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October 17th, 2024 - AI-generated image filter in search results #

Better image search with AI-generated images detection

Last week we got quite clear and direct feedback that we need to do something about AI-generated images that started creeping up in the image search.

You asked for it and we delivered!

We are enhancing our image search with a new ranking algorithm and an AI image filter. These updates prioritise authentic, human-created images and downrank AI-generated content. Users can also opt to exclude AI-generated images entirely.

Learn more about Kagi's AI image filter here: https://help.kagi.com/kagi/features/exclude-ai-images.html

We will continue actively improving this feature based on your feedback.

Improvements and bug fixes

The Assistant

  • We've enhanced the Assistant mobile experience with several updates, including improvements to the thread view and header navigation
  • Kagi Assistant v2 mobile threads menu #4725 @frin
  • Kagi assistant gpt LLM not working #5055 @ash
  • Assistant Tooltips are Hard to Click #5037 @silvenga

Celebrating Our Community

At Kagi, we’re all about community, and nothing has made us prouder than seeing the incredible photos our members are sharing online of their Kagi swag! Whether you’ve posted a picture of your free t-shirt or a sticker proudly displayed on your laptop, we want to take a moment to say thank you. Your support means the world to us.

The story:

We were thrilled to celebrate our first big milestone: reaching 20,000 loyal members who’ve stuck with us through this adventure. To show our appreciation, we've sent out free t-shirts and sticker packs to those first 20,000 supporters. Earlier this month, these members started receiving their packages and excitedly shared photos across various socials. Here’s a snapshot of just a few:

For anyone who missed out, don’t worry! You can head over to the Kagi Store and snag your first-edition Doggo t-shirt. We’ve got four fantastic designs, each one representing our determination to build a better, more ethical and more human web.

Help us reach our next milestone: 50,000 members

As we gear up to reach 50,000 members, we’d love your help in spreading the word!

We don't rely on ads to drive our growth; instead, we depend entirely on word-of-mouth marketing and community recommendations. This grassroots approach means that every conversation you have about Kagi, every post you share showcasing your swag, and every mention you make to friends and family has a real impact. Your enthusiasm helps us reach new members who share our vision for a better web. Let’s make our next milestone one to remember.

Where to find and tag us on the social web:

We also have a Kagi Community Discord server where you can join our community for real-time discussion about the product and chat with other Kagi users.

As we move forward, we want to reiterate our commitment to continuously improving Kagi for all our members. Your feedback and engagement are invaluable as we strive to create an even better experience. Thank you for being a vital part of our journey - your support inspires us every day, and we can’t wait to see where this adventure takes us next!

October 11th, 2024 - Fresh from Barcelona: Android App, New Snaps Operator, Assistant Updates and More! #

Hello, Kagi Fans!

We know it's been a few weeks since our last update, and there's a good reason for that. The entire company took a break from the usual routine to fly to Barcelona, Spain, for our annual retreat - a chance to reenergize and refocus for the exciting journey ahead.

But don’t worry, it wasn’t all fun and no work. In fact, we’ve got a pretty exciting update for you today. The retreat gave us fresh inspiration, and we’re ready to bring some of those new ideas to life starting right now.

Launching the official Kagi Android app

We're delighted to announce the launch of the official Kagi Android app! This marks an important milestone in our mission to make Kagi Search more accessible and encourage more people to try it out.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kagi.search

The app allows users to begin using Kagi Search immediately right from the first launch (no account needed!). For those with existing subscriptions, signing in is seamless, enabling access to all Kagi features.

Additionally, the app includes native homescreen widgets, providing one-click access to search directly from your homescreen.

If you use an Android device, go check it out! We've simplified the process of sharing Kagi with your network.

Additionally, a recent EU ruling presents a significant opportunity for Kagi. Google is now required to include any search engine that meets specific criteria, such as having an app with over 5,000 installs, in the default list for Android and Chrome — install the app today and help us meet the criteria!

Stay tuned for more exciting updates coming soon!

Introducing Snaps

Snaps are an innovative search operator that allows for site-specific searches directly from the search bar. By simply typing @ followed by the designated site bang, you can limit your search results to a specific website. For example, to search on Reddit or HackerNews, you can enter:

  • @r winter boots which translates to winter boots site:www.reddit.com
  • and @hn vim emacs to vim emacs site:news.ycombinator.com

This feature was made possible thanks to the contribution of our user @tuesday ( #1231) on Kagifeedback!

This will work with any bang that Kagi support, including custom bangs you define. Kagi Bangs are open source, we welcome your contributions!

Universal Summarizer for Chrome

Universal Summarizer is one of the most-loved Kagi treats. The extension is now available for Chrome - Download it here!

We had to split it out of Kagi Search extension for Chrome due to rules of the Chrome store. Kagi Universal Summarizer is available to Firefox users via Kagi Search for Firefox and is natively built into the Orion browser.

The Assistant - 30 day update

It's been 30 days since we launched the Assistant, and we're excited to share a range of new updates with you.

Upload functionality:
We're excited to announce that you can now upload a variety of local files directly to the Assistant! This new feature allows you to add multiple files in a single prompt. Here's a list of supported file types:

  • Text files: .txt, .md
  • Rich text documents: .pdf, .docx, .pptx
  • Tabular data files: .json, .csv, .xlsx, ...
  • Images: .jpeg, .png, .webp, ...
  • Audio files: .mp3, .wav, .m4a, ...

Additionally, you can add a URL to have its contents summarised or to pose questions about it.

Stop button
We've introduced a Stop button that allows users to immediately halt the Assistant's streaming output.

Mobile improvements
And also made several enhancements to our mobile experience, and there's even more on the way!

Plus many other Assistant improvements

  • Give assistant a PWA manifest #4734 @Thibaultmol
  • Add Stop button for AI assistants #4034 @andrew-rivera
  • Multiline assistant queries on mobile #4693 @fxgn
  • Added Llama405b model to the list of available models in the Assistant
  • Assistant v2 Text Input Form increases with use #4799 @DaJonas
  • Session Link for Kagi Assistant #4772 @melomac
  • Assistant V2 initial prompt text field doesn't scroll #4739 @Thibaultmol
  • Kagi Assistant UI Issues #4729 @emptyjar
  • Browsing to https://kagi.com/assistant when not logged in results in 404 #4765 @cmart
  • [firefox] text box in assistant text box can display funny at wrap point #4002 @sbeckeriv
  • Universal summarizer can't find transcript: yet finds transcript for slightly different URL edition #4451 @leftium
  • Assistant history vanishes temporarily after branching #4686 @Value7609
  • Assistant v2. Custom LLM settings not persistent. #4672 @flokerama
  • New Assistant Beta looks bad in Safari #4675 @Rudotel
  • Assistant does not respect lens when searching #4756 @double
  • Assistant - Broked Fonts #4837 @silvenga
  • Assistant not respecting multiple lines. #4764 @tombert
  • Opus 3 interacting poorly with internet access #4804 @artemvmin
  • Assistant (V2): make the 'send' button in the chat gray as long as the llm is still 'typing' #4738 @Thibaultmol
  • Claude models are confused about internet access in Assistant with Web Access #4843 @Nashwan
  • Model name is intersecting the assistant answer on mobile #4694 @fxgn
  • Completely innacurate assistant context #4667 @tinkling6961
  • Assistant - Inconsistant "New Tab" Behavior #4909 @silvenga
  • New Assistant - Asking to Search #4794 @silvenga
  • New Kagi Assistant has lost the ability to parse line breaks #4778 @orb
  • Impossible to copy the code while the response is still being displayede #4848 @kfbme
  • Assistant.v2 firefox issues with scrolling to bottom #4662 @zut
  • Assisant 'internet=off' is ignored #4965 @Thibaultmol
  • The buttons on the bottom of a thread (copy, regenerate, info) shouldn't be inactive depending on how far you scrolled #4831 @chris_20017
  • Assistant v2 Text Input Form increases with use #4799 @DaJonas
  • An unknown error has occured in assistant #4988 @oNco
  • Assistant mode adding redundant newlines on paste #4845 @pravinxor
  • Code font is giant on phone for assistant #4797 @tombert
  • Universal Summarizer dropdown values unreadable in Dark mode #4749 @Christoph
  • Assistant V2beta character display error #4673 @OxygenX
  • Assistant thread UI buttons on Firefox mobile don't work #4805 @tinkling6961
  • Paste an image in research assistant to chat about it #4028 @hadario
  • The Assistant input box isn't cleared when submitting a prompt using the microphone if the device keyboard has been used #4923 @laiz
  • Copy the search prompt to the assistant prompt when "The Assistant" button is clicked on the search page #5005 @webwalrus

