What search engine are you using and why? I'm currently using google, should I switch?

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DuckDuckGo for the most part, although I do find the need to still use google when DDG can’t find the answers I’m looking for.

@C0D4

Prepend !s to your ddg search to use startpage, which uses google results

I use duckduckgo, because it respects my private data well enough while providing tons of functionality, like !bangs (obsolete with firefox search keywords, but nice on platforms where you can’t do that), instant answers, secure search, etc.

@-vim- I tried ddg. The only thing I miss are googles built-in features like the color picker, translater and stock market charts.

@-vim- I tend to just use !g. But hmm startpage seems like a good idea. Based on their privacy stance.

@Creep DDG has these too, well not the translater but stock / colour picker

@Creep With duckduckgo, if you prepend your search with !deepl, it will redirect your search to deepl which is (imo) better than google translate for sentences and long texts. For single words, use !lin for linguee. There’s also a built-in color picker

@C0D4 I just checked it again and I have to admit that the color picker looks even better than googles color picker. I have no idea how I missed that. Well, DDG here I come! Thanks mate :)

@-vim- Oh man, I wish I knew that earlier. Thank you!

DDG

i like that it gives previews of SO answers

Duckduckgo and searx.

Duckduckgo for its features and respecting user privacy and searx because one can self host it and I do this as well.

I can't access Google due to DNS level blocking :)

Yandex is honestly excellent

SearX and StartPage (80% / 20%)

@-vim- If you prefer Privacy over search results go for it, Google uses your data for your benefit, It doesn't sell anything

DuckDuckGo is shit for 2 reasons, It doesn't give the best search results and it's only feature is bragging about privacy and humiliating Google. If it really wants to compete, improve what it is intended to do ie. Provide better search results