Chrometana Pro - Redirect Cortana and Bing

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Force Windows 10 and Cortana to use Google Chrome and your favorite search engine instead of Bing!

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Chrometana Pro - Redirect Cortana and Bing
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Now open source! Find this project on GitHub.

Microsoft tries very hard to make us love and use their new browser, Edge, and their awful search engine Bing; going as far as to make it very difficult for Windows 10 and 11 users to use anything else.

Turn the tide with Chrometana Pro, a chrome extension forcing Windows and Cortana to use Google Chrome and your favorite search engine instead of Edge and Bing. Pick between Google, DuckDuckGo, Yahoo, and Baidu. Chrometana Pro also makes it very easy for you to add your own search engine and customize if Bing and/or Cortana requests will use your favorite search engine instead.

Chrometana Pro came along to fill the gap left by the original Chrometana extension whose author has abandoned the project.

Leave me feedback :D
I'd love to know what you think ;)

Changelog:
v2.3 - Fixes to redirection blocking in edge and chrome
v2.0 - Redesigned menu + renewed support for windows 10 and 11 with the wedge open-source edge deflector
v1.7 - Snazzy new logo
v1.6 - Fixed extension not redirecting from bing when chrome hasn't yet been opened
v1.4/v1.5 - (No chrome update) Firefox "Foxtana Pro" releases
v1.3 - Improved size of menu text
v1.2 - Fixed search counter counting up too quickly
v1.1 - Fixes to the install tutorial page
v1.0 - Initial Version

☎ Contact me at [email protected]
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Latest reviews

Arshan Shirani 2025-09-30

Hell yeah

Azeem Patil 2025-09-25

I have been looking for a workaround fro this for so long. Thanks a lot!

Pavel Jelínek 2025-09-25

Awesome!

praja pandi 2025-09-22

good

klch 2025-09-12

I LOVE IT. Literally best solution for people who would prefer using Edge instead of Chrome but still willing to keep the Google browsing engine with the searching box.

Michael Smith 2025-08-27

Works great on W11, installed Wedge and MicrosoftEdgeRedirect along with it.

David Umaña 2025-08-20

Worked like a charm even on Windows 11

Philip Pafitis 2025-08-14

A very useful extension, thank you.

Bình Nguyễn Gia 2025-08-13

COOL THX ALOT

빈승현 2025-08-09

It is very Good, but when I search at the window search bar, than I can open google but the google show bing

Alex K. 2025-07-28

Works flawless, perfect! Thanks!

Dutch Holland 2025-07-18

works

John Preston 2025-07-10

Just installed it and the wedge.. It kinda works.. WHen I type in a phrase (not just one word) then it launches chrome but only has the first word in the search (sigh) Windows 11 Home Version 10.0.2610 Build 26100

ZDZISLAW KLUZA 2025-06-15

Windup with Bing, Yahoo, duck etc, Really does a great job at not redirecting even page of garbarge that is to be New and Interesting. Big hype HEADINGS but pathtic writing and pushing to buy something that'but actuallyas Newsbreaking

Bradford Adams 2025-06-14

* I think this is my first review of an extension! I think it's absolutely awesome, **HIGHLY recommend** it! I ran into a few issues with cutting Edge out of the loop, but quickly found a workaround! > [!NOTE] > > Windows 10 pro Build 19041 > Works as anything should, even from windows search tab on the bar! Opens chrome or firefox, or any other browser > other than Edge

Andrew C 2025-05-28

Only works if Chrome is already open. If I use the windows 11 search bar with chrome closed it will take me to Bing.

Dawid Blachowski 2025-05-27

Dosent working

Trenton Naylor 2025-05-03

best

Johncarlo Cerdon (JC) 2025-04-12

awesome.

MOHAMMED SANI HASSAN 2025-04-12

Today is my first time I hope it works for me

Recursive Anachronism 2025-03-20

Still working well on Windows 10. I'm so grateful for this extension. Bing taskbar search is broken with customary MS arrogance. I painstakingly type search terms that it presumptively rearranges, edits or sometimes completely changes into something else entirely,aaargh!!! because of course, MS always knows better. It is infuriating and somehow no one cares. Saved my workflow and mental health , thank you. <3

Joy Liang 2025-03-14

works well on windows 11. great extension

Amber 2025-03-04

What the hell is the point of an extension that tells you to go download another extension? Also, the instructions do not work since they are for windows 10 and I have windows 11 and default apps doesn't work the same way. I know nothing about "wedge" and its safety so I'm ditching this extension.

