Guide | 🎲 Vivaldi Search Engines Collection 🎲

[Catweazle]

Sync search engines is the default setting. I've the full list of mine in Desktop and also in Mobile. Sync is vital for me, also as backup.

[danielson]

@Catweazle - why is Whoogle.net still listed as search engine in the list?

And when i change the .io part to .net it is blocked by uBlock Origin.

[DesertOutlaw]

Good collection although most the Google links are useless to me although many others like them. Thanks for posting.

BTW, glad to see I'm not the only one that uses Laut.de

[Hadden89]

@stardepp Peekier now redirect to a subscription based search engine called Kagi so is probably defunct;
Whoogle should be https://whoogle.io/search?q=%s now.

[Catweazle]

@danielson, because @stardepp hasn't change it. In OpenSource services like Whoogle, sometimes they have to change the domain in Public instances, because eg of server problems. Maybe Whoogle.net was hacked, because uBO block it. I can't even reach this site.

[danielson]

@Hadden89 said in Guide | Vivaldi search engines collection :

https://whoogle.io/search?q=%s

@stardepp - good to go!

Thanks!

[Obiwan2208]

Do you know what URL (and probably POST parameters) to use to search in UpToDown (https://www.uptodown.com)?.

I'm starting to use this as another source of APKs and I want to make quick searches.

Thanks in adv.

[Pathduck]

@Obiwan2208 Try this:
URL: https://www.uptodown.com/android/buscar
POST param: q=%s

Tip: Finding POST parameters is usually pretty easy.

• Open the site
• Open Devtools (F12), network tab
• Clear log
• Perform a search
• Click the search request (usually the first one)
• Look at Headers for Request URL (verify it's using POST)
• Look at Payload for parameters:
  
  In this case we can safely ignore the "singlebutton" argument, since it's empty, and it's a good idea to reduce the parameters to only the ones needed for the search to work (always test).

Sometimes you need to check the "Preserve log" option, in case the site does some redirection of the results page.

Some (st00pid) sites use access tokens in the GET/POST request to make sure searches are only allowed from their home page. In such cases, just don't use such search engines, they don't deserve your traffic.

[shifte]

Image search engine.
Google Lens URL no longer works.
What should I do?

[Pathduck]

@shifte Works here.

Change to:
URL: {google:baseSearchByImageURL}upload
Post param: encoded_image={google:imageThumbnail}

Google changes this all the time

[shifte]

@Pathduck
Great! Works!
Thanks as always!
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[Hadden89]

• Reverso: https://www.reverso.net/traduzione-testo#sl=ita&tl=eng&text=%s
  Translate single words, entire paragraphs or docs (via the site)

Replace ita with the source language and eng with the destination language provided by site (if supported)

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• Reverso Context: https://context.reverso.net/traduzione/italiano-inglese/%s
  Translate single words or compound expressions with the help of the AI

Again, replace italiano with source language and english with destination language (if supported)

[Obiwan2208]

@Pathduck said in Guide | Vivaldi search engines collection :

URL: https://www.uptodown.com/android/buscar

POST param: q=%s

A lot of thank you's , I was stuck.

I really appreciate it.

[stardepp]

Update October 11, 2023:

Added the search engine YouTube Music.

[Catweazle]

@stardepp, other for Odysee (Online service from IMDB), for those which want to avoid YT

https://odysee.com/$/search?q=%s

Front-ends of YT are failing more and more, it seems Google is blocking these one by one.

[wintercoast]

@Catweazle Thanks for that. I use Odysee, so just added.

There's also the very slick Watch on LBRY extension.

"automatically redirects you to the LBRY [Odysee] network when it detects that the video is there."

It's customisable. You can set it to run manually or automatically.

If you set it to manual then you can start watching a video on YT, click a button and then it automatically switches to the Odysee version at the correct timestamp.

Also, it lets you see whether the video is actually available on Odysee, so it serves as a discovery process as well.

[Catweazle]

@stardepp, one more for the collection

Neevt

https://neevt.com/search?q=%s&t=text

[stardepp]

@Catweazle I have added the Neevt and the Odysee search to the search engine collection.

[wintercoast]

@Catweazle I've just tried looking up Neevt and can't find any more information about it other that what's on its About page. I tried asking the Chat AIs and they either fail completely or they display results for the now-defunct Neeva! However, I corrected Bing Chat and it gave me some details but still displayed links for Neeva! So I've no idea whether Bing has hallucinated or not!

This is what Bing says:

I apologize for the confusion. I was referring to Neeva, not Neevt. Neevt is a different search engine that was launched in 2021 by a team of former Microsoft engineers. It is a free, open-source, and decentralized search engine that aims to provide users with more control and transparency over their online searches . Some of its distinguishing features are:

• It does not rely on any centralized servers or databases, but instead uses a peer-to-peer network of nodes that store and share the web index .
• It does not collect or store any user data, and uses end-to-end encryption to protect user privacy and security .
• It allows users to customize their search preferences, such as language, region, and filters, and to contribute to the web index by crawling and indexing new websites .
• It has a community-driven approach, where users can rate, review, and comment on the search results, and also report any spam or malicious websites .
• It has a reward system, where users can earn tokens for using the search engine, and use them to access premium features or donate to charitable causes .

Neevt is currently available in the UK, USA, Canada, Australia, and India. It is compatible with most browsers and devices, and also offers a mobile app and a browser extension. Neevt claims to be a better alternative to Google and Bing, as it respects user freedom and democracy on the web .

Source: Conversation with Bing, 12/10/2023

How did you discover Neevt? Is Bing's summary accurate?

[wintercoast]

@stardepp said in Guide | Vivaldi search engines collection :

@Catweazle I have added the Neevt and the Odysee search to the search engine collection.

There's also a suggest url that I've just tested

https://neevt.com/suggestions?q=%s

There's another table somewhere here that also lists suggest urls.