Swisscows

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Swisscows - Privacy-Oriented Search Engine Add-on for Firefox

Swisscows is a Firefox add-on that replaces the standard search engine with Swisscows, a highly privacy-focused search engine. This secure web search tool doesn't store personal information or use it for business purposes. All search queries are anonymized after 7 days. Swisscows uses its own servers, not cloud-based or third-party ones. The servers are located in a highly secure data center in the Swiss Alps. With Swisscows, your browsing activities and personal data remain private, providing you with a protected space online.
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Add-on stats

Manifest V2 Overrides search engine
Daily users: 12,028
-57
Rating: 4.68
(222)
0.02
Version: 1.4 (Last updated: 2021-02-22)
Version code: 5185213
Creation date: 2019-02-27
Weekly download count: 248
Firefox on Android: No
Size: 19.64K
URLs: Website
Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 713 ▼ 5
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Other platforms

Swisscows (v2.0.3)
10,000 4.43 (35)
Swisscows Private Search (v2.0.3)
126,633 4.30 (1,653)
Swisscows (v2.0.3)
9,507 4.50 (11)

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Firefox Browser Add-ons does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • No data collection
  • No advertisements
  • Good alternative to spyware programs
Cons
  • Requires subscription now
  • Free version no longer available
Most mentioned
  • Subscription required to use
  • Privacy-focused with no ads
User reviews
Used to be free, now you can't use it without subscription.
by Aquiles Vaesa, 2025-03-09
by Firefox user 18847171, 2025-02-22
by Firefox user 18834740, 2025-02-15
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Add-on safety

Risk impact

Swisscows requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details
  • High Can change search providers, which could redirect searches to malicious sites, posing moderate risk.
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Risk likelihood

We don't have sufficient data to confidently determine the risk likelihood of Swisscows. Use it at your own risk.

Risk likelihood analysis details
  • High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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