Subscribe to RSS | Email us support@kagi.com Browse Changelogs August 21st, 2026 A new Stocks widget and a better everyday Assistant experience July 30th, 2026 Kagi Assistant on the go and design refinements for Search July 2nd, 2026 Heads, tails, and an AI toggle June 16th, 2026 Search widgets catching up, Assistant starts fresh May 21st, 2026 Search API preview opens to all users April 30th, 2026 Kagi API preview and ecosystem updates April 9th, 2026 Tuning the Orchestra March 19th, 2026 Small Web Expansion and Translate goes viral Feb 26th, 2026 Smoothing the edges Feb 12th, 2026 Kagi Translate on Android & iOS: translate anything, anywhere Jan 29th, 2026 Assistant reliability upgrades and Search refinements Jan 15th, 2026 New Year tune-up: smoother everything! Dec 18th, 2025 Popular areas land in Kagi Maps Dec 4th, 2025 New Kagi Search companions and quality-of-life improvements Nov 22nd, 2025 Kagi Hub Belgrade Nov 20th, 2025 Introducing Quick and Research assistants Nov 13th, 2025 Raising the shield against slop Oct 23rd, 2025 Go deeper with Quick Answer October 17th, 2025 Autumn patch notes & a new Kagi Special Sept 30th, 2025 Kagi News Sept 18th, 2025 Releasing Ask, a round of product polish, and translation upgrades September 4th, 2025 Kagi Summarize goes mobile, Kagi Assistant adds source attribution and study mode August 19th, 2025 Midsummer patch notes July 31st, 2025 Kagi Assistant gets tags, bulk actions, and much more July 11th, 2025 New News Homepage June 27th, 2025 Accessibility wins, regex bangs, relentless bug fixing June 9th, 2025 Celebrating 50k customers June 2nd, 2025 Kagi turns 3: past, present, and future May 22nd, 2025 Big in Japan May 6th, 2025 Video search upgrades, enhanced Kagi Assistant experience and more April 17, 2025 Kagi Assistant rolls out to all Kagi users March 21st, 2025 Leveling up the Kagi Assistant experience, meet Kagi in Tokyo, and more... March 6th, 2025 Orion Embarks on Linux Journey & Kagi Doggo Art Celebration Feb 27, 2025 Sonnet 3.7 hits Assistant, early access to Ki, TikTok search and major Translate improvements 13th Feb, 2025 Redefining Privacy in Search We've revamped our Stocks widget. It should appear more often when you need it. It can now display information about exchange-traded funds in addition to stocks. Most importantly, it now features a price chart, with animations between time windows that instantly contexturalize how big the price fluctuations you're seeing are compared to the wider story: As well, we've added a setting for removing paywalled links from search results automatically. Kagi Assistant Everyday use just got smoother Richer messages User messages now render links, Markdown, and LaTex. #6674 @oxlvlnle, #3283 @EvacuatedTerminal More powerful search Search across all your threads, sort by recency or alphabetically, and start with / to filter by folder. More control with calmer settings Now you can choose whether temporary threads stick around for 24h, 7 or 30 days. All within a calmer, easier-to-scan settings experience. Other improvements and bug fixes Kagi Search Direct URLs for search pages with our built-in lenses are now easier to use, with names replacing numbers: https://kagi.com/search?lens=forums Shortcuts should not trigger with modifiers held #9385 @poacher2k kagifeeedback xss vuln tag fix #10767 @unknown Upstream connect error or disconnect/reset before headers. reset reason: connection termination #10680 @TheToby Select text and Search in Assistant #11242 @mb Homepage Companions - Random or Rotate #9077 @Anonymous12 Extract API returns empty data for an entire batch when one page times out #11176 @fredcy Currency conversion widget does not handle official name of currency #11175 @Keli A way to find similar websites #1152 @Protech Blocked domains are used as sources in Quick Answer #11257 @bausauce "CHATGPT" Wikipedia article is flagged as slop #10192 @fxgn Surveillance Watch for play.google.com goes to a page about Zalo #9146 @pma_snek Assistant no longer decodes URL encoding from !ai bang #11096 @arijan Kagi Assistant Assistant Mobile Apps Keyboard shortcut preference to submit prompts on iPads with connected keyboards Back swipe on left side of Kagi Assistant interferes with Android guestures #11126 @mb After opening Kagi Assistant, back swipe on the right side closes the app #11127 @mb Choppy animation in Assistant app #11134 @Temanor Web Search toggle state not maintained between app switches #11140 @ryonic Cannot Login Kagi Assistant 1.0.4 on iOS #11146 @hirsheykiss Kagi Translate Kagi Translate Reloads the page when using website translate #10852 @tijol Kagi Translate extension RSS feed 503 error #10831 @Albi Translate extension context menu options don't work everywhere #10813 @WorstWizard Alternative-translations request payload has blank "context" string in new update #11278 @Drexont Regression: saved presets do not automatically apply context to translations #11218 @Drexont American alias for English (US) #11143 @mb Kagi Assistant is now available as a native app for iOS and Android! Ask a question, explore the web, work with files, conduct in-depth research, or choose from leading AI models, all from your phone. Your threads and Custom Assistants stay with you, so you can pick up wherever you left off. These are the first steps towards delivering a fantastic Kagi Assistant experience on mobile, with much more to come. Download it now: Give it a spin and let us know what you think! Report responses directly from Kagi Assistant You can now report an assistant response without leaving the conversation. Hover over any assistant message and select the thumbs-down button to open the feedback form, where you can report issues for reasons ranging from UI bugs to harmful content. Note that when you submit a report, the full thread is shared with Kagi for review. The report and its associated copy of the thread are automatically deleted from Kagi’s review records after 30 days. Export or delete all your threads We've also added important controls, so you can now export all your threads or permanently delete them at once from Settings > General. Kagi Search A sharper search experience We’ve polished the search results page to make its controls easier to find and understand. From the filter bar to domain-related options and menus, these updates bring greater clarity and ease of use to the features you rely on most. Exchange rates, right in your search results Next up in our broader effort to improve search widgets: currency conversion. Comes handy when you’re planning a trip, shopping abroad, or simply want to keep tabs on exchange rates. Other improvements and bug fixes Kagi Search Kagi Assistant Kagi Translate Kagi Translate reloads the page when using website translate #10852 @tijol Dictionary now shows language-specific grammar details, starting with Czech animate/inanimate nouns Proofread no longer suggests changes to text that was already correct, such as de-capitalizing German nouns Translations no longer occasionally come back untranslated Translations keep proper typographic punctuation instead of straightened quotes Alternative translations now work when selecting part of a longer text Double and triple-click selection in the translated text works as expected, and the alternatives panel no longer flickers while loading "New version available" banner appears less often and supports dark mode Reset-All Button for Translate #10999 @erakagi Document Translate for Typst #11098 @weriomat Palestinian Arabic in Translate #11006 @zsoltsb Phonetic Translation Placement #10699 @dwahdany Myanmar alias for Burmese #10495 @mb Translation History panel cannot be closed in Brave (Windows 11) #10997 @vshlapakov Prompt being read prior to translated word #10974 @kagifeedback-1xxkg Kagi Translate Audio Broken #10923 @levers Kagi News We've added an option to disable access to AI features in search, under settings/ai. We're also planning to add this option to onboarding, so new users can personalise their Kagi experience from the start. It's finally here! We believe that Kagi's application of AI should always be useful - there when you'd like it, and never when you don't, and always respecting your privacy. This took us some time to navigate the right way to communicate this option. We did not want to create a confusing narrative as a company adding a toggle while continuing to invest in AI features elsewhere in our portfolio. But in the end, we want to stay true to putting you in control of your search engine - so here you are! We deeply thank the community for their feedback and patience. Flip coins and more sports widgets By popular demand, our dice widget has gained the ability to roll dice with any number of sides. We're not sure what kind of games you're playing that need d7s, but we support them now. We also added support for flipping coins, which are really just two-sided dice when you think about it: We've added a set of switches on https://kagi.com/settings/more_search so you can disable any of our widgets you don't want to see. The toggle descriptions include links illustrating the widgets' capabilities so you understand what you're turning on or off; go check it out! Orion browser ✴︎ This week, we’re launching Orion 1.1 for macOS, one of the most significant updates in our history. This version is built around three major new features (in addition to 170+ smaller improvements and bug fixes). A New Interface ✴︎ When Apple released LiquidGlass, the reception was mixed—even within our own team. The demand was there, but we weren't ready to just copy-paste what Safari had done. They had even removed compact tabs! So, we created our own implementation. Containers ✴︎ Just like Firefox, we now offer containers. What are they? Each tab becomes completely isolated from the others: total privacy and the ability to log into multiple accounts on the same site from the very same window! A Personalized Browser Border ✴︎ The current trend is an elegant, transparent border seen on many browsers. The problem is, they don't match Apple's design language. So, what did we do? As we usually do: we made it an option! And we took it even further: transparency, solid colors, gradients, and even an automatic color-match with the website for total immersion. This option is exclusively available to Orion+ subscribers. Orion+ Orion is your free browser, but we offer a support plan to maintain the independence that guarantees your data is not, and will never be, sold to advertisers—or worse. We have a dedicated website where you can download all the versions we currently support, as well as any we may support in the future (macOS, iOS, iPadOS, Windows, and Linux): https://orionbrowser.com Kagi News & Kagi Translate Kagi News and Kagi Translate have both been successes that took us by surprise. Kagi News users from all over the world loved being able to read their news in the language of their choice, stress-free, and even add new topics. Kagi Translate users loved the contextual features that provide a spectacular translation quality — far beyond what typical machine translation offers. But these unexpected successes led to a massive spike in our costs for applications offered for free. As a result, we have temporarily removed translations and left access to the articles’ original languages as well as English. Kagi Translate will be back in the coming days as a subscription-based service. Thank you for your patience and your trust 🙏 we hope to have everything up and running again very soon! Other improvements and bug fixes Kagi Search Kagi Assistant We’re starting a broader effort to improve our search widgets! First up: sports scores and dice rolling. Sports scores now show up in a sidebar next to search results, so you can quickly check upcoming games, live scores, and recent results, just in time for the World Cup. And we’ve also added dice rolling support for all you gamers out there, in case you ever need to roll a d20, 2d4 + 2, or perhaps even 8d6. The new Kagi Assistant is here Over the last few weeks, we’ve been rolling out a new Kagi Assistant experience. Most of you are already using it, and today we’re officially retiring the old assistant. This is more than a visual refresh, we rebuilt the Assistant experience around a new layout, smoother web and mobile use, and a lot of UX improvements that add up quickly. And just as importantly, this gives us the foundation we need for the next set of Assistant improvements we’ve been working towards. Note: there is one notable change - folders have replaced tags. This means each thread can now belong to only one folder. We appreciate this is a downgrade for users who relied on multiple tags per thread, and we don’t want to handwave that away. We made this tradeoff because folders give Assistant a simpler, more predictable organisation model, and because multi tag usage was relatively low: about 20% of active accounts used tags at all, and appx 4% had any thread with more than one tag. Still, for those affected, we understand this change may be frustrating. Thank you for bearing with us as we build towards a stronger Assistant experience! Kagi Translate update We've paused free access to Kagi Translate while we sort out running costs, so you'll need to be signed in to use it. If you have an active subscription, Translate still works. Sign in on translate.kagi.com or in the mobile apps. We share more details on this decision in this blog post. Other improvements and bug fixes Kagi Search Kagi APIs NEW: Extraction now keeps links from the original document, to enable deeper crawling flows. NEW: Related searches is now part of the API responses, with more metadata than the v0 version where applicable. NEW: Per-key cost tracking is now enabled. You can select a key in the usage page to see the specific key cost attached. (Cost tracking only available from when we deployed, historic data is not present.) Fix: Extraction is now faster and more reliable. Fix: Personalization rule types are now correctly validated with the doc types. Fix: Various other internal improvements for a more stable experience. Kagi Assistant Regression: new assistant scrolls to bottom when inference completes #10648 @spiffytech The new Assistant does not let me edit the output from the model. #10670 @Fernold Japanese IME: Enter key submits message instead of confirming composition #10707 @n22z9y28vh New system prompt causing regressions esp. in no-search