How to use Google.com instead of a local Google in Chrome, Edge & Brave

Learn how to always use Google.com instead of a local Google in Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Brave on a PC.

This will help you avoid getting redirected to country-specific versions of Google when you search using your browser's address bar or search bar.

Google Chrome

1. Open Google Chrome.

2. Click on the menu button in the top right corner.

Google Chrome menu button

3. Click on Settings.

Google Chrome open settings

4. Click on Search engine located in the left menu.

Open Google Chrome search engine settings

5. Click on Manage search engines and site search.

Manage search engines and site search in Google Chrome

6. Scroll down to the Site search section.

7. Click on the Add button.

Add new search engine button in Google Chrome

8. In the Search engine field, you enter Google NCR. NCR stands for “No Country Redirect”.

9. In the Shortcut field, you enter google_ncr. Note: If google_ncr doesn't work in the shortcut field, enter google. It will still work.

10. In the URL field, you enter the following URL:

https://www.google.com/search?q=%s&pws=0&gl=us&gws_rd=cr

11. Click on the Add button.

Add a custom search engine to Google Chrome

12. Click on the options button next to the new search engine.

13. Click on Make default.

Make new search engine the default search engine in Google Chrome

Note: If you don't have the “make default” option, enter google in the shortcut field.

Google Chrome will now use Google.com instead of a local Google when you search using your browser's address bar or search bar.

Microsoft Edge

1. Open Microsoft Edge.

2. Click on the menu button in the top right corner.

Edge menu button

3. Click on Settings.

Open settings in Edge

4. Click on Privacy, search, and services located in the left menu.

Open privacy search and services settings in Edge

5. Click on Address bar and search at the bottom of the settings page.

Open address bar and search settings in Edge

6. Click on Manage search engines at the bottom of the settings page.

Manage search engines in Edge

7. Click on the Add button.

Add a new search engine button in Edge

8. In the Search engine field, you enter Google NCR. NCR stands for “No Country Redirect”.

9. In the Shortcut field, you enter google_ncr. Note: If google_ncr doesn't work in the shortcut field, enter google. It will still work.

10. In the URL field, you enter the following URL:

https://www.google.com/search?q=%s&pws=0&gl=us&gws_rd=cr

11. Click on the Add button.

Add a custom search engine to Edge

12. Click on the options button next to the new search engine.

13. Click on Make default.

Make new search engine the default search engine in Edge Make new search engine the default search engine in Edge

Note: If you don't have the “make default” option, enter google in the shortcut field.

Microsoft Edge will now use Google.com instead of a local Google when you search using your browser's address bar.

Brave

1. Open Brave.

2. Click on the ≡ menu button in the upper right corner of the browser.

Brave menu button

3. Click on Settings.

Brave settings

4. Click Search engine in the left menu.

Search engine settings in Brave browser

5. Click on Manage search engines and site search.

Manage search engines and site search in Brave browser

6. Go to Site search and click the Add button.

Add search engine button in Brave browser

A “Add search engine” window will appear.

7. In the Search engine field, you enter Google NCR. NCR stands for “No Country Redirect”.

8. In the Keyword field, you enter google_ncr. Note: If google_ncr doesn't work in the keyword field, then just type google. It will still work.

9. In the URL field, you enter the following URL:

https://www.google.com/search?q=%s&pws=0&gl=us&gws_rd=cr
Brave add search engine window

10. Click on the Add button to save the new search engine.

11. Click on the options button (⋮) next to the newly created search engine.

12. Click on Make default.

Make search engine default in Brave

Note: If you don't have the “make default” option, then type google in the keyword field.

Brave will now use google.com instead of a local Google when you search using your browser's address bar or search bar.