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    • ever1337
      ever1337 last edited by

      Hello, it annoys me that only a few default search engines exist and i would really appreciate it if the Opera team adds more search engines or adds support for custom search engines.

      Examples

      • Default search engines
        Ecosia, Qwant

      • Fallback search engines
        If Ecosia gives back a message with 5 starting, like 504 then Opera should automatically use another search engine like Qwant.

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      • A Former User
        A Former User @ever1337 last edited by

        @ever1337 Users have been asking Opera this for many years actually since the Windows 7 days. Opera has yet to lift a finger or reply to this suggestion.

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        • zalex108
          zalex108 last edited by

          Since the company's choosen defaults are giving them some kind of revenue, I don't think they will allow to select your own.

          Despite others do.

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          • middlec000
            middlec000 last edited by

            I'd just like to add my support to ever1337's feature request - specifically custom search engines (I'm going for Ecosia but all should be allowed).

            Maybe if enough users voice their support this feature will be added.

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            • agentsmurf
              agentsmurf last edited by

              I rly like this Browser, but with no Support for custom search engines i de-install it.

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              • CG-Locks
                CG-Locks last edited by

                probably wouldn't use it my self but i think for other users it should be a feature

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                • cvillab
                  cvillab last edited by

                  let's assume you are geek and you have your own search engine (whoogle, searX) on premise, and you want to have the possibility of searching in internet freely (not relying in the poor results from Duck, YAnswers, bings & bongs, etc...) but configuring your own search engines, it should be allowed. If it's a matter of money, I do not think we are so many the ones that uses "personalised" search engines so.. why not making happy to the users which are really looking forward to use it.

                  You can always add a new search engine and then start your search by adding the letter you used as keyword (me wh for whoogle or X for searX) but it's not done automatically by the app.

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                  • silverbolt777
                    silverbolt777 last edited by

                    I am uninstalling opera GX for this very reason. Sucks, it's been a good browser otherwise.

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                    • alokdebnath
                      alokdebnath last edited by

                      I just hope that opera listens to this request and make it possible to change the default search engine to any custom search engine as the user wishes. such a basic thing yet its still missing

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                      • kak2321
                        kak2321 last edited by

                        are we ever gonna get this basic feature that's on most web browsers?

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                        • 223mc
                          223mc last edited by

                          there appears to be no way to delete search engines or add new ones. One of the search engines is amazon... really?

                          there are so many other better search engines out there it would be great to be able to use them and replace things like ddg, google and "amazon" what's up with that? Who uses amazon as a search engine?

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