A user replaced Google Search with DuckDuckGo and Perplexity, finding the results "noticeably better." The user notes that Google has become "a cesspool of AI-generated answers" and prefers separate tools for search and AI tasks. In 2025, the user made Perplexity their default search engine but later missed actual search results and sought more privacy than Google offered. DuckDuckGo is described as "one of the most private search engines available" and allows users to switch off AI results. The method involves creating custom search engines in a browser, such as Opera, by going to Settings > Search engine > Manage search engines and site searches, then adding a new site search. The user sets DuckDuckGo as the default search engine in every browser used.