Search improvements and bug fixes

Sep 6th, 2024 - Kagi Store and video commercial launch #

Announcements

Kagi Store

Kagi Store is live! Grab your first edition Doggo t-shirt while the stock lasts.

Getting this out of the door was quite a journey. We wrote a small blog post about it.

We moved mountains (of cotton) to deliver on our promise

The Assistant video commercial

🎬 Drumroll, please... Our first video commercial celebrating the launch of The Assistant is live, and we couldn’t be more thrilled and proud! Let us know what you think!

Check it out on YouTube!

Improvements and Bug Fixes (minor update post the Assistant launch)

  • You can now open the Kagi Search that the Assistant performed throughout all different thread responses.
  • Internet access is correctly set when the last used model is a Custom Assistant
  • When branching, earlier messages no longer disappear
  • Fixed an issue that disabled mouse scroll in the prompt box when large prompts were used
  • Fixed an issue where using Assistant bangs such as !code with another Custom Assistant present prevented the model selection from loading
  • While we finish implementing custom bangs for Custom Assistants, you can already create them manually by using the profile query parameter in the Assistant URL. For example: https://kagi.com/assistant?q=%s&profile=id
    You'll find the Custom Assistant id in the URL when editing your Custom Assistant

Sept 4th, 2024 - Announcing the Assistant #

The Assistant is here!

Today we’re excited to unveil the Assistant, a new powerful tool for information consumption that complements Kagi Search. Assistant features direct access to world's best LLMs, grounded in Kagi Search, all in one place and for one price.

Read all about it in Announcing the Assistant blog post.

This update replaces the Beta version introduced nearly a year ago. It includes many new features, and we are working hard to bring back a few missing ones from the Beta, notably file upload, as soon as possible. You can still access the "old" assistant during the transition period using this link.

We also want to take this opportunity to extend a big thank you to our community, especially to our distinguished members and contributors, for all the feedback and testing that helped us create a better product.

Growing the Kagi community

We recently expanded our social presence on the wider web to include Mastodon, Blue Sky and Threads, so be sure to engage with us and follow our journey from the platforms of your choice!

Improvements and bug fixes

  • Some restaurant locations have phone numbers, reviews, etc, and some don't #4432 @jtgs
  • Billing page is stringifying binary icon files for Orion buttons #4719 @httpjames
  • New Assistant - Reproducable Connection Error #4653 @silvenga
  • Assistant’s voice input doesn’t properly close/release microphone on safari #4663 @jcbohin
  • Make the chat window size adjustable. #4051 @tombert

Assistant

  • We added several helpful keyboard shortcuts. Access the help modal with cmd + . on a Mac or Ctrl + . on Windows and Linux

  • You can now change models and internet options when editing messages

  • Introduces a redesigned threads bar and a new model + internet access configuration menu

Aug 29, 2024 - Dawn of new era in Search opinion piece #

Announcement

We’ve spent months thinking about the Google antitrust case and its implications to the search landscape.

Read our response in an opinion piece titled Dawn of a new era in Search: Balancing innovation, competition, and public good.

Improvements and bug fixes

  • Highlighting countries/cities in Kagi Maps like Google Maps does it #4408 @Grooty
  • Time filter reset with search results #4421 @GravityMan
  • Search result scroll broken Firefox mobile #4588 @mfashby
  • Show assistant search #4645 @cardinal086
  • Universal summarizer seems to have some difficulty with very large pdf's #4360 @snellejelle99
  • Summarizer does not summarize text if the first word has a colon. #4467 @__
  • The prompt "Hunter S Thompson" reliably fails with Kagi Assistant Beta #4657 @roach
  • Several other Assistant-related improvements and bug fixes

Assistant

  • Threads are now grouped by date and automatically named based on your prompt.
  • Clicking on the Kagi icon will open the search results the Assistant used to answer your prompt, allowing you to review the exact information.

August 22, 2024 - Preview Release of the new Kagi Assistant for Ultimate Subscribers #

Announcement

We're happy to release a preview version of the new Kagi Assistant to all Ultimate subscribers today! (if you want to get a taste before official launch, you can temporarily upgrade to Ultimate plan and go back if you want - we pro-rate all payments so not a cent is lost). This update introduces a completely revamped experience along with several eagerly awaited features, including:

  • Access the best LLM models using Kagi Search to solve your tasks
  • The ability to save Assistant threads
  • More powerful custom assistants
  • Control over the Assistant's internet access
  • Customizable system instructions for the Assistant
  • ... and many other enhancements
How to access it

Kagi Assistant is still in Beta and during this phase, both the current and new versions of the Assistant will be available. The old Assistant remains unchanged, while the new Assistant can be accessed through the link in the top right corner (see below).

What's Next

We're actively working on the Kagi Assistant, releasing changes bi-weekly. Some of the upcoming enhancements include:

  • A further refined UI/UX, with a particular focus on the mobile experience
  • Additional features and capabilities (stay tuned!)
Your Feedback Matters

We're committed to making the Kagi Assistant the best it can be. Share your thoughts and suggestions at kagifeedback.org – we take all feedback seriously.

Improvements and bug fixes

  • Several Kagi Maps updates, including
    • Added contact info (phone/website) to results dropdown
    • Added global coverage of mountain peaks with elevation data
    • Added support for directions and navigation to kagi-basemap
  • Accessibility improvements, @"Minionslayer" #2923: added checked/unchecked labels for toggle switches in settings, and made result favicon and url accessible by screen readers
  • Kagi Maps street search opens entirely wrong location #3522 @frin
  • Non-English characters are stripped from maps search #4507 @carl
  • Searching for "half glans verf", i.e. semi-gloss paint in dutch, shows inappropriate wiki #2853 @glossydick
  • Not all shortcuts work on the Kagi front page #4514 @jemuelb
  • Fast search not working in existing tab (Kagi for Safari, iOS 18 Beta) #4511 @gimmick-scissor
  • Icons misaligned on image search #4394 @sefidel
  • Universal summarizer is no longer closed-context(?) #4468 @tempname1024
  • Website ranking adjustments doesn't work for kids accounts #3626 @DanielDrucker
  • Blocking pinterest.com still shows images from its subdomains #4531 @frin
  • "Carlisle, MA" goes weird in Maps #4236 @jducoeur
  • Search Showing Returning Hidden JSON Content #4527 @silvenga
  • GitHub search result previews/snippets display a login notice #4488 @dslatkin
  • Drag and drop reverse image search doesn't work. #4419 @sleepysnooze
  • Results from github pages like *.github.io are showing separatly #3385 @Browsing6853
  • Some Wikipedia links in the widget cannot be clicked #4508 @ntt
  • QR code login not working #4523 @mattfusf
  • Custom CSS page returns 404 #4571 @sefidel
  • The search for adding a shortcut is case sensitive. #4328 @ntt
  • "Remove results from this site" returns results from the chosen site #4457 @RedEd
  • Searchbox in country of origin selector does not work while a lens is on #454 @GOATS2K
  • ".land_tooltip_message" needs z-index: 3; #4539 @nicoty
  • Font issue #4463 @Powerpill
  • Assistant options aren't properly alligned on desktop #4544 @laiz
  • Research expert AI interpreting an uploaded JPG file as text #4379 @CyberMaverick
Tickets solved with the new version of the Kagi Assistant

July 30th, 2024 #

Kagi LLM Benchmarking Project

Introducing the Kagi LLM Benchmarking Project, which evaluates major large language models (LLMs) on their reasoning, coding, and instruction following capabilities on an unpolluted benchmark relevant to using LLMs in the context of search.

