5 Recommended Search Engine Alternatives to Try Besides Google

TIMESINDONESIA, JAKARTA – Google is one of the biggest names in its industry, primarily because of its versatile, easy-to-use, and advanced technology as a search engine. However, as the advancement of technology grows quickly over the years, big companies from all around the globe compete to take over the title of the best search engine that has been held by Google for decades. Nowadays, you can find a lot of newer search engine alternatives that come with specific characteristics to fulfill different needs.

We have good news for Times Lovers who are looking for a new search engine alternative. In this article, there are some recommendations for the best search engines that you can use to suit your needs better.

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5 Interesting Search Engine Alternatives That You Can Try

1. Bing

Bing is another big name in the search engine industry. Owned by Microsoft, Bing is one of the most popular search engines that offer accurate search results that comes with a simple and user-friendly UI (user interface), that makes surfing on the internet easy and comfortable. Bing has many helpful features that you can use to search for specific types of results that you need, such as documents, images, videos, and locations from the map. Bing can also help you find certain products with price comparisons from different marketplace platforms, so you can find the best place that suits your preference before purchasing a product online. It also supports integrations with various applications such as Cortana, a virtual audio service that helps you find information from the internet without laying your hands on the keyboard.

2. Yahoo! Search

Yahoo! Search is one of the biggest names in the search engine industry that also focuses on various online services such as email and online news. Yahoo! is commonly used for general purposes like online news browsing. Yahoo! also has a simple UI that is user-friendly and easy to use, which is supported by various unique features such as the ability to show the latest news and to browse images easily. Yahoo! Search is also integrated with many other services provided by Yahoo!, such as Yahoo! Finance, Yahoo! Sports, and Yahoo! Entertainment.

3. DuckDuckGo

DuckDuckGo is the search engine you are looking for if privacy is your main concern in choosing the perfect search engine that you use every day. Unlike the other search engine alternatives, DuckDuckGo does not collect any information from the user, thus it claims to be the safest search engine. Besides its superior safety claim, DuckDuckGo also offers many other features that brought its name to the competition, such as the “!Bangs” that allows the user to choose specific websites where they can get the information they are looking for. DuckDuckGo also allows the user to categorize their search results according to the information type, such as images, locations, videos, and so on.

4. Baidu Search Engine

Baidu is the most commonly used search engine in China that also offers news and browsing services. Baidu offers a complete set of features that the users can use to support their surfing experience, such as maps, music, and so on. Moreover, Baidu is also integrated with an application called Baidu Baike, a website filled with sources of information similar to Wikipedia.

If Times Lovers are looking for a new and unique search engine experience, you can visit their respective websites and choose them as your new default search engine in your browser. To change the default search engines in different browsers, you can follow the steps below:

How to Set a Default Search Engine in Your Browser

1. Google Chrome

Open Chrome, click on the three dots symbol on the upper right hand and choose “Settings”, click “Search Engine”, and in the “On start-up”, dropdown you can choose your preferred search engine, and click “Make default”.

2. Mozilla Firefox

Open Firefox and click on the three dots symbol on the upper left hand and choose “Options”, click “Search”, in the “Home&Search” tab, choose your preferred search engine, and choose “Make default”.

3. Microsoft Edge

Open Edge and click on the three dots symbol on the upper right hand and choose “Settings”, click on the “View advanced settings”, click “Change search engine”, and choose your preferred search engine, and choose “Set as default”.

4. Safari

Open Safari and click the “Safari” icon on the upper left hand, choose “Preferences”, click “Search”, choose your preferred search engine, and click “Use [search engine name]”

There are many other search engine alternatives that you can choose to match your needs beside Google, especially after the rapid growth in the technology sector. However, our recommendation shows you the most user-friendly and the most popular alternatives that you can choose and try immediately. Hope it helps!

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