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No Preset Default Search Engine ​

Orion doesn't come with a default search engine preset. If it did, the moment you started typing in the address bar, it would leak your IP address and browser fingerprint to a search engine that you may prefer to avoid.

Our commitment to your privacy means that Orion will ask you to set your default search engine on your first use of the address bar. You can choose any search engine you wish. Or, you can choose "None" to not have a default search engine at all.

Setting or Changing the Default Search Engine ​

You can easily set or change Orion's default search engine at any time.

macOS ​

  1. Click the Orion menu and choose Settings.

macOS Settings

  1. Click the Search tab.
  2. You can choose your preferred "Search engine" from the list.

Choose macOS Search Engine

  1. Or, you can click the Manage button to manually configure a search engine.

Set macOS Search Engine Manually 1

  • Click the + button to add a new search engine.

Set macOS Search Engine Manually 2

  • Fill in the Name, Search URL Template, and Suggestion URL Template(optional) fields. If you don't know the template URLs, ask the provider of your search engine for them.
  • Click the Save Engine button.

Set macOS Search Engine Manually 3

iOS ​

  1. Tap the three-dot menu (•••) in the bottom-right corner of your screen.
  2. Tap Settings.

iOS Settings

  1. Tap Search Engine.

iOS Search Engine

  1. You can choose your preferred "Search engine" from the scrollable list.

iOS Choose Search Engine

  1. Or, you can tap the + button in the upper right corner to manually configure a search engine.

Set iOS Search Engine Manually 1

  • Fill in the Name, Search URL Template, and Suggestions URL Template (optional) fields. If you don't know the template URLs, ask the provider of your search engine for them.
  • Click the Save button.

Set iPhone Search Engine Manually 2

iPadOS ​

  1. Tap the three-dot menu (•••) in the upper-right corner of your screen.
  2. Tap Settings.

iPadOS Settings

  1. Tap Search Engine.

iPadOS Search Engine

  1. You can choose your preferred "Search engine" from the list.

iPadOS Choose Search Engine

  1. Or, you can tap the + button in the upper right corner to manually configure a search engine.

Set iPadOS Search Engine Manually 1

  • Fill in the Name, Search URL Template, and Suggestions URL Template (optional) fields. If you don't know the template URLs, ask the provider of your search engine for them.
  • Click the Save button.

Set iPadOS Search Engine Manually 2