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Is SearchCleaner safe to install?

SearchCleaner asks for 1 browser permission and 84 site patterns. We do not audit code and we do not judge intent; what we can show is what the listing declares and whether that has changed while we have been watching.

SearchCleaner

Chrome extension by Yanchi · Make Chrome Yours · Functionality

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What the developer says, and 1 screenshot

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At a glance

Facts, not a score: an ad blocker needs every page and a theme needs nothing, so one number would be wrong about both. Each fact links to its detail.

Site access
Access to specific sites only
Data collection
Declares it collects none
Upkeep
Updated 243 days ago
Publisher
No store badges
Audience
3 users (last published figure)

What data it declares

The developer declares that it does not collect or use your data.

The developer also certifies that your data is not sold to third parties outside approved uses, not used for purposes unrelated to the extension's core function, and not used to decide creditworthiness or lending.

The listing does not link to a privacy policy.

This is the developer's own declaration in the Chrome Web Store. We cannot check it against what the extension does.

What Chrome asks you to allow

When you add it, Chrome asks you to allow it to:

Derived from the manifest by Chrome's documented rules; the dialog's exact wording depends on your Chrome version and language. Chrome asks again if an update requests more.

What it can reach

Specific sites only: 84 match patterns.

Routine for an extension

Pages it runs its code on

It runs its own code on specific pages only: the first 50 site patterns we keep.

Show the remaining 47
  • https://*.amazon.jp/* amazon.jp and all its subdomains
  • https://*.google.co.uk/* google.co.uk and all its subdomains
  • https://*.google.de/* google.de and all its subdomains
  • https://*.google.fr/* google.fr and all its subdomains
  • https://*.google.jp/* google.jp and all its subdomains
  • https://*.search.yahoo.com/* search.yahoo.com and all its subdomains
  • https://*.wikipedia.org/* wikipedia.org and all its subdomains
  • https://amazon.com/* only amazon.com
  • https://andisearch.com/* only andisearch.com
  • https://aol.com/* only aol.com
  • https://ask.com/* only ask.com
  • https://baidu.com/* only baidu.com
  • https://bing.com/* only bing.com
  • https://dogpile.com/* only dogpile.com
  • https://duckduckgo.com/* only duckduckgo.com
  • https://ecosia.org/* only ecosia.org
  • https://gigablast.com/* only gigablast.com
  • https://givero.com/* only givero.com
  • https://google.com/* only google.com
  • https://iask.ai/* only iask.ai
  • https://komo.ai/* only komo.ai
  • https://metacrawler.com/* only metacrawler.com
  • https://metager.org/* only metager.org
  • https://mojeek.com/* only mojeek.com
  • https://oceanhero.today/* only oceanhero.today
  • https://perplexity.ai/* only perplexity.ai
  • https://phind.com/* only phind.com
  • https://qwant.com/* only qwant.com
  • https://search.aol.com/* only search.aol.com
  • https://search.brave.com/* only search.brave.com
  • https://search.bus-hit.me/* only search.bus-hit.me
  • https://search.com/* only search.com
  • https://search.daum.net/* only search.daum.net
  • https://search.naver.com/* only search.naver.com
  • https://search.seznam.cz/* only search.seznam.cz
  • https://search.yahoo.com/* only search.yahoo.com
  • https://searx.be/* only searx.be
  • https://searx.work/* only searx.work
  • https://sogou.com/* only sogou.com
  • https://startpage.com/* only startpage.com
  • https://swisscows.com/* only swisscows.com
  • https://tiktok.com/* only tiktok.com
  • https://wikipedia.org/* only wikipedia.org
  • https://www.amazon.com/* only www.amazon.com
  • https://www.andisearch.com/* only www.andisearch.com
  • https://www.ask.com/* only www.ask.com
  • https://www.baidu.com/* only www.baidu.com

We keep the first 50 patterns of a list; the manifest may declare more.

A content script is code the extension injects into pages matching these patterns. On those pages it can read and change what you see, whether or not a host permission is listed above.

How usual this is for its category

In Make Chrome Yours · Functionality, 12% of extensions ask for access to every site. This one: Access to specific sites only.

The typical extension there declares 2 browser permissions; this one declares 1 browser permission.

Counted over the live extensions of the same category after our latest full pass of the store. A share is context, not a verdict: what is normal depends on what the extension is for.

Who uses it and how it is kept up

3 users (last published figure)

Users
+3 since 01.09
0-3 · 6 readings
  1. 2026-09-010
  2. 2026-09-022
  3. 2026-09-052
  4. 2026-09-083
  5. 2026-09-090
  6. 2026-11-013

What the store shows

The store shows none of its badges on this listing. Most listings carry none.

Has it asked for more over time?

This is the question a permission list on its own cannot answer. An extension that shipped narrow and widened later is a different proposition from one that always asked for the same thing.

The permissions this extension requests have not changed since we started watching it.

Who publishes it

Yanchi. This listing has been in the store since 2026-03-03 and was last updated on 2026-03-03.

Similar extensions that ask for less

Listings close to this one in what they say they do, which declare less reach. Less reach is not a verdict on either: compare what each needs for the job.

  1. CleanSearch - Block Spam Sites from Google Search No site access · 1 permission 41 users ★ 4.0
  2. Search Noise Filter Runs its code on every site · 2 permissions 13 users ★ 3.7
  3. Search Sanitizer No site access · 3 permissions 143 users ★ 4.3

How to check or remove it in Chrome

  1. Type chrome://extensions in the address bar and find the extension in the list.
  2. Open its details. The site access setting shows where it can run; set it to run only on click and it reaches a page only after you press its icon.
  3. To uninstall it, choose Remove on the same page.

Questions people ask

What can SearchCleaner access?
Specific sites only: 84 match patterns. It declares 1 browser permission.
What data does SearchCleaner collect?
The developer declares that it does not collect or use your data. This is the developer's own declaration in the Chrome Web Store. We cannot check it against what the extension does.
Has SearchCleaner asked for more permissions over time?
The permissions this extension requests have not changed since we started watching it.
Does SearchCleaner publish a privacy policy?
No, the store listing does not link to a privacy policy.

We read the public store listing up to 2 times a day and keep what it declared. We do not install the extension, do not audit its code, do not judge its intent and publish no contact details for its developer. Last read on 2026-11-01.

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