How to Set Perplexity as Search Engine

Quick summary

Setting Perplexity as your default search engine replaces standard search with an AI-powered experience directly from your browser's address bar. This step-by-step walkthrough covers the exact Chrome Settings path needed to add and activate Perplexity in under two minutes.

Steps

1. Click the three vertical dots in the top-right corner of your browser.
2. Select Settings from the dropdown menu.
3. In the left-hand menu, click Search engine.
4. Click Manage search engines and site search.
5. Scroll to the bottom and click Add.
6. In the Add site search window, enter the name, shortcut, and URL for Perplexity.
7. Click Add to save the new search engine entry.
8. Click the three dots next to Perplexity in the search engine list.
9. Click Make default to set Perplexity as your default search engine.