58 votes

Anyone interested in trying out Kagi?

Posted by guissmo (edited )
Tags: internet, ask.survey, kagi, giveaway, web, search engines

Edit: I have sent my link to three different people and I am out. Assuming they sign up. However, a lot of people also have invite links that commented. I guess a system would be for the invite-giver to reply to the comment of the invite-receiver to keep track?

—-

I received a link during Thanksgiving that lets me invite several people to a free trial of Kagi.

I tried convincing friends to try it out but most of them were not even interested in a free trial to a paid search engine.

If any of you are interested, please let me know.

I'll give you my link in private and you can register yourself to the free trial.

Posting just in case people are on the same boat as me.

--

Also, I hope it's appropriate to start a topic on this?
Let me know if this is frowned upon.

171 comments

  1. [18]
    Oxalis
    Link
    For people that have been using Kagi, what's been the killer app so far? Research for things that have fallen out of the zeitgeist? Searches for things that commonly get filtered out of normal...

    For people that have been using Kagi, what's been the killer app so far? Research for things that have fallen out of the zeitgeist? Searches for things that commonly get filtered out of normal engines thanks to DMCA requests? Media searches for things that aren't AI slop?

    12 votes
    1. [2]
      kfwyre
      (edited )
      Link Parent
      Kagi itself is the killer app, tbh. I was critical of them in the past and actually cancelled my subscription, but I ended up resubbing simply because their results, even on searches with no...

      Kagi itself is the killer app, tbh.

      I was critical of them in the past and actually cancelled my subscription, but I ended up resubbing simply because their results, even on searches with no customization, are way better.

      Going back to DDG and even Google for a few months helped me realize just how much garbage there is on the internet, and both Google and DDG seemed to love serving it up to me all the time.

      Kagi doesn’t make that a habit, and when it occasionally does serve up junk, it also gives me the tools to be able to fix that myself.

      I see Kagi as being like the water filter on my kitchen tap. It’s more expensive than just using the water that’s already there, but it’s filtering out a lot of junk and leaving me with what I actually want.

      22 votes
      1. tauon
        Link Parent
        Agree, I’ve also spoken positively [1][2] about Kagi on here before, and on more than just those two occasions. In addition to what you said: bangs are a must-have in my search now, and probably...

        Agree, I’ve also spoken positively [1][2] about Kagi on here before, and on more than just those two occasions.

        In addition to what you said: bangs are a must-have in my search now, and probably will be forever. DuckDuckGo invented it, but Kagi perfected them. Including not only custom bangs, but also a community repo so you can expand on them for others to profit and all that good stuff. They even have !tildes. :P

        Edit, bangs have of course been mentioned already in the thread :-)

        6 votes
    2. Baeocystin
      (edited )
      Link Parent
      For me, it's the use of lenses, and being able to boost/deprecate search results based on domain. No longer does Pinterest pollute my feed with nondownloadable images, for example. It does take a...

      For me, it's the use of lenses, and being able to boost/deprecate search results based on domain. No longer does Pinterest pollute my feed with nondownloadable images, for example.

      It does take a while to get used to the Kagi way of searching, but it is well worth it. The times I have to switch back to Google to get something has dropped to just a few percent, nowadays.

      20 votes
    3. [4]
      Minori
      Link Parent
      Personalized results where you can pin, boost, down rank, or block websites is the killer feature for me: https://help.kagi.com/kagi/features/website-info-personalized-results.html It's a game...

      Personalized results where you can pin, boost, down rank, or block websites is the killer feature for me: https://help.kagi.com/kagi/features/website-info-personalized-results.html

      It's a game changer being able to easily adjust the search algorithm to my liking!

      (I also like being able to get LLM summaries of the top few search results, but only when I specifically ask for it. It's not constantly shoved in my face. It's just another optional tool to make searching and summarizing easier.)

      17 votes
      1. [3]
        Lexinonymous
        Link Parent
        Personalized searches are my killer feature. Being able block blogspam and downrank hacker news/fandom wikis is invaluable.

        Personalized searches are my killer feature. Being able block blogspam and downrank hacker news/fandom wikis is invaluable.

        3 votes
        1. [2]
          Minori
          Link Parent
          Out of curiosity, why do you down rank hacker news?

