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Created September 11, 2025 17:17 — forked from gene1wood/how-to-disable-google-search-ai-overview-in-firefox.md
How to disable Google Search AI Overview in Firefox
  • In Firefox, open a tab to about:config
  • Enter browser.urlbar.update2.engineAliasRefresh and click the + sign on the right
    • This will now show the value for the Boolean as true which is correct
    • Be setting this to true you enable the option to add a custom search engine to Firefox
  • Go to Settings or navigate to about:preferences#search
  • Under Search Shortcuts click Add
    • Search enging name : Google without AI
    • Engine URL : https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&channel=entpr&udm=14&q=%s
    • Alias (if there is an alias field present) : gnai or whatever alias you'd like here. This is not required
  • Click Add Engine