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| 1 | +--- |
| 2 | +type: post |
| 3 | +title: How to Make ChatGPT Your Default Search Engine |
| 4 | +author: Andrew Wray |
| 5 | +subtitle: Quickly start a ChatGPT session from your address bar |
| 6 | +summary: A guide to setting ChatGPT as the default search engine in your Chromium-based browser. |
| 7 | +date: 2025-06-01 |
| 8 | +tags: ["chatgpt", "browser", "search engine", "guide"] |
| 9 | +--- |
| 10 | + |
| 11 | +Dense Analysis is back with a short tip for anyone who wants to launch ChatGPT straight from the browser address bar. |
| 12 | + |
| 13 | +If you use a Chromium-based browser like Chrome, Edge, Brave, or Thorium, you can set up ChatGPT as a custom search engine. This means that anything you type into the address bar will open a ChatGPT conversation using your text as the prompt. |
| 14 | + |
| 15 | +## Video Tutorial |
| 16 | + |
| 17 | +You can review our video tutorial, or follow the steps documented below. |
| 18 | + |
| 19 | +{{< youtube EDuMVwKUEA4 >}} |
| 20 | + |
| 21 | +## 1. Open Search Engine Settings |
| 22 | + |
| 23 | +* Open the browser settings menu. |
| 24 | +* Navigate to **Search Engine** > **Manage search engines and site search** (use the settings search bar if necessary). |
| 25 | + |
| 26 | +## 2. Add a Site Search Entry |
| 27 | + |
| 28 | +Create a new site search entry with the following values: |
| 29 | + |
| 30 | +* **Name**: `ChatGPT` |
| 31 | +* **Shortcut**: `chatgpt` |
| 32 | +* **URL with %s in place of query**: `https://chatgpt.com/?q=%s` |
| 33 | + |
| 34 | +Save the entry when you are done. |
| 35 | + |
| 36 | +## 3. Set ChatGPT as the Default |
| 37 | + |
| 38 | +Click the menu beside the entry you just created and select **Make default**. Now, typing anything in the address bar will start a ChatGPT session with your query. |
| 39 | + |
| 40 | +## Notes |
| 41 | + |
| 42 | +* Your browser may still show history suggestions as you type. Clear browsing history if you want to avoid that. |
| 43 | +* GPT-4o is used automatically if you have a Plus or Team subscription. |
| 44 | +* To run a live web search, type "search the web for [your query]" in the ChatGPT window or press the **Search the web** button if it appears. |
| 45 | + |
| 46 | +## Reminder |
| 47 | + |
| 48 | +ChatGPT does not index the web like a traditional search engine. Verify anything important from original sources. |
| 49 | + |
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