Simple Search

This extension highlights “ten blue link”-type search results over infoboxes and other content. Works with Bing and Google.

What is Simple Search?

Simple Search is a Chrome extension developed by The Markup, and its main feature is "This extension highlights “ten blue link”-type search results over infoboxes and other content. Works with Bing and Google.".

Extension Screenshots

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Download Simple Search Extension CRX File

Download Simple Search extension files in crx format, manually install Chrome extensions in the browser, or share the crx files with friends to easily install Chrome extensions.

Extension Usage Instructions

                        Remember when search results provided  "ten blue links" that sent you to the right place, rather than having to wade through a plethora of sponsored results and info boxes first? We do, too. So we turned back the clock. 

Simple Search doesn’t modify the search page, it just adds a new view on top, showing just those “traditional” search results provided by the search engine. If you’d rather see the other results, too, you can easily close the window.

This extension is compatible with Bing and Google search engines.

Something not working? We want to know! Send us an email at [email protected].                    

Extension Basic Information

Name Simple Search Simple Search
ID bbpcngjcblhpkhadnbhgdjhmidojegha
Official URL https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/simple-search/bbpcngjcblhpkhadnbhgdjhmidojegha
Description This extension highlights “ten blue link”-type search results over infoboxes and other content. Works with Bing and Google.
File Size 12.04 KB
Installation Count 3,260
Current Version 1.1.9
Last Updated 2022-04-14
Publish Date 2020-10-30
Rating 3.67/5 Total 9 Ratings
Developer The Markup
Email [email protected]
Payment Type free
Extension Website https://themarkup.org/
Supported Languages en
manifest.json
{
    "update_url": "https:\/\/clients2.google.com\/service\/update2\/crx",
    "manifest_version": 2,
    "name": "Simple Search",
    "version": "1.1.9",
    "description": "This extension highlights \u201cten blue link\u201d-type search results over infoboxes and other content. Works with Bing and Google.",
    "permissions": [
        "storage"
    ],
    "content_scripts": [
        {
            "matches": [
                "*:\/\/www.bing.com\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.com\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.ad\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.ae\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.com.af\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.com.ag\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.com.ai\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.al\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.am\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.co.ao\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.com.ar\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.as\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.at\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.com.au\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.az\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.ba\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.com.bd\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.be\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.bf\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.bg\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.com.bh\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.bi\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.bj\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.com.bn\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.com.bo\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.com.br\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.bs\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.bt\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.co.bw\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.by\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.com.bz\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.ca\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.cd\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.cf\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.cg\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.ch\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.ci\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.co.ck\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.cl\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.cm\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.cn\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.com.co\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.co.cr\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.com.cu\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.cv\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.com.cy\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.cz\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.de\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.dj\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.dk\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.dm\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.com.do\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.dz\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.com.ec\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.ee\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.com.eg\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.es\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.com.et\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.fi\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.com.fj\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.fm\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.fr\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.ga\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.ge\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.gg\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.com.gh\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.com.gi\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.gl\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.gm\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.gr\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.com.gt\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.gy\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.com.hk\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.hn\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.hr\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.ht\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.hu\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.co.id\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.ie\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.co.il\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.im\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.co.in\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.iq\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.is\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.it\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.je\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.com.jm\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.jo\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.co.jp\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.co.ke\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.com.kh\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.ki\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.kg\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.co.kr\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.com.kw\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.kz\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.la\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.com.lb\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.li\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.lk\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.co.ls\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.lt\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.lu\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.lv\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.com.ly\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.co.ma\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.md\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.me\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.mg\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.mk\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.ml\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.com.mm\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.mn\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.ms\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.com.mt\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.mu\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.mv\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.mw\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.com.mx\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.com.my\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.co.mz\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.com.na\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.com.ng\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.com.ni\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.ne\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.nl\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.no\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.com.np\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.nr\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.nu\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.co.nz\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.com.om\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.com.pa\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.com.pe\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.com.pg\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.com.ph\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.com.pk\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.pl\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.pn\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.com.pr\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.ps\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.pt\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.com.py\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.com.qa\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.ro\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.ru\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.rw\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.com.sa\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.com.sb\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.sc\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.se\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.com.sg\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.sh\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.si\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.sk\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.com.sl\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.sn\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.so\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.sm\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.sr\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.st\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.com.sv\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.td\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.tg\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.co.th\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.com.tj\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.tl\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.tm\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.tn\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.to\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.com.tr\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.tt\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.com.tw\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.co.tz\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.com.ua\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.co.ug\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.co.uk\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.com.uy\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.co.uz\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.com.vc\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.co.ve\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.vg\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.co.vi\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.com.vn\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.vu\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.ws\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.rs\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.co.za\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.co.zm\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.co.zw\/search?*",
                "*:\/\/www.google.ca\/search?*"
            ],
            "js": [
                "content.js"
            ],
            "css": [
                "simplesearch.css"
            ]
        }
    ],
    "browser_action": {
        "default_icon": "icons\/on.png",
        "default_title": "Simple Search"
    },
    "background": {
        "scripts": [
            "background.js"
        ]
    }
}