If you still want alternative results, DuckDuckGo's bangs feature lets you search third-party sites and even other search providers directly, according to LifeWife. The search engine focuses on search result quality over quantity, with results coming from more than 400 sources. In 2019, the search engine was added to Google Chrome's default search provider list.įor those that want to take their online anonymity further, TOR browser users are presented with DuckDuckGo search results by default. They have also partnered with Linux operating systems and have native apps for iOS and Android.Īlso Read: DuckDuckGo Web Browser for Desktop is in the Works-Privacy Focused Alternative for Google Chrome? Some of this growth has been due to DuckDuckGo's partnerships with browser like Safari and Firefox. It started with an average of 79,000 daily searches back in 2010, and now it has around 79 million daily searches as of 2020, according to MakeUseOf. The search engine has grown steadily since its inception. While Google collects and stores the data and link them to your account to create a personalized search result, DuckDuckGo opts not to personalize your search results and cleans up your search history. However, you'll get more with Google search results, such as recent tweets, People Also Ask and videos, than you'll get with DuckDuckGo.DuckDuckGo is a search engine that does not track its users. As with Google, you can narrow your search to images, videos, news, maps and shopping.ĭuckDuckGo's results pages look fairly similar to Google's, with knowledge panels, news carousels and related searches. Type your query into the search bar and get your results. How to use DuckDuckGoĭuckDuckGo isn't all that different from any other search engine. If you prefer to use DuckDuckGo as your default search engine within Safari, Firefox, or Brave, follow the steps (opens in new tab) on DuckDuckGo's help pages. Adding DuckDuckGo on mobileĭuckDuckGo has browsing apps for both iOS (opens in new tab) and Android (opens in new tab). You can also get the Privacy Essentials add-on (opens in new tab). Open the dropdown menu next to Search Engine Used in the Address Bar and select DuckDuckGo.
Scroll all the way down the page and, under the Services heading, click Address Bar and Search. (Image credit: Microsoft/Screenshot by Tom's Guide)
The setting to make DuckDuckGo the default search engine in Microsoft Edge.
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