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duckduckgo !shebang for added privacy, cleaner search UI - set to browser homepage / new tab url in Brave
DuckDuckGo Custom Default Search

duckduckgo !shebang for added privacy, cleaner search UI

  • set to browser homepage / new tab url

Search Engine > Manage Search Engines and Site Search Add > e.g. :

Name: Custom DDG 
Shortcut: ddg
URL with %s in place of query: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=%s&t=brave&kc=-1&kav=1&k1=-1&kax=-1&kak=-1&kaq=-1&kap=-1&kao=-1&kau=-1&kz=1&kp=-2&kae=d&kac=-1`

The URL is Brave-specific (&t=brave) to enable "Make default" in Search engines after adding to Site search.

Included in above url:

#Safe Search kp = -2 for Off
"kp":"-2"}
#Instant Answers -need for translation
"kz":"1"}
#Infinite Scroll for Images, Videos, and Shopping
{"kc":"-1"} 			
#Infinite Scroll - Loads more results when scrolling
{"kav":"1"}				
#Autocomplete Suggestions - Shows suggestions under the search box as you type
{"kac":"-1"}
#Advertisements
{"k1":"-1"}			
#Install DuckDuckGo
{"kax":"-1","kak":"-1"} 
#Privacy Newsletters
{"kaq":"-1","kap":"-1"} 
#Homepage Privacy Tips
{"kao":"-1"}
#Help Improve DuckDuckGo
{"kau":"-1"}
#Theme - d for Dark
&kae=d
#Autoload Images 
kbc=1 

Additional Params https://help.duckduckgo.com/settings/params/

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