ZeroGate 4.0 – How to Set as Your Default Search Engine

ZeroGate 4.0 is a private, surveillance‑free search engine. Browsers do not automatically detect it, so you must add it manually.

This page explains how to add ZeroGate 4.0 as your default search engine in:

• Google Chrome
• Microsoft Edge
• Mozilla Firefox

ZeroGate URLs

You can use either of these:

• https://zerogate40.pages.dev
• https://zerogate40noturnstile.pages.dev

In the examples below, you can replace zerogate40.pages.dev with zerogate40noturnstile.pages.dev if you prefer the non‑Turnstile version.

1. Google Chrome

Step 1 – Open Search Engine Settings

1. Click the three dots in the top‑right corner of Chrome.
2. Click Settings.
3. Click Search engine in the left sidebar.
4. Click Manage search engines and site search.

Step 2 – Add ZeroGate 4.0

1. Scroll down to the Site search section.
2. Click the Add button.
3. Fill in the fields as follows:

Name: ZeroGate 4.0
Shortcut: zg
URL with %s in place of query: https://zerogate40.pages.dev/?q=%s
  

(You may use https://zerogate40noturnstile.pages.dev/?q=%s instead.)

Step 3 – Make ZeroGate the Default

1. Find ZeroGate 4.0 in the Site search list.
2. Click the three dots next to it.
3. Click Make default.

Chrome will now send all address‑bar searches to ZeroGate 4.0.

2. Microsoft Edge

Step 1 – Open Search Settings

1. Click the three dots in the top‑right corner of Edge.
2. Click Settings.
3. Click Privacy, search, and services.
4. Scroll down to the Address bar and search section.
5. Click Manage search engines.

Step 2 – Add ZeroGate 4.0

1. Click the Add button.
2. Fill in the fields as follows:

Name: ZeroGate 4.0
Keyword: zg
URL: https://zerogate40.pages.dev/?q=%s
  

(You may use https://zerogate40noturnstile.pages.dev/?q=%s instead.)

Step 3 – Set ZeroGate as Default

1. Find ZeroGate 4.0 in the list.
2. Click the three dots next to it.
3. Click Set as default.

Edge will now use ZeroGate 4.0 for address‑bar searches.

3. Mozilla Firefox

Firefox does not automatically detect ZeroGate 4.0, but you can still add it.

Option A – Add as a Search Shortcut (Simple)

Step 1 – Open Firefox Search Settings

1. Open the Firefox menu (three lines in the top‑right corner).
2. Click Settings.
3. Click Search in the left sidebar.

Step 2 – Add ZeroGate 4.0 as a Shortcut

1. Scroll down to the Search Shortcuts section.
2. Click Add.
3. Fill in the fields as follows:

Name: ZeroGate 4.0
Keyword: zg
URL: https://zerogate40.pages.dev/?q=%s
  

Now you can search from the address bar by typing:

zg your query here

Firefox will send that query to ZeroGate 4.0.

Option B – Add as a Full Default Engine (Advanced)

If you want ZeroGate 4.0 to appear in Firefox’s Default Search Engine dropdown, you must host an OpenSearch XML file.

Step 1 – Create an OpenSearch XML File

Create a file named:

opensearch.xml

Put the following contents in it:

  ZeroGate 4.0
  ZeroGate Private Search
  UTF-8
  

  

Step 2 – Host the File

Upload this file to your ZeroGate site so it is available at:

https://zerogate40.pages.dev/opensearch.xml

Step 3 – Add It in Firefox

1. Open Firefox and visit https://zerogate40.pages.dev/opensearch.xml.
2. Firefox should show an option or banner to add “ZeroGate 4.0” as a search engine.
3. Click Add.
4. Go to Settings → Search and set ZeroGate 4.0 as the default search engine.

4. Notes

• You can use either https://zerogate40.pages.dev or https://zerogate40noturnstile.pages.dev in the URLs above.
• The ?q=%s part is required by browsers so they know where to insert your query.
• Once configured, all your address‑bar searches will go through ZeroGate 4.0 instead of the default big‑tech engines.

5. Summary

To make ZeroGate 4.0 your default search engine:

• Chrome: Add it under “Site search” and make it default.
• Edge: Add it under “Manage search engines” and set it as default.
• Firefox: Add it as a search shortcut, or host an OpenSearch XML file to make it a full default engine.

Once set up, you can search the web using ZeroGate 4.0 directly from your browser’s address bar.