DuckDuckGo Alternatives for Mac

DuckDuckGo is not available for Mac but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on macOS with similar functionality. The best Mac alternative is YaCy, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to DuckDuckGo and 13 are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to DuckDuckGo are Kagi Search, Whoogle Search, Presearch and Surfshark Search.

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DuckDuckGo alternatives are mainly Web Search Engines but may also be Image Search Engines or AI Chatbots.  Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of DuckDuckGo.
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  1. YaCy icon
     139 likes

    YaCy is a free search engine that anyone can use to build a search portal for their intranet or to help search the public internet. When contributing to the world-wide peer network, the scale of YaCy is limited only by the number of users in the world and can index billions of...

    101 YaCy alternatives
    YaCy screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted

    Properties

    1.  Decentralized
    2.  Privacy focused
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  No registration required
    6.  No Logs
    7.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Peer-To-Peer
    YaCy iconDuckDuckGo Icon

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    Comments about YaCy as an Alternative to DuckDuckGo
     
    HonestJohn

    I use almost excusively DuckDuckGo nowadays but YaCy is my ideal. Fully open source, fully decentralized search engine. Unfurtunatelly is still is kind of beta-alpha product, however if you desire true alternative to the "do(n't) be evil" serach engine, you should keep an eye on it.

    Positive commentApr 1, 2019
    7
    Guest

    I don't want to install something...

    Negative commentOct 16, 2023
    0
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    • Almost everyone thinks YaCy is a great DuckDuckGo alternative.

    • YaCy is the most popular Windows & Mac alternative to DuckDuckGo.

    • YaCy is Free and Open SourceDuckDuckGo is Free and Proprietary
    • YaCy is Decentralized, Privacy focused and LightweightDuckDuckGo is not according to our users
  2. Kagi Search icon
     39 likes

    Premium search engine where everything on the page matters.

    73 Kagi Search alternatives
    Kagi Search screenshot 1

    License model

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Safari
    • Mozilla Firefox
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad

    Properties

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Privacy focused
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  No Logs
    5.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Bangs
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Instant Answers
    4.  Full-Text Search
    5.  Filter search results
    6.  No Censorship
    7.  Reverse Image Search
    8.  Built-in AI Assistant
    9.  Search by country and distance
    10.  Independent search index
    11.  Independent
    12.  Independent Searching
    13.  Widgets
    14.  Bypass Censorship
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  3. Whoogle Search icon
     27 likes

    Get Google search results, but without any ads, javascript, AMP links, cookies, or IP address tracking. Easily deployable in one click as a Docker app, and customizable with a single config file. Quick and simple to implement as a primary search engine replacement on both...

    95 Whoogle Search alternatives
    Whoogle Search screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  No Logs
    5.  No Tracking
    6.  Decentralized
    7.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Self-hosted search
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Meta-Search
    4.  Block Trackers
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  4. Presearch icon
     81 likes

    Presearch is a community-powered, decentralized search engine that provides better results while protecting your privacy and rewarding you when you search.

    104 Presearch alternatives
    (Light Mode) Homepage

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Vivaldi Browser
    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox

    Properties

    1.  Decentralized
    2.  Privacy focused
    3.  Support for Themes
    4.  No Tracking

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Browser extension
    3.  Meta-Search
    Presearch iconDuckDuckGo Icon

    Presearch VS DuckDuckGo

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    Comments about Presearch as an Alternative to DuckDuckGo
     
    Guest

    Community driven, decentralized unlike DuckDuckGo

    Positive commentNov 9, 2021
    1
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    • Presearch is Free and ProprietaryDuckDuckGo is also Free and Proprietary
    • Presearch is Decentralized and Privacy focusedDuckDuckGo is not according to our users
  5. Surfshark Search icon
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    Surfshark Search is a web service that provides private, ad-free browsing. It's part of Surfshark One and prevents tracking and targeted ads, ensuring your searches remain private.

    52 Surfshark Search alternatives
    Surfshark Search screenshot 1

    License model

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Mac
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet

    Properties

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  No Tracking

    Features

    1.  Incognito mode
    Surfshark Search iconDuckDuckGo Icon

    Surfshark Search VS DuckDuckGo

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  6. SearchLock icon
     8 likes

    SearchLock is a privacy-friendly search engine that prevents the tracking of your personal searches by the big search engine companies and others.

    17 SearchLock alternatives
    SearchLock screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Firefox

    SearchLock Features

    1.  Safari extension
    2.  Search portal
    SearchLock iconDuckDuckGo Icon

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  7. kandi icon
     2 likes

    kandi from Open Weaver helps developers find reusable libraries for specific requirements in their application development. kandi’s algorithms match each requirement against a knowledge store of over 430 million knowledge items across open source, public libraries, code...

    4 kandi alternatives
    kandi from Open Weaver

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    kandi Features

    1.  Blockchain
    2.  Programming libraries
    3.  Coding
    kandi iconDuckDuckGo Icon

    kandi VS DuckDuckGo

    Is kandi a good alternative to DuckDuckGo?
     
    • kandi is the most popular SaaS alternative to DuckDuckGo.

    • kandi is Free and ProprietaryDuckDuckGo is also Free and Proprietary
  8. PopupSearch icon
     2 likes

    Chrome/Chromium extension for searching in google™ or searx.me using popup window with keyboard navigation support - ik9999/popupsearch

    23 PopupSearch alternatives
    PopupSearch screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    PopupSearch Features

    1.  Integrated Search
    PopupSearch iconDuckDuckGo Icon

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