Duck Tales 🎬 A behind-the-scenes look at DuckDuckGo
Ep.26: From unit conversions to movie casts — how we build, design, and trigger Instant Answers on the DuckDuckGo search engine.
Full episode: insideduckduckgo.substack.com/p/duck-tales... | 'Inside DuckDuckGo' on Spotify
Duck Tales 🎬 A behind-the-scenes look at DuckDuckGo
Ep.25: Hack days, our version of a hackathon. Why we do them, how we encourage participation, and the role of trust.
Full episode: insideduckduckgo.substack.com/p/duck-tales... | 'Inside DuckDuckGo' on Spotify
Some people really, really care about privacy. They'll spend millions to make sure nobody can see into their homes, hear their conversations, or access their personal data.
This week we're profiling them. First one drops tomorrow.
Duck Tales 🎬 A behind-the-scenes look at DuckDuckGo
Ep.24: Browser updates — custom themes, and why 40% of our iOS users have made DuckDuckGo their system-wide password manager.
Full episode: insideduckduckgo.substack.com/p/duck-tales... | 'Inside DuckDuckGo' on Spotify
"I’ve been testing out a relatively small player in the AI chatbot market for a few weeks now called DuckAI. Now, I can’t imagine myself ever going back to using one of the behemoths directly." — Michael Grothaus
Duck Tales 🎬 A behind-the-scenes look at DuckDuckGo
Ep.23: AI is everywhere. Did anyone give you a choice? We let users choose if and how they use AI.
Full episode: insideduckduckgo.substack.com/p/duck-tales... | 'Inside DuckDuckGo' on Spotify
Want more powerful AI? We have a subscription plan for you. Pro has 2x higher usage limits than our Plus plan, the highest reasoning available on Duck.ai and exclusive access to Claude Opus 4.6. On top of our VPN and other protections!
Learn more: spreadprivacy.com/pro-subscription
Reasoning models give more thorough answers, but responses take longer, so we added a new toggle to GPT-5.2. Switch it on when you need powerful problem-solving, and switch it off for quick answers, all within the same conversation. (Or not! Our AI tools are always optional.)
If you use AI for complicated tasks, good news: DuckAI now includes more powerful reasoning models! Pick GPT-5 mini (free) or GPT 5.2 (paid) for your more complex questions. Once you get an answer, inspect the reasoning to see how the AI got there, with links to web sources.
Duck Tales 🎬 A behind-the-scenes look at DuckDuckGo
Ep.22: Why are we building our own web search index? And why does it matter?
Full episode: insideduckduckgo.substack.com/p/duck-tales... | 'Inside DuckDuckGo' on Spotify
Duck Tales 🎬 A behind-the-scenes look at DuckDuckGo
Ep.21: Browser onboarding — how we use delight, demos, and Dax (our mascot) to improve the user experience, and drive long-term retention.
Full episode: insideduckduckgo.substack.com/p/duck-tales... | 'Inside DuckDuckGo' on Spotify
Have you found any hidden logos when searching that surprised you?
We're making more custom Dax logos for our search engine and need your input. Which characters are we missing? Who should Dax be next?
Duck Tales 🎬 A behind-the-scenes look at DuckDuckGo
Ep.20: How we work. Remote-first, an emphasis on writing, and the importance of in-person meetups.
Full episode: insideduckduckgo.substack.com/p/duck-tales... | 'Inside DuckDuckGo' on Spotify
Help our custom Dax logos take flight 🦆
If you have ideas for which logos should show up on our search results page, you can share them here: duckduckgo.com/duckduckgo-h...
We'll be sharing our favorite fan finds throughout the week; stay tuned!
We're up to nearly 700 custom Dax (our mascot) logos to discover, depending on what you search for. Have you found a favorite? 👀
If you don't want to use AI, we've got you covered, too. Bookmark noai.duckduckgo.com to search with no AI summaries, no Duck.ai buttons or prompts, and our AI image filter automatically applied to search results.
If you want to use AI, Duck.ai lets you do it privately: now with photo editing. Like our text and voice chats, the images you upload are anonymized by us and never used to train the AI.
Try it out: Duck.ai > New Image > Start With An Image.
Duck Tales 🎬 A behind-the-scenes look at DuckDuckGo
Ep.19: Why DuckDuckGo acquired a two-person startup (Removaly). And what it was like settling in to our culture, from a co-founders POV.
Full episode: insideduckduckgo.substack.com/p/duck-tales... | 'Inside DuckDuckGo' on Spotify
Duck Tales 🎬 A behind-the-scenes look at DuckDuckGo
Ep.18: Duck Sans — Why having a type face that balances functionality and brand is more important than you might think.
Full episode: insideduckduckgo.substack.com/p/duck-tales... | 'Inside DuckDuckGo' on Spotify
Like all of our AI features, voice chat is totally optional. Even after you opt in, you can change your mind any time. Head to your Duck.ai settings to toggle the feature on and off.
If you use AI, we have big news: AI voice chat, privacy-protected by us. Opt in at Duck.ai and just start talking; the AI will listen and respond in real time. Your voice is not recorded, stored, or used for training. So chat away! We’re not listening.
Duck Tales 🎬 A behind-the-scenes look at DuckDuckGo
Ep.17: How we built, update, and use our tracker blocklist to improve user privacy across the web.
Full episode: insideduckduckgo.substack.com/p/duck-tales... | 'Inside DuckDuckGo' on Spotify
If you can’t easily turn it off, it’s not really optional.
Whatever your stance is on AI, we've made a search experience for you.
YesAI.Duck.com
NoAI.Duck.com
We just deployed an update for this issue. Neocities results should now be appearing again when searching for "neocities" or for sites with neocities.org in the URL. (Let us know if you see otherwise) Sites hosted on Neocities that don't include neocities.org in the URL shouldn't have been affected.
