Yesterday I re-subscribed to Kagi after a couple of months of trying out other search engines. Before that, I was alternating between Google and DuckDuckGo. And then have been Kagi user since 2021. And I have always appreciated its privacy-focused approach and the quality of its search results. However as I said in previous post, I left it and then I needed to find an alternative. I tried a few, but none of them were as good as Kagi.

I even tried Google again, but it was a disaster. The results were terrible and the focus on things like AI, Videos and Images instead of the focusing on the text which is what I need in 99% of the cases.

Most of time I used my custom configured SearxNG instance which I removed most of the engines that would make it take too long to return results. But the quality of both the results and the constant problems with rate-limiting made it a frustrating experience.

I did try different search engines like DuckDuckGo, Brave Search, and Qwant, but none of them were able to match the quality and relevance of Kagi's results. I also missed Kagi summerize and translate features. And above all, my css custimization for Kagi was something I really liked and I missed it a lot and couldn't reproduce even with userscripts/userstyles on other search engines.

Now as I'm back to Kagi, I feel relieved and happy to have found my way back to a search engine that truly meets my needs. The experience of trying out other search engines has reinforced my appreciation for Kagi's unique features and its commitment to user privacy. I also came back because the quality of the results is much better than any other search engine I tried.

The well is aleady poisoned for me and I can't go back to Google or any other search engine that doesn't prioritize user privacy and quality results. And above all, doesn't try to shove AI, videos and images down my throat when I just want to look up some text.