Improvements and bug fixes

  • Fixes to session synchronization between devices
  • Fixed a performance regression on initial search page load
  • Adjust the redirect for "no results found" when searching with Lenses #4471 @snuser
  • Comboboxes' search bar is overlapped by provided options below #4472 @snuser
  • !gi redirection broken from image result pages #4486 @tuesday
  • Non ascii characters breaks from image search #4434 @etra0
  • Image search filters not working #4424 @-mbs-
  • Ask questions about the page issue is still not resolved #4519 @ntt
  • Search control popup is trapped inside when word definition box is present #4482 @sefidel
  • Should be able to click on a Map item and see more about it #4055 @jducoeur
  • Some of the text for the widgets are not translatable #4183 @Grooty
  • When using upload feature it no longer responds to follow up questions #4447 @cakeboss
  • Upgraded Mistal Small to Mistral Nemo model in Assistant chat mode

July 19th, 2024 - Launch of the New Kagi Community Server and Search Builder #

Announcements

In preparation for the next steps for Kagi, we're launching a new Discord server where we will consolidate both of our communities for Search, Browser, and all future Kagi products.

Join here: https://kagi.com/discord

We welcome everyone, whether you are a long standing supporter or just learning about Kagi, to come hang out with us and get excited about what's coming next.

The existing servers will be sunset over the course of the following week.

See you there!

Improvements and bug fixes

  • We've introduced a Search Builder, a user-friendly tool for creating advanced search queries. It's accessible via the filters bar.
  • Image Search filters do not update results after initial search #4405 @Dannn404
  • Video search filters not working #4407 @ntt
  • Very small close button on control panel #4395 @sefidel
  • Auto focus the 6-digit input on 2fa page #4253 @kagiiscool22
  • Hovering over sub-results causes the alignment to change #4404 @stylus
  • Discuss fuction isn't working properly #4431 @sleepysnooze
  • Ask questions about the page ignores the page #4402 @ntt
  • Landing page annoying bugs in html version #4006 @ak42
  • Far-away locations don't resolve when clicked on #3463 @PatrickPoitras
  • Map search goes to the wrong spot when given an ambiguous query #3404 @tinkling6961

July 9th, 2024 #

Improvements and bug fixes

  • We have simplified the process for creating new search Lenses. These help you narrow your search to specific topics or domains. Visit our help page to learn more about how to use them!
  • When you provide a GitHub Issue link to the Universal Summarizer, it will now summarize the content in a structured format. #4219 @w3irdrobot
  • Password required to see Kagi plans available #4226 @stom
  • Custom CSS toggle disappears on reload #4363 @swap
  • Map search one specific place instead of category #4266 @nativetype
  • Weather widget shows 180% precipitation #4365 @leftium
  • Settings headers font bug #4357 @Albi
  • Finding all the settings on mobile has become complicated #4367 @chris_20017
  • Provide scores for reviews of books and movies #1912 @rudyfink
  • Summaries of reddit posts are limited to the OP and do not include responses (which would be useful in a summary) #3677 @bois
  • Mobile UI for redirect rules setting is broken when rules are long #4263 @i_forgor_my_password
  • Clicking arrow up on opened lenses menu arrow does not collapse it #4268 @frin
  • Selecting a lense using keyboard in the search suggestions doesn't enable it #4212 @IshanMandhan
  • Preload full res images on image search #4249 @nathants
  • Firefox extension keeps logging me out #4327 @Fracture
  • Right slash / does not #4372 @bugman
  • Universal Summarizer Consistently Doesn't Accurately Handle "Listicle" Videos #4340 @MollyInanna
  • Link preview messe up in AI results #4368 @Fracture
  • Add codestral to AI assistant #4339 @terry
  • "Sorry, a problem occurred" -- stability of AI became worse in the last months #4248 @tastyminerals
  • Expert mode bad quality #3659 @mazil

June 25th, 2024 #

Improvements and bug fixes

  • We've launched an updated version of our Kagi for Safari app (v 2.2.6) that makes your search experience faster and smoother.
    Please note, unfortunately you will need to follow the setup steps again. For guidance, refer to the instructions within the app. If you encounter any issues don't hesitate to contact us through support@kagi.com or our feedback forum.
  • We've also updated our Control Centre to provide easier access to our tools,
  • Claude 3.5 Sonnet is now available in Assistant (chat-mode) #4312 @eikaramba
  • Created a new subpage to organise all AI-related search settings
  • Kagi maps settings panel in dark mode is not readable #4269 @frin
  • Improved listicle handling in search results (@doctorow)
  • Ability to swipe left for next image in image search #4145 @KagiLagi
  • UI: Increase Button Size for Website Detail on mobile #4244 @JonahFintz
  • Maps display broken in firefox #3799 @the21st
  • Weird ‘more’ dropdown on News tab #4224 @sefidel
  • State boundary could be more visible on the new Kagi basemap #4267 @chbug
  • Discuss UI on iPhone is super horsey #4007 @Bradh
  • Wild hallucinations #4199 @RHvdG
  • Expert Research Not Taking Question but ChatGPT Does #4300 @OldMan973471
  • Universal summarizer unable to extract source when using news.ycombinator.com #4292 @jackjackk

June 12th, 2024 - Introducing New Basemap Options and Enhanced Filtering #

Features

Introducing the Kagi and OpenStreetMap Basemaps

We have updated our maps page to include two new basemap options: the Kagi Basemap and the OpenStreetMap (OSM) Basemap. You can switch between these options via the top left corner of the maps search bar.

The search results remain consistent across both basemaps; however, we are planning to introduce additional features and customisation options soon!
The Kagi basemap focus on greater detail, readability, and map-comprehension, using 3d landmarks, trees, shadows and improved labeling. The OSM basemap will be optimized for speed and a lightweight map search experience.

Other improvements to Maps:

Enhanced domain blocking

We've contributed to the open-source uBlacklist extension, adding support for Kagi Search. For users looking for more complex site blocking patterns or to take advantage of existing repositories of blocking rules, this one's for you! This update improves user experience and underscores our commitment to community-driven development (suggested in #262 @pessoa)

Improvements and bug fixes

May 29th, 2024 - What is next for Kagi #

Today we celebrate the two-year anniversary of Kagi launching as a paid service. 🎉

We have a comprehensive blog post detailing everything we have achieved and our plans for the future.

https://blog.kagi.com/what-is-next-for-kagi

We extend our gratitude to our user community, without whom this would not be possible. 🙏