          Out of curiosity, why do you down rank hacker news?

          1 vote
          1. Lexinonymous
            (edited )
            Link Parent
            In my experience, situations like these are pretty representative of how HN behaves when queerness happens to crop up in conversation, and I was tired of being ambushed by it. I also found myself...

            In my experience, situations like these are pretty representative of how HN behaves when queerness happens to crop up in conversation, and I was tired of being ambushed by it.

            I also found myself disinterested in the way technical conversations would tend to unfold if they were either at all controversial (systemd, Rust) or if they were the hot-button tech craze of the week with tons of funding behind it (Crypto, NFT's, or AI.)

            Also, somewhat related to the above two points, I find Hacker News to be much more eager to downvote/flag as a means of disagreement than Reddit.

            4 votes
    4. [2]
      Weldawadyathink
      Link Parent
      As others have said, being able to boost/pin/block websites. You know those websites that have crazy good SEO but all of their articles are either LLM written terribleness, or previously human...

      As others have said, being able to boost/pin/block websites. You know those websites that have crazy good SEO but all of their articles are either LLM written terribleness, or previously human written terribleness? I used to get those in pretty much every search I did (doesn’t matter if it was duck duck go, Google, bing, or another engine). Kagi started out somewhat better than the others. Every time I see one I block it. After like a week of this, they were almost completely gone. Now I see them maybe once or twice a month, and add them to the block list. Absolutely fantastic.

      Another decent feature is they can treat listicles separately. You know the articles “top 10 places to visit” or some other random crap? They can show up as normal results, or in a single section compressed, or be removed from the results entirely.

      13 votes
      1. RoyalHenOil
        Link Parent
        Another underappreciated aspect of it is how frictionless they made boosting or downgrading domains. Instead of having to add and remove domains on a separate blacklist or whitelist (which is how...

        Another underappreciated aspect of it is how frictionless they made boosting or downgrading domains. Instead of having to add and remove domains on a separate blacklist or whitelist (which is how I previously curated my Google results via browser add-ons), you just click a button on the search result itself.

        I have found this extremely helpful for when I'm digging deep into some specific topic and I want to limit my results to just a few websites that have the information I'm after. I can temporarily pin just those websites until I've collected all the information I'm after.

        I am a habitual researcher — I make spreadsheets when I am circling a large purchase or planning out a hobby project — and Kagi has made that process so much smoother and more fun.

        5 votes
    5. [2]
      whs
      Link Parent
      To add something not others have added, Kagi can do rewrites. If you're using nitter/xcancel, old.reddit, BreezeWiki you can make Kagi always rewrite results to those domains. If you get AMP...

      To add something not others have added, Kagi can do rewrites. If you're using nitter/xcancel, old.reddit, BreezeWiki you can make Kagi always rewrite results to those domains. If you get AMP search results (which my region doesn't in Google), you can rewrite them to the non-AMP version. They appears in the same position as the original site.

      Bang is also a killer feature if you're coming from Google. Kagi do support custom bangs which I use for game wikis that I use. For example !runescape goes to the RuneScape wiki in DDG, but I also have !rs since I used it often. I also have !bs that goes to Brighter Shores wiki which DDG bang do not exists yet. Bangs do not count against your Kagi search quota and the response time is quite fast.

      11 votes
      1. 0x29A
        Link Parent
        I didn't even know about the rewrite feature, that is awesome. Thanks for mentioning it.. I'm off to set some up! :)

        I didn't even know about the rewrite feature, that is awesome. Thanks for mentioning it.. I'm off to set some up! :)

        2 votes
    6. 0x29A
      Link Parent
      Being able to weight domains in search results. I block domains, I increase and decrease the "priority" given to others. Super helpful because I look up music and tech stuff a lot and certain...

      • Being able to weight domains in search results. I block domains, I increase and decrease the "priority" given to others. Super helpful because I look up music and tech stuff a lot and certain domains are ones I always want to hit first (bandcamp, encyclopedia metallum, etc) so it's nice to be able to tailor results myself rather than leave it all to the algorithm. I then block other ones that are just garbage or things I don't want to support (fandom wikis, etc). Other customization, like CSS theming.

      • Lenses

      • So much less SEO blogspam / low quality results. I often get to what I want much easier and faster.

