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by njroute22 469 days ago
On further thought - since I was just trying it out as a standalone tab, and not a default search page, it just felt awkward. However, if I wanted to bookmark it or make it the page that appears when I open a new tab - that would be ideal. Sorry if I unnecessarily inquired too soon.

So what made you create that site? Any plans to monetize it or was it just for fun? Can you mine data from what people are searching or is it fully anonymous?
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OuterVale 469 days ago
No stress at all.

I made it for two main reasons. Firstly, I didn't want to burn through my limited Kagi trial searches. Secondly, I wanted to use bangs and snaps with search engines that don't support them.

I built it first and foremost as a tool for myself, and I don't have any explicit plans to monetise it. Donations are always appreciated though.

Privacy-wise, I can't see what you search, as all the site does is run some client-side JavaScript that constructs a simple URL based on your parameters, then directs you there. No back-end server or tracking or whatnot.

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njroute22 469 days ago
Cool - thanks for the response. I do have a question though - when you say "I didn't want to burn through my limited Kagi trial searches..." How does using your engine overlay not use up the Kagi searches? I found that I still had to login to Kagi in order for it to work - thus using up my limited (100 searches per month) level. Please explain!
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OuterVale 468 days ago
You can see Kagi's details on what counts as a search here: https://help.kagi.com/kagi/faq/faq.html#how-are-searches-cou...

I log into Kagi but usually don't have it as my default engine. I can search with DuckDuckGo or Google and then only jump over to Kagi with a bang when I really need to, which helps preserve my limited searches. While Kagi doesn't count bang searches, which could let me use it as a default, I'm an idiot and will forget/mistype, which causes an accidental usage.

I also found Kagi's snaps very useful, but being able to use them with other engines means I don't have to burn a Kagi search just to use them.

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