June 4th, 2024 #

Improvements and bug fixes

  • "Renew Now" button when you're out of searches #4009 @FalconFour
  • Academic Lens add website - ScienceDirect #4160 @Arlo
  • Toggle click to open/close shield icon #3997 @sw
  • Excessive amount subpage results #4093 @zut
  • Improve hover popup user experience #4153 @azdanov
  • Universal Summarizer can't summarize TCGplayer Infinite articles #3933 @yokoffing
  • Search option bar can be scrolled by selecting and dragging the text #4159 @sefidel
  • New long USPS tracking number is not working with tracking widget #3608 @Lioncat55
  • Images for some search terms appearing with large black spaces #3613 @bois
  • Images in gallery view not loading #4173 @Krmloo
  • Relevant search results from Reddit do not respect recency #3415 @mchsxxpryr
  • Broken "View Image" "Download" and "Visit Page" buttons in Image search #4005 @ak42
  • In image results, ability to open a website in a new tab without clicking on image #3870 @user41
  • Quick bangs should ignore case #3866 @user83929212
  • Reverse image search button fails #4138 @RHvdG
  • Podcast artwork is being cut off (wrong aspect ratio) #4127 @jamescridland
  • Turkish youtube summarize #4107 @Denre
  • Universal summarizer gives a brownie recipe when asked to summarize an article from bbc.com #4133 @Lia
  • Title missing in search result #3993 @Celsiusss
  • Summarizer/expert assistant miss very important details #3546 @someoneiknow
  • With many images the assistant is "unable to extract the source" #4053 @RHvdG
  • Incorrect Rendering of Latex/Markdown (Bolding) #4022 @silvenga
  • AI expert error for "Tatbestand 936321" #4114 @Lukreaner
  • When uploading an excel document, generic error is provided with no recovery instructions other than try again later #4072 @bebowilson
  • Accessibility: Kagi Assistant has "chat answer edit" on each line of the answer #4126 @DevinPrater

May 21st, 2024 - Improved Search Latency & Robustness #

Improvements

Search latency & typo correction

This release successfully reduces search latency for approximately 20% of queries, while also enhancing our search suggestions and typo correction capabilities. Enjoy the improved performance and happy searching!

Kagi Search for Safari update

If you are using Safari with iOS developer beta (17.5), Kagi Search for Safari extension may have stopped working due to a bug introduced in this iOS release last week. We have released a TestFlight version of the new version that should work. We are planning to release it to app store as soon as we get positive verification from users. It may help long term if you took a second and sent feedback to Apple to consider including Kagi as a search engine choice in Safari. Thank you 🙏

#4041 @Database

Other improvements and bug fixes:

May 14th, 2024 #

Features

GPT-4o integrated in Kagi Assistant

We've benchmarked OpenAI's new flagship model GPT-4o, released yesterday, and its performance on our internal independent tests (PyLLMs and reasoning on Chess puzzles) as well as external is impressive. As a result, GPT-4o has now been used across various features in Assistant:

Note: Kagi Assistant is available as open beta for Ultimate plan members

Recipe extraction/summarizer

Kagi Universal Summarizer now automatically identifies when you are summarizing a recipe and conveniently displays both the ingredients and the cooking steps #3937 @leopoldarrestrom

You can use Kagi Summarizer as a standalone Web app, through Kagi Search Extension in your browser or directly in search results.

Additional notes for Family / Team account members

When setting up a Family or Team account, you now have the ability to add names for each member. This feature is particularly useful for managing team members who use email aliases #2695 @Alligator

Improvements and bug fixes

  • Wikipedia card links do not work with smaller browser windows #3469 @yeri
  • Time in Portugal throws a NaN error #3986 @bleveck
  • Wikipedia widget does not appear, even though there are relevant Wikipedia articles as search results. #394 @iiv
  • Sorry, I couldn't summarize these results. #3992 @sjdonadoo
  • Summarizer layout issue for “Dutch” language #3572 @Nyaa
  • Clickable Phone Number Results #3884 @kaidea
  • New assistant icon is off-centred #3994 @sefidel
  • Assistant messages can go off the screen #4026 @Zambyte
  • Research expert AI does not convert sub HTML tags for chemical formulas #3934 @frin
  • Wikipedia HTML included in research assistant response #3907 @youngji22
  • Research assistant returns "We are sorry, this input is not supported. (Invalid Input)" on normal queries #3990 @httpjames

May 8th, 2024 #

Updates

An update on our T-shirts for the first 20,000 subscribers: they will be ready for delivery in August.

Improvements and bug fixes

  • Accessibility: Unable to activate buttons in Control Center with Space or Enter/Return keys #3944 @Warner
  • Bangs broken if used after the query #3419 @strogonoff
  • Wolfram Alpha answer box doesn't have enough contrast on Dark theme #3967 @sefidel
  • Show remaining time on title when using timer widget #3445 @sefidel
  • Time widget gives an old time result if you search for the exact same query twice #3954 @Iced_Eagle
  • ‘More Results’ button irrecoverably hides search results #3949 @rmschindler
  • Can’t delete custom lenses #3947 @sefidel
  • ‘More Results’ button irrecoverably hides search results #3949 @rmschindler
  • Click to activate the shield icon #3977 @MatLebrun
  • Social Icons on wiki widget are not the same size/colors #3382 @ray
  • Time widget gives an old time result if you search for the exact same query twice #3954 @Iced_Eagle
  • 'AI' icon being everywhere on mobile doesn't look pleasant #3946 @sefidel
  • LaTeX equation should be rendered in the side info #3902 @oxlvlnle
  • The AI icon (that appears when hovering over a search result) is affecting text layout #3953 @stylus
  • Searching "sibling communication erights" with programming lens does not bring up erights website. #3925 @Bluevertro
  • Universal Summarizer should be aligned left/ragged right, not justified #2104 @nbanks
  • Wrong contents from the universal summarizer #3842 @ene
  • Font size of long code block gets larger on mobile #3224 @sefidel
  • Domain insights cut off on mobile #3895 @Buffalo_Tree
  • "Continue in Assistant" button shows and doesn't work on Pro plan #3945 @Vapid

April 30th, 2024 #

Announcements

We are hiring!

As we continue our journey, we're hiring across various teams. Visit our jobs page for more details and reach out via email if you're interested in joining!

Advanced Account Security

On select pages, Kagi will now ask you to confirm with your password or 2FA code (if configured) where sensitive actions or information may be present. This primarily applies to billing-related areas, such as accessing your invoices or switching plans.

This concludes a small arc of changes, with 2FA, QR login, and now these extra security checks. We hope these are working well for you! We'll continue building more supported login methods, and session management tools.

Improvements and bug fixes

  • Maps - feedback when calculating route between two points #3910 @frin
  • Infinite scroll with second toolbar and Quick Answer on mobile #3921 @equalidea
  • On the home page, I can't go back to "Web" search after selecting Images/Videos/Podcasts #3644 @stylus
  • No way to return to web search on mobile front page #3928 @sefidel
  • Standardise casing in search result actions menu #3517 @adamaveray
  • Fewer results per page toggle in settings gets result to enabled #3901 @IshanMandhan
  • Search terms with hyphens not reflected in image results #3887 @dharmab
  • The image search breaks for some queries with special characters #3889 @libussa
  • Summarizer displays time elapsed "undefineds" #3932 @frin
  • Keyboard shortcut to expand dictionary definition #3692 @frin
  • Difficult to read text in quick answer tooltip with dark theme #3915 @classicsc
  • Dark 'Learn more' text on Billing plan page #3875 @sw
  • False quick answer results #3165 @Repacking6528
  • Quick answer is wrong #3814 @azdanov
  • Lots of text missing from Quick Answer pulled from MathWorld (latex/SVG issue?) #3618 @bert
  • Kagi Assistant icon is not keyboard focusable on Kagi homepage #3693 @Prostagma
  • Lens dropdown in Research overflows off the top of the screen in iOS Safari #3481 @eapt
  • Model dropdown on kagi.com chat tab goes off the bottom of the screen #3495 @eapt
  • !expert mode is incorrectly showing references #3657 @zut
  • Assistant references uncited sources #3918 @bitzbyte
  • Can't continue conversation when assistant encounters a problem #3880 @youngji22
  • Research Assistant Is Highly Sensitive to Prompt #3671 @EvacuatedTerminal

April 20th, 2024 - Introducing QR code sign-in and final sales taxes update #

Features and announcements

QR code sign-in

Now you can simply scan a QR code on Kagi's login page with an authenticated device to log into a new device. For more details, visit our help page. #2417 @FrederickZh

Sales tax rollout

Starting this Sunday, April 21st, sales taxes will apply to all subscriptions. We have notified subscribers of this change via email. This marks the completion of the sales tax rollout. For further details, please visit our FAQ page.

