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Google Search as you know it is over - but there are alternatives (techcrunch.com)
submitted 5 months ago by to c/degoogle@discuss.tchncs.de
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Google is making its Search more centred around AI, turning it into a conversation.

Besides being a worse experience, the websites from which it sources its information are losing all traffic and recognition.

Recommend a list of alternatives:

  • Kagi - Paid but better experience than Google
  • Ecosia - Similar experience while supporting a good cause
  • Qwant - Increasingly unique results and building a EU-first index
  • DuckDuckGo - Privacy-focused search, but quality of results may vary
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[–] 6 points 5 months ago (3 children)

I pay for kagi, I am happy enough with their search experience to keep paying.

Having a computer hit on me while I'm trying to find a bus schedule sounds super convenient.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago

    The cool thing about Kagi is, that, while it also offers a ton of really good LLM features, those are all optional, and the user can configure them for their account.

    If one just wants web search, one can set all LLM features to disabled by default - such that they are hidden behind buttons. If one wants to have certain LLM features enabled by default, that's possible too.

    In other words, you get exactly the experience you want.

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