      • I never thought I'd pay for a search engine, but even now, when I am really conserving budget, it's one of the things I did not cut. Honestly for my specific use cases, the results are so much better that I can't see going back to anything else.

      • Yes they have AI but it's optional and most (if not all) of it is opt-in. Was able to ensure no "overviews/summaries" were in my results, it's a simple option toggle in settings. They've also been pretty open about how they feel about AI and that they're implementing it a bit more carefully. While I'd prefer the company avoid AI altogether, at least they seem to be more reasonable about it and not shoving it down everyone's throat like Google, etc. They've started using it for their new Translation service (an alternative to Google Translate) and so on.

      8 votes
    7. PuddleOfKittens
      Link Parent
      I pay money, receive service. It's forgettable, which is a good thing. I don't need to worry about "who's the real customer" and such.

      For people that have been using Kagi, what's been the killer app so far?

      I pay money, receive service. It's forgettable, which is a good thing. I don't need to worry about "who's the real customer" and such.

      8 votes
    8. [3]
      bln
      Link Parent
      I really like that default searches are actually “international” (non-localized to my country of residence), but I’m able to filter a search on a specific country. Also filter on a time frame, I...

      I really like that default searches are actually “international” (non-localized to my country of residence), but I’m able to filter a search on a specific country. Also filter on a time frame, I use “last year” quite a lot.

      4 votes
      1. Minori
        Link Parent
        There are country specific bangs too! I frequently use !es and !jp when searching. They can also be combined with the image bang to get results from a specific country like 猫 !jp !i or gatos !es...

        There are country specific bangs too! I frequently use !es and !jp when searching. They can also be combined with the image bang to get results from a specific country like 猫 !jp !i or gatos !es !i for example.

        3 votes
      2. sparksbet
        Link Parent
        This is actually configurable too, so you can set it to your country specifically by default if you prefer that -- especially useful if your country has the same principle language as another with...

        This is actually configurable too, so you can set it to your country specifically by default if you prefer that -- especially useful if your country has the same principle language as another with a bigger internet presence. International mode is also a good balance in my experience!

        1 vote
    9. nic
      Link Parent
      I use it to summarize long videos and long articles. I have a bookmarklet that I click on to summarize whatever I am looking at.

      I use it to summarize long videos and long articles. I have a bookmarklet that I click on to summarize whatever I am looking at.

      2 votes
  2. [10]
    delphi
    (edited )
    Link
    I got those three invites too, so if you're interested, just reply. It sounds silly to pay for a search engine in a post-google world, but trust me, Kagi is so much better it's honestly...

    I got those three invites too, so if you're interested, just reply. It sounds silly to pay for a search engine in a post-google world, but trust me, Kagi is so much better it's honestly embarrassing for Google

    Edit: Gave my three invites away!

    9 votes
    3. [2]
      Artren
      Link Parent
      Still have an extra invite? Interested in giving it a try.

      Still have an extra invite? Interested in giving it a try.

    4. [2]
      expikr
      Link Parent
      If you still have, I'd like to try.

      If you still have, I'd like to try.

  3. [13]
    kfwyre
    (edited )
    Link
    I got the same email and have three to share, so if you run through all of yours, @guissmo, let me know and I can send out mine. EDIT: All of mine have been sent out now.

    I got the same email and have three to share, so if you run through all of yours, @guissmo, let me know and I can send out mine.

    EDIT: All of mine have been sent out now.

    5 votes
    1. [11]
      Arbybear
      (edited )
      Link Parent
      All out

      I have 3 available too. All out

      4 votes
      1. [10]
        GodzillasPencil
        (edited )
        Link Parent
        Ditto here. Happy to share. (update: all given out. thx)

        Ditto here. Happy to share. (update: all given out. thx)

        3 votes
        1. [9]
          regularmother
          Link Parent
          Also have 3

          Also have 3

          3 votes
          1. [8]
            bloogs
            Link Parent
            And me as well

            And me as well

            1 vote
            1. [7]
              expikr
              Link Parent
              Could you please share one for me? Thanks!

              Could you please share one for me? Thanks!

