DuckDuckGo can search using almost any search engine anonymously. Want to search Bing? !b query. Google? !g query. Scratch this, I remembered wrong what those do.
I do believe there’s a setting to aggregate the top results from several different engines as the default search algorithm.
Ah, you’re right, my bad. I could have sworn I remembered a search syntax on ddg for searching different sites with an anonymous query - apparently ! operators are not it
Just put your bang in front of the rest of the search you want to do on that site:
!g why doesn’t Google use bangs?
!ddg Why does Duck Duck Go use bangs?
Lol that’s a wild concept. $5 for 300 searches… so now when I go down a rabbit hole I have to count my searches.
Also, that gives them perverse incentives. If they make searching just a little frustrating they can get more searches out of you = more money. That’s not right.
What is the alternative that’s decent?
Duckduckgo has worked wonders for me, the app has a search widget as well.
That’s just Bing.
DuckDuckGo can search using almost any search engine anonymously. Want to search Bing?Scratch this, I remembered wrong what those do.!b query. Google?!g query.I do believe there’s a setting to aggregate the top results from several different engines as the default search algorithm.
!g and !b doesn’t anonymously do anything. It literally just opens up Google’s and Bing’s website with your query.
Ah, you’re right, my bad. I could have sworn I remembered a search syntax on ddg for searching different sites with an anonymous query - apparently ! operators are not it
DuckDuckGo has a problem with booleans. I had to give up the Duck because of this. I’m using Mojeek, MetaGer and SearXNG these days.
ddd
Don’t forget about bangs for searching alternate sites: https://duckduckgo.com/bangs !w = wikipedia, !e = ebay, !zillow = guess, !r = reddit, etc
Just put your bang in front of the rest of the search you want to do on that site: !g why doesn’t Google use bangs? !ddg Why does Duck Duck Go use bangs?
Thanks! I’ll give the them a try
Kagi is not only decent but much better. It’s fantastic. I switched when it was new and never looked back.
Try a few searches with both Kagi and Google and you should see quite different results.
Yeah, I’m not gonna pay to search the internet. No way.
Lol that’s a wild concept. $5 for 300 searches… so now when I go down a rabbit hole I have to count my searches.
Also, that gives them perverse incentives. If they make searching just a little frustrating they can get more searches out of you = more money. That’s not right.