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Life & fun · July 18, 2012

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Use DuckDuckGo for !bangs and Google for everything else

Use DuckDuckGo for !bangs and Google for everything else launched on July 18, 2012 with 95 votes, #20 of 375 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 14 years on.

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In plain words

This browser extension combines DuckDuckGo's !bangs feature with Google's search results. !bangs allow users to quickly search other websites directly from the search bar using special commands. The extension routes !bang searches to DuckDuckGo while sending all other queries to Google, letting users access both search engines' strengths in a single tool. It's designed for people who want quick access to specialized searches without switching search providers.

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