mode, and ignores /system_prompt_overwrite #10684 @igakagi New assistant doesn't respect prefers-reduced-motion #10711 @magiruuvelvet New Kagi Assistant does not remember sidebar on refresh #10727 @emptyjar New Assistant: Undo File Type Restrictions #10721 @AzuraFilth Assistant converts CSV uploads into markdown #10647 @fxgn Specific code snippet returns 403 Forbidden error #10689 @Fusl Assistant Not Searching Web or Citing Sources Despite Web Sarch Toggle Enabled #10657 @cmart Kagi Assistant Does Not Reliably Read Larger Documents/Attached Files #10516 @aeiro Assistant can't reach github files #10697 @Numerlor Assistant does not scroll on output #10742 @emptyjar References do not export, Markdown or JSON. #10741 @relaxos_palaiologos Images inside Kagi Assistant responses do not appear #10296 @MustafaD Assistant sidebar does not stay closed when resizing the window #10762 @emptyjar Pressing 'Enter' key should confirm deletion dialog in Kagi Assistant #10793 @kray Enter key does not submit message on iPadOS #10708 @n22z9y28vh New assistant models from Anthropic, such as Claude Fable 5, refuse to work. #10812 @FranziKay New Assistant hides lines, when it clearly has the space #10710 @7aad94e9 The new UI for Assistant is worse in every measurable way #10720 @mspgrunt Settings -> Appearance -> Save : Not working in Orion Private mode #10724 @markkrueg Customizable keyboard shortcuts (Assistant/General) #6650 @bert Kagi Assistent new UI is too small #6142 @HRA42 Pasting text that exceeds x characters should automatically attach it as a text file #6739 @Coops Dynamic Chat Window Scaling for Widescreen Users #6379 @unruffled5088 Kagi Translate Text cannot be copied anymore from Word and text from a PDF has hard returns behind every line #10476 @JaninevdK “curled quotes” instead of "straight quotes" #7011 @FranziKay Kagi Translate extension wrongly detects certain monitor as 'mobile' #10693 @Roon Post of the week This week's featured social media mention: Featured Kagi tip 💡 Here's a guide on how to make Kagi truly yours with custom CSS. Tweak colors, fonts, and layout, hide elements you don't need, or apply a community theme for a search experience that looks exactly how you want. Today we’re making the Kagi Search API preview publicly available, giving builders access to Kagi search across web, images, videos, news, and podcasts. The API is ready to use today, and we’re using this preview to transition existing beta API users, collect feedback, and finish the remaining launch details before the official announcement. As a thank you to our subscribers, we’ve added $5 in API credits to your account. You can use them right away to try the API, explore what’s possible, and see how it fits into your workflow. Explore the API, read the docs, and check pricing to get started! The API is not just a generic search endpoint, queries can inherit the preferences attached to the Kagi account behind the API key, including lenses, upranks, downranks, and blocklists, so applications can search through the same trusted and filtered view of the web that users have already shaped in Kagi. Please send us candid feedback: what’s confusing, missing, broken, or unexpectedly good! Try it out! Search Incognito-only mode for Privacy Pass Our Privacy Pass extension, which allows you to prove to our servers that you're a subscriber without revealing your identity, has gained a long-awaited toggle that makes it active only in incognito windows, so you can benefit from personalized results most of the time but have added anonymity for your more sensitive browsing. The extension was almost completely rewritten in the process, squashing several long-standing bugs. Try it out! Incognito Only Privacy Pass option in extension #6261 @snowytrees Privacy Pass Authentication Doesn't Work in Private Windows of Firefox unless the Extension Is Turned Off and On Again #10582 @kbkle Upload speed test started in background after pressing stop during download speed test #10449 @shezgara "Welcome to your kagi team" email template missing team name #8876 @tboby Region selection for Images, Videos, Podcasts #6784 @batuhan 404 Not Found When Deactivating Lens #10564 @Vage Incorrect definition of English word dingy #10395 @tekchip Quick Answer Not Showing Short Citation #10406 @Hummvie Keywords in Lenses act as "AND" instead of "OR" (adding keywords restrict the results). #10614 @aussetg Small Web: button not clickable when hovering over text 'Start your journey' #10094 @alelb22 Duplicate youtube videos in video search results #7116 @Thibaultmol Notifications only appear after you make a search #8304 @Temanor Maps: Searching with no query searches for text "Undefined" #10486 @zachary Firefox Privacy Pass Extension does not redirect for right click search kagi for "" #6381 @Trees79 Assistant LLM's Can't Tell the Difference Between Files with the Same Name #8878 @rogue Kagi Assistant fails to output answer if too many work blocks are used #10568 @PolicyPants What model is the Research Assistant based on? #10536 @rogue Kagi Translate New on the Kagi Translate mobile app Support for custom languages, explanations for alternative translations, word suggestions for dictionary mode, app shortcuts, and many other improvements! Grab the app if you haven't already: Android or iOS Post of the week This week's featured social media mention: Featured Kagi tip 💡 We put together a guide on using Kagi for academic work - the features, shortcuts, and search habits to get precise, more relevant results. Around the block A handful of posts worth sharing with our community: Kagi video A quick video from our team to serve as a reminder of what Kagi is all about: the web, and your time on it, belong to you. Starting next week, we’ll begin onboarding developers to the Kagi API dashboard. Access will roll out first to people who joined the API waitlist or contacted Kagi support. With the new Search API developers can bring Kagi Search into their own apps, tools, and AI systems. Here's an early look: If you'd like to join this early preview of the Kagi API, please fill out this form. We'll reach out next week! Kagi Search New landing We updated our landing page to bring awareness to Kagi's wider ecosystem beyond search. Check it out! This is the first of many steps toward helping more people discover everything Kagi has to offer. IP address and subnet search to bring up the Wolfram Alpha answer #10147 @dronics Wrong Kagi Knowledge result for Mother's Day search #7086 @dreifach "1 lakh crore" returns confusing results #9050 @holdenr Custom assistant without internet access results in error #9876 @Thibaultmol "Sign up for free" link on Pricing page not working #10314 @Hanbyeol Disable Search Grouping in News Tab #10254 @dvdnet89 Auto suggest gives results which trigger bangs improperly #5346 @LadyStrawberries Reverse image search returns primarily Russian and Russian-translated results #9111 @Jake-Moss Runway (the AI video generation company) got erased from search result #10369 @yanda Quick, direct access to "Set Kagi as default Search" instructions on your landing page (or close by). #6646 @ragnar Web search image preview does not match the actual image searches. Also the image results are not relevant at all. #10367 @StealthGirl Better UX for date calculator widget. #10282 @leftium Redirect to first result bang no longer working if preceded by a space #10385 @znmto Img data leaking into search results #10355 @Keli Free search quota never expires #10403 @afestein Ranking adjustment doesn't do anything when JavaScript is disabled. #10425 @SkyDotBit Advanced Search modal and scrollbar behavior #4509 @dix Kagi Assistant We increased the Assistant's file upload size limit to 30 MB #8872 @mrzv Degradation of file analysis functionality in Kagi Assistant #10290 @v3max Umlauts are sometimes not displayed in the Quick Assistant #9289 @Kel Universal summarizer "Continue in Assistant" button fails: "We are sorry, this input is not supported. (Invalid Input)" #10368 @Self-Perfection Kagi News Kagi News -> timeline ambigious #8525 @yeri Story corrections, both from user reports and our own continuous fact-checking. When something turns out to be wrong, we fix it and show a small correction notice on the story, with the changed sentence highlighted on your next visit. Stories can pull in related coverage from other categories, so a single big story can span Science, World, and Tech when it makes sense. Cleaner prose in hard-news categories: fewer filler phrases, less editorializing, more neutral writing. Snappier all around: faster initial load, much faster story search, and browser back/forward now restores the page instead of reloading it. Custom category order syncs reliably across devices now. Fixed several cases where reorders were lost or overwritten. Category tabs use proper ARIA semantics for assistive tech. Kagi Translate Keyboard shortcuts in Kagi Translate #10306 @mb Poor text formatting of image translations on Kagi Translate app #10016 @San Pinyin absent for alternative translations #10340 @phuertay Add Seto and Võro to Kagi Translate #10324 @mb Correct file extensions when saving translations #10311 @mb Add Montenegrin as an option in Translate #10230 @mb Pasting text in Translate app is hard #10047 @marty Pasted text from books or PDFs is auto-formatted: broken mid-sentence line breaks, hyphenation across lines, and stray whitespace get cleaned up. An undo toast lets you revert if you wanted the original. Auto-language switch now shows a toast with undo, and skips ambiguous cases like uncertain, mixed, or mid-typing input. Pin any language to the top of your list, including custom or non-standard ones. Romanization shown beneath alternative translations into Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Arabic, Russian, and other non-Latin scripts. Link previews (Open Graph) for translated text now show the actual translation when shared on social media, instead of a generic logo. The /extension page also got its own dedicated preview. New languages: Seto, Võro, Montenegrin, and Badini Kurdish (with both Arabic and Latin Hawar scripts). Formal Ukrainian now correctly capitalizes Ви and Ваш. Downloaded translations get the right file extension based on the detected content format. Post of the week Follow us and tag us in your comments, we love hearing from you. Kagi is growing The team is expanding, and we're looking for talented people who want to help build a better web alongside us. We're hiring for multiple roles, including: Product Designer (UI/UX): Take strategic ownership of end-to-end design across Kagi's product ecosystem. Apply here. An Education Partnerships Lead: If you believe the most important thing technology can do for students is teach them how to think for themselves, we'd like to talk. Apply here. A Senior Platform Engineer: If you have strong opinions about API contracts, auth correctness, and migrating user data without losing anyone's trust, we'd like to talk. Apply here. We also have openings for a Senior Search Engineer, Senior Platform Engineer, Senior Full-Stack Developer (Kagi Labs), and an AI Specialist. See the full list of openings here. Kagi tip of the week 💡 Between AI-image filters, clickbait controls, reverse lookup, and source filters, there's a lot of power hiding behind the Images and Videos tabs. Here's how to get the most out of them. Kagi art Less scrolling, more living. Mobile app: Assistant has gray empty bar at top of screen #9570 @RMLight Page context in assistant searches are limited #10167 @jonathan-s Assistant thread history dates do not update dynamically when an old chat is continued #10278 @xx Research Assistant searches fail on certain queries #10110 @doggofan Kagi Assistant turns ssh commands into links even once corrected #8521 @CodeAvolition Editing a prompt with a file, removes it? #5653 @Thibaultmol iOS Small Web Dark Mode App Icon #10136 @Cal4T5 Add a tap-based way to switch posts Fixed incorrect text formatting for bookmark titles Warning badge when translating to/from language using custom instructions Wordplay and puns lost in translation are now detected and surfaced to the user if word insights are enabled @zark Fixed Spanish text sometimes appearing in French translations on Standard mode @UAguy Fixed Japanese/Chinese/Korean IME first character being lost in empty editor @jisaker Proofreading a Word Document #8810 @jmvleal Translate UI does not respect settings #9944 @mmartinortiz Fix: clear button not working on mobile due to composing state #unknown @unknown Same Language bug #10134 @KikoAnimations Fixed website translation stacking duplicate header bars when switching languages, and Google redirect URLs not being unwrapped Fixed clear button not working on mobile after pasting, restoring history, or during keyboard composition Fixed error when pasting rich text from webpages Fixed translation between same-language variants (e.g. pt-BR to pt-PT) echoing input instead of translating Fixed intermittent text-to-speech 503 errors Renamed "Azeri" to "Azerbaijani" to match ISO 639 standard Korean formality settings now apply to ko-KR locale @Hanbyeol Decreased AI refusals when translating text and images Pin "Detect Language" at the top of the source language selector for quick access @pineafan Add Montenegrin as an option in Translate @mb Improved keyboard shortcuts @mb The retro homepage we implemented for April Fools may be gone, but many of you are not ready to let go of the nostalgia just yet. Here's a dedicated URL to bring it back whenever you want: https://kagi.com/?year=1996 This sets a cookie so your device remembers. To undo it, click Back to the Future at the bottom of the page or visit https://kagi.com/?year=present_day Post of the week Here is this week's featured social media mention: Follow us and tag us in your comments, we love hearing from you! Kagi tip of the week 💡 Did you know you can set up URL redirects to reroute search results to the sites or frontends you prefer? Here's how, with examples from the community. Kagi art AI and ads are a toxic combo. Across the Kagi ecosystem, there are no ads, and we're actively working to keep slop out of your search results. Read more about Kagi's SlopStop initiative here. Kagi's Small Web just got a whole lot bigger. With over 30,000 feeds and new browser extensions, mobile apps, and categories, there's never been a better way to discover the independent web. Read the full announcement here! And