DuckDuckGo
Experience a privacy-focused search engine that doesn't track you, featuring Zero-click Info, instant answers, !bangs, and more, built from open-source software for a transparent, user-friendly online search experience.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application types
Platforms
- Online
- Microsoft Edge
- Google Chrome
- Tor
- Opera
- Mozilla Firefox
Features
Properties
- Privacy focused
- Customizable
- Lightweight
- Distraction-free
- Support for Themes
Features
- No Tracking
- Bangs
- Online Anonymity
- Dark Mode
- No filter bubble
- Instant Answers
- No registration required
- Browser extension
- AI Chatbot
- Zero-click info
- Support for Let's Encrypt
- Safari extension
- AI-Powered
- No Logs
- Block Trackers
- Built-in AI Assistant
DuckDuckGo News & Activities
Recent News
- POX published news article about DuckDuckGo
Beyond the Overview: Our top alternatives to Google’s continuous AI push in search resultsMany users are increasingly fed up with Google's aggressive push toward artificial intelligence, pa...
- Maoholguin published news article about DuckDuckGo
DuckDuckGo’s No AI search tool reports huge traffic growth as Google pushes AI resultsDuckDuckGo has reported significant traffic growth for its no-AI search dedicated tool, a version o...
- Fla published news article about DuckDuckGo Browser
DuckDuckGo launches free Personal Info Removal scans for Windows and Mac browsersDuckDuckGo has launched free Personal Information Removal scans for its Windows and Mac browsers, e...
Recent activities
karust added DuckDuckGo as alternative to OpenSERP- bhxyar reviewed DuckDuckGo
Far better than Google. Perfect for privacy-respect people. Minimal and No AI preview by force.
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What is DuckDuckGo?
DuckDuckGo is a search engine built on free and open-source software, prioritizing user privacy. It offers features like Zero-click Info, instant answers, !bangs, and settings, collectively known as 'Goodies'. It doesn't track user activity and actively removes ad-focused websites, reducing spam. The built-in Private Search allows users to browse without being tracked. Advanced features block tracking cookies and hidden trackers, and enforce encryption, protecting user data from potential network snoopers. DuckDuckGo also includes a beta feature blocking email trackers, App Tracking Protection blocking hidden app trackers, and helps users avoid fingerprinting. It offers more protections than most internet browsers, including protection from link tracking and Google AMP tracking.
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- Dutch
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- German
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- Italian
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Comments and Reviews
Pros : ✅ Free, partially open-source and probably private ✅ Available as a default search engine on your browser, and as an app on Android, iOS, MacOS and Windows. ✅ Fast, relevant and customizable search engine. ✅ If you trust them, they are supposed not to track you and also block most trackers and dubious ads. ✅ Financed by untargeted advertising and their Premium "Privacy Pro" subscription ✅ Several search tabs: all, images, videos, news, maps, integrating Apple Plans, and more recently an AI chat, supporting GPT-3.5 from OpenAI and Claude from Anthropic. ✅ Numerous filters let you refine your search, especially in the images tab. ✅ Thanks to bangs, or shortcuts, you can perform quick searches from other sites, such as Google or Wikipedia.
Meh : ✅❌ "Hybrid" search engine: supplements its own technology with external sources, such as Bing. ✅❌ DuckDuckGo makes pirate streaming sites, YouTube mp3 converters and other controversial sites almost inaccessible. ✅❌ DuckDuckGo downgrades a large number of disinformation sites, including Russian propaganda sites.
Cons: ❌ In 2022, a scandal hit DuckDuckGo. The search engine, which is supposed to block all trackers, in fact lets in some of Microsoft's trackers, notably on the LinkedIn website. Revealed by IT security experts, DuckDuckGo finally admitted to an agreement with Microsoft to use Bing and eventually corrected its mistake. ❌ Some people complain that their search results are not relevant enough, especially since they are largely based on Bing. ❌ Some of the news redirects to MSN News, a Microsoft proprietary service
🙏 Thanks to the developers and the open-source and libre community.
🙏 Thanks to the YouTube videos of Techlore, Eric Murphy and Gwên - Tech for this information : ↳ Techlore : https://youtu.be/ma2qDOkvaJo ↳ Eric Murphy : https://youtu.be/Yjm6lGwqnGs ↳ Gwên - Tech : https://youtu.be/gBCPXnue3cI
ℹ️ Other sources: TechRadar and Numerama
Everyone knows that DuckDuckGo runs on Amazon servers in the United States and partnered with Yahoo. Why should we trust them?
Actually no. DuckDuckGo is on top of Google search engines attempting to keep your private info away from Google. But you're correct that they're now taking your info for themselves. StartPage (a supposed alternative) runs on top of Microsoft Bing. Pick your poison.
Nuncio here is incorrect, StartPage uses Google and Bing, DuckDuckGo only uses Bing (and has done so before through Yahoo). The Search Engine Map is a useful tool here: https://www.searchenginemap.com/
Far better than Google. Perfect for privacy-respect people. Minimal and No AI preview by force.
+ Privacy-focused and no targeted ads. + Shortcuts that let you quickly search other sites. +/- Results are less biased than in Google but that sometimes means less accurate results
The best Google Search alternative. They dont track you at all, and has nice features such as !bangs and others. Another neat thing is that when you search up "xkcd" it shows you todays xkcd, amongst other features DDG has.
DDG used to be slightly worse than Google in terms of search result quality (it was a trade-off to get tracked less), but these days it's slightly better. Probably helps that they didn't put advertising execs in charge of the search engine.
Their AI summaries also have problems, but at least they cite their sources.
And while a lot of the results do come from Bing still, at least you're a bit more insulated from Microsoft than you would be using it directly.
No user profile, no tracking!