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I really like Kagi and this is probably Apple’s fault but the requirement to install a safari extension which then hijacks your default search is very janky and is my #1 complaint. Any reason it can’t just be added as a search engine?
You're right, it's not possible to set a custom search engine on safari. An extension is the only way. Blame apple :)
I guess they took it away. Ridiculous.
That's some super steep pricing
I really like Kagi and this is probably Apple’s fault but the requirement to install a safari extension which then hijacks your default search is very janky and is my #1 complaint. Any reason it can’t just be added as a search engine?
You're right, it's not possible to set a custom search engine on safari. An extension is the only way. Blame apple :)
I finally switched to Kagi last month after reading a bunch of HN comments that boiled down to "trust me, it's worth it." And now I'm here to say "trust me, it's worth it."
1) the weather widget doesn't show precipitation chances in the future, only for today
2) historical queries like "newspaper articles on interest rates from 1/1/2008" are subpar compared to Google. Probably related to the recency of their index.
3) hyperlocal queries that rely on contextual information like location need to have that info explicitly stated, otherwise "best restaurants" returns a list of restaurants in Poland for example. Sort of inherent to the privacy thing though.
Everything else, all the normal queries work as well or better for me than Google.
I really like Kagi and this is probably Apple’s fault but the requirement to install a safari extension which then hijacks your default search is very janky and is my #1 complaint. Any reason it can’t just be added as a search engine?
That's some super steep pricing
But think -- really think -- about how much value you get out of search. Like, if you didn't have search, would you even be able to use the web? I think $10/mo for something I critically rely on several tens of times a day is a bargain!
Certainly it might be hard to sell search at $10/mo when people can get by at $0/mo. But that isn't the same thing as saying it's steep.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
You're right, it's not possible to set a custom search engine on safari. An extension is the only way. Blame apple :)
Probably the reason why google pay so much to them. This is so insane....
I really like Kagi and this is probably Apple’s fault but the requirement to install a safari extension which then hijacks your default search is very janky and is my #1 complaint. Any reason it can’t just be added as a search engine?
That's some super steep pricing
$10 a month?
https://kagi.com/settings?p=billing_plan&plan=individual&per...
I really like Kagi and this is probably Apple’s fault but the requirement to install a safari extension which then hijacks your default search is very janky and is my #1 complaint. Any reason it can’t just be added as a search engine?
Have you tried their browser Orion? I can barely tell I’m in a different browser.