check out the TechCrunch coverage. Download for iOS Download for Android Get the browser extensions Kagi Translate goes viral! On March 16, we launched our latest fun language on Kagi Translate, LinkedIn Speak, and it quickly went viral on social media, generating millions of engagements. Check out some of the press coverage below: Also, a friendly reminder: the Kagi Translate apps launched a few weeks ago and are already earning solid reviews. Go grab them if you haven't yet! Improvements and fixes Kagi Search Kagi Assistant Llama-4-maverick, o3-pro, gemini 2.5 flash lite and gpt-5-nano models are no longer available. Assistant doesn't render code blocks sent from user correctly #6165 @kzar Assistant: Quick Edit / Jump to AI/edit #6422 @ivanovich_alexander Assistant typing input speed slow on long conversations #5434 @jackkkk Assistant returns "We did not get a response from the server" on slow connections, but still works #4689 @jvbf Kagi Assistant only summarizes PDFs instead of processing full contents (selectable text and handwritten notes) #9930 @Pum Gemini 3.1 Pro (Preview) unable to read PDF in first attempt #9996 @dreifach Critical Issues with Recent Copy-Paste Content Changes Affecting Text Summarization Workflow #9832 @Fragment5789 Claude keeps using LaTeX without formatting #8455 @fxgn Links in the assistant's responses are not clickable #6556 @NathanKurz Librarian is Truncating Files #10074 @RixTheFox Some multimodal LLMs fails to see attached images #10113 @Anonymous26 Assistant typing input speed slow on long conversations #5434 @jackkkk Assistant returns "We did not get a response from the server" on slow connections, but still works #4689 @jvbf Assistant: Remember model per device #4953 @pravinxor Provide more default assistants #4926 @somerabbit155 Add swipe gesture action to close the side bar on new Assistant UI #4823 @Jassu Kagi Translate Dialects of Scots listed under English #9965 @AndrewA Correct naming for Persian language in English #9957 @mehdim Unable to translate from "Detected (English)" to "English (US)" #9925 @Peter Put artificial languages into their own submenu #9958 @tux0r Kagi wrongly changes numbers/time stamps when translating #9971 @MartinNo Kagi Translate: Language switch button does not work for auto detected language #6065 @carl Kagi Translate Android App buttons are hard to hit #10004 @mb About the app version's translation mode #9986 @noelchan Mobile Apps Poor text formatting of image translations on Kagi Translate app #10016 @San Kagi Translate Android App buttons are hard to hit #10004 @mb Pasting text in Translate app is hard #10047 @marty Prevent translation quality switch when swapping languages #9986 @noelchan Kagi Translate iOS app is failed to establish session #10125 @SukinoVerse Kagi News Keyboard Shortcuts only work intermittently on Kagi News #8786 @the_hattar Condensing, locking settings — managing Kagi news for dementia #10115 @jimbo95 Mobile Apps Time Travel: Browse news history by date. Pick any day on the calendar and read past summaries. Content Filter: Hide or blur topics you'd rather skip. Choose from built-in presets or add your own keywords. Post of the week Here is this week's featured social media mention: Don't forget to follow us and tag us in your comments, we love hearing from you! Kagi Specials We're excited to welcome the newest addition to our Kagi Specials program: EasyOptOuts! Kagi members in the U.S. now enjoy 25% off for life. This is a service that removes your name, address and phone number from 200+ data brokers and people-search sites automatically. Deal is reciprocated here for any EasyOptOuts subscribers in your network who want to try Kagi. Kagi art "Free" search costs more than you think. With Kagi, you get zero ads, zero tracking, and AI on your terms. We're introducing a new and improved Wolfram|Alpha widget with support for rich equations, plots, better region-dependent queries, and more! Other improvements and bug fixes Kagi Privacy Pass extension conflicts with Kagi Search extension in Firefox, breaking login token recognition in private browsing windows. #6432 @stone. This was a bug in Firefox - thank you to Mozilla for the fix! The after-login redirect doesn't work for maps or assistant #8407 @Boomkop3 !hn bang does not use correct URL #8534 @davej Emoji search: Japanese symbols should come up when searching for themselves #9823 @karol Not possible to block TLD in personalised results #7104 @MrMoment Search box submits incomplete text #9836 @ssg Translation won't trigger in search until I reload the page #8409 @Gamesnic Content appears behind Dynamic Island on landscape iOS #9772 @ohnojono Can’t add a team member from iOS Safari #9003 @pbronez Kagi Wolfram answer doesn't match direct Wolfram query #9866 @RonanCJ Reverse image search comes up with empty spots #8666 @Boomkop3 Opening search results in new tab with Vimium shortcuts doesn't work when authenticating via Privacy Pass #9894 @kbkle Image search directly from regular search bar #9889 @Boomkop3 "Weather Saturday" returns for location Saturdaygua instead of weather on saturday #2388 @kevin51jiang Searching Pseudo Code gives (data not available) from Kagi Knowledge #9922 @xjc "Interesting Finds" does not respect filter rules #8578 @dabluecaboose Search snap: Reddit - @r returns little to no results on iOS due to old.reddit.com #9582 @owl Allow setting open_snap_domain for custom bangs #9901 @shorden Low quality translated Reddit results #5212 @bram Click on "More Results" loses the focus #5736 @expurple PS, we've started publishing results for your SlopStop reports -- see them here. More details in the upcoming changelog. Kagi Assistant Kagi Assistant - Ki Model - Toggle detailed search results broken with a lot of searches #7880 @Elias Assistant turns email address like text into mailto in codeblocks #9843 @Numerlor Slash-commands being sent to model along with system prompt #9852 @igakagi Ki can't access uploaded images from Python #7376 @fxgn Kagi Maps Kagi Translate Translate Document - "Upgrade to premium" / inconsistent limits #9811 @widow5131 Kagi translate mixup: Swiss High German vs. Swiss German #9827 @kagiiskey I'm interested in integrating Kagi Translate with Anki Flashcards #9750 @johnsturgeon Ability to set the default translation quality #9802 @PetrIako Translating input to same language: English->English #9690 @Cyb3rKo Translate document - premium not working #9879 @widow5131 Fix needed for Korean word order of "total" count #9718 @Hanbyeol Wrong interface language in Kagi Translate #9880 @jstolarek Kagi Translate Firefox extension: incomplete translation on some sites #9862 @exzombie When I type a long sentence, it freezes and I can't scroll. #9940 @ZK Kagi Translate - iOS and Android apps Fix needed for Korean word order of "total" count #9718 @Hanbyeol Make “Translate with Kagi” appear directly in Android text selection menu #9801 @Matou Added 'email' writing style for proofreading Added setting to toggle haptics ON/OFF Fixed UI issue on Android where certain elements were being drawn under system bars Post of the week Here is this week's featured social media mention: Don't forget to follow us and tag us in your comments, we love hearing from you! Kagi Specials Kagi is happy to be part of the privacy alliance with Windscribe, a feature-rich VPN with built-in ad and malware blocking and audited no-logs policy. Through this partnership via Kagi Specials, Kagi members receive a 3-month Windscribe Pro trial, then lock in the Pro plan at just $49/yr for life. In turn, Windscribe members get 3 months of Kagi's Professional plan. Community creations If you're using Scribbles to run your blog, you can now add Small Web badges directly to your blog footer, just head to the new "Small Web" section in your blog settings: Kagi on TV! Kagi was prominently featured as a private alternative to Google on KTLA 5 News, including an interview with Kagi's very own John Bardinelli, who recently joined the team as our Growth Manager. Kagi Translate is now available as an app for Android and iOS! The app supports over 248 languages and offers context-aware image translation, live voice-to-voice conversations, and a rich dictionary with audio, to name just a few of its features. Read the full announcement and feature highlights here. Fast Company featured the launch as a privacy-first Google Translate alternative worth noticing. A similar guide was published on The Intelligence, which covers tips and tricks to help users get the most out of Android devices. Other improvements and bug fixes Kagi Translate apps Allow removing individual translation history entries in kagi translate mobile app #9774 @alcroito Kagi translate mobile app: Editing text in the middle causes scrolling / jumping around, makes it hard to edit #9758 @alcroito Inconsistent Swipe-to-Go-Back Gesture in Kagi Translate (iOS) #9729 @xx An option to individually delete translations on Kagi Translate #9713 @xx Kagi Translate iOS App reports "No Connection" #9679 @Frank Kagi Search We've added a new copy emoji widget! Fixed team invitations not working in some cases Fixed links in our Welcome email Attempted fix at some browsers showing outdated favicons Video Personalization Function Appears Completely Broken #9313 @ooh Show a copy emoji button #9728 @astronaut Exact Domain Query Buried Despite Perfect Relevance #9780 @k19b1 Update kagi.com/assets #9742 @Anonymous12 Filter buttons are not marked as buttons #9624 @spiffyk Quick Answer Search Query Bug #7801 @Xytronix Calculator widget triggers for plain number searches #9464 @dreifach Stylesheet definition order for ‘small results’ (srgi) #8591 @KKagi Kagi Assistant We've made changes to how we phase out older or superseeded models. When a model is being phased out, your Custom Assistants using it will first show a warning for ≈2 weeks. Once the model is fully retired, the Custom Assistant is disabled until you update the model in settings. #5597 @Thibaultmol Larger copy-pasted content is now automatically converted to a .txt file and works like any other attachment. This ensures the full original content is always preserved, even in very large threads that hit context window limits. In most cases, it remains fully within the context window. In longer threads, the original content is stored separately and retrieved as needed. Do not re-rank Assistant threads when their title changes #8434 @dreifach Remove ads/upselling for flagship AI models in Kagi Assistant #9693 @lasu Kagi Assistant customize tab styling error #9688 @gromgrom Performance improvements when submitting prompts on accounts with a lot of threads Post of the week Here is this week's featured social media mention: Be sure to follow us and tag us in your comments! Fastmail supports Kagi Search To mark Safer Internet Day, Fastmail explains why your search engine matters just as much as your email provider when it comes to privacy, and why they recommend Kagi to their users: "Adding Kagi creates a powerful privacy stack". Addy.io joins Kagi Specials We're excited to welcome Addy.io as a new partner on Kagi Specials! Addy.io is an email forwarding and alias service that helps protect your privacy by allowing you to create unlimited email aliases. As part of this partnership, Kagi users can now access exclusive discounts through Kagi Specials, and Addy.io users can discover Kagi through their perks program. We published a new blog post on the state of search and the critical need for open index access. The dawn of a healthier, user-centric web is possible, but it requires structural change. https://blog.kagi.com/waiting-dawn-search Kagi Search We've upgraded our Academic lens! Try it when you want research results drawn from scholarly and professional sources. Ideal for topics like medicine, sports science, or other specialist fields Added functionality for users to manually set their location, improving local search queries. This is part of our weekly incremental improvements to localised search in Kagi. Several accessibility improvements have been made, including corrected roles and proper fieldset semantics for our dropdown menus throughout the site, thanks to Tamara Cook, an accessibility consultant who proactively reached out to us via our support email. Thank you very much for the input! If search fails because no upstream sources responded in time, show Click to Retry #7795 @kirkmc New favicon pixelated when default search engine (Firefox?) #9585 @Replica6 Related search suggestion for current search #7781 @Keli Unable to Renew Plan After Reaching Limit in Kagi Assistant #7152 @0rb Orion+ renewal date is in the past #9608 @marcel Control Center is accessible when browsing via privacy pass and features do nothing #9588 @Sludge False summary of wikipedia article #5007 @greyfivenine8244 "uploaded file" appears in web search when switching from image search #9566 @Arlo Support define: #6040 @yeri Mobile back to top/search appears too easily #8215 @Numerlor Hide Stats Button Missing #9065 @Timmy256 Kagi light theme issue on Steam embedded browser #8384 @JulianGro Programming lens doesn't work #8310 @Khyta Make Wikipedia bang/snap region neutral #8069 @Thibaultmol Incorrect timezone for Kazakhstan #8964 @mxp Related search suggestion for current search #7780 @Keli Kagi Search Android The app now follows the "Open in External Browser" setting, opening search results either in-app or in your default browser Kagi Assistant Recommended models are now more useful to users. We clearly outline which base models we recommend: best fast (speed), best balanced (speed<>depth), best overall (max quality) We've made several changes to ensure the Assistant reconnects you to any response in progress if your network connection drops or you navigate away from your browser. This means no more loading animations while you wait 🚧 Image generation does not work with Research Assistant #9071 @darsnack Kagi Assistant — attached files don't remain attached in edited queries #6652 @dreifach Complex branching scenarios no longer result in duplicate entries in the branch picker or showing < 0 / x > Added Kimi K2.5 models Some Assistant Search Queries Don't Return #8174 @iamjameswalters In Assistant, Kimi K2 (reasoning) is rated with the same speed as K2 despite being described as "much slower" #9665 @RonanCJ Shared thread doesn't show read only UI after clicking away and back in #7951 @Numerlor Change reasoning effort for Claude Opus 4.5 #9610 @kray Video tutorials and guides We have a YouTube playlist with all kinds of guides, quick tips and tricks to help you get the most out of your Kagi subscription. Post of the week Here is this week's featured social media mention: We truly appreciate your support in spreading the word, so be sure to follow us and tag us in your comments! Kagi art Technology should serve you, not trap or burden you. We’ve made meaningful improvements to the Kagi Search app — faster performance, smoother overall experience. If you’re on Android, give the update a try. We also hope this makes it even easier to share Kagi with the people you care about. Let us know what you think! Improved app startup time Updated search home screen with native text editing Updated home screen widgets with faster access to Translate, Summarize and Assistant Add settings to Kagi Search app to autofocus the search bar on launch and to move the search bar to the bottom #9042 @conradsrc Improvements/fixes to the Android app screenshots #5019 @Niraj Android app: Pressing Enter on a physical keyboard should search #8838 @ItsHarper Android app: image, news... etc don't stay selected in the first screen #7207 @Ronzino Android Share Menu: "Assistant" option appears twice, first instance should be labeled "Search" #8773 @artemp84 Image Search With Camera #5032 @Wes Add voice search #3270 @Browsing6853 Launching translate from the Android widget is very slow #8453 @zslayton Fixed login for Github connected accounts Other fixes and improvements !word bang now directs to Kagi Translate Dictionary Toggle to Disable SlopStop #9105 @______nick (also adds settings around it though) While authenticating via privacy pass, you are unable to use any non-default lens #9510 @Sludge Trying to change rank status of a domain from Kagi's leaderboard isn't working as expected #9392 @Puddle Personalized Results page has Incorrect Link #9517 @catgirlinspace The kagi.com/bot page is hard ro read #9511 @thekarel Maintain 'annual' choice on pricing page when switching between Individual, Family, Team #9378 @keunes Translations spill over container in pricing page #9377 @keunes Link doesn't resolve to anything #9413 @onlineversioncontrolsystem Reverse image search not working correctly with text copied from Excel #8598 @bxd41 Embed Google Maps Reviews alongside Yelp Reviews #4204 @mackid1993 Kagi Assistant We upgraded to GLM 4.7 (with thinking variant) Case-agnostic alphabetical sorting for tags #8967 @lolroger Make searching on/off more clear Special characters like German Umlaut (ä, ö, ü etc.) are broken when customizing Assistant #9501 @Felensis The first letter(s) of Grok 4 responses are cut #9484 @4fzx6 Problem with unicode characters in assistant's output #9345 @chbug Kagi Assistant Thread Search Performance degradation (WebKit?) #9462 @tockrock Diacritics in filenames prevent document analysis #9361 @noquierouser Allow immediate typing when you load the Assistant #9401 @Thibaultmol-kagi Research (Experimental) can now generate and edit images Model selection window breaks into two lines in CJK languages #9032 @Hanbyeol Kagi Assistant: Renaming a thread does not allow you to select single words or characters in the thread name #8909 @__ Assistant lens dropdown sometimes lights purple with no lens selected #9169 @howie Message info now includes timestamp of when the prompt was submitted Kagi News Time Travel mode to access past daily summaries - available to all during beta, subscriber-only after Paywall indicator for paywalled domains Keyboart shortcuts for navigation do not work as expected @mr-f00 Wide screen mode @xatier Added Estonian as UI language @Tarpsvo Heat index graph does not update when refreshing news from notification #9547 @ashemedai Allow user to set a universal reading level for category #9531 @cakeboss Ordering Sources List in Kagi News #9450 @catfriend Links to source articles should be actual links #9273 @r5x Kagi News Apps (iOS and Android) Faster app launch and improved offline support Pull-to-refresh added to the feed Category settings now include search for easier discovery Sources section in story view now shows the number of publishers and articles Support for selecting multiple content languages, stories are automatically translated to your primary language when needed #8822 @LordDuckingling Exception messages are now localized for better clarity Improved image caching to reduce local storage usage Enhanced layout responsiveness on wide screens, including iPads and tablets General UI improvements across the app Kagi Translate Help documentation redone (including detailed information about what you can do with URL paramters with Translate) Pinned languages and language history are now synced across devices if settings syncing is enabled Improved speech-to-text Background processing for document translations - start a job, switch tabs or close the browser, and download later Chinese localization tweaks @CTAO Alternatives button does not animate when only two characters are selected @CTAO No minimum text box size causes mobile view to become unusable below certain height #9499 @BenMacphail Japanese Input Issues on Mobile #9496 #9495 @TusedayGhost Clicking 'Show More' long romanicized text hides the box #9394 @theDoctor Alternative translation descriptions appear in target language #9431 @theDoctor Dictionary view pulls in other language tags and categories #9419 @ashemedai Duplicate language suggestions for "Detect Language" #9416 @dreifach Make buttons in Dictionary actual hyperlinks instead of js links #9408 @Thibaultmol Improve 'Dictionary sections' in Kagi Translate #9407 @Thibaultmol Document Wikitionary usage within Kagi Translate Dictionary #9405 @Thibaultmol Backdrop blur doesn't work in Safari on the translate pop-up controls @Carl Kagi Maps Post of the week Here is this week's featured social media mention: We truly appreciate your support in spreading the word, so be sure to follow us and tag us in your comments! 2025: Year in Review Explore the major updates, product launches, milestones and press highlights that defined last year for Kagi. Windscribe partnership & privacy alliance Kagi has partnered with Windscribe, Notesnook, Addy.io, and Ente to create a privacy-focused alliance. Read the announcement here, and check out our current Kagi Specials. Kagi around the web Kagi News and Kagi Summarize are featured on a list of "incredible Android apps", check out the video review here. Our video about Kagi Small Web is resonating with members. We talk about the purpose behind this initiative and why we're committed to growing it. We're continuously improving Kagi Maps, and with the latest release we've added a new data layer: Popular Areas. It highlights the busiest and most frequented spots when you're exploring a new city. New Global Map Layer: Highlights most popular areas where people congregate near Cafes/Restaurants/Shops/Cultural-Centers POI Infoboxes have more 3rd party external links: OpenStreetMap, Wikipedia, Google Maps, Apple Maps Reviews on Yelp and TripAdvisor Social media profiles (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter) Reservations via OpenTable easier-to-read opening hours with weekly schedules Direct links to restaurant menus when available Strengthening ties to OpenStreetMap Community: with ability to Report Map Issues to OpenStreetMap directly. A new "Report an issue" option in Infobox connects you to OpenStreetMap's note system, where you can flag errors or suggest improvements to the underlying map data. Additional Map Data: POI data now preloads in the background for faster navigation when clicking markers or search results Mobile-optimized zoom controls for smoother touch interaction Sorting preferences (distance, rating, price) now persist across sessions Faster POI on click load-times with use of shorterm caching Middle-click support on search results and sorting buttons Various ad-hoc bug fixes and database improvements: Improved caching system for POI data reducing redundant API calls Better location cookie handling using kagi_precise_location Various improvements to our POI-matching algorithms UI rendering fixes Kagi Search Location management is now available in settings, where you can view and update your location at any time. Kagi uses either a coarse location estimated from your IP address or, if you opt in, your device's precise location. This is stored only on your device as a cookie. It supports local-intent searches (e.g. "petrol stations near me") and sets the initial map position in Kagi Maps. Incorrect geoip location #9194 @klandarey Searching for 'Pop! OS (System76)' redirects to incendar.com #9053 @gigabit-jack Summarizer fails on all YouTube videos, "Sorry, no transcript could be found for this video." #9278 @urrlich Kid accounts cannot select a companion. #9246 @leuchtthurm Quick answer responds in Indonesian, despite results being English #9237 @zq40000 Can't get to the consumption page from a team plan account #7265 @Thibaultmol-kagi Add an indicator to the shield for websites marked by Surveillance Watch #8912 @pma_snek !tr as the regional bang for Turkey #6376 @GERGE Quick Answer shifts layout on mobile #9171 @hmnd Context menus for inline news and videos are stuck inside the frame #9127 @pma_snek Kagi Assistant You can now effortlessly navigate your threads and jump to specific messages with our new thread scrollbar. We've made the following model upgrades: Grok 4 Fast and GPT 5 have been updated to their latest versions Retired Mistral Medium in favor of Mistral Large Add a column to the Custom Assistants settings table that displays each assistant's associated bang #7440 @jogojapan Kagi Mobile Assistant: Tapping or holding a model name should prompt the model info box #8023 @__ Claude output cut off around 6500 tokens #9265 @igakagi When using Web Access, Kagi Assistant searches too few sources #6149 @Mar Buttons to quickly jump between chats in an Assistant thread #9232 @brrrendan Right click on highlighted text cause thinking, search, plan and etc to expend #9117 @rxzlion Assistant using 2024 as the search year in 2025 #8350 @blackbird2150 Update Grok Fast to 4.1 #9190 @mitch Sharing page for Assistant broken #9176 @catwars Research Assistant image generation should allow you to specify higher resolution than 1024x1024 #9156 @jmp242 Navigating between versions of the same prompt is broken with 3 prompts after page reload in Kagi Assistant #7134 @bsamek Post of the week Here is this week's featured social media mention: We truly appreciate your support in spreading the word, so be sure to follow us and tag us in your comments! Is your browser a rat? Check out this fun video we made for Orion. We also made this comic in collaboration with artist Chaz Hutton to show why we built Orion to be your trusted daily companion for the web: End-of-Year Community Event Join us tomorrow, December 19, at 09:00 PST (convert to local time) for Kagi's annual community event, covering major updates, launches, and what's next. Plus live Q&A with the Kagi team. Register via Zoom. Looking forward to seeing you there! You can now choose your preferred companion on Kagi Search! And more companions coming soon. Other improvements and bug fixes Kagi Assistant We've made the following model upgrades: Research Assistant now uses Nano Banana Pro for image generation and editing Claude 4.5 Opus and Deepseek v3.2 have been updated to their latest versions Weird recording of voice in assistant #8672 @StefanHaglund GPT OSS 120B stray think tag #8951 @claudinec Citation popups cropped within tables #9025 @hinq Include chat title in shared chat link preview #9045 @bert Kagi Translate [Extension] Discord, Whatsapp, Telegram, Reddit integrations [Extension] Redirect from translate.kagi.com/url #8503 @Thibaultmol [Extension] Statistics page in setting [Extension] Apply suggestions (translate/proofreading) directly from overlay #8695 @orschiro Slop Detective Slop Detective page doesn't scroll, which can prevent progress #9079 @jducoeur Slop Detective image zoom/magnifying glass should be shifted on phone/mobile/touch screens #9080 @dru4522 Slop Detective calls all images "photographs" #9072 @ccombsdc Post of the week Here is this week's featured social media mention: We truly appreciate your support in spreading the word, so be sure to follow us and tag us in your comments! Community creations James Downs built a Kagi News app for Pebble watches: Check out this growing list of Kagi community creations for various devices and apps! Have one to share? [Let us know](mailto:esra@kagi.com). Small Web badges Small Web initiative members can display badges on their websites to identify themselves as part of a community committed to authentic content created by humans. Grab them here! And keep exploring what the Small Web has to offer. End-of-Year Community Event As we wrap up an exciting year for Kagi, we'd love to have you join us for our end-of-year community event on December 19 at 09:00 PST (convert to your local time). We'll share a comprehensive "Year in Review" covering Kagi's major updates, product launches, and what's ahead, followed by an interactive Q&A session where we'll address your questions directly. How to participate: We just opened the Kagi Hub in Belgrade, Serbia! If you’re a Kagi member, you can book up to 5 FREE reservations per month and treat the Hub as your base whenever you’re in Belgrade. It is the same space our team uses, so you will be working directly alongside the people shaping Kagi’s future. More details, including how to reserve your spot, are in this blog post: https://blog.kagi.com/kagi-hub Having an actual physical space makes our mission to "humanize the web" feel so much more real. It is a place for Kagi members and our fully remote team to work, trade ideas, and build the tools we all wish existed. We are looking forward to welcoming you to Kagi's first ever Hub! Today, we are officially introducing Kagi Research assistants (previously known as "KI"). Read our full announcement here. Their main strength is research: identifying what to search for, executing multiple simultaneous searches (in different languages, if needed), and synthesizing the findings into high-quality answers. Simply choose whether to prioritise speed or depth: Quick optimises for speed, providing direct and concise answers. Research focuses on depth and diversity, conducting exhaustive analysis for thorough results. Research is available to Ultimate subscribers only. To achieve this, they employ different base models for specific tasks. We continuously benchmark top-performing models and select the best one for each job, so you don't have to. And on top of web search, we’ve added new behavioural layers and a wider toolset, including Python execution and image generation for higher-quality answers. These capabilities go beyond what was already possible in Kagi Assistant using a base model with web search. See our documentation for the full details. Finally, a huge thank you to everyone in our Discord for beta testing this with us and providing tons of feedback along the way! 