DuckDuck Go as default search engine in Chrome?

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Can I set Duckduck Go as my default search engine in Chrome? "d" and Space brings it up in the omnibox but it does not appear in preferences as an option.
 
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Does appear under Yosemtite as an option Rod.

Personally do not like it. When enter a search item and put 'au' afterwards, it brings up UK sites, then European then US and never any Australian. Have you found this?
 
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harryb2448 said:
Does appear under Yosemtite as an option Rod.

Personally do not like it. When enter a search item and put 'au' afterwards, it brings up UK sites, then European then US and never any Australian. Have you found this?
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Hi Harry, in case you didn't know I'm an Aussie too and I have only just started using DDG as a result of testing Yosemite. Just thought I'd give a few mentioned apps, extensions and plugins a test drive in 10.10 so no I hadn't noticed that, yet. But I will check it out and get back. :)
 
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DDG if anything is **** quick via Safari, but I cant see google letting you put it as Default when Google is their business. . .
 
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DDG if anything is **** quick via Safari, but I cant see google letting you put it as Default when Google is their business. . .
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But, they do allow you to set Yahoo SearchMe and Bing?:|
 
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Yes I knew Melbourne is in Australia, alas!!!!!


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Chrome > Preferences > Manage Search Engines > hover over DDG and press "Make Default."
 
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Thank you vansmith I'll give that a try.
 

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