Improvements and bug fixes

April 10th, 2024 - Introducing Kagi's new design #

New Features and Updates

Refreshed UI design

We're delighted to unveil our updated design of key search pages and a completely revamped settings experience, now featuring a fresh, new look! Here's a sneak peek:

Homepage

Settings

Onboarding

Assistant highlights

  • New model available: added Google's latest LLM, Gemini 1.5 Pro
  • Privacy scores: we introduced an LLM privacy score (details on how it's calculated)
  • Enhanced citations: they now reference the segment of text used to generate the cited content

Sales tax rollout

An update on our sales tax rollout plan. Effective today, sales tax will apply to all new customer accounts. For our existing customers, the implementation date is now set for April 16th. We will provide further details via email soon. In the meantime, if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact our team via email at support@kagi.com or Discord.

Improvements and bug fixes

  • Improved discussions lens results #3424 @raphael
  • Some requests seem to take too much time to load #3752 @ak42
  • Github repos from different orgs should not fold as subresults #149 @xvello
  • Search suggestion details break input field #3727 @b-kaiser
  • The search term variable, %s, is only evaluated once per bang #3698 @ph
  • Small Web Lens does not honor blocked sites #3725 @markkrueg
  • Kagi Knowledge wraps in middle of words #3702 @yeri
  • Claude 3 Opus failing with "Sorry, a problem occurred while processing your request. Please try again later." #3721 @ak42
  • URL highlighting in assistant #3716 @cardinal086
  • API/FastGPT keep failing on one particular query #3713 @frin
  • Summarizer fails with a YouTube link #3704 @frin
  • Research AI provides sources not in native language #3658 @bebowilson

April 2nd, 2024 #

Improvements and bug fixes

  • Allow previous 2FA code to work along with current 30sec one #3540 @frin
  • Custom bangs accessible from Search Settings tab #3616 @mhitza
  • Asking !chat to modify a <script>...</script> tag causes the script tag in the response to be not escaped/not visible #3694 @heavyg
  • We've resolved capacity issues with our recent models upgrade
  • Bottom of image search results is cluttered with low quality Second Life screenshots #3632 @yellow
  • Show summary of question in fastgpt in tab title #3203 @fictorial
  • Image Description Completely Wrong #3600 @CrunchyFritos
  • Assistant Expert "<SEARCH REQUIRED" and then switches to spanish #3661 @tschoesi
  • Mistral "Sorry, a problem occurred while processing your request. Please try again later." #3684 @abb128
  • Custom assistant ignoring custom instructions #3685 @Wanja
  • Latext support in quick answer #3455 @Grooty
  • AI Model selection should be sticky #3503 @JamesT
  • Assistant code overflows #3428 @cardinal086

March 26th, 2024 - Widget Triggers Open to Community Translations and Model Upgrades for FastGPT and Research Assistant #

Features

  • We continue enhancing our search experience with bangs. Check the shield menu to see if a website has a corresponding bang. #3410 @frereit

  • We've upgraded the FastGPT, and Research Assistant (Fast+Expert) with the latest models to enhance performance:

    • FastGPT -> Claude 3 Haiku
    • Research Assistant, Fast -> Claude 3 Haiku
    • Research Assistant, Expert -> Claude 3 Sonnet

  • These are also available in Chat mode which allows full access to a range of models like Claude 3 Opus, GPT-4 and Mistral Large [Please note, Kagi Assistant is currently in closed beta and is exclusively accessible to subscribers of the Ultimate plan]

  • We now allow the community to see and translate the trigger phrases for widgets that utilize them, such as the weather and calculator widgets. Learn more about how to contribute translations in our help page. #2506 @cempack

Improvements and bug fixes

  • Show colour picker when searching for "colour picker" or "color picker" #3370 @httpjames
  • Clock Widget (ie, checking time in another time zone) initially shows PM instead of AM #3533 @mackid1993
  • Ultimate-exclusive bangs not working on starter plan #3551 @emarforio
  • Timer doesn't count time correctly #3436 @__rej__
  • The enter key ignores the character selection state when using Chinese IME #3606 @morningdip
  • Unable to upload items between 8mb and 16mb #3593 @cakeboss
  • Search results have no title Firefox Android #3586 @ray
  • Discussion cards #3519 @Dumb
  • News Snippet cuts off menu #3542 @xrendan
  • Show that a bang is available in the info field of a result #3410 @frereit
  • Search ignoring pre-set date filter #3417 @travior
  • Check Listen Notes API integration #3163 @matteoscopel
  • Quick answer does not display footnotes correctly #3637 @bebowilson
  • Add bang country for Indonesia #3515 @rourguic
  • Make stats subpages shareable #3452 @Value7609
  • Updating a lens' bang causes the server to crash with 502 Server Error #3601 @httpjames
  • Assistant is still capping characters to 7k #3547 @httpjames
  • AI Assistant regenerates answer on tab restore/reopen when called from bang #3569 @emarforio
  • Quick answer button slightly misaligned on mobile #3429 @sefidel
  • Stop overriding the browser’s scroll bars with custom CSS #3420 @David
  • Using the bang !fast on Firefox iOS just gives me an emtpy window #3597 @lou
  • Reddit and Hackernews backlinks only (?) work on us-central #3277 @nilsherzig
  • Bangs in Image / Video / News / Podcast / Maps Search do not redirect. #2929 @Syx
  • Lenses are not activated for research #3317 @tkataja
  • Quick answer breaks when the query contains html tags #3614 @ys256
  • Research Expert Mode "forgets" Citations #3612 @tschoesi
  • Research Assistant cannot summarize GitHub issues URLs correctly (but it can as a PDF) #3581 @yokoffing
  • Missing citations in fastgpt / quickanswer again #3625 @truethomas
  • Quick answer words end with numbers (without links to sources) #3628 @bert
  • Blocked sites showing up in "Quick Peek" results #3477 @n6h6
  • "Sorry, a problem occurred while processing your request." when using the bang "!expert" #3306 @lou

March 19th, 2024 - Introducing Sales Taxes #

Announcements

Starting from March 26th, we will begin including localized sales tax for all new customers who subscribe on or after this date.

Starting from April 9th, all existing customers who qualify for sales tax/VAT will see localized sales tax/VAT added to their monthly invoice in USD, on top of their current subscription fee. This adjustment will appear on your next invoice on or after April 9th, with no immediate extra charge.

If you are paying with an alternative method via Paypal, OpenNode, or any other non-Stripe provider: You will be prompted to pick a sales tax region the next time you go to purchase credit.

If you have any questions about this change, please feel free to contact our team through Discord or at support@kagi.com. We will be building an F.A.Q. page to answer any questions about the migration process.

To clarify, it means an end-price increase for affected members (sales tax/VAT will be automatically added on top of Kagi price, if applicable in your country/state) and this is mandated by Kagi becoming large enough to have legal sales tax/VAT obligation. In addition, Kagi will have to retroactively pay for all sales tax/VAT that we did not collect in the last almost two years. We have chosen to absorb this on behalf of our customers.