🙏 Note: With this change, we set the Quick assistant as the default mode in Kagi Assistant. You can always adjust this in your Assistant Settings. Additionally, we plan to migrate the q bang, currently used for Quick Answer, to trigger an Assistant thread targeting the Quick assistant. LLMs are bullshitters. But that doesn't mean they're not useful Yesterday, we published an opinion essay exploring the useful yet disruptive nature of LLMs. Give it a read and let us know what you think https://blog.kagi.com/llms Colour code your Assistant tags Now you can assign icons and colours to your tags. Spot important threads instantly. Other improvements and bug fixes Retired a handful of models. As part of a regular process, we occasionally review and retire models that are not used by Kagi customers and have been superseded by better, newer models. Saying bon voyage to: gpt-oss-20b, gpt-4-1-nano, gpt-4-1-mini, gpt-4-1, o4-mini, o3, grok-code-fast, mistral-large, deepseek-r1, and hermes-4-405b. In the future we will forecast these changes with more advanced notice. Various untranslated Kagi Assistant texts #5328 @MonoMatrix Kagi Assistant - work on relationship between Custom Assistant and Model in the UI #8327 @RobOK Show more info in dialog when using Kagi Assistants #8335 @Thibaultmol Case-agnostic alphabetical sorting for assistant tags #8967 @lolroger Kagi Search SlopStop Update Last week we kicked off our SlopStop initiative. Since then, the community has submitted over 3,000 reports! Our team is reviewing this data to refine our evaluation pipeline, with improvements expected to go live next week Please continue reporting AI slop in your search results. Paywalled news sites are now signaled on /news. The new AI slop report breaks the layout when translated #8923 @tux0r Programming lens doesn't work #8310 @Khyta Timer not removed when search is changed #8780 @acut3 No reference list for quick answer with privacy pass #8917 @Jesal Reverse image search for recent image works on Google but not Kagi #8380 @leftium You can report the same website as AI generated multiple times #8911 @pma_snek Family invite page for some accounts has garbage html #8943 @Temm Quick Answer 'Show More' doesn't save state #8902 @Anonymous12 Quick Answer autocomplete suggestion opens non-search tabs, should go to search #8941 @Thibaultmol Kagi Translate Add Bavarian dialect #8910 @Anonymous12 Post of the week Here is this week's featured social media mention: Haven't tried the Kagi Translate extension yet? Check it out! Today we're releasing SlopStop, our first step in collaborative filtering. This allows our community to directly improve search quality for everyone! Read the full announcement here! Low-quality AI content is flooding the web. Kagi’s ranking already downranks and filters much of it. SlopStop gives you a simple mechanism to help us keep results even cleaner and more authentic. How it works: If you see low-quality AI content in web, image or video results, click the shield icon next to the result to report it. If something is flagged in error, use the same control to report the mistake. Check your reports statuses in Settings. We verify reports alongside our own signals. When a domain or channel is confirmed to primarily publish AI content, we deprioritise it in Kagi. You can read more about this initiative in our annoucement blog post or in our documentation. Highlighting surveillance actors We've integrated with Surveillance Watch, an interactive database that documents surveillance and spyware entities. When you visit a domain on their list, we'll display a banner to alert you. Other improvements and bug fixes Results show centered despite the setting being set to "Left" #8886 @vaartis Feedback on the new Quick Answer experience on mobile #8729 @Jesal Add option to auto trigger Quick Answer when submitting an edited query in which Quick Answer previously was used #6769 @RoxyRoxyRoxy Info panel display on 13# laptop #7810 @kirkmc Quick answer doesn't work when Privacy Pass is enabled #8731 @laiz Blocked Domains still show up in video results #8694 @MCWhitaker Timer auto started when searching for usb/spi device id #8216 @kagi6741 The !cpp bang doesn't work #8699 @exzombie Kagi Assistant Kagi Maps Improved preloading of POI data Caching maps search results #8068 @Boomkop3 Map doesn't recenter after dismissing sidebar #8099 @tuesday Clicking a POI on the map seems to selects closest match, not actual POI #8317 @Cybolic Kagi Maps ignores 24-hour clock preference and shows 12-hour times #8560 @Gilfoyle Maps will open POI after dragging or zooming if any finger lifts while touching a POI #8847 @Lousy Restaurant search near poi seems to miss a lot of locations #7608 @Thibaultmol Globe off-centre when zoomed out. #8291 @tsr An option to submit corrections to the map #8281 @Boomkop3 Make sorting preferences stick across searches #8198 @Boomkop3 The after-login redirect doesn't work for maps or assistant #8407 @Boomkop3 Kagi Translate Redesigned dictionary Translate renders the word "IBAN" using four different fonts #8720 @arty Add Scottish dialects #8850 @dreifach RSS feed for Kagi Translate Extension updates #8892 @BattleHawk (More) Chinese localization tweaks @CTAO Kagi News Improved story filter to prevent generation of mundane news (non-news) @petelingo Less emotional/screaming TTS @hsiktas Chaos index experimental feature broken on mobile @xytronix Search and content filter should consider sub-category @laiz USA | Austin, TX category returns a 404 when navigated to directly @loganmccaul Kagi Summarize 300+ languages added for mobile users Improved layout for right-to-left languages on mobile Liquid Glass design for iOS users Post of the week Here is this week's featured social media mention: Follow us on your preferred social media platform and tag us with your feedback! If you use Quick Answer on Kagi Search, you already know it finds relevant content fast. Now we're taking it even further as a powerful research tool: Built-in follow-ups. Every answer now comes with three suggested follow-up questions to keep the momentum going. Seamless transition to Kagi Assistant. Your conversation thread carries over automatically so you can continue exploring instantly. Mobile now has its own dedicated experience. Use the new full-screen view and input field to ask your next question. You can switch back to the Search results page at any time by tapping the magnifying glass. The goal is for your research to feel less like a chore and more like following your curiosity wherever it leads. Privacy Settings As we continue building tools for both greater privacy and anonymity, we wanted to make this information easier to find. Our new dedicated privacy page puts everything in one place: our Privacy Policy, Privacy Pass, Tor access, and privacy-preserving payment methods. Other improvements and bug fixes Kagi Search Kagi Assistant Assistant: show the Total cost of a thread #8176 @someoneiknow Ki failed to respond in a specific scenario: search for scientific papers and create a formatted bibliography #8603 @dru4522 Kagi Translate Expand fictional language support: Dothraki, Na'vi, and High Valyrian #8518 @vicky Add furigana support for Japanese @benoit Chinese localization tweaks @CTAO Character-by-character conversion for Simplified ↔ Traditional Chinese (instead of AI translation) #8659 @ooh Add Korean "문어체" to translation formality style. #8655 @gladiator2339 Add semantic roles in input area @kagiiscool Kagi News Single page mode (Sequential, Mix, Random) setting [web] Add TTS, Simplifier and Anki flash card generation for Kagi Search subscribers [web] Implement sharing [mobile] Kagi Maps Kagi Maps ignores 24-hour clock preference and shows 12-hour times #8560 @Gilfoyle Our Kagi Specials initiative is expanding. Today we are adding Notesnook, the privacy-first note taking app. Kagi members will get a 10% lifetime discount to Notesnook, and Notesnook members will get a complimentary 3-month subscription to the Kagi Professional plan. Visit our Specials page or learn more about this wider initiative. Kagi Search Kagi Assistant Kagi News More granular content language settings [web] Keyboard shortcuts [web] 193 @farnoy Make update status clearer [web] 241 @Zerwin Add core/community indicators for categories [web] #8461 @Woutuuur Typography glitch: space-dot at sentence end needs trimming [web/mobile] #8587 @Jeanchallet Text cuts off [web/mobile] 259 @"weierfischen"#6275 "Kite News" used as a title in RSS feeds 280 @nzhuk Translate 'Today in History' in other languages [web] Kagi Translate Language complexity setting for translation/proofreading @laiz Add Continue in assistant button 789 @yeddyfit Wordstar translation fixes 794 @tux0r Simplified TXT export for translation history 792 @fotland CJK detect language prioritization setting @リボーン Definition meaning equivalents @リボーン Move romanization directly under input/output on desktop @p0ly60n Proofreading adding em-dashes when not present in original text @alexchadwick Translating to simplified chinese leaves some word in the source language @CTAO Dictionary throwing "Failed to search dictionary. Please try again." #8651 @kayo Kagi on Socials Here is this week's featured social media mention: Follow us on your preferred social media platform and tag us with your feedback! Kagi around the web David Pierce of The Verge described Kagi News as "simple, straightforward, super useful." Watch Cory Doctorow talk about the journey to finding a "magical" search experience with Kagi on the inaugural episode of The Honest Broker video interview series. You can also catch him talking about Kagi on Adam Conover’s podcast. Listen to our founder Vlad on Monocle Radio announce Kagi's upcoming SlopStop initiative to help combat AI slop on the web (min 19:26). Kagi News also had a shout out on MacSparky: "If you want to stay informed without the doomscrolling, Kagi News is worth trying." We enjoyed reading this comprehensive post about Kagi News by Esor Huang. Read with Kagi Translate. After two years with Kagi, Michael Peter shares his positive experience and reflects on upgrading to the Ultimate plan: "I’m surprised I didn’t do it sooner. The AI assistant is really good and fits perfectly into my browser workflow." Industry news Community creations The creativity of the Kagi community amazes us as always! Thanks to Remy Wang, you can now read Kagi News on Playdate: Kagi art With Kagi, you're always the customer. Never the product. Today we’re officially introducing Kagi News: a once-a-day press review that cuts through the noise. Global stories, community-curated sources, and zero tracking. News the way it should be. What can I do with it? Get a thoughtful daily press review, tailored to your interests and reading pace Explore up to 12 key stories per category — choose global news, local coverage, or both Dive into international perspectives from major global outlets Or focus on local news from a specific country, with content curated from its national press Read any article in your preferred language with built-in translation See every story structured clearly: Summary, Highlights, Key Quotes, Timeline, Context, and Impact Tap once to access the original source Help shape the feed by contributing trusted outlets to the community-curated platform How It Works Every day at 12:00 KT (Kagi time), we deliver a fresh press review based on your preferences. Built on Values You Can Trust ✨ No surveillance, ads, or trackers 🌍 Open-source curation by the Kagi community 🧠 Designed to empower you, not exploit your habits Download it now on App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/kagi-news/id6748314243 Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kagi.news Web: https://kite.kagi.com/ We'd love to hear your feedback on https://kagifeedback.org Improvements and bug fixes Kagi Search Wikipedia red links in widget #8343 @Numerlor Enable paste for reverse image search #8292 @ssg YouTube search results missing in Kagi video search #6579 @Peter Kagi Index has a result for Bing Search #8406 @fxgn Image search for common words in Japanese will bring up NSFW sites if SafeSearch is on. #7032 @eai04191 Summarizer doesn't work and gives an error #8321 @ItsLiwads Currency conversion with space as thousand separator do not trigger widget #3640 @Vapid Kagi Assistant We've added several new flagship models to the Kagi Assistant. For Ultimate subscribers: And for all users: Grok 4 Fast Deepseek v3.1 Terminus Kagi Assistant Temporary Mode #6728 @joeyeamigh Ki Assistant is still omitting images in responses while claiming they were generated #8241 @lolroger Assistant using 2024 as the search year in 2025 #8350 @blackbird2150 Gemini 2.5 Pro no longes shows thinking #8370 @fxgn Clicking the New Thread button should focus the cursor in the prompt box #8297 @cheesekeeper Syntax highlighting for PHP doesn't work #8007 @TomiK Kagi Translate Add standard/best toggle to Dictionary page Stroke count for Chinese characters are incorrect @andelink Kagi on Socials Here is this week's featured social media mention: Follow us on your preferred social media platform and tag us with your feedback! Reduce number of links shown per domain #3500 @TheBOT Extremely poor image results for "v-tail", when text results are perfect #8178 @luked Cache or otherwise shorten load time when switching between All/Images/Videos etc #7733 @bert Links in Wikipedia previews are hard to distinguish from surrounding text on mobile #8028 @schuelermine Wikipedia summary anchor tag that point to pages that don't exist doesn't do anything #8267 @gromgrom I can no longer search in ios 14 #4838 @dox After changing domain ratings, do not scroll to top of page #8177 @nissa Add support for .ws/.ross files @tux0r Increase limits for document