What is a default search engine?

With MetaGer as default searchengine you can instruct your browser to automatically use MetaGer when search queries are entered i.e. into the adress bar.

Set MetaGer as default search engine with add-on

When you install our browser extension, MetaGer is automatically installed as the default search engine.

Set MetaGer as default search engine

1. Navigate to the top right corner of your browser, click "" and choose "Settings".
2. Under "Search engine" click the button "Manage search engines".
3. Click on "" next to the MetaGer entry and choose "Make default".

Set MetaGer as start page

1. Navigate to the top right corner of your browser, click "" and choose "Settings".
2. Under "On startup" choose "Open a specific page or set of pages." and click "Set pages".
3. Enter "https://metager.org/" as URL and click OK.
4. Hint: Every listed page in this window will be opened on startup. You can remove entries by moving your mouse over them and click "x".

Set MetaGer as default search engine

1. Right click the search bar at the end of this instruction
2. Choose "Add as Search Engine..." in the context menu.
3. Check the "Set as Default Search" box and click "Add" in the popup.

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Set MetaGer as start page

1. Navigate to the top left corner, click the "Vivaldi" logo and choose "" "Settings" under "Tools"
2. Under "Homepage" choose "Specific Page" and enter https://metager.org/ .