Make Exa Your Default Search Engine

• A web browser (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or Edge)
• 60 seconds of your time

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For Google Chrome

1. Open Chrome on your computer
2. Go to exa.ai in your address bar
3. Click the three dots (⋮) in the top right corner
4. Click “Settings”
5. Click “Search engine” on the left side
6. Click “Manage search engines and site search”
7. Look for “exa.ai” in the list
8. Click the three dots next to it
9. Click “Make default”

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For Mozilla Firefox

1. Open Firefox on your computer
2. Go to exa.ai in your address bar
3. Right-click in the search box on the Exa website
4. Click “Add a Keyword for this Search”
5. Type “exa” as the keyword and click “Save”
6. Click the hamburger menu (☰) in the top right
7. Click “Settings”
8. Click “Search” on the left side
9. Find “Default Search Engine”
10. Select “Exa” from the dropdown

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For Safari (Mac)

1. Use a Safari extension like xSearch that adds custom search engine support
2. Use a different browser (Chrome, Firefox, or Edge) that supports custom search engines — see the instructions above

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For Microsoft Edge

1. Open Edge on your computer
2. Go to exa.ai in your address bar
3. Click the three dots (⋯) in the top right corner
4. Click “Settings”
5. Click “Privacy, search, and services” on the left
6. Scroll down to “Services”
7. Click “Address bar and search”
8. Click “Manage search engines”
9. Look for “exa.ai” in the list
10. Click the three dots next to it
11. Click “Make default”

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Quick Test

1. Click in your browser’s address bar
2. Type any search term (like “best pizza recipes”)
3. Press Enter

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Need Help?

• Make sure you visited exa.ai first
• Try refreshing the settings page

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Why Use Exa as Your Default?

• Better results for research and finding specific information
• Clean interface without ads or SEO slop, cluttering your results
• Free, fast and accurate search results every time