How to replace Google with ChatGPT Search as your default search engine
ChatGPT Search is here, challenging Google's dominance in the search engine realm.
Curious about whether ChatGPT Search can replace Google, a search engine that has captured nearly 90 percent of the market share? Well, there's a way to find out. How? Make the OpenAI tool your default search option.
How to make ChatGPT Search your default search engine
To make ChatGPT Search your default search engine, you'll need the Google Chrome browser to download an extension from the Chrome Web Store.
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1. Go to ChatGPT Search's announcement page
Click on "Download Chrome Extension," which will lead you to ChatGPT Search's official Chrome Web Store page.
2. Click on "Add to Chrome"
3. A pop-up window will appear
Click on "Add extension."
You'll also see another pop-up window that says, "ChatGPT Search has been added to Chrome."
3. Make sure ChatGPT Search is pinned to your 'Extensions'
Click on the puzzle-piece icon on the top-right corner (i.e., your Chrome extensions) and click on the "pin" next to ChatGPT Search, ensuring it turns blue.
4. Start searching
Type in your query into the address bar in Google Chrome.
5. ChatGPT Search will populate your results
Make sure the blue globe icon is selected, which indicates ChatGPT Search is active.
In order to use ChatGPT Search, you must have a ChatGT Plus account. This subscription is priced at $20 per month.
To turn off ChatGPT Search as your default search engine, click on the ChatGPT Search icon in your Chrome Extensions bar and click on "Manage Extension" before switching off the "On" toggle.
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Kimberly Gedeon, at Mashable since 2023, is a tech explorer who enjoys doing deep dives into the most popular gadgets, from the latest iPhones to the most immersive VR headsets. She's drawn to strange, avant-garde, bizarre tech, whether it's a 3D laptop, a gaming rig that can transform into a briefcase, or smart glasses that can capture video. Her journalism career kicked off about a decade ago at MadameNoire where she covered tech and business before landing as a tech editor at Laptop Mag in 2020.
