How to Get Classic Google Search Back Without AI
Patrick Bushe · May 1, 2026
Classic Google can't be brought back, but you can strip most of what's been added. Search Cleaner hides the AI Overview by default and has switches for "People Also Ask", "Videos & Reels", "Short Videos", "Things to know", shopping sections and the right-hand knowledge panel. With those on, a google.com results page is mostly links again. Google's own "Web" filter, under the search box or in its More menu, also shows plain links with no AI Overview.
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