Tom EttyMay 30
Eniko Fox

edit: or apparently on Firefox you can also just open https://noai.duckduckgo.com, right click the search text box, and click add search engine. lol

previous:
how to switch to noai.duckduckgo.com on firefox without installing any extensions or plugins:

• open settings > search
• scroll down to search shortcuts and click add
• fill out according to the image below (text in alt text)
• click add engine
• scroll back up and select "DuckDuckGo No AI" under "default search engine"

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Show threadVisibly Stupid Fucking IdiotMay 30
@eniko gosh THANK YOU
Show threadRobin NealMay 30
@eniko There's actually an even easier way - any properly implemented search form can be added to your browser with just a right click
Show threadMachine Lord ZeroMay 30
@SudoCat @eniko "Ask an AI Chatbot" >:|
Show threadRobin NealMay 30
@MachineLordZero honestly I hadn't even registered that until you pointed it out. Luckily it turns out that drop down has a "remove ai chat bot" option, so now it is gone from my life 😌
Show threadMachine Lord ZeroMay 30
@SudoCat yaaay
Show threadjablkoziemneMay 30
@SudoCat @eniko I "add search engine" any forum search box that I somewhat frequently use.
Show threadJ M BerntsonMay 30
@eniko What does the &noai parameter do? (Other than that, it's identical to what I added a few days ago.)
Show threadEniko FoxMay 30
@jedimb i cannot remember >_>
Show threadJ M BerntsonMay 30
@eniko Oh well. I suppose adding it couldn't hurt, at least...
Show threadEniko FoxMay 30

@jedimb i think its what you used on regular duckduckgo to disable ai features before they rolled out the subdomain

and i just added it just in case

Show threadneutronstarMay 30

@eniko @jedimb
That’s just how they format their urls it seems. I’ve seen it before with the ddg html and lite variants where they redirect to html.duckduckgo.com/html when you append the html part. (The same for lite).

I don’t know why they do it, but I have a theory. I think it’s a choice to allow people to navigate to their urls in two different ways. Either by prefixing ”html.” Or by suffixing ”/html/”. Maybe some people are more used to prefixing/suffixing?

But that’s just a theory! A prefix and suffix search engine url theory! And cut! :D

Show threadAndreasMay 30

@jedimb

Most likely nothing.
At least it is not an officially documented URL parameter

https://duckduckgo.com/duckduckgo-help-pages/settings/params

@eniko

How To Use URL Parameters To Change Your DuckDuckGo Search Settings - DuckDuckGo Help Pages

DuckDuckGo doesn’t track you. That’s the DuckDuckGo privacy policy in a nutshell.

Show threadThe Chimpy ManMay 30
@eniko Just tried adding noAI to its default URL on Vivaldi and that too works without fuss. Handy, that.
Show threadmaqyMay 30
@eniko Thanks!
Show threadpibert πMay 30

@eniko

Im a lil skeptical of DuckDuckGo

Show threadEniko FoxMay 30
@Pibert you should be, but it beats google
Show threadpibert πMay 30
@eniko I use Kagi btw
Show threadpibert πMay 30

@eniko

Like, nowadays google is the worse search engine because it joins metadata from the website and it usually recommends trashy “saas products” that don’t help you and usually need a “fee” to use the product properly.

Dude, I just need to make my fake png into a transparent background png without needing to download an app to do this what the heck or paying a “fee”

Show threadLeonardo FontenelleMay 30
@eniko For historical reasons, I have noAI DDG on one device/computer, and regular DDG set up to be just the same (no AI summaries, remove AI media from results, something else I forgot) on another
Show threadWm.sonMay 30

@eniko

Timely information. I just used duck ai today, and was surprised to see it just connects to "regular ai platforms" from all the usual suspects but ecvidently hides who is asking what.

Show threadAlex HeadMay 30
@eniko doing this last night on #floorp
Show threadsnowyfoxMay 30
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Show threadjstolteMay 30
@eniko
Thank you! Just did the right click method on Librewolf and then made it the default.
Show threadFrederik Braun �May 30
@eniko you can do that to almost any input search field, including wikipedia, dictionaries and your fedi instance :)
Show threadKagami is they/them 🏳️‍⚧️May 30

@eniko I would have expected that right-clicking the address bar should already suggest the search engine addition, but apparently DuckDuckGo serves both versions in the same name DuckDuckGo. So Firefox thinks it already has that search engine and thus shows no option.

Ideally they should serve it under some different name and this should become easier for everyone.

Also filed https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2043838 though.

2043838 - Search on noai.duckduckgo.com should show the search engine addition option

NEW (nobody) in Firefox - Search. Last updated 2026-05-30.

Show threadPoloniousmonkMay 30

@eniko

Thanks!

Show threadMrGrumpyMonkeyMay 30
@eniko I can't be the only one who just turns off that function in the "normal" search engine. Am I?
Show threadpebbleMay 31
@eniko What about SearXNG and 4get public instances?
Show threadEniko FoxMay 31
@feeblu i don't know anything about those
Show threadJDSMay 31
@eniko My search engine is now changed, woo! Also made sure to remove google and bing and all that nonsense.
Show threadpaculinoMay 31
@eniko this right clicking in the url box only works if at least two search engines are unhidden in the list in settings, in case anyone can't figure out why... it took me too long to figure it out.
Show threadBaloo UrizaJun 1
@eniko You can also just turn AI off in your DDG prefs.
Show threadEniko FoxJun 1
@BalooUriza yeah but this sends a stronger signal
Show threadthe vessel of morgannaJun 1
@eniko And a general FYI, there's also &udm=14 that can be appended to Google URLs for the same effect - no more Gemini garbage
Show threadEniko FoxJun 1
@astraleureka but that would mean still using google
Show threadthe vessel of morgannaJun 1
@eniko yeah :( sometimes I just can't find stuff with ddg and end up having to use google too
Show threadceetsJun 1

@eniko

Thank you so much

Show threadwhat the sigmaJun 1
@eniko I been using brave search ☠️ am I cooked?
Show threadEniko FoxJun 2
@fluttersh i have nothing good to say about Brave https://www.spacebar.news/stop-using-brave-browser/
Stop using Brave Browser

Seriously.

The Spacebar
Show threadwhat the sigmaJun 2
@eniko it's cookie the duality of good results either you search from someone who's participating in war or you search from someone who's participating in hate 😩
Show threaddmynerd78Jun 2

@eniko I would also recommend clicking the Advanced button and adding the below URL to the Suggestions URL section. This handles autocomplete suggestions when typing

https://ac.duckduckgo.com/ac/?q=%s&type=list

Show threadOvidi NawerJun 2
@eniko everyone learns a new little thing every day but I'm sitting here thinking "damn, toddler's internet instructions here"
Dunno if I'm lucky or everyone else actually I do know fuck smartphones people started being forced to the internet instead of being naturally drawn to it like lil' ol' me did and have to learn "basic stuff" cuz there is no longer "basic stuff to learn" but "consume consume consume"
Show threadArakinJun 2
@eniko the right+click trick is really convenient, thanks!
Show threadkeyshooter 🏳️‍⚧️  Jun 2
@eniko i have been using qwant because sadly i find ddg ai been really hecking good and end up using it a lot on "accident", qwant is a little slow but does the job
Show threadicecoldsquirrelJun 3
@eniko but keep in mind cleaning the search URI the right click method configures.