Google Search offers a web filter mode that removes AI overviews, knowledge cards, hotel listings, flight panels, and other Google-injected content from search results. This leaves only the traditional list of ten blue links.
This mode has been available for several years and can be enabled by adding the URL parameter &udm=14 to a search query. It is cumbersome to manually add parameters to each search. However, Chrome users can set Web Mode as their default search engine, which automatically applies it to every search.
How to Set Web Mode as Default in Chrome on Desktop
- Paste chrome://settings/searchEngines in the address bar.
- Click Add next to Site Search.
- In the dialog box, enter the following:
- Name: Google Web Mode,
- Shortcut: @web,
- URL with %s in place of query: {google:baseURL}search?q=%s&udm=14.
- Locate Google Web Mode in the search engine list, click the three-dot menu next to it and select Make default.
Google Search will now run all queries through web mode by default.
how to do it for android
- Open TenBlueLinks.org in Chrome for Android.
- Open a new tab and do any Google search.
- In the search results, tap the three-dot menu and go to Settings.
- Under Search engines, Google Web should now appear at the bottom.
- Select this to set it as the default search engine.
TenBlueLinks.org uses an XML configuration that registers the web mode search engine with the &udm=14 parameter. The site does not see search queries or participate in the search process. The same method works in Chrome for iOS.
What Google Search Web Mode Changes and What Doesn’t
Web mode does not increase search quality, ranking, or freshness. It simply filters out additional Google-created content that appears above or alongside organic results.
Users searching for things like hotels, flights or product comparisons will see standard websites in the results instead of Google’s integrated tools.
The udm=14 parameter is one of many URL parameters that affect how Google displays search results. While documentation exists for others, the Web Mode parameter provides the most noticeable difference for users who prefer a results page without an AI summary or feature panel.
