Google Sucks!

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Here is a nice, long list of over 150! alternative search engines for all those who feel that they should do something about Google's immense power. So, use some of those alternative engines instead of Google!!! :-)).

Some of the search engines listed here are said to provide better, more exact and relevant results than notorious Google. There are also some very interesting engines listed that take a new approach and need some getting used to, like engines using clusters, tagclouds, preview screenshots or videos. Also, some engines are specialized in a certain field, like health or children. Some search engines are rather full-fledged portals, often quite customizable and offering services like free email. Many offer a toolbar with all kinds of features.

Most engines on this list are from this page, where you will also get some info about Google's not so neutral politics. I removed a few defunct search engines from that list and added a few new ones. Also, thought it would be useful to add some descriptions to help you save unnecessary clicks. If you hover with your mouse over one of those engines that got an asterisk next to them and you got javascript enabled in your browser, you will get a tooltip with a short description of the search engine (SE). The tooltips also point out all those SEs that offer free submission of your website and free email accounts.

Description of signs:
*
simply means that there will be a tooltip displayed if you hover with your mouse over the SE's name. Presence or lack of asterisk is no indicator of quality of SE.
(!) means, this SE has some special or new feature.
[G] means, this SE is using Google results.

Everybody feel free to make use of this list to make another and better „Anti-Google“ page. I chose the title „Google Sucks“ as I thought, a lot of people, like me, angry with this monopolist, will some time enter those terms in a search engine and come across this page. The more anti-Google pages there are, the more people will be trying those alternatives.

If you know of any other SE that can be added, or have some useful description to offer, or a correction, you can email me: wickthing at yahoo dot com.

This page best viewed with Opera, or Firefox and K-Meleon with the Adblock add-on, as those browsers successfully remove the ads on the right side ;-)


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A9*  (amazon.com) Beaucoup!* lots of search engines CaloWeb (DE)* Dabble* specialized on videos
Abacho* Best of the Web Camana (DE)* Direct Crawler*
Acoon (DE)* The Best Websites* Cbgred Internet Resources* Dmegs*
Accoona* BigFinder* ChaCha* (!) uses live chat for search Dogpile*
Aesop* Biveroo (DE)* Cipinet*
Ajdee* Browse8.com* Click for Choice
Alexa* Clush
Alive Directory Clusty* (!) uses "clusters"
AlltheWeb* Copernic*
AltaVista*
Amfibi*
Amidalla*
Arielis
Ask.com
Aviva Directory
AxxaSearch
Azoos
E F G H
EarthLook* Findelio* GigaBlast* Hakia* (!) uses clusters
ENCY Pur (DE) Findinfo.com [G] GoGuides [G] Hedir* [G]
EntireWeb FindSounds* sound effects, instruments GoodSearch* (!) donates to charities HomerWeb
ExactSeek* free submission to 20 SEs! FlexFinder Gooru (PL) HotBot
Exalead* (!) uses thumbnail previews FranceEvasion (FR)* HotLava
Excite* Free Web Index Hot vs. Not* strong on categories
Exploit* FyberSearch*
ez2find* (!) uses clusters
Ezilon Search
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IceRocket* Jayde* Kartoo* (!) flash animated categories L3xicon*
IllumiRate* JoeAnt* Keotag* (!) social bookmarking search Langenberg*
Info.com* Jozzle Kerplop* (!) ???? Libero (IT) [G]
InfoSeek (JP) KinderStart* for parents LookSmart*
InfoTiger* Kosmix* health and medical specific Lordship
Insitor (DE) Kawt Loryx*
ixquick* (!)  respects your privacy! Lycos*
M N O P
Maki Search* Netluchs.de (DE) Objects Search Pagebull* (!) screenshots engine
Mamma.com* special health categ. NetSifter* Octopedia Picsearch (DE) pure picture search
Manhattan Service* [G] Net Zoning Odyssearch* got an Adult section Plazoo* (!its strength: feeds
MaxPromo* for business & commerce One Big Directory Powerset* (!) speech recognition!
MetaCrawler.com* Opencrawl (DE) Properazzi* (!) Real estate (EU only)
MetaGer (DE)* Open Directory
MetaGer2 (DE)* without garbage? Open Grid
MetaWebSearch Optevi* uses thumbnails
Miko.de (DE)* for online shops Orange.fr (FR)
Miragro (UK)*
MixCat
Mooter
MostPopularSites.net
Ms. Dewey* (!) Sexy! Must see!
MSN
MyWay* NO ads!
Q R S T
QueryCAT* (!) for FAQs Really Big Search* NO ads! Sclipo* (!) Video Tutorials Trexy
Quintura* (!) uses tagclouds Romso (DE) Scirus* science-specific SE Trivop* (!) 1st Videoguide for Hotels
Scroogle* [G] anonymized Google Tygo*
Scrub the Web* help w. SE optimization
Search-22* lots of SEs combined
Search Engine Colossus* big int'l SE list
SearchEngine.com*
Search Hippo*
Search Hound*
Search Monster*
Search-O-Rama* strong on articles
Search Turtle* a "clean" SE?
SearchUK* not only UK!
SearchWarp.com* interactive articles
Seek-N-Pick*
semaGER (DE)* (!)semantic search
Seoma*
Sertchy
Shazee
Sight Quest
Snap*(!) with preview screenshots
SonicQuest
SplatSearch*
Subjex.net
Super-ENCY (DE)
Szukacz (PL)
U V W X
Ujiko* (!) trash or store your results Velvnet* claims to anonymize Walhello
Unasked.com* (!) ask and answer Vivisimo* (!) uses clusters WebCrawler*
Uncover the Net* Voila.fr (FR)*  WebSavvy

WhatUSeek* notifies if website changes
Wikia Search* still a project
Wikiseek* only Wiki content
Windows Live Microsoft's SE
WotBox
Y Z 0-9
YaCy* P2P SE. For geeks! ZabaSearch US people search 5min* (!) Video Tutorials
Yahoo!*
Yambot specialized on US search
Yoofindit*



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