              1. [6]
                Arbybear
                Link Parent
                Sent

                Sent

                1 vote
                1. [5]
                  Thomas_Stiles
                  Link Parent
                  Please If any one got a link I am in need, thanks in advance.

                  Please If any one got a link I am in need, thanks in advance.

    2. guissmo
      Link Parent
      Well I guess the system I ended up with is to just comment to whom I sent invites to that way the others could keep track. Pinging @Arbybear and @GodzillasPencil so you’re in the loop:)

      Well I guess the system I ended up with is to just comment to whom I sent invites to that way the others could keep track.

      Pinging @Arbybear and @GodzillasPencil so you’re in the loop:)

      3 votes
  4. [3]
    zod000
    Link
    I'd be interested in a code if anyone still has one to use. As an aside, I see a lot of people saying that one of their favorite things about Kagi is being able to exclude some domains and boost...

    I'd be interested in a code if anyone still has one to use.

    As an aside, I see a lot of people saying that one of their favorite things about Kagi is being able to exclude some domains and boost others. I can't do anything about the boosts, but I have been using the Firefox extension uBlacklist that lets you add domain filters for search engines and it just removes them from the result. This isn't as good as Kagi, but it let me get rid of the more annoying SEO farms as well as paywalled sites that may as well not exist when I am searching.

    4 votes
    1. [2]
      RoyalHenOil
      Link Parent
      I used to use that add-on as well. I think you will like Kagi a lot based on that. I'll send you my spare code.

      I used to use that add-on as well. I think you will like Kagi a lot based on that. I'll send you my spare code.

      2 votes
  5. [3]
    Protected
    (edited )
    Link
    Does the trial require a credit card? EDIT: Well, if it doesn't, and there are 8 or fewer other people interested (seeing that 9 invites appear to be on offer), I'm happy to give it a try!

    Does the trial require a credit card?

    EDIT: Well, if it doesn't, and there are 8 or fewer other people interested (seeing that 9 invites appear to be on offer), I'm happy to give it a try!

    3 votes
    2. Kind_of_Ben
      Link Parent
      Same - if it doesn't require a card, I'm interested!

      Same - if it doesn't require a card, I'm interested!

      1 vote
  7. ogre
    (edited )
    Link
    fresh out

    I have two invites remaining, DM me fresh out

    2 votes
  8. [2]
    ShinRamyun
    Link
    Anyone interested in posting their lenses? Always interested in what people are cooking up. Bonus points for pirates.

    Anyone interested in posting their lenses? Always interested in what people are cooking up.

    Bonus points for pirates.

    2 votes
  9. [7]
    nanu
    Link
    I also have 3 invites that I’m happy to share. Let me know and I’ll give you one.

    I also have 3 invites that I’m happy to share. Let me know and I’ll give you one.

    2 votes
    1. [2]
      gil
      Link Parent
      May I have one please?

      May I have one please?

      1. nanu
        Link Parent
        Sent it to you.

        Sent it to you.

        1 vote
    3. [2]
      gonzario
      Link Parent
      I'd like one if you still have them.

      I'd like one if you still have them.

  10. [2]
    alp
    Link
    I am quite intrigued, I'd love to try if anybody has invites to burn! It seems like a decent effort, and perhaps the thing to get me to ditch Google.

    I am quite intrigued, I'd love to try if anybody has invites to burn! It seems like a decent effort, and perhaps the thing to get me to ditch Google.

    1 vote
  11. [2]
    Earhart_Light
    Link
    I'd be interested to try it, if you still have invites to spare?

    I'd be interested to try it, if you still have invites to spare?

    1 vote
  12. [2]
    DynamoSunshirt
    Link
    I'd very much like to give it a try!

    I'd very much like to give it a try!

    1 vote
  13. [2]
    bushbear
    Link
    I'd be up for a free trial. Never really thought about it but this could be handy for some uni searches.

    I'd be up for a free trial. Never really thought about it but this could be handy for some uni searches.

    1 vote
  14. llehsadam
    Link
    I’m pretty happy with searx.be after I set it up to search DuckDuckGo, Google and Bing.

    I’m pretty happy with searx.be after I set it up to search DuckDuckGo, Google and Bing.

    1 vote
  15. [2]
    paris
    Link
    I would be very interested! It’s out of my price zone, but I’d be interested to see if it’s really as good as everyone says.

