Chrometana - Redirect Bing Somewhere Better Chrometana - Redirect Bing Somewhere Better

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Version: 2.0.1
Last Update: 2017-07-28

Overview

Chrometana - Redirect Bing Somewhere Better is a Chrome extension developed by Theo. According to the data from Chrome web store, current version of Chrometana - Redirect Bing Somewhere Better is 2.0.1, updated on 2017-07-28.
100,000+ users have installed this extension. 1025 users have rated this extension with an average rating of .

Redirect all Bing (and therefore Cortana) searches to a search engine of your choice!

Man it's been a long month. We got DMCA'd by Microsoft for the logo, but we got a new one from a very generous Preston Locke. Enjoy!

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My Google account was compromised and an unofficial version (1.1.3) was sent out as an update to all Chrometana users. That update bundled malware.

We are so incredibly sorry for this and are working with Google to identify how the account was compromised. We have just shipped update 2.0 out now, which includes a streamlined UI and NO MALWARE.

Please do not hesitate to contact Theo through Github or feedback on here at any point. Again, we are so sorry about this and are going far out of our way to prevent compromises from happening in the future.

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Recommended by Engadget, CNET, Gizmodo, IBTimes, WIndowsClub and more!

"This handy Chrome extension thwarts Microsoft's attempt to make Bing a thing." - CNET

Bing is an unfortunate thing. Defeat it with Chrometana, allowing for all Bing search requests to redirect to a search engine of your choice. Currently supports Google, Yahoo, and DuckDuckGo redirects for all Bing searches, even Cortana ones! Make sure you're using Chrome as your default browser for this to work properly.

Condensed Changelog (Visit the blog for more detail):
v1.1.2 - Reverted tabs permission request, fallback is now a redirect script
v1.1.1 - The "small" update, decreased package size
v1.1.0 - UI overhaul
v1.0.2 - Fix for background app issue

In order for Chrometana to work when Chrome is closed, you must have background apps enabled. If you have disabled background apps, you can re-enable by doing the following:

1. Go to Chrome Settings
2. Click "Show Advanced Settings"
3. Scroll down to System
4. Check "Continue running background apps when Google Chrome is closed"

Rating

1025 ratings

Total Installs

100,000+

Information

Last Update

2017-07-28

Current Version

2.0.1

Size

186KiB

Author

Theo

Website

None

Category

Search Tools

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avatar luke l
2022-04-14

doesnt work, windows search still opens bing and edge.

avatar Nicolas Borensztein
2022-02-22

Use the free extension "Chrometana Pro" instead.

Unfortunately the developer doesn't continue to maintain this extension. For security reasons, you should never rely on old unmaintained software, new vulnerabilities are discovered every day. Fortunately there's another developer maintaining a more modern version of this same extension. Just use that one. Worked for me as advertised.

avatar Toots
2021-12-31

No Longer works (Dec 2021)

avatar BeHappyBeVegan
2021-10-08

Doesn't work.

avatar 西塔鬼若丸
2021-07-23

このアドオンは現在は使えない。
フリーソフトの「EdgeDeflector」も危険を含むサイトとして報告されている。
同じ機能のフリーソフトで「Search Deflector」は現在バージョンもアップしてインストール後の設定も簡単になり便利である。