Since 2008, we've expanded what we do to protect you no matter where you go on the Internet. Check out our story.

The "easy button" for privacy, now on desktop

DuckDuckGo is the independent online protection company for anyone who wants to take back control of their personal information. We believe the best way to protect your personal information from hackers, scammers, and privacy-invasive companies is to stop it from being collected at all.

Other search engines track your every search, from where you go to what you buy. We don't track your search history. Ever. Learn more

2023年5月11日 · DuckDuckGo (officially, Duck Duck Go, Inc.) has been an independent company since our founding in 2008. While we started as a search engine, our apps and extensions now offer protection well beyond search, including when browsing the web, reading email, and even using other apps.

DuckDuckGo is an independent internet privacy company that offers a private alternative to Google search & Chrome in one free app.

The free browser from DuckDuckGo has the speed you need, the features you expect, and comes packed with our best-in-class privacy protections.

Bangs are shortcuts that quickly take you to search results on other sites. For example, when you know you want to search on another site like Wikipedia or Amazon, our bangs get you there fastest.

See the URL Parameter Reference page for more details.. By default, settings are stored in non-personal browser cookies (in your browser). You can use anonymous Cloud Save to store your settings in a more permanent way (on a remote server in the cloud).

Over 96% of popular free Android apps we tested allow other companies to invade your privacy, like using your location to map everywhere you go. Stop most of their spying and take back control of your personal information on Android!