Improvements and bug fixes

  • We made some changes to Kagi-specific bangs: you can access FastGPT through !fgpt and Discuss doc with !discussdoc
  • LaTeX is not displaying properly #3514 @rourguic
  • Claude 3 Opus injects random mathematical formulae #3564 @tiltowait
  • Expert research assistant fails to process request #3566 @frin
  • Research assistant messes up character spacing unpredictably #3184 @httpjames
  • Duplicate bang search suggestion #3379 @Value7609
  • Kagi Quick Answer Mismatch Between Document Number and Source Number #3549 @benoit
  • UI Bug: Chat Assistant models card has a clipboard icon #3485 @Chris
  • Maps keeps trying to get a location on every keystroke #3405 @tinkling6961
  • POST /login returns HTTP 500 Internal Server Error #3526 @pdm
  • Non-ASCII Wikipedia URL incorrectly encoded #3459 @ThreePointsShort
  • Kagi Assistant - Text Parsing Issue #3390 @martafolf

March 12th, 2024 - Enhanced Quick Answer, New Language, and Maps Improvements #

Features

  • We've upgraded the Quick Answer keyboard shortcut. Pressing q triggers Quick Answer after search results are shown, but also allows you to control the level of detail displayed, letting you expand or condense the information to suit your needs #3493 @yellow
  • Orion browser lifetime purchase w/ credits on balance is now possible
  • Added Thai language option #3439 @bocchi

We currently have almost 20 languages localized. Our translation effort is crowd-sourced, and If you would like to contribute translations to Kagi, click here.

Assistant

  • We increased the input character limits for Assistant to 16k characters #3421 @mackid1993
  • We have doubled the file upload limit for Assistant to 16 MB #2705 @Grooty

Maps

  • Added support for multiple routing options in navigation (user can choose between up to 3 different routing options when navigating to a location)
  • Improved user experience and interface (UX/UI) behaviour when searches fail due to issues like lost Wi-Fi connection
  • Enhanced UX/UI behaviour for searches that hang or take too long to complete
  • Fixed the issue of missing quick-find results on the mobile dropdown menu
  • Refresh the style and design of navigation route map lines and markers for driving and walking directions to improve their visibility and clarity

Improvements and Bug Fixes

March 5th, 2024 - Wolfram|Alpha partnership, Claude 3 Opus and Mistral Large in Assistant #

Announcements

We are launching instant Summary Boxes, together with announcing partnership with Wolfram|Alpha and welcoming Stephen Wolfram to Kagi's board of advisors.

Read everything in our blog post.

Features

  • "Small YouTube" (part of Kagi Small Web) feed has been enhanced with more content, check it out
     (+ RSS feed is available)

  • We've added Orion+ member count to our stats page.

  • You can now summarise videos directly from the results page via three dots menu. You can even ask questions about it (as with any other result appearing in Kagi search). #3269 @Browsing6853

  • We've added keyboard shortcut for activating Quick Answer. Just press q on your keyboard after the results are loaded to get a quick summary of results. #3161 @Browsing6853

  • We added access to Mistral Large and Claude 3 Opus to Assistant (please note, the Assistant remains in beta and limited to Ultimate subscribers)

Improvements & Bug fixes

  • Simplified the onboarding process for Duo & Family accounts via universal invitation links
  • Apple Sign In, then Set Password, Breaks Apple Sign In #3330 @hanji
  • Handling for Desktop/Mobile Website Versions in Search Results #1727 @Wisely
  • Wrong results from currency converter #3366 @ioctl
  • Search option bar can be vertically scrolled after reloading if the bar contains Quick Answer button #3328 @sefidel
  • When you navigate back, the search query in the More Results button doesn't match the results. #3209 @xorgy
  • Cannot click enter in search box android #3315 @KaraZajac
  • Wolfram Alpha math result does not meet expectation #3189 @brotis
  • Assistant doesn't remember last selected model in some situations #3223 @sefidel
  • Further improvements to fix $_latex_inline in quick answer #3225 @bert
  • The response None is returned by FastGPT #3343 @AndreL

Feb 27, 2024 - Bangs upgrades, user control enhancements, and colour code widget #

Features

  • We've made further progress in enhancing Bangs in the UI. And following the release of our open-source bags repository, the community has contributed by adding and fixing dozens of bangs already! Additionally, we upgraded all bangs to use HTTPS where possible.

  • To further enhance user control, we now indicate when there are blocked results for your search queries #2698 @Fernandez)

  • We've introduced a new colour code search widget. It displays the selected colour, allows to pick an alternative, and to convert between HSL and RGB formats #118 @yokoffing)

Kagi for Safari 2.2.2

  • If you were having issues with Kagi for Safari, make sure you are running the latest version and that 'Engine to redirect' option in extension settings is set to the one used by Safari.
  • [Changed] Adopted monochrome icon for toolbar/menu to match Safari icon styles

Improvements and bug fixes

Feb 20, 2024 - Kagi Bangs go open-source, Kagi Sidekick concept plus numerous improvements and bug fixes #

Announcements

  • Kagi Bangs repository is now open source (thanks @Browsing6853 for suggesting this in #481). You can now refine the accuracy of existing bangs or introduce new ones for everyone to enjoy on Kagi Search. Your contributions will enhance the search experience for users worldwide.

  • Fresh from Kagi Labs: We're shipping an alpha version of Kagi Sidekick, a search and "chat with content" solution for websites.

    Kagi Sidekick will offer instant site search results, and on-demand AI generated summaries, by tapping directly into the website's content. As a bonus, the website content will automatically (after opt-in) surface as a part of Kagi search index.

    You can see Sidekick live in action in Kagi's documentation.

    We'd love to hear your feedback, and how would you use it on your website. We will plan the launch based on incoming demand.

    Visit the Sidekick project landing page to learn more and register your interest for a beta invite. If you'd like to participate in building projects like this, Kagi Labs is hiring part-time contributors.

Improvements & Bug fixes

Feb 13, 2024 - Faster and more accurate instant answers. And we got a Wikipedia page! #

Features

  • We added Wolfram|Alpha to enhance our capabilities in calculations, unit conversions, and time queries for better results. This solves a huge number of issues reported for these kind of queries as the results now come from a computational knowledge authorithy.

    (Wolfram Alpha integration for fact based queries #1271 @Recast)

  • In the same spirit of getting answers faster, now simply starting your query with an interrogative word (what, where, who, which, when, how) or just ending it with a question mark (?) will automatically trigger Quick Answer:

  • Video results will now feature duration, channel name and timestamp #2970 @blosh)

  • You can now hear how words are pronounced directly in our dictionary results, #321 @Yuu

  • We've introduced a new feature in Research Assistant that allows you to use your lenses to narrow down the scope of search results in Assistant #2147 @truethomas)

Improvements & Bug fixes

Fixed with Wolfram|Alpha computation integration

In other news

Kagi got a Wikipedia page!

Feb 8, 2024 - Ultimate features available for Family / Duo plans #

Features

  • We're happy to announce that Family and Duo plan members can now upgrade to Ultimate plan features for just $15 per month. per family member upgraded. The Ultimate plan includes access to the latest AI models, such as GPT-4/GPT-4-Turbo, Claude 2.1 (100k) and soon Gemini Ultra. To upgrade your account or that of another member, simply visit the "Members" section under Family Settings.

#2024 @nucleardog

  • We've improved the mobile experience for Assistant users. Now, Now, when composing your prompt, you can effortlessly access settings for Assistant, including options for Research mode and Chat mode. Additionally, the entire prompt is now fully visible.

