Google (search engine) alternatives? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by potajito@lemmy.world to c/opensource@lemmy.ml

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Hi! I'm trying to find a Google alternative, tried duck duck go but found it very lacking, both in results and interface (not showing the date on the links, for example, that's useful). Obviously don't wanna go the bing route. Any recommendations? Also, sorry if this is not the right place to ask, I didn't know where! Thanks!

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[-] chimay@unilem.org 4 points 1 year ago

[-] ratz@chatsubo.hiteklolife.net 2 points 1 year ago

Holy shit I cant believe dogpile is still alive

[-] itchy_lizard@feddit.it 1 points 1 year ago

Wait till you learn about ask Jeeves

[-] Kata1yst@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

I run searx(ng) and highly recommend it if you're inclined to diy

[-] Adi2121@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Seconded SearXNG. Its especially great if you can self host it, otherwise find a server within your country so it isn't slow.

[-] Adi2121@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Like others have said SearXNG if you like to tinker a bit, especially with self hosting. Otherwise, use Brave search if you're comfortable with Brave or something like Whoogle, a search engine using Google without ads or tracking.

[-] bp99@lemmy.bp99.eu 1 points 1 year ago

I have previously tried selfhosting searX with varying results

[-] wolre@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I've been using Duckduckgo for a while now, really like the option of using bangs to quickly search on other platforms like Maps, Google News, YouTube, etc.

[-] BRINGit34@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 1 year ago

https://www.startpage.com/ it's pretty much google search without tracking

[-] raubarno@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

If you live in Europe, https://qwant.com is your friend, with their own search indexer.

[-] morethanevil@lmy.mymte.de 1 points 1 year ago

I use a selfhosted searxng. There are many public instances too. Take a look at GitHub

[-] kadotux@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

I've been selfhosting searxng as well. I'm very happy with the search results once I configured it. Public searxng instances work very well for me too.

[-] Rayspekt@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Depends on if you want to pay for it. If yes, then there are alternatives like https://kagi.com/. I do not know how good it is, however, as I haven't made the step towards paying for my search engine.

[-] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I just signed up a few days ago. It's great! No more ads, no more tracking, no more results that are all news and products, no more political bias.

[-] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago

Kagi! It costs money, but it's worth it. I just heard about it here a few days ago on a similar post and I signed up. So long corporate tracking and advertising!

[-] HeavyRaptor@lemmy.zip 0 points 1 year ago

I wouldn't even necessarily mind paying a subscription but having a monthly search limit just gives me anxiety.

[-] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Me too. I signed up for the $5 one and then immediately upgraded it to the 10 dollar one. It's 1000 searches every month. I've used 130 searches in the last 4 days, so if that trend holds true then I'll be under the limit by a considerable margin. I set the configuration to alert me as soon as I hit my limit so I don't get charged the 1.5 cents per search if I go over. Initially I felt that the unlimited plan of $25 was way too expensive, but after using it for a few days and thinking about all of the constant frustration I've been feeling with the free search engines, every day, several times per day, for several years now, I'm willing to go unlimited if I need to.