I think Bing is one among others of DDG’s sources, but perhaps indeed the one and only of Qwant.
Many search engines use Bing results, I agree, even lesser known/new search engines which appear here and there. That’s about it, Klaas Vaak, howdy! The beat goes on, those of my heart as well :=) I read your comments and they reflect no sign of despair so no need to ask how you’re doing! No Google Web search, privacy intrusion apart I also dislike its ‘people also search for’ and other ‘related searches’ pollution : I’m no baby, no need to be fed with a spoon. Not that I consider DDG’s results as superior to all others but mainly because I appreciate its page display, even if I’ve had to hide what seems to be the practice of all search engines : adding a line of results for images, news, videos when you’re searching for Web results only and that specifics are accessible right above in the navigation bar. Those I use the most are (of course) those dedicated to Web search : DuckDuckGo (default), Qwant, Startpage, Metager, Mojeek, searX ( in my case)… and to further narrow : DuckDuckGo. I even have a smart keyword for Ghacks (gh for access, gh+ for search : now ain’t that evidence of true love, though apart from the song marvelously interpreted by Grace Kelly and Bing Crosby!). Maybe too many but, like an encyclopedia, handy when you need though not all regularly used, consulted.
#Firefox search engine plus
Thirty-six (because I dislike starting a sentence with digits) search engines here, all built-in ones disabled, plus quite many smart keywords. It is often a tempest in a teapot that could have been avoided entirely if communication would have been clearer. This miscommunication happens frequently.
Would it be that difficult to list the affected search engines or provide a brief explanation of the agreement that search engine companies had to sign? Mozilla is shooting itself into the foot with the omittance of important information in the article. The support page lacks information and there is a chance that only a small subset of users are affected by the change. Google is now your default search engine.įirefox users may re-add the removed search engine to the browser again after the removal this is a strong point in favor of the theory that the removal affects built-in search engines only, as Mozilla might likely not allow this otherwise. Your default search engine has been changed. It appears that only these search engines are affected, but there is no confirmation of this at this point.įirefox users who are affected by the changing of the default search engine are informed about this when the browser launches. The Bugzilla bug listing is set to private.įirefox ships with a number of search engines, many of which are local search engines that are available besides global ones, others are search engines of commercial sites. It is unclear if it included financial compensation or other requirements. Mozilla "provided an opportunity to previously-included search engines to sign an agreement" and some search engine companies "did not complete the agreement" according to the article. It does not mention search engines by name nor does it provide any other details.Īccording to Mozilla, the change is necessary because it "was unable to secure formal permission to continue including search engines in Firefox". The support article is vague when it comes to specifics. If they prefer to use DuckduckGo, Startpage or Brave Search, they may do so as the browser supports it.Īn article on Mozilla's support website confirms that the default search engine may change for some Firefox users with the release of Firefox 98.
#Firefox search engine free
Firefox users are free to add search engines to the browser and change the default search engine. In most regions, Google Search is the default, but in some, other search engines such as Baidu or Yandex are the default. The default search engine is the one that is used automatically when the user types in the address bar or uses other means to search, e.g., from the browser's New Tab Page. Firefox ships with a number of search engines based on a user's region.
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