    I would be very interested! It’s out of my price zone, but I’d be interested to see if it’s really as good as everyone says.

    1 vote
  16. [3]
    luka
    (edited )
    Link
    I think I have two left, please reply if you picked it up: edit: gone

    I think I have two left, please reply if you picked it up:

    edit: gone

    1 vote
    2. vildravn
      Link Parent
      Got the other one, thank you!

      Got the other one, thank you!

      1 vote
  18. [3]
    PossiblyBipedal
    Link
    I'm late! I've been reading about people using kagi for a while now. I'd be interested if anyone still has an invite left.

    I'm late! I've been reading about people using kagi for a while now. I'd be interested if anyone still has an invite left.

    1 vote
  19. [2]
    skybrian
    Link
    Sure, could you DM me a link?

    Sure, could you DM me a link?

  20. [3]
    Bwerf
    Link
    Could be interesting, I'll try if you still have spare invites.

    Could be interesting, I'll try if you still have spare invites.

  21. [3]
    Pavouk106
    Link
    I'll try it if you could spare one invite.

    I'll try it if you could spare one invite.

    1. [2]
      kfwyre
      Link Parent
      Sent!

      Sent!

      3 votes
      1. Pavouk106
        Link Parent
        Thank you. For other people - you don't input credit card info. Also the invitation email from Kagi (after setting up the account) is really short and on point. The first impressions are positive....

        Thank you.

        For other people - you don't input credit card info. Also the invitation email from Kagi (after setting up the account) is really short and on point.

        The first impressions are positive. Nowlet's go searching!

        4 votes
  22. [2]
    Boojum
    Link
    I've been curious, if invites are still available.

    I've been curious, if invites are still available.

  23. [2]
    balooga
    Link
    Sounds like these are going fast but I’m curious to try if there are any left!

    Sounds like these are going fast but I’m curious to try if there are any left!

  24. [2]
    moocow1452
    Link
    I'll try any new tech thing.

    I'll try any new tech thing.

  25. [2]
    V17
    Link
    In case anyone else with free invites stumbles upon this thread, I'm interested too.

    In case anyone else with free invites stumbles upon this thread, I'm interested too.

  26. [3]
    vord
    Link
    I'd like to give it a whirl, if any invites remain! I've been on the fence for awhile, but a least restrictive trial might be the final test I need.

    I'd like to give it a whirl, if any invites remain!

    I've been on the fence for awhile, but a least restrictive trial might be the final test I need.

    1. [2]
      gkmcd
      Link Parent
      Invite sent, not sure how many have been used. Hopefully you're good.

      Invite sent, not sure how many have been used. Hopefully you're good.

      2 votes
  28. [5]
    Sapholia
    Link
    How does the free trial work? Anyone can sign up for 100 free searches before subscribing to a paid plan. Does the trial-by-invite add more searches onto this?

    How does the free trial work? Anyone can sign up for 100 free searches before subscribing to a paid plan. Does the trial-by-invite add more searches onto this?

    1. [4]
      Arbybear
      Link Parent
      It's 3 months of Kagi (likely the lowest-tier plan with 300 searches per month).

      It's 3 months of Kagi (likely the lowest-tier plan with 300 searches per month).

      4 votes
      1. ogre
        Link Parent
        One of my invitees said it’s 3 months of unlimited searches

        One of my invitees said it’s 3 months of unlimited searches

        2 votes
      2. [2]
        Sapholia
        (edited )
        Link Parent
        Thanks for the info! Edit: Apparently you can only use the invite on a newly created account. (I'm still working through my 100 free searches, since I only use them for something I really want to...

        Thanks for the info! I'm definitely up for trying it, if anyone has any invites left. Edit: Apparently you can only use the invite on a newly created account. (I'm still working through my 100 free searches, since I only use them for something I really want to find that the free search engines aren't helping with.) Thanks anyway, @Minori!

  29. [2]
    expikr
    Link
    I'd like to try, if any invites remain. Not sure if you may have at all, haha.

    I'd like to try, if any invites remain. Not sure if you may have at all, haha.

  30. [2]
    bktk
    Link
    I’ve been meaning to try Kagi, if there are any invites left.

