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by weldedtogether 949 days ago
What kind of widgets are you using so frequently? I'm another paying using of Kagi and I've found the result quality has more than justified the price beyond the added benefits of not having my results in the hands of advertisers and the like, so I'm curious to know what it is you're getting out of google search.
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The thing I find lacking in Kagi -- and the only Google service I find myself unable to find my way towards not using in general -- is maps.

The funny thing about Google Maps is I actually hate their map (and their navigation), and vastly prefer using Apple Maps to actually look at a map or to get to a place, but Google Maps is so far and away better than any competitors in its value-add information about businesses.

The difference between looking for a restaurant on Google's or on Apple's maps products is pretty stark.

Me too. If it wasn’t for Maps and Google local I wouldn’t really need it any more Kagi is pretty much better for everything else.
Off the top of my head, detailed map results and conversions.

I know Kagi supposedly supports both(?) of these, but in my experience, I end up needing to re-search things with !g well over half the time.

To get even more specific to my use cases:

Recently, I've been on the move, so in order to work, I rely on cafes and libraries. Thus, the fewer steps I need to do to see opening hours for a given location, the better.

The most common conversion that I need is timezone, as I work with people in a huge number of different timezones. It's very useful for me to be able to type in something like "almaty time nyc 9pm" without screwing around on one of those time conversion sites.

Only thing I've noticed lacking in Kagi is quick math and conversions (units, currencies, timezones).
Actually, searching with Kagi conversions like "4 inches to cm" brings up a box at the top of the search results with the conversion already done.
Huh... wonder if that's new or I was trying some more complex/weirder example... I don't think I've ever seen this box though! Thanks for pointing that out.