Mumbai, November 11: If you want to add Grok as a custom search engine on your Google Chrome, then you need to follow certain steps. The Chrome browser supports additional search engines like DuckDuckGo, Bing, Yahoo! and others. The users need to access the settings and make the necessary changes to include the xAI's Grok as a Chrome search engine.

This will create a shortcut to Grok in your Chrome browser and help you access the AI chatbot quickly. The trick was shared by one of the xAI developers on the X platform. First, users need to access Google Chrome's Settings by clicking on the "three vertical dots" in the top-right corner. After doing that, please follow the steps below. Elon Musk’s X Tests Free Version of AI Chatbot Grok, Rolls Out for Select Users Worldwide; Check Eligibility for Access.

How Do I Add Grok as a Chrome Search Engine?

How To Add Grok as a Chrome Search Engine?

After opening Chrome's Settings, click on the "Search Engine' option and click on the option "Manage search engines and site search". Now, add a new search engine by scrolling down to the "Site search" section. The new search engine entry can be created with the help of the "Add" button.

Now, you need to fill in the required details, such as search engine name, shortcut, URL, etc. First, add the name "Grok" to the search engine and type a shortcut keyword to trigger the search. Like "g" for Grok". Now, find the URL that Grok uses for searches or perform these steps - go to the Grok website and manually find the URL structure. Then, replace the search item in the URL with "%".

For example, if example.com/search?q=test is a test, then you will need to enter example.com/search?q=%s/.  Confirm to add this by clicking on the "Add" option. To make the Grok AI chatbot the default search engine, you need to find the three dots right beside the added search engine in the "Site Search" list. After that, click on "Make default". Elon Musk’s X Tests Free Version of AI Chatbot Grok, Rolls Out for Select Users Worldwide; Check Eligibility for Access.

Now, you can use the Grok as a search engine to browse things. You can trigger the shortcut, i.e. "g" or another word, in the Chrome search bar to open the AI chatbot. Click on the Tab key and begin searching for the query.

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