translation @Lightnin Bulk accept corrections on proofread by correction type #8262 @Thibaultmol Copy button in Proofread copies reverted corrections #8268 @fxgn Sending Feedback giving an error message @tux0r We open-sourced ask, a lightweight (about 200 lines) shell script for interacting with LLMs through OpenRouterAPI (in the future Kagi Assistant API). Example usage: ask command to find files larger than 100mb # Output: find . -type f -size +100M ask ffmpeg command to convert mp4 to gif # Output: ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf "fps=10,scale=320:-1:flags=lanczos" output.gif Check it out here. Kagi Specials We're excited to introduce Kagi Specials, where we spotlight privacy-first companies that share our values: no surveillance, no ads, no data selling, and providing special offers on these services for Kagi members. Our first featured special is Ente! It's an end-to-end encrypted photo and video storage service that ensures only you can access your memories. For users who value privacy, Ente is a perfect complement to Kagi, and Kagi members will get 25% off for the first 12 months. Read more about this initiative and keep an eye open for upcoming specials! Kagi on Socials Here is this week's featured social media mention: Tag our accounts or use #Kagi when mentioning us in your posts! Kagi around the web Industry news: We built technology that provides proportional content attribution in AI answers. This helps you understand the importance of each source in forming the final answer. More importantly, this technology paves the way down the road for Kagi to share profits with publishers participating in our AI answers. This would happen automatically for all websites, with no deals, no contracts needed. Try it Kagi Assistant now. Announcing Kagi Summarize for mobile We're launching the Kagi Summarize mobile app for iOS and Android! What can I do with it? Save time by reading long articles and getting straight to the point Reorganize an article’s structure into key takeaways Native integrations into share flows on mobile Multilingual article transformation to your preferred language Download it now on We'd love to hear your feedback! Demo: Study mode in Assistant We're introducing our take on study mode: a Kagi Custom Assistant designed to guide your learning journey through active discovery. Using Socratic method, evidence-based learning techniques, and collaborative exploration, it helps you uncover answers rather than simply providing them. Please note that the Kagi Study Custom Assistant is available only on the Ultimate plan, as it relies on premium models. Kagi Search Going to the edit lens menu makes "Edit" the current lens #7426 @fxgn Typo and english text in French localization on kagi 100 searches page #8132 @Sandbank2737 Improver url encoding in kagi bangs #8078 @hisham More menu not positioned correctly / not fully visible on smaller windows width #8076 @marc-eu Universal Summarizer gives unwanted repetition of "summary in 1 sentence" #7892 @kfb4e Kagi Assistant Assistant threads not listed when expired thread is being viewed #6166 @kzar "Copied to Clipboard" toast when copying Assistant references appears below the text #7974 @nick125 Match LLM card descriptor to Kagi system-wide language setting #7737 @dreifach Ki Frequently Leaves Out Generated Images #8080 @iamjameswalters Deepseek V3.1 is showing its thought process. #8092 @vlopez ResearchAgent cannot search "c++" #8074 @kdh8219 Kagi Assistant PWA icon too large in macOS dock #7933 @xx Assistant threads not listed when expired thread is being viewed #6166 @kzar Assistant code flowing out of boundaries #8148 @Numerlor Kagi Maps Kagi Translate Dictionary mode with settings for context/definition details/synonyms Dictionary popup during Translation, when selecting part of the input/output text (Kagi subscribers only) Localization for Hebrew & Arabic (RTL) Language-specific features in dictionary for Hebrew Experimental Translation Context memory feature (Kagi subscribers only) Settings/history sync across devices for logged-in users. Validation failed when using custom settings for proofreading @Sominemo Dark mode getting mixed with light mode under specific circumstances @nfd Kagi in Japan We're honored to join the Shibuya Startups program and community in Japan! 🇯🇵 This exciting opportunity came about through meeting Shiho Watabe, the startup hub manager, during our recent Japan visit. We were immediately drawn to their vision of supporting bold, boundary-pushing ideas from the heart of Tokyo's creative scene. Japan has already become our second highest source of traffic through organic growth, thanks largely to Kagi Translate, and we see tremendous potential to deepen our presence there. Being part of this program opens doors to bring Kagi directly to Shibuya's libraries and schools. Kagi on Socials Here is this week's featured social media mention: Tag our accounts or use #Kagi when mentioning us in your posts! Kagi in the news & around the web Tech corner Our colleague Jacob does a deep dive into how we optimized Kagi Assistant to load twice as fast. How search engines should work In collaboration with artist Chaz Hutton, we've illustrated what search should be: Zero ads. Zero tracking. Just the results you're looking for. We've improved how you can organise your threads with tags. Here's a summary: You can add any number of tags to a Kagi Assistant thread Threads tagged as Temporary expire in 24 hours. If you remove this tag, the thread will be saved. If you have enabled "24h mode" in Kagi Assistant, which is the default, all new threads will start with the Temporary tag. Saved threads without tags appear under Untagged in the sidebar. Threads you make publicly accessible are tagged as Public. Removing this tag will make them private. Plus, LaTeX still not working in Assistant #7952 @nmh5001 Kagi Translate Pinned languages @Kolobamanacas Feedback system (thumbs up/down) Add document translation support for RTF, TSV, HTML, ODT, ODS, JSON, YAML, SRT, ASS, ENV, LOG, VTT, MDX, RMD, IPYNB, TEX. Document conversion for a subset of document formats Settings presets @nichu42 Broken manifest.json @highseat1691 'Best' proofreader model is incorrectly claiming a word doesn't exist #7712 @laiz Add separate entries for American and UK English for dictionary language @dreifach Web translation strips URL parameters #7895 @quinncom / @hinq Debounce font updates for better typing experience @kotaro Russian translation looping character @hovhhxlrlx "Laothian" should be "Lao" @redtaro Azure's content management policy breaking translation @lssandra3 Pasting texts sometimes deletes existing input text @anton9 Full history breaking page @goeo_ PDF Translation not working @ErikMH Definitions appear on firefox, then immediately disappear @Provisional Korean localization tweaks @Hanbyeol Proofreading replacing german quotation marks #7581 @FranziKay Translate sometimes picking languages I never used #7639 @sshine Hide definition under collapsable area on mobile @mjstrasser Kagi Maps Kagi on Socials Here is this week's featured social media mention: Tag our accounts or use #Kagi when mentioning us in your posts! Kagi in the news & around the web Lee Hutchinson wrote a great in-depth piece on Ars Technica about making the switch to Kagi. Orion gets a prominent shout out by designer Juxtopposed for its wide range of customization options and unique features. Our CEO Vlad was interviewed on an episode of the Intelligent Machines podcast with Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis and Paris Martineau. Sedat Kapanoğlu wrote about "good people doing good things", using Kagi as an example of a service whose incentives are aligned with its users. Writer Dave Pollard mentions Kagi in an article about the internet’s "tragedy of the commons," using it as an example of a functioning digital commons. Listen to Vlad on the Mac Power Users podcast with David Sparks and Stephen Hackett talk about what Kagi offers its customers and its role as a powerful alternative to products offered by tech giants. From the Blog Free search isn’t actually free. You’re just paying with something else. Read why paying for search is worth every penny. Industry News The true cost of "free" ad‑supported search isn't mere annoyance, it's also real loss of money and time. A CBS Chicago segment shows how scam ads are flooding results and hurting users. That's why Kagi is and will always remain ad‑free. This week's release brings several big updates to Kagi Assistant, laying the groundwork to exciting new chapters ahead. Introducing tags Tags let you organise your Kagi Assistant threads. Each thread can have multiple tags. You can use the Temporary tag to mark any thread as temporary, and it will auto-delete 24h after its last update. If you use Kagi Assistant in 24h mode, all new threads will be tagged as Temporary by default. When you remove the Temporary tag, that thread will be saved. When you create a thread while viewing a specific tag, the new thread will automatically inherit that tag. Threads without a custom tag, such as all your currently saved threads, appear in the All folder. Learn more on our help page. Bulk managing threads We've also made thread management easier: select multiple threads and either tag them or delete them permanently. [upl-image-preview url=https://kagifeedback.org/assets/files/2025-07-31/1753986178-528658-image.png] Model picker The model picker now features a curated set of base models that we believe deliver the strongest performance, helping you choose the best option for your specific task. We continuously update this list using our own in-house benchmarking. Define your default Assistant You can now define your default Kagi Assistant model, as either one of your Custom Assistants, a base model or the last used model. Every new thread you create will start with that default model. Removal of context windows limits Kagi Assistant no longer enforces context window limits. We include all available information, and if we reach the model’s maximum size, we carry forward relevant context so it remains available for your next instructions. Plus many other fixes and improvements Kagi Search As we gear up for important updates, this release brings a round of improvements and bug fixes, Kagi Maps More precise results when interacting with map POIs Merging of information from multiple sources in search results Fixes and improvements: Kagi Android app Our latest release introduces several quality-of-life improvements, including Added a Kagi Assistant button right in the native search screen: faster access, less tapping #7166 @COValhalla Fixed: tapping 'x' no longer clears your bottom search bar #7677 @yk Kagi on Socials Here is this week's featured social media mention: Tag our accounts or use #Kagi when mentioning us in your posts! Kagi around the web Kagi was featured on a list of "Smarter Search Engines to Try in 2025" by PC Mag: "Good for research, it offers outstanding control over your results, including letting you favor specified domains over others." French tech site Clubic featured an interview with Vlad about 7 reasons to try Orion. Read with Kagi Translate here. Cory Doctorow gave Kagi another shout out in a post about Google's declining quality and spam results: "It's been more than a year since I gave up on Google Search (I switched to Kagi.com and never looked back). I don't miss it." Our redesigned News homepage is now live. You'll find top stories and selected categories featured prominently, so you can quickly access the news that matters most. Updated once per day, spend less time scrolling and more time staying informed. We plan to launch mobile native News experience soon. Let us know how you like it! We are still rapidly iterating on the quality of this content & welcome your feedback! Regional results are incorrect #7508 @kurucu AI Images filter, small UI inconsistency. #7660 @Synteal Strict language filtering produces no search results #7650 @batist Contrast of team badge in the top left in the start screen is bad in dark mode #7601 @Thibaultmol Universal Summarizer Couldn't Summarize Podcast MP3 #7575 @iamjameswalters Unable to switch back to 'Current Month' in the usage page after viewing 'Monthly Overview' #7567 @laiz Members who are not leaders of family plans cannot see the "billing" tab in the settings navigation bar #7418 @kdh8219 Browser Compatibility Request - Firefox ESR 115.24.0 on Windows 7 - Dropdown Menu Issues #7554 @NOVALLY The Kagi Search logo doesn’t look centred on mobile #7621 @xx Flight Widget not appearing in correct location on desktop #7553 @hmnd Wrong Timestamps in the Search Result #7488 @yelinaung Kagi Assistant We've added model info boxes that highlight each model’s strengths with scores from the Kagi LLM benchmark, so you can pick the best fit for your task without wading through docs. For more in-depth information, see the full details here. Grok4 (preview) has been added for Ultimate subscribers When consuming Discourse forum posts in Assistant: use /raw/ #7661 @Thibaultmol No citations or references shown on assistant prompts anymore #7120 @mrmanago Clarify if Kagi's contract with OpenAI means that OpenAI saves all their chats #7509 @Deebster Assistant only visits the first link in the message #7097 @fxgn Assistant error "something went wrong..." when "web access" is selected #6687 @Nyaa Storage.googleapis.com image reference on assistant response #7574 @Numerlor Model specific bangs don't work if query empty #7591 @Thibaultmol Grok 3 Mini performs unnecessary escaping for code output #7533 @jogojapan Add "bang" field to custom assistant widgets in chat and settings #5282 @droserasprout Kagi Android app New homescreen widgets for Kagi Assistant, Translate, and Summarizer -- access in one tap. Plus: smoother performance, cleaner experience, and fixes for the little things. Enjoy! Kagi Translate Grammatical Gender, notes, usage over time added to Dictionary Navigate to text mode when clicking on a translation history element Improved UI on mobile More consistent font across devices Do not show "Alternatives" title when there are none Improved language auto-detection Kagi Translate shows stop token in translation #7448 @phagi Proofreading mode is broken with dark theme, scrolling to text near header is janky @MomentumBuffet Kagi on Socials Here is this week's featured social media mention: Tag our accounts or use #Kagi when mentioning us in your posts! Kagi around the web In one of the latest episodes of the Behavioral Science for Brands Podcast, Rory Sutherland discusses how Kagi stands out by prioritizing user interests over advertisers - highlighting what happens when search engines put advertisers first. Jonathan Margolis interviewed our CEO Vlad in Air Mail magazine: At last, a search engine that won’t collect your data and feed you ads. Longtime Kagi user wrote a great guide on customizing Kagi Search with Lenses, Personalized Results / domain ranking to help you get the most out of your Kagi experience. Kagi got a nice shout out on the Intelligent Machines podcast with Leo Laporte, Mike Elgan and Jeff Jarvis. An interview with Vlad will be on the show soon! Industry News Over the past few weeks, we've made many tweaks to improve accessibility of our settings pages for keyboard users, screen reader users, and users who have JavaScript disabled. Advanced control for Bangs via Regex We've added an optional "Regex" field to Custom Bangs for more precise control. Instead of $1 always being the first word and $2 the second, you can now define exactly how your query is split to create more powerful shortcuts. For example, to create a custom translator for a query like !tr spanish live long and prosper, you can now separate the language from the text. In your Custom Bang settings, you would use: Template: https://translate.kagi.com/?to=$1&text=$2 Regex: (\w+)\s+(.