Improvements & Bug fixes

  • Kagi search on Firefox ESR 78 give JS error (previously fixed but happening again) #3055 @kagi-not-working
  • Weather Widget Doesn't Display when Asking for Temperature #3046 @bhagwad
  • / (slash) keyboard shortcut doesn't scroll to top in safari #2989 @nullable
  • Quick answer does not always show up on results page #3035 @stoyle

Feb 6, 2024 - Two-factor authentication #

Features

  • Two-factor authentication (2FA) is now possible to further secure your Kagi account . This was the most upvoted feature on kagifeedback.org and we are glad to (finally) deliver it. You can set it up on your Settings page under the "Account" section. @Kai in #14

  • We added indication of results coming from Kagi's own index. Look for doggo graphics in results information popup.

  • We've introduced the possibility to customise how hours are displayed in your account—choose between the 12 and 24-hour formats. To access this option, simply navigate to "General" under your account settings.

Improvements & Bug fixes

  • Issues with how Quick Answer refers to search result items #3000 @leftium
  • We continued tacking accessibility issues reported in #2923 @darekkay
  • Additional features for news and other articles #2932 @Dumb
  • Calculator broken for basic mathematics #3087 @bgeron
  • Wrong title for search result #2984 @strager
  • Translation/Localization on "Phone" button and "Opens soon X PM/AM" #2976 @TheLastEnvoy
  • Relaxed password restrictions to meet most recent standards
  • Redirect rules do not trim white space #3064 @gunslingerfry
  • Safari for iOS Results Page Too Wide #3026 @TVPaulD
  • Site details can be dismissed before it finishes appearing #1798 @tuesday
  • Switch between search and assistant mode without clearing the search #2390 @mackid1993
  • Inline LaTeX response in quick answer not rendering properly #3008 @gladiator2339
  • Maps:
    • Improve the UI-layout of the Inline-Maps Component on the Main Page
    • Fix rendering bug in Directions
    • Improvements to UI layout of POI Infobox

Jan 30, 2024 - Misc improvements and bug fixes #

Improvements & Bug fixes

  • The weather widget now features a location button for users to set their precise location
  • Region search doesn't work when a lens is active #2933 @Vapid
  • Inconsistent enrichment API results #2888 @Value7609
  • !m Maps Bang doesn't search #2945 @andyrew1
  • Search param dropdowns stay open #2902 @jrileyh
  • Blank page after signup #2939 @petiole
  • Time Ascending/Descending should contextually change to facilitate understanding #1387 @kf
  • Search input field initially scrolled out of view on mobile #2958 @tacocat
  • Increased number of image search results #2785 @KimLaughton
  • Maps search is broken; just returns local area #3015 @jamescridland

Assistant

Research Assistant now displays the uploaded reference photo on the right side during chat conversations for easy reference

  • Universal Summarizer now shows the reading time "saved" by summarizing a web page
  • Make Kagi Assistant's sources respect regex redirects #2602 @Kel
  • Research is not being given full context of the conversation #2950 @httpjames
  • Assistant input form doesn't allow newlines on mobile #2731 @EvacuatedTerminal
  • Assistant switching language during conversation #2982 @lou

In other news

  • Teclis is live again. Teclis surfaces most of Kagi's own index (non-commercial content) in a public way. Teclis is a hobby project by Kagi founder, maintained on a best effort single person basis, just to set the right expectations.

Jan 24, 2024 - Celebrating 20k members #

Announcements

Today, we’re happy and proud to have reached 20,000 members.

We have a special surprise for our community. Read everything about it in our blog post.

Features

  • Kagi search extension for Chrome and Firefox 0.5.0 released
    • Added support for FastGPT
    • Fix: Kagi Extension API Key Not Persistent in Firefox ESR on Kali Linux #2234 @Maxpl01Z
    • Fix: Kagi keeps saying invalid session token in firefox on linux after setting up successfully and working fine for a while. #2090 @bkw777a
    • Fix: Firefox default search engine keeps resetting #2748 @Tulip

  • We've introduced an option to disable all personalizations (like blocked or raised domains) for your current search. Just click on "Options" — found at the top of the search results — and deselect "Personalized". Suggested by #1943 @stoyle

Improvements & Bug fixes

Assistant

  • We've added Mistral Medium to our Assistant, available to Ultimate subscribers
  • Research Assistant now respects your preferences for domain rankings when gathering information. It recognizes the websites you've pinned, promoted, demoted, or blocked, ensuring tailored search results. Inspired by #2533 @Zambyte
  • When invoking chat in assistant wrong model is selected #2909 @stoyle
  • Assistant Chat GPT4 truncates Input on Mobile #2882 @jhkmnl
  • FastGPT should autofocus on the prompt field on load #2676 @mhitza
  • Support for research assistant math results with latex #2925 @Mg432
  • Code examples show "$_latex_inline" in place of any $ character #2966 @mhersh

Jan 16, 2024 - Quick Peek, Enhanced Local Business search, Usenet lens, GPT4-vision in Assistant, and Outage Post-Mortem #

Announcements

  • We added "Quick Peek" widget to our results. With this addition you will find additional relevant results about the query you are searching. This feature can be easily enabled / disabled in the Search Settings.


  • We added additional sources for local businesses to our inline maps search results. Inline maps should be more responsive now when searching for specific local businesses. More improvements to come. Related issue: Local business / open hours #2477 @partlycloudy

  • Find hidden treasures from the early days of the web through the new Usenet / Archive search lens

  • Kagi Assistant (available as open beta for Ultimate members) now leverages GPT4-vision model to better understand and describe images. You can test this improved functionality by uploading images or providing image URLs for the Kagi Assistant to analyse.

    Edit: A member just emailed saying "the example you have is wrong about 7 of the 10 "Key Points" (only the restaurant name, VAT amount, and amount tendered are correct)." Yes that can be the case with LLMs, we are not trying to present this as grounbreaking, we just integrated a model and the example is as good as the underlying model. This is clearly demonstrating its limitations and it is what it is. We are currently using the best commercially available vision model on the market and it is our desire to emphasize that access to this and other world's cutting edge LLM's are all included in the Assistant with one Kagi subscription. No doubt they will get better in the future.

Outage post-mortem

  • We've dissected last Thursday's events and the steps we're taking in response in a detailed post-mortem report. Thank you for bearing with us, and please look forward to a more robust service as we continue to improve.

Improvements & Bug fixes

Jan 5, 2024 - Lemmy search lens and Safari extension update #

📢 Announcements

  • We have rolled back Kagi Search for Safari extension because of issues reported by users. The URL to download the rolled back version is the same apps.apple.com/us/app/kagi-search-for-safari/id1622835804. We are continuing the development of the 2.0 branch which is open source and you can follow the discussion here.

  • Kagi is popular on Lemmy and a lot of Lemmy users are using Kagi. We have released the first version of a Lemmy/Kbin search lens. #1659 @Nankeru

  • Quick answer and Summarize page are quicker and using streaming responses

🪲 Bug fixes & Improvements

  • Improvements to quality of results in user lenses
  • We are showing less subresults for single domain (it was sometimes overwhelming)
  • Inline news widget shows more news stories when available
  • Weather widget should be displayed when searching for "temperature", "humidity" etc #2704 @montag2k
  • Cannot highlight search input without risking clearing the entire thing I typed #2779 @guissmo
  • Irrelevant adult results for Chinese query #2633 @energize_detonator
  • Autosuggest frequently recommends appending 'fnaf' to searches #2713 @Ryologic
  • Search suggestion box showing <i>-tags #2820 @BeNice
  • Spurious NSFW result #2824 @grrr
  • Empty Footnotes without References in Discuss Doc #2805 @CrunchyFritos
  • Landscape mode on iOS does not render search/assistant widgets correctly #2778 @stoyle
  • Fix URL normalization/validation for summarizer
  • Random number in quick answer response #2800 @bert
  • RegEx matching bug in redirect rules for your search results. #2840 @Fernandez
  • Maps Search Doesn't Load Android #2831 @purpledingo
  • "enterprise movie" gives back result with Cyrillic spelling #2850 @inesicio
  • Info card top is cut off #2811 @Kai
  • Timer and stopwatch are broken #2771 @drdaeman

Dec 28, 2023 - Improved search results and new extension for Safari #

📢 Announcements

  • We have added Brave Search API as an additional source of results. With this, Brave API joins the growing list of Kagi's search sources, ensuring that if you can not find something on Kagi, it does not exist on the web. This will come at no additional cost to you.

