Get Rid of AI Overview in One Click

Google does not provide a universal setting that turns off standard AI Overviews. Search Labs controls experiments, which are separate from features already included in Search. Use the Web filter to request text links, or use a browser extension to hide supported AI elements while keeping the rest of the results layout.

Save a Google Web search shortcut with udm=14 and make it your default search engine. New address-bar searches will request the Web view without repeating the setup. This is a browser preference, not a change to your Google account. Searching directly on another results view can still show its usual features.

The udm=14 parameter requests Google’s Web results filter. It favors text-based website links rather than the richer All results view. This also changes modules beyond AI Overviews, so you may lose image groups, news modules and knowledge panels. You can remove the parameter or choose another results tab whenever you need those features.

Open this page in Chrome for Android, make a Google search, then open Chrome Settings and Search engine. Select Google Web if it appears among recently visited providers. You can also open a search link containing udm=14 or select Web on a results page. These browser choices do not configure searches inside the Google app.

In Chrome for iPhone, visit this page and check Search engine settings for the recently visited Google Web provider. Safari does not offer a custom OpenSearch default in its built-in settings. In Safari, use the Web tab or a Web-filter bookmark for a simpler results view. The desktop Chrome extension does not run in either iPhone app.

No. The OpenSearch description points directly to a Google search URL with udm=14. Your browser substitutes the search terms and contacts Google. RidOfAI hosts the description file but does not receive or relay the queries made through that saved provider. Google’s own data policies still apply to the resulting search request.

No. An AI Overview blocker hides selected elements within a search page. The Web filter requests a different view that can also omit other rich modules. Choose a local hiding extension when you want controls for individual elements; choose Google Web when a text-link view suits your searches across browsers or devices.

The Web filter requests Web results rather than opening the conversational AI Mode view. The extension has a separate control for AI Mode tabs and supported buttons. You can still visit AI Mode directly when you want it. Neither approach deletes AI Mode history or changes which Google features are enabled for your account.

The extension does not store or upload search queries or browsing history. Settings use browser sync storage, and hiding counts stay on the device. Rule updates retrieve data without any account credentials. A RidOfAI account is optional; if you sign in, the website stores your email and login details, which remain separate from local search controls.

All current search-hiding controls are free without a usage limit, and an account is optional. That includes controls for Google AI Overviews, AI Mode entries, Bing Copilot, the optional Web filter and People also ask. Install it from the Chrome Web Store, or use the browser setup instructions above.

Return to the browser’s search engine settings and select the provider you used before Google Web. You can keep Google Web as an optional shortcut or remove its entry. If you use the extension, turn off its main switch or a specific feature to restore supported page elements. None of these changes requires deleting a Google account.