*) This pattern tells the Bang to use the first word for $1 and the entire rest of the query for $2. If you leave the Regex field blank, your Bangs will continue to work as they always have. We're excited to see what you build with this Other bug fixes and improvements Kagi Assistant Kagi Translate Proofreading mode improvements (statistics tab, apply/revert corrections, hover to find correction in text/list, all corrections now have explanations) Added virtual keyboard for some alphabets Language-specific tweaks for Russian, Estonian, Sami (All variants), Afrikaans and Cherokee. Fix "Sorry, I cannot complete this request" censorship for some queries hyacinth TTS using the wrong accent fbkagi rrmiguel Enable output controls after text is processed, even if other features are not azdanov Regression in RTL support kaguru AM/PM vs 24H clock setting nichu42 TTS not playing on iOS if ringer is muted snowytrees Translate is vulnerable to being prompt injected Colonial Translation refuses to translate text that is censored in China JP Discord User/Hanbyeol Some symbols are escaped as HTML chars in translation UserOfOrion Language detection thinks that [アラビア文字] arabic text instead of japanese JulianGro Top bar in mobile Orion/Safari does not follow theme artem Auto language switcher not working when pasting output text in source box Anonymous22 Korean locale tweaks Hanbyeol Remove Sami dialects which are meaningless, only keep northern and sourthern variant Hanbyeol Add login button redirecting to kagi.com on mobile kotaro Language switch to Norwegian is broken #7510 @Temanor Setting to have "Detect Language" as the default source language #7511 @Temanor Translate screwing up HTML code for < and > symbols #7436 @carl Translate makes up meanings for short/invalid words #7405 @Numerlor Context Field in Kagi Translate Causing Internal Error #7543 @TusedayGhost/@cictao_85080 Translation quality is subpar while detecting the language of the text for the first time @cictao_85080 Kagi Android GitHub Authentication in Android App Broken #7111 @Tbusk Android app: pressing "back" on the main screen doesn't exit app #7210 @Ronzino Sharing url with the android app summarizer results in "sanitized" strings #7201 @Ronzino Android app: Tapping on completions usually does nothing #7205 @urrlich Android app: Speech input broken in both assistant and translator #7206 @urrlich Kagi Maps Map search should prioritize locations on screen, nearby, or selected in search options #7362 @vaartis Kagi Maps can't find address #7324 @Bokai Map compass W/E swapped on rotated view #7437 @Numerlor OSM layer doesn't load when switching on closest zoom level #7463 @Numerlor Kagi on socials Here is this week's featured social media mention: Tag our accounts or use #Kagi when mentioning us in your posts! Kagi in the news & around the web Kagi for Libraries With the Kagi for Libraries program, we'll offer free access to Kagi for public library patrons worldwide 📚 If your library is interested or you know a local public library that could benefit, encourage them to apply and help us expand this program. Today marks a special milestone in Kagi's history as we reach more than 50.000 paying subscribers. That’s not just a milestone, it’s 50.000 real humans who looked at the web, saw what we’re trying to do, and said, “yeah, I'm in.” That means everything to us. As tradition demands, we’ve written a blog post packed with announcements and new stuff: read it here! Thank you for believing in us. Here’s to the next 50k, we’re grateful to be building something that matters, with you! 🥂 Kagi Search Kagi Assistant Show (estimated) monetary usage of the assistant #6899 @dabaldeagul Kagi Assistant logo link to Kagi.com #5863 @dix Cannot add New Lines to Previous Message on Mobile (Enter Key during Edit) #7185 @silvenga Assistant: Web search can no longer be forced from custom instructions #6845 @magiruuvelvet Kagi Maps Maps: Undefined behavior in the pacific #7216 @zwei Add more useful selection of Wikipedia Entries Showing on Maps #6527 @OJD We are extremely proud and happy to be celebrating three years of Kagi today! Read everything about where we are as a company and where we want to go in Kagi status update: First three years blog post. Improvements and Bug fixes Kagi Search We've updated our control centre on mobile, making it easier for you to navigate between different Kagi products ( #4864 @Niika, #5140 @Prostagma) Rank options don't fit in modal window #5887 @[deleted] Family Pricing page mobile UI is broken #5515 @Value7609 Cannot click on Control Center button in changelog page #7180 @papetoast Unofficial Mullvad website showing in results #6902 @xx Interface Detect language Behavior #7200 @inesicio Kagi Assistant Since we introduced the Kagi Assistant to all subscriptions and began enforcing fair-use limits, users have requested better visibility on costs. In response, we have added the total token cost per month to the billing page. Kagi Maps We're happy to announce the launch of the (new) Kagi Maps. It's still early days, but we're working hard because maps are long overdue for a major upgrade. Our roadmap is packed with innovative ideas and, most importantly, interesting data to make local mapping meaningful again. Check out the alpha at kagi.com/maps. This is just the beginning. Kagi Translate Kagi Translate: hard limits translated text #5404 @OscarZamora Kagi on socials Here is this week's featured social media mention: Tag our accounts or use #Kagi when mentioning us in your posts! Podcast feature On the latest Timetable podcast, Kagi CEO Vlad joins Manton Reece to discuss building a user-first, ad-free search engine, why the economics of search are broken, and how Kagi helps you discover hidden gems from the Small Web - the kind of sites you'd never find on mainstream, ad-driven engines. Listen here. Industry news The latest developments in the tech and search industries that captured our attention and reinforces our mission: More intuitive icon to represent a result from the Kagi-index #5800 @sw When searching "macos", "acos" is interpreted as a calculator expression #6860 @synapse Zapier integration preventing correct selection of "takeaway", instead forcing "takeaways" #5336 @TimMilazzo Website Security and Configuration Check for KagiSuggest.com #6937 @xx Microsoft Bing retiring Search API - What does that mean for Kagi? #7107 @[deleted] Some channel names don't appear in video searches #5894 @Thibaultmol Billing Period Tooltip is Partially Hidden #7105 @Hanbyeol Custom bangs' exclamation mark order not working #7096 @dreifach Kagi Summarizer extension popup is "hard to read" #7131 @Vapid Kagi Summarizer browser extension should support dark mode #5179 @mojolobo Typo in recent news #6938 @yarnaid Unofficial Mullvad website showing in results #6902 @xx Using bangs with search suggestions doesn't use the search suggestions #6545 @gustav On/off switch for redirects #1326 @Naymul New models dropped, Ultimate users now get access to Claude 4, Mistral Medium, Qwen 3 (30B, 235B), and OpenAI o3 No gpt o3 #6888 @artem Kagi assistant - return broken hangul(korean alphabet) #6029 @dungsil Keyboard pops up after every assistant message #6946 @fxgn Quick Answer generating innacurate and NSFW responses #4595 @Corvana 3.7 Sonnet (extended thinking) not following custom instructions #6954 @dreifach New Assistant layout causes "submit" if you open a menu #7039 @Thibaultmol Don't open keyboard after selecting thread in assistant (on mobile) #7043 @Kiito Kagi Assistant redirect to signin page instead of help.kagi.com #7124 @0xGingi Group saved threads by time period in Assistant sidebar #6680 @bausauce !chat bang throws an error after yesterday evening's update #7046 @m2jest1c Images found by Ki image search give CORS errors before image proxy #7062 @Thibaultmol Search from the Kagi widget is now WAY faster 🚀 Plus, we've squashed bugs and added some handy features: Kagi Translate Translation quality and speed improvements for best and standard modes Word dictionary now shows synonyms Proofreading mode, shows list of corrections with explanations, style and repetition analysis Page height on mobile devices is too large, causes unwanted scrolling #7074 Custom CSS applying with setting disabled, system theme not respected on page load @electric_eel_maki Preserve text while switching between modes @nichu42 Suggest to switch input language if selection doesn't match the detected one @vaartis Pressing enter while in the language selector should pick the first option @bert Add UK and US english as different options in the dropdown #7148 @Anonymous22 Ctrl+a selects all text on macOs #7095 @laiz Kagi Translate refuses to translate NSFW text #7059 @ZK Kagi Translate mobile layout is suboptimal #6878 @DeeKahy Text overlapping on iOS/PWA #7045 @dartcircle Kagi's Japan trip A look into Kagi's trip to Tokyo, where we connected with the Kagi community, collaborated with local companies and potential partners, and enjoyed everything the city has to offer. A heartfelt thank you to everyone who met with us, shared meals, and made this experience unforgettable! また次回お会いしましょう。 Or view on PeerTube here. Kagi on Socials This week's featured social media post: Tag our accounts or use #Kagi when mentioning us in your posts! Kagi in the News German tech site Golem featured an article about Kagi being much more than just a Google alternative. Read with Kagi Translate. French tech site Just Geek featured an article about Kagi's many features and how it might make you "forget Google." Read with Kagi Translate. OMG Ubuntu covered Kagi's Orion Browser and its usage of GTK4/libadwaita for its Linux launch. Kagi Assistant was mentioned on Computer World's "20 genuinely useful AI apps for Android" list: Beyond basic queries, its $25-a-month Ultimate plan includes access to something called the Kagi Assistant, which lets you access the underlying intelligence from Gemini, ChatGPT, Claude, and other AI engines in a single streamlined spot and with the added advantage of complete privacy and custom filtering to help refine the results. Liam Proven of The Register gives a shout out to Kagi in a piece about the enshittification of search: Another option is to pay for your search engine. We've already mentioned Doctorow once, but his post about Kagi – a no-ads, no-tracking search engine with a tiered payment model – from a year ago makes interesting reading. The idea has gained traction with others, including Daring Fireball's John Gruber. Kagi shout outs Kagi is described as being best for "power users and professionals who want fast, curated, ad-free results" in a post by Maple Web Design. Alan Jacobs shares a concise review of Kagi: Google’s search results have become so bad that I recently subscribed to Kagi, and so far it’s been great. Have a site or blog and want to have an easier way to search through its archives? This post outlines a good use of Lenses to make that easier. A Lens will focus Kagi’s search on one or more (up to ten) particular sites, date ranges, regions, keywords, or file types. You can also exclude sites or subsites. Kagi has several default Lenses, and you can add your own customized Lenses: Kagi is used as an example for why it's important to pay for what you love, and how it helps align the incentives between the user and the service provider: In order for Kagi to make more money, they have to make search quality better. By adopting a subscription model, Kagi has fundamentally aligned the goal of the service with providing excellent search. This is why a subscription-based service is the most likely to keep its users satisfied over time, and why — if you care, and if you have the choice — you should choose to use a subscription-based service over other offerings. Along those same lines, Liu Miao writes about how paying for search offers a different perspective on using the internet: Indeed, our generation grew up with the internet, and search engines have been free since their inception. Why pay to use one? But looking at it from another angle, if search engines have been free for over twenty years, then who has been paying for me all this time? And noting specifically about Kagi: I hope to see more products like this in the future—products that treat users as users rather than as products. Industry News The latest developments in the tech and search industries that captured our attention and reinforces our mission: How search engines should feel In collaboration with artist Chaz Hutton, this illustration captures how using a search engine should feel: straightforward and focused, guiding you directly to what you’re looking for. Video search now pulls from more sources and shows richer data: See likes / dislikes on videos Peertube integration! Peertube results now show up in regular searches, plus you can filter by "source" to see more Peertube content And other bug fixes and improvements, Kagi Assistant This release packs important upgrades to make