DuckDuckGo for Mac is now open source

Re:DuckDuckGo for Mac is now open source by jojohohanon on Thursday August 29, 2024 @10:13PM (#41397197)

I am confused.

Ddg is a web search engine. So <search engine> for Mac seems like a type error.

The linked page tells you that they are hiring, and how to install the project, but /not what it is/.

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Re:DuckDuckGo for Mac is now open source by whynotmaybe on Thursday August 29, 2024 @10:16PM (#41397213)

Google is the search engine. Google Chrome is the browser.

Ddg is the search engine. Ddg for mac/Windows is the browser.

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Re:DuckDuckGo for Mac is now open source by mrklol on Friday August 30, 2024 @06:03AM (#41399265)

Actually it’s called Google Search.

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Re:DuckDuckGo for Mac is now open source by ergonaught on Thursday August 29, 2024 @10:21PM (#41397231)

https://duckduckgo.com/mac

You'll never guess the one trick I used to find that. They don't want you to know.

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Re:DuckDuckGo for Mac is now open source by falcor84 on Thursday August 29, 2024 @10:42PM (#41397321)

Note that this page triggers a download - which is quite rude on their behalf - apparently there's no page on their site where you can read about the browser before deciding whether you may want to download it.

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Re:DuckDuckGo for Mac is now open source by tobie18 on Thursday August 29, 2024 @11:09PM (#41397418)

Hi there, DDG employee here -- here are a few options where you can learn about the Mac browser before downloading:

https://duckduckgo.com/duckduckgo-help-pages/get-duckduckgo/...

https://spreadprivacy.com/duckduckgo-for-mac-open-beta/

https://duckduckgo.com/app (this one detects your device so only works if you're on a Mac)

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Re:DuckDuckGo for Mac is now open source by ChrisMarshallNY on Friday August 30, 2024 @04:40AM (#41398821)

If you write an app that references that link, Apple will not approve it for the App Store (less of a requirement for Mac, than iOS).

I ran into this with Zoom. If you follow a Zoom conference link, it automatically starts downloading the Zoom client. I wrote an app that helps folks find Zoom meetings.

I was forced to add code that intercepts callouts to Safari, that access Zoom conferences, and show an alert, instead, asking the user to download the app.

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Re:DuckDuckGo for Mac is now open source by _ph_ on Friday August 30, 2024 @06:08AM (#41399295)

Please don't post links that download things automatically.

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Re:DuckDuckGo for Mac is now open source by 486sx33 on Friday August 30, 2024 @07:44AM (#41399761)

uBlock stopped the auto download for me I think

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Re:DuckDuckGo for Mac is now open source by _ph_ on Friday August 30, 2024 @08:20AM (#41399969)

I use uBlock and got the download.

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Re:DuckDuckGo for Mac is now open source by hombre_fatal on Friday August 30, 2024 @10:53AM (#41401303)

Your browser auto-downloaded it. The website just said it's available.

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Re:DuckDuckGo for Mac is now open source by _ph_ on Friday August 30, 2024 @01:59PM (#41403062)

No, that doesn't normally happen. The link doesn't point to an executable. So the linked webpage caused the browser to download. At least there should be a warning.

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Re:DuckDuckGo for Mac is now open source by Raed667 on Friday August 30, 2024 @03:30AM (#41398492)

Having worked in this space, you'd be amazed how the average user confuses search engine, browser and app.

It makes sense for anything that wants to compete with Google to also offer a desktop and mobile a browser.

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