Set Suede as your default search
Make Suede the search engine your browser uses by default, so every search from the address bar goes to your private, ad-free results. There are two kinds of method, and which one you use depends on your browser:
- Manual — add Suede as a search engine in your browser's own settings and mark it the default. This works today, on every browser, with no extra software, and it is the most reliable option.
- Extension — install the Suede browser extension, which registers Suede and offers to set it as your default in one step. The extensions are coming soon (not yet in the stores — see each page); until then, use the manual method.
Pick your browser
| Browser / platform | Recommended method | Page |
|---|---|---|
| Chrome, Edge, Brave, Vivaldi, Opera (desktop) | Manual now; extension soon | Chrome & Chromium |
| Firefox (desktop & Android) | Manual now; add-on soon | Firefox |
| Safari (Mac, iPhone, iPad) | Suede Safari extension (redirect) | Safari |
| Chrome for Android / anything else | OpenSearch auto-discovery | Android & auto-discovery |
| Phones — native apps | Suede Android app · Suede for Safari | Mobile apps |
| Custom / advanced setup | Raw search & suggestions URLs | Custom / advanced |
How searching from the address bar works
When Suede is your default engine, typing a query in the address bar opens
https://suede.io/search?q=<your query>. Many browsers also show search suggestions as you type; Suede serves
those privately from its own corpus (no query logging) — see Custom / advanced
for the suggestions endpoint.
A note on honesty
We would rather under-promise. The manual and OpenSearch methods on these pages work right now. The browser extensions are built but not yet published to the Chrome Web Store, Firefox Add-ons, or the App Store, so every "install the extension" step is marked coming soon with a placeholder link until the listing is live.