4 pointsby stinger2 hours ago2 comments
  • stinger2 hours ago
    If you are looking to use DuckDuckGo search but still need to review Google's research for critical search tasks, you can use this Firefox addon. Make DuckDuckGo your default search engine so that your initial searches start there and this places a convenient button in the URL panel to execute the same search in Google.
  • markx22 hours ago
    Why is this better than using the !g DDG bang after the initial search?
    • starkparker2 hours ago
      it's not, at all

      this is the entirety of what this extension does, from its code:

          // Extract the search query from the DuckDuckGo URL
          const url = new URL(tab.url);
          const searchQuery = url.searchParams.get('q');
          
          if (searchQuery) {
            // Create the Google search URL
            const googleUrl = `https://www.google.com/search?q=${encodeURIComponent(searchQuery)}`;
      
      which is identical to what appending !g to a DDG query does
    • stinger2 hours ago
      Its just convenience. Its a couple of keystrokes vs a mouse click while you are scrolling