    I’ve been meaning to try Kagi, if there are any invites left.

  32. [2]
    WhistlePig
    Link
    I'd love to try it out if anyone still has an invite and is feeling generous!

    I'd love to try it out if anyone still has an invite and is feeling generous!

  33. [2]
    allofzero
    Link
    I'd love to try it out if anyone has an invite available!

    I'd love to try it out if anyone has an invite available!

  34. [2]
    screamname
    Link
    I'd like to try it out if anyone still has an invite left!

    I'd like to try it out if anyone still has an invite left!

  36. [2]
    adutchman
    Link
    I would be interested as well

    I would be interested as well

  37. [3]
    kaffo
    Link
    If I'm not late to the party, I'm also interested! Google and DuckDuckGo have really failed to meet expectations these days, it's quite upsetting!

    If I'm not late to the party, I'm also interested!
    Google and DuckDuckGo have really failed to meet expectations these days, it's quite upsetting!

    1. [2]
      pseudolobster
      Link Parent
      Sent!

      Sent!

      1 vote
      1. kaffo
        Link Parent
        Thank you! Signed up, let's see how it goes!

        Thank you! Signed up, let's see how it goes!

  38. [3]
    kwyjibo
    Link
    I too have codes for three people. Send me a DM or reply to this comment and I'll send it your way.

    I too have codes for three people. Send me a DM or reply to this comment and I'll send it your way.

    1. Tuna
      Link Parent
      If you still have some left, I would be interested to try it out.

      If you still have some left, I would be interested to try it out.

      1 vote
  39. [8]
    0d_billie
    Link
    I also have 3 codes to gift if anyone would like one :)

    I also have 3 codes to gift if anyone would like one :)

    1. [2]
      r_se_random
      Link Parent
      Please DM if the codes are still available. Thanks in advance.

      Please DM if the codes are still available. Thanks in advance.

      1. 0d_billie
        Link Parent
        Enjoy :) kagi.com/p/THANKSC4690D8E

        Enjoy :)

        kagi.com/p/THANKSC4690D8E

    2. [3]
      drg
      Link Parent
      If there is any left, I’d love one. Thanks!

      If there is any left, I’d love one. Thanks!

    3. [2]
      thumbsupemoji
      (edited )
      Link Parent
      if you (or anyone else!) has a third this sounds awesome—thanks! Edit: i'm in! Thanks : )

      if you (or anyone else!) has a third this sounds awesome—thanks!

      Edit: i'm in! Thanks : )

  40. [2]
    chocobean
    Link
    I'm late! But would love a code as well :) thank you

    I'm late! But would love a code as well :) thank you

  41. [2]
    TheFireTheft
    Link
    Anyone have an extra invite? These comments have convinced me to finally give it a shot.

    Anyone have an extra invite? These comments have convinced me to finally give it a shot.

  42. [3]
    kingofsnake
    Link
    I'm into it! I'm on Proton for most things and would love to round out my internet tools with a proper browser, too

    I'm into it! I'm on Proton for most things and would love to round out my internet tools with a proper browser, too

  43. [4]
    Nihilego
    Link
    Kind of, I do use Orion and somewhat curious about Kagi but I can’t justify paying its yearly price, when I also have a Proton Ultimate sub going as well.

    Kind of, I do use Orion and somewhat curious about Kagi but I can’t justify paying its yearly price, when I also have a Proton Ultimate sub going as well.

    2. [2]
      Nihilego
      Link Parent
      People who have a currently going kagi sub, how many other subs do you guys have?

      People who have a currently going kagi sub, how many other subs do you guys have?

      1. Minori
        Link Parent
        Three: Spotify, Kagi, and Google Drive

        Three: Spotify, Kagi, and Google Drive

  44. [4]
    TheMeerkat
    Link
    Anyone have any idea why Kagi is so broken for me? I registered for a free trial, like, ten minutes ago.

    Anyone have any idea why Kagi is so broken for me? I registered for a free trial, like, ten minutes ago.

    1. [2]
      minion
      Link Parent
      That looks like what happens if you turn on the new "debug translations" feature ... It's weird that that'd be on without you manually turning it on though. Still, nonetheless, as a first step you...

      That looks like what happens if you turn on the new "debug translations" feature ... It's weird that that'd be on without you manually turning it on though.

