option provided in Google Chrome. This mode is commonly used for testing extensions or running unpublished tools.

Step 1: Download the Swisscows extension file

Select and download the Swisscows extension by clicking the 'Download CRX' button on the website.

Step 2: Extract the downloaded contents

Convert the file to a ZIP file if it is in CRX format then extract the Swisscows extension zip file or folder that you downloaded. Make sure you extract it using the same folder name and keep it safely in another folder, so you don't delete it by mistake. The extracted folder will be needed to keep your Swisscows extension running.

Step 3: Open Chrome Extension Setting Page

In the address bar of Google Chrome, type chrome://extensions and open the Chrome Extension Page.

Step 4: Enable Developer Mode

After opening the Chrome Extension page, look at the top right side, and you will find the toggle option of "Developer mode."Simply enable that developer mode option.

Step 5: Load the Unpacked Extension

Once you enable the developer mode option, you will see the menu of Load Unpacked, Pack Extensions and Update. From that, select the option "Load unpacked."

Step 6: Select the Extension Folder

Once the pop-up opens upon clicking Load unpacked, select the Swisscows extension directory and click on the "Select Folder "button.

Step 7: Confirm and Install

After you select an extension folder of a Google Chrome extension you're installing manually, confirm its installation for the final time and let the installation complete.

Conclusion

Here we've made a step-by-step guide on How to manually install Swisscows extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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Sergej Nissen (ID: 000000980c9c6cc4) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 08/02/2023 Die Suchergebnisse von Swisscows sind sehr gut, ich als Vater kann meine Kinder mit guten Gewiesen suchen lassen, weil das ein familienfreundliche Suchmaschine ist (keine Gewalt und Pornographie).

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Sheharyar B (ID: 0000006ddbe2a7f3) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 12/19/2022 A good search engine.

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Mantas D. (ID: 000000c17b9f4438) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 11/07/2022 Installed it - swisscows did not appear in search engine selection in the settings

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Paul Bilton (ID: 00000060edbe95d7) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 10/12/2022 Downloaded and installed on Chrome. First and only search brought this: "You've made too many requests in the last time. Please, be patient and try again later."

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Keith White (ID: 000000ea730953eb) Voted 2 ★ - Updated 07/08/2022 The swisscows extension hasn't been updated in a while it is an inactive link