Show HN: Search Engine Selector – This is my default search engine now

[arnel]

I built this to escape from the Google bubble.

Instead of sticking with just one search engine, it nudges you to choose the most appropriate one for each query.

[Leftium]

Another take on this: https://zbang.vercel.app/

- Search bangs redirect the search to a specific search engine

- For example: `!ddg search term` or `search term !ddg` searches for `search term` using DuckDuckGo

- As a bonus, the input is more ergonomic for mobile and/or multiline input.

- Insert `!` via double-space

- Auto-growing multi-line input with fullscreen mode; RETURN is a newline, by default.

- (SHIFT-RETURN, or "double-keypress RETURN" submits form.)

- Auto-complete bang triggers with "double-keypress" of QQ, WW, EE, etc

[Leftium]

There seems to be some logic to show some search engines in a different color, but I can't figure it out.

Is it just until something (any single character) is typed into the search input box?

edit: the purple color was just the "visited" link color. The link color changes because the links are updated to include the query (thus changing the visited status.)

[Leftium]

My own take on this: https://multi-launch.leftium.com/

- Simultaneously opens multiple search engines in their own tabs

- Useful for comparing results, especially for translation and shopping/price search sites

- Very original version was just for image search: https://is.leftium.com/

[arnel]

Cool