      Still, nonetheless, as a first step you could make sure your interface language (second from the top) and this debug setting (at the bottom) are correct in the general settings page.

      2 votes
    2. pseudolobster
      Link Parent
      Nope, never seen that. Are you using a weird browser or using any addons that might be blocking some javascript or something like that?

      Nope, never seen that. Are you using a weird browser or using any addons that might be blocking some javascript or something like that?

      1 vote
  45. [3]
    culturedleftfoot
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    First I've heard of this. If anyone has an extra invite burning a hole in their pocket, I'd like to give it a whirl.

    First I've heard of this. If anyone has an extra invite burning a hole in their pocket, I'd like to give it a whirl.

  46. [3]
    Caelum
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    I’ll take an invite if there are any remaining from someone.

    I’ll take an invite if there are any remaining from someone.

  47. [2]
    timo
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    Would like to try it out too if anyone still has an invite :)

    Would like to try it out too if anyone still has an invite :)

  48. [4]
    Caelum
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    Posting here to not start a new thread but Day 1: 7 searches Day 2 : 36 searches Definitely don’t think I’ll be able to get away with a normal account if I do keep going after the trial ends.

    Posting here to not start a new thread but

    Day 1: 7 searches
    Day 2 : 36 searches

    Definitely don’t think I’ll be able to get away with a normal account if I do keep going after the trial ends.

    1. [2]
      bln
      Link Parent
      In my opinion, if you default all your searches to Kagi you need the $10 plan. Up to now I’m happy with the $5 one because i only use Kagi for non-trivial searches. Most of my searches are so easy...

      In my opinion, if you default all your searches to Kagi you need the $10 plan.

      Up to now I’m happy with the $5 one because i only use Kagi for non-trivial searches. Most of my searches are so easy that any search engine would do, like typing a website’s name to get to it.

      So I default to a free engine (Google or DDG for example), and configure my browser to use Kagi if I start with “k “. Of course it means I need to think of adding that whenever I’m about to search something that isn’t stupidly easy to find.

      1 vote
      1. Caelum
        Link Parent
        Yeah I can try splitting them, especially if a lot of the time I end up on older reddit posts giving me the answers anyway.

        Yeah I can try splitting them, especially if a lot of the time I end up on older reddit posts giving me the answers anyway.

    2. winther
      Link Parent
      I thought so too at first but I have been on the 300 plan for over a year now and don't even use all my searches. I think I formed better habits by using bangs more and going directly to the site...

      I thought so too at first but I have been on the 300 plan for over a year now and don't even use all my searches. I think I formed better habits by using bangs more and going directly to the site using the browsers autocomplete. Of course that won't work for anyone depending on use, but I do think the general quality of the service makes the number of searches you need to make lower than normal.

  49. [3]
    hobblyhoy
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    I'm pretty late to this party but would love to give it a shot if anyone has any left

    I'm pretty late to this party but would love to give it a shot if anyone has any left

  50. [3]
    crdpa
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    I would happily accept an invite. I'm Brazilian and Kagi is too expensive here so I make a new account when I reach the free limit.

    I would happily accept an invite. I'm Brazilian and Kagi is too expensive here so I make a new account when I reach the free limit.

  51. [2]
    MeckiSpaghetti
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    This whole thread made me quite curious. I must admit that I would love to try Kagi, too. Is there any invite left that I could ask for? Thanks in advance

    This whole thread made me quite curious. I must admit that I would love to try Kagi, too. Is there any invite left that I could ask for?

    Thanks in advance

    1. naraxius
      Link Parent
      Sent! (was my last one, if the 2 others actually used the one I've sent)

      Sent! (was my last one, if the 2 others actually used the one I've sent)

      1 vote
  52. [2]
    WordyTalks
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    As someone who doesn’t know at all, what exactly is Kagi and what service does it provide?

    As someone who doesn’t know at all, what exactly is Kagi and what service does it provide?

    1. Minori
      Link Parent
      Search engine with user-customizable rankings that's better than any other search engine, in my opinion. https://help.kagi.com/kagi/company/

      Search engine with user-customizable rankings that's better than any other search engine, in my opinion.

      https://help.kagi.com/kagi/company/