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Google Search vs ddgr: catalog facts
Google Search	ddgr
Free Free to use, supported by advertising.	Free Free under the GPL-3.0-or-later license.
Web	Command line
Searches a very large index of the web AI Mode allows conversational follow-up questions	Searches DuckDuckGo from a terminal Supports Bangs and instant answers
Results include advertising AI-generated answers can be wrong and should be checked against sources	Requires Python 3.10 or later
Web application	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-3.0-or-later
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Needs internet	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026

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