Allsearch
Web and SaaS
metasearch engine
SHOW HN2022
How HN took it
2 positive, 4 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 8 critical, out of 15 comments about the project. Thread score -0.31.
Idea: 1 for, 3 againstDesign: 0 for, 2 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Search diversity and metasearch ideas are welcome
From 1 comment
As advocates of search diversity we applaud you. We implemented similar as Search Choice buttons. And as options below the search box, like allsear.ch, if you turn on Search…
ColinHayhurst on HN
Clean and smooth interface compared to alternatives
From 1 comment
Searchaggregate looks nice. I can easily switch engines depending on the search queries.
kamban on HN
Objections
Keyboard shortcut usage is unclear and the help text is unhelpful
From 2 comments
Ok, how does one use this? I type something and press <enter> and nothing happens. The "help" page is particularly unhelpful - it says "Activate search engines by clicking on…
msravi on HNIt should probably do something when you type & hit the 'enter' key (even if its just a dialog asking what search engine you'd like to use). Or maybe I am missing something, as…
weba11y on HN
Background image API quota errors break the page
From 1 comment
> Curious about people's thoughts on it :) Where's the source code? Couldn't get it to work: A 429 from…
3np on HN
Similar features already exist in DuckDuckGo bangs and other browsers
From 3 comments
Cool idea! FYI in DuckDuckGo, you can use !g for google !b for bing !y for yahoo !w for wikipedia !r for reddit and a few thousand more, covering pretty much any larger search…
lionkor on HNOpera browser had this feature since dawn of time and some others copied it.
radonek on HNAlso Brave search has that same feature.
karlzt on HN
Requests
Publish the source code
From 1 comment
> Curious about people's thoughts on it :) Where's the source code? Couldn't get it to work: A 429 from…
3np on HN
Allow adding more than one custom engine
From 1 comment
It can only add is one, not more.…
KIDSSEEGHOSTS on HN
Ship a default macro for instant testing
From 1 comment
Have a look at https://searchaggregate.com/ I wouldn't hide the list of search engines behind options. The macros are a good idea. Looking forward to when you allow people to…
closedloop129 on HN
Questions
How to use the shortcut keys after pressing enter
From 2 comments
It should probably do something when you type & hit the 'enter' key (even if its just a dialog asking what search engine you'd like to use). Or maybe I am missing something, as…
weba11y on HNOk, how does one use this? I type something and press <enter> and nothing happens. The "help" page is particularly unhelpful - it says "Activate search engines by clicking on…
msravi on HN
Why the Pexels API request is required
From 1 comment
> Curious about people's thoughts on it :) Where's the source code? Couldn't get it to work: A 429 from…
3np on HN
Alternatives named
DuckDuckGo bangs
From 1 comment
Cool idea! FYI in DuckDuckGo, you can use !g for google !b for bing !y for yahoo !w for wikipedia !r for reddit and a few thousand more, covering pretty much any larger search…
lionkor on HN
Searx
From 1 comment
Searx is another good option in regards to meta search engines, and you can self host it which is pretty neat https://github.com/searx/searx
guywithahat on HN
Searchaggregate
From 1 comment
Have a look at https://searchaggregate.com/ I wouldn't hide the list of search engines behind options. The macros are a good idea. Looking forward to when you allow people to…
closedloop129 on HN
Brave Search
From 1 comment
Also Brave search has that same feature.
karlzt on HN
GnodSearch
From 1 comment