Chef Boi 2025-02-12

2/12/2025. still experiencing first search loading Bing until I manually refresh if Chrome was closed

Nguyễn Minh Khôi 2025-02-11

Useful extension if you want to use the built-in search box in Windows without dealing with Bing, Recommended it

Arush Gautam 2025-02-07

i love this

Cobalt27 2025-01-31

It does its job. It redirects Cortana and Bing searches.

hypnoS 2025-01-23

awesome!

Ittyy Winter 2025-01-03

Simple and Efficient

Zero Cool 2024-12-24

Needs to be updated. Because at the time of this review, the last time that it was updated was on January 18th, 2023. ALMOST TWO YEARS AGO NOW!! It still works pretty good once it's set up and all though. However, if you have this extension and it's not working? And when you go to, "extension options," the Chrometana Pro Settings page is all that comes up? You might want to try removing the extension and then adding it back to Chrome. Because then it will go through the instructions again, which will include the instructions for installing, "Wedge."

Joseph Kunnutharayil 2024-12-07

How to active this with voice

Luca B 2024-12-06

It does what I wanted it to do ♥

Luca B 2024-12-06

It does what I wanted it to do ♥

Palindromic Bob 2024-11-24

So far so good. Just remember to follow ALL the steps. I'm going to bet the ones having issues didn't install Wedge.

Chuck Martin 2024-11-19

Installed it, enabled it, doesn't work. The search bar still opens edge when any result is web based. Chrome is my default browser.

Tom Leamon 2024-11-05

Take back control of your Windows computer. You own it, not Microsoft, despite their best efforts.

Jerome Di Pietro 2024-10-17

Perfect, works great. Don't forget to read the instructions after installing the extension. Youi'll need to additionally install Wedge

Oskar Kublik 2024-09-30

Doesn't redirect when chrome is closed on windows 11.

Danny 2024-09-28

I was advised by my Navy Federal Credit Union to download another browser when their website thing rejected my recent log in attempts on my Chromebook. Looking for EDGE, I found this Chrometana Pro and now it is downloaded - supposedly. But I do not know how to use it. I do not see how to OPEN the thing let alone make it work.

Cesar Augusto Martínez Cruz 2024-09-27

So many times I hve tried to find out how to not use other search bars other then Google, and it alwasys redirects me to other search browsers that I dislike. Im old school so therefore, I prefer Google. Then again times change and we must adapt Thank you Google for a Crazy Vato Loco like me that used to have his library card as his most inportant thing in his wallet other than some grifer, back then was the most importat. I used to rent or take home movies in VHS, CD Audio CDS n CDA format (now absolete) and enjoy them at home throghout the 90s. Nowadays, I thank google for making it more easier and all.

Dylan Chau 2024-09-26

yesss perfect

Keon Abrisham 2024-09-13

This is a pretty big gamechanger; it allows you to use the search bar on your windows computer like something on an iPhone without Microsoft's clunky browser; it is handy for quick searches without having to use the mouse by just hitting the windows key, I installed it with MSEdgeRedirect on GitHub as recommended instead of edge in I believe in Adminless mode, with the Bing boxes checked in for google and it works perfectly. Could not recommend it enough.

Michael Samoilenko 2024-09-09

amazing!!

Aitor 1998 2024-09-08

Brutal!

Cameron Olson 2024-09-02

Worked straight away. So simple, just love it when programs like this function so seamlessly

David Kent 2024-09-01

Worked immediately on Window 11 after following the installation instructions. I couldn't find any other way to do this.

Arno Brok 2024-09-01

Can't get it work. Still opends Edge and Bing :-(

Don Rayner 2024-08-28

Works great!

J V 2024-08-23

Not working. Tried restarting browser after installing and I still get MS Edge launching into a bing search page when I type something in the Windows-key dialogue box. I really want this to work so if there's anything someone can help with I would appreciate it!

John Walters 2024-08-16

flawless

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Installs
50,000
Market
Chrome Web Store
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Rating
4.7 (1,819 votes)
Last update
2023-01-19
Version 2.3.0
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