  • Kagi Assistant usage stats are now on the stats page. Assistant is still in beta and currently available to Ultimate plan users. We plan to roll it out to all members in January. #2141 @Grooty

  • We vastly improved Image search results. Check them here including all the powerful filters.

  • Kagi Search for Safari Extension 2.0 has just launched! We've updated the extension to be cross-platform and rewrote it from scratch for improved reliability, as well as a simpler way to get your Kagi searches going across your macOS and iOS devices, with Apple’s automatic extension state syncing.

    Existing users of the iOS Kagi Search for Safari Extension are encouraged to install the cross-platform version from the App Store to continue receiving updates after the iOS-only extension is delisted (in July 2024). Until that time, the iOS-only extension will continue to receive the same updates and run the same underlying code as the cross-platform extension.

    The migration to the Safari Web Extensions framework will require you to grant access to the Extension on the search engine during your first run. See the instructions in the app for details.

    Release notes for extension:

    [Fixed] Redirects should not experience intermittent failures
    [Changed] You can override which search engine redirects to Kagi manually. The first time you install/upgrade to this version, the extension will attempt to detect your current Safari search engine
    [Changed] You only need to provide extension access to urls on the search engine you are overriding.

🪲 Bug fixes & Improvements

  • Clickable anchors in changelog for easy sharing of changelog posts
  • Added new regional bangs !be_fr, !ca_fr, !ch_fr, !es_ca
  • Query suggestions are too "greedy" #2750 @dcoates
  • Custom CSS does not apply to the Assistant page. #2534 @Zambyte
  • Semicolons aren't properly handled in the search results page #2365 @laiz
  • Kagi search interface no longer works on Firefox ESR #2766 @kagi-not-working
  • This screen needs to be available on Localazy to be localized #2714 @TheLastEnvoy
  • !staples search is broken #2772 @sidwolf6583
  • "Are you finding this answer useful" overlay hard to close #2195 @timo
  • Opening Quick Answer links in another tab #2556 @X145678908765
  • Paywall indicator in the news tab #2663 @Dumb
  • Making prorating clearer on the Pricing page #2736 @GrygrFlzr
  • Page redirects / regexes don't get applied to quick answer citations #2389 @xhat
  • Allow Quick Bangs at end of query #1434 @macro
  • Improved forgot password & reset password errors
  • Fixed missing HN and Reddit comments on posts

Assistant

  • Faster assistant responses (over 100 tok/sec for gpt-3.5-turbo)

  • Improvements to Fast Research assistant

  • Assistant on iOS and iPadOS, safari or orion, requires reload after question is posed #2776 @stoyle

Happy holidays from the Kagi team!

Thank you for supporting us in this amazing year. Consider gifting Kagi to your friends and family and bring the joy of great web search to their homes. See you all in 2024!

Dec 21, 2023 - Kagi Search community event and new language regions #

📢 Announcements

We held our end-of-the-year Kagi Search community event featuring business update, year in review and questions and answers session. You can watch the recording here:

If you want to check out only the slide deck of the business update, click here.

One of the most requested features from the community was improved language/region support. In this update, we added support for Belgium (fr), Belgium (nl), Canada (en), Canada (fr), Spain (es), Spain (ca), Switzerland (de), Switzerland (fr) regions/languages #89 @tom

🪲 Bug fixes & Improvements

  • Podcast results don't link to the episodes #2268 @jamescridland
  • A quick way to block a result domain #2711 @truist
  • Layout issue when switching plans on mobile #2721 @ForumNinja404
  • PDF tag cut off for long paths #2710 @kevin51jiang
  • Signup does not validate password #2696 @jimbo
  • The Summarizer "Discuss further" doesn't seem to work #2712 @JanPieter
  • Attempting to mouse over Quick Answer feedback window dismisses feedback window #2664 @bert
  • Stopwatch resets on hour mark #2500 @abb128
  • !answer bang asks me to login when using a Private Session Link search URL in a new private browsing session #2401 @fawkesley
  • Visit links within location searches slightly off. #2716 @gabeio
  • Redirect user to sign-in instead of sign-up on invalid OAuth2 login
  • Proper www to non-www redirection #2703 @maddy
  • Wrong time #2730 @AntonMakiievskyi
  • Russian Wikipedia !bang is broken #2734 @fxgn
  • Update !mcwiki to minecraft.wiki #2449 @sbrl
  • Give more specific user API error when token is malformed
  • Clicking on any gift amount on the 'Gift Kagi subscription' page redirects to the main page #2756 @vankusss
  • No custom CSS in Video and News tabs #2706 @sw
  • Stackoverflow title copied from query rather than site #1064 @nicstella
  • Search suggestions must not disappear if I just keep typing what is already suggested #1893 @rs387

Assistant

📢 Announcements

  • We have implemented a new system allowing for longer input. All modes currently have a max of 6k characters per user query, this will be adjusted (upward) in the future

✨ Features

  • New citation snippet design
  • Improved robustness of attachment extraction

🪲 Bugfixes

  • Long inputs with non-alphabetical characters may sometimes result in a 414 error
  • Citation snippet double HTML-escaping
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Keyboard shortcuts
? Toggle open/close this keyboard shortcut help screen
j / arrowdown Move highlight down a result
k / arrowup Move highlight up a result
h / arrowleft Move left within horizontal inline content, or change boost/ban status in site info modal
l / arrowright Move right within horizontal inline content, or change boost/ban status in site info modal
enter Go to highlighted result
(or open first result, which would be highlighted)
/ Focus the search bar
! Focus the search bar, and add a "!" to start typing a bang
q Open quick answer
Escape Reset highlight scroll state to first result, or close site info modal
Shift + ~ Open control center
s Open site info modal on the currently highlighted result if applicable, or close it if already open.
w Open web search tab
i Open images tab
v Open videos tab
m Open maps tab
n Open news tab
] Cycle forward between navigation tabs
[ Cycle backwards between navigation tabs
Search operators
filetype: Returns only search results that match a particular file extension
site: Returns only search results from a particular website
inurl: Finds webpages whose URL contains the terms or phrases
intitle: Finds webpages whose title contains the terms or phrases
“words” Finds the exact words in a phrase
() Finds or excludes webpages that contain a group of words.
AND Finds webpages that contain both of the terms or phrases, for example “food (cat AND dog)”.
+ and - Finds webpages that contain or exclude a term or phrase for example “food +cat -dog”.
OR Finds webpages that contain either of the terms or phrases for example “food (cat OR dog)”.
* Matches any word for example “first * array”. Try it!
Query Shortcuts & Widgets
!bang We support all of DuckDuckGo's bangs.
!sum Open our Universal Summarizer with the passed URL.
!de, !fr, etc You can use regional bangs to switch your region on the fly for your search session.
\query
query ! 		Opens the first result of the search.
!k Bang that performs a Kagi Search
!i Bang that performs a Kagi Image search
!v Bang that performs a Kagi Video search
!n Bang that performs a Kagi News search
!m Bang that performs a Kagi Maps search
calc Open Computer widget. Performs math calculations, unit, and currency conversions. Will open automatically when you search for a calculation. Try it!
ip address Check your IP address. Try it!
timer / stopwatch Open Timer & Stopwatch widget. Try it!
translate Open language translation widget. Try it!