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How to change Perplexity as Edge's default search engine

The AI ​​chatbot Perplexity is now available to everyone so you can use it for a variety of purposes, such as using Perplexity in WhatsApp or using Perplexity as your default search engine on Edge. Once you set Perplexity as your search engine on Edge, you'll be rewarded with more interesting, expanded content to enhance your user experience. Here's how to use Perplexity as your default search engine on Edge.

 

How to set Perplexity as Edge default search engine

Step 1:

On the Edge browser interface, click on the 3-dot icon and select Settings in the list displayed below.

Step 2:

In the new interface, users click on Privacy, search, and services in the list on the left to access.

 

Step 3:

Look at the content next to you, scroll down and then click on the Address Bar and search .

Now click on Manage search engines to see the list of search engines available on the Edge browser.

Step 4:

Here you also click the Add button to add a new search engine to the browser.

Enter https://www.perplexity.ai/?q=%s in the URL box, fill in the name, and click the Add button below .

Finally, click the 3 dots icon and select Set as default .

Update 26 May 2025