your experience smoother and more customisable: Adjustable sidebars: on desktop, you can now resize both the primary and secondary sidebars to fit your workflow Mobile revamp: we've upgraded the mobile experience for better usability and flow. Try it out and feel the difference Lenses integration: you can now use your Lenses directly in the Kagi Assistant to further guide its search This update is all about giving you more control and a better experience. Enjoy! And other bug fixes and improvements, Kagi Translate Fast/Best quality toggle: select quick processing or maximum accuracy Add english language varieties to list of supported languages JR . Automatically switch to/from language, when typing text from "to" language in the input field TomA Swiss german/high german bobobo1618 Import translation history tauon Separate setting to specify dictionary language Kurotsuchi Voice selection for TTS frin Support RTL languages in text fields kaguru Clear dictionary definition after changing source language pim Show voice gender in dropdown frin Preload essential images Thibaultmol Kagi on socials This week's featured social media post: Tag our accounts or use #Kagi when mentioning us in your posts! Kagi in the news Digital Trends features an article about what makes Kagi worth paying for. Frandroid, a popular French technology publication, published a piece about Kagi being an ideal alternative to Google. Read with Kagi Translate here. Spider's Web, a prominent Polish tech site, wrote about the importance of a search engine like Kagi that puts users' interests ahead of ads and other incentives. The article also emphasizes Kagi's dedication to privacy and supporting the small web. Read with Kagi Translate here. Tecnobits featured an article about how Kagi improves your search experience: Everything you see on Kagi is there because it's useful, not because someone is behind it paying for clicks. Kagi shout outs Neel Dhanesha at the Nieman Lab published an article about Kagi highlighting its extensive features and the advantages of having full control over your search experience: After testing Kagi both as my everyday search engine and as a research tool for a working journalist, I’ve been delighted to find that it’s the search engine equivalent of a Honda Civic: reliable, unobtrusive, and able to get you where you need to go. Bart Busschots: "How I Fell in Love with Kagi" Kagi gives me better results than Google, it lets me pay with money instead of my privacy, and it works great everywhere, even in Safari. Paying for Kagi today feels a lot like paying for HBO back in the cable TV heyday. Part of the deal is that you are paying for ad-free service, yes. But you’re also paying for noticeably higher quality. [...] It’s that good. No ads, no unwanted AI (but very good AI results if you want — just end your query with a question mark), and better search results. I totally think it's worth the money. Paul Knight shares what makes Kagi a better search engine: My inaugural experience using Kagi was eye-opening: on my first search I got a genuine blog post instead of yet another click-bait AI-generated article. Think about it for a second: when was the last time you got someone's personal blog at the top of your search? Industry news The latest developments in the tech and search industries that captured our attention and reinforces our mission: Real cost of "free" A few weeks ago, reporter Aaron Pressman described how "free" search engines come at an actual financial cost, sharing his journey that ultimately brought him to Kagi. Artist Chaz Hutton helped us illustrate how a Kagi subscription can save you money in the long run by eliminating the many hidden costs associated with "free" search engines: We're happy to announce that Kagi Assistant is now available to everyone, across all subscription plans! Check our announcement blog here. To use Assistant, head to kagi.com/assistant. ⚠️ Note: We are enabling the Assistant for all plans in phases, based on regions starting with USA today. The full rollout is scheduled to be completed by Sunday, 23:59 UTC. With this release, we are beginning to enforce our fair use policy to ensure a sustainable, high-quality service for everyone as we expand access. Basically our policy states that you can use AI models based on your plan's value. For example, a $25 monthly plan allows up to $25 worth of raw token cost across all models (there is a 20% built-in margin that we reserve for providing searches, development and infrastructure for the service). This impacts only a very small percentage of users with extremely high usage patterns and is a simple way to control usage, compared to arbitrary usage limits. Our goal is to ensure broad availability without users needing to worry about typical usage. Affected users can currently renew their cycle instantly, with more flexible credit top-ups planned soon. We're very happy to offer Kagi Assistant as another optional tool to support your work and exploration online. Let us know what you think via our feedback forum or Discord! Also see our documentation for Assistant. Release notes Search The Yahoo Finance bang, eg " !yf", now leads to a yahoo.com error page #6778 @numbers "Share search" button disappears when toggling an image search discriminator. #6172 @RoxyRoxyRoxy Missing special characters on search results #6876 @NeilCarvalho Not all search widgets can be disabled #6613 @mnly Image size search broken for "Extra large" (and other categories, manual values seem to work) #6808 @iynaejVcJ Quick answer link displayed even when quick answer is visible #6835 @jlinder Kagi Lenses: Deleting a lens doesn't delete it from the "Active Lenses" list #6742 @__ Desktop images look cropped #6771 @mark248am Search region dropdown reset when enabling/disabling lenses #6658 @Boomkop3 Landscape view on kagi.com causes the upper part of Doggo to be cut off #6724 @laiz Suggest 'Web' Option Rename on Search Page #6529 @HIFBIBER IPv6 Address creates a timer? #6676 @speakblanket More results should show only when more results are available #3507 @xavierclarkvt Assistant Add OpenAI GPT4.1 models, o4-mini, o3 models and XAi Grok models + Gemini 2.5 Pro Experimental+ Mistral Small 3.1 Kagi Mobile Assistant: Kagi logo in the top left takes you to Kagi Search, but the logo says "Kagi The Assistant" #6734 @__ Assistant thread titles aren't summarized/updated anymore #6688 @krade Clicking on the active Assistant thread exits out of the thread #6712 @RoxyRoxyRoxy Custom Assistant Doesn't Use Lens #6741 @iamjameswalters Kagi Assistant searching the web on every message #6638 @jcf Deepseek V3 0324 #6719 @batuhan Assistant: "" in code output forcibly converted into HTML element #6679 @magiruuvelvet Assistant: with extended thinking, the close tag is sometimes messed up #6591 @DomW Sharing Assistant Chats With Non-Kagi Users Doesn't WOrk #6681 @iamjameswalters Sensitivity in Action Panel Above Assistant Text Field #6625 @Tarrek Translate We've launched our brand-new UI and a bunch of new feature to make your translation experience exceptional! We are incredibly proud of the work on this product. Check out Kagi Translate. Improvements and bug fixes: Enhanced alternative translations now provide insight about the main translation Dictionary entries can now appear in the input box Added 81 languages to the supported list some-user Ademalhanolu If you can't still find the language you are looking for, you can just type it in jvbf Default Target Language option - your locale language will be automatically set as the default "translate to" language instead of it defaulting to the last one you used. New website translation views - while translating a website, you can now view both the original and translated versions in a horizontal or vertical split. Drag your mouse in the middle to resize the iframes to your liking. Audio download now available for translations peterfgalbraith Can't type correctly using an IME ining URL field not having same padding as language field RoxyRoxyRoxy 1password trying to auto complete context field incorrectly frin Corrections counter in proofreading mode batuhan Setting to disable custom CSS (inspired by someoneiknow) Pick what meaning from the dictionary entry to use for translation Kurotsuchi Increase context max characters limit for Kagi Search subscribers Kurotsuchi Translator: Kyrgyz shows up twice #6700 @Kel There is 2 Detect language #6783 @batuhan Kagi Translate language selection filter not working #6583 @psaints 3 Norwegian options in Kagi translate #6685 @Temanor Kagi on socials This week's featured social media post: Tag our accounts or use #Kagi when mentioning us in your posts! Kagi in the news Lifehacker featured Kagi in an extensive piece detailing several features to get the most out of your Kagi experience. On the Boston Globe, business reporter Aaron Pressman describes the journey that ultimately led him to Kagi, and how "free" search engines come at an actual financial cost: "I switched all my default searches to Kagi." Gizmodo author Matthew Gault shares his journey to paid search with Kagi: I resisted this one for a long time, but now that I’ve started using it I can’t go back. Google search is broken and Kagi works like magic. City Magazine explores the future of search engines, discussing how paid models like Kagi could pave the path forward. HubSpot's The Hustle highlights how Kagi offers a premium experience for users willing to pay for quality. Kagi was featured on de Volkskrant, a Dutch newspaper, about what sets it apart as a search engine. Read with Kagi Translate here. Ars Technica included a short statement from Kagi in an article about Apple being barred from testifying in Google's antitrust trial. The Knowledge newsletter featured Kagi as a search alternative with advanced features that is worth exploring. Kagi shout outs As for me? I’ve voted with my wallet. I now use Kagi for search (and pay for it gladly) Author Dave Pollard mentions Kagi in a links of the month post, stating: I switched to Kagi from the enshittified Google search engine last year, and I’ll never go back. No ads, no sponsored links, no tracking your searches, no selling your data, no clutter. Parth Shah tested 8 search engines, stating the following about Kagi: Kagi was new to me before this study, but it stood out quickly. It’s a paid search engine with no ads at all. The results were accurate, useful, and easy to read. I also liked the clean layout. [...] Kagi quickly became my favorite. Have a Kagi review you'd like to feature? Please share it and ping us on any of our various socials when you do! Industry news The latest developments in the tech and search industries that captured our attention and reinforces our mission: Search smarter with Kagi We partnered with artist Chaz Hutton on a graphic that illustrates how Kagi empowers you to search without the noise, trackers and distractions. Help us share it widely! Tokyo, meet Kagi! As noted previously, from April 21–25, Kagi’s team, including CEO Vlad, will be in Tokyo 🇯🇵 to meet companies and connect with the local community. If you are a local Kagi user, we'd love for you to join us for casual food&drinks! If interested, please contact Gillian at gillian@kagi.com to arrange. With this release, we're introducing a new sidebar, designed to streamline your workflow and keep everything you need within reach. This is just the beginning - the new sidebar lays the foundation for even more powerful features to come. We're also rolling out Claude 3.7 Sonnet with extended thinking to tackle even more complex challenges. As always, we’d love to hear your thoughts - join the conversation on Discord or share your feedback through our forum at https://kagifeedback.org Kagi, lost in translation, in Tokyo! From April 21 to 25, a dedicated team from Kagi including CEO, Vlad, will travel to Tokyo 🇯🇵 to meet with companies interested in our advanced translation solutions. If you are based in Japan and your company is interested, please get in touch with Gillian. We'd also love to meet our local user community while we're there. If you're based in Tokyo, we'd love to organise a dinner and connect in person. Looking forward to great conversations and good food with fellow Kagi fans! Please contact Gillian at gillian@kagi.com to arrange. Jobs, jobs, jobs We are looking for a Head of Business Development and a Technical Architect (basically CTO equivalent in Kagi world). Head out to Kagi hiring to apply and check out other open positions. Improvements and bug fixes Search Based on the community's feedback, we’ve added a setting to always hide AI-generated images by default (suggested by #5998 @keyboardJones). You can enable it on Settings>Search>AI. Kagi Assistant Kagi Translate Add token and other URL parameters to make it easier to use translate in private mode aminomancer Fix translation of Catalan traditional time turly IP URLs not being detected Hanbyeol Inaccurate one-word translations nichu42 JW Copied translation incorrectly removes line breaks LunarWatcher Sync translation theme and language from Kagi Search frin Add section in language picker for most commonly used languages Marcin Fix some words being incorrectly identified as URLs nichu42 Add support for markdown goulot_situez Clicking a link from a translated website doesn't redirect to translation of that page Rexios Alternative translations getting cut off Peter Page flashes in light mode theme for a second before turning dark nichu42 Source textarea steals focus while user is typing elsewhere tuesday Selection of output text is unreliable on Firefox bkrein Load alternative translations for user-selected text in the output box nichu42 Text alignment: When user hovers on input text, highlight the corrisponding part in the output RoxyRoxyRoxy Orion browser release: smoother, smarter, and more secure This week's Orion release brings big upgrades: 🔐 3rd party Password Managers & Adblock We have updated support for uBlock Origin, 1Password, and Bitwarden extensions. 👓 User Interface Several improvements concern vertical tabs, the sidebar, and favicons. 📺 Youtube and PiP Several improvements enhance the use of Youtube and the Picture-in-Picture feature. 🪲 Crash fixes & Stability Bye bye crashes on launch, instability if the browser stays open for a long time, and freezes. For all the details, please refer to Orion's changelog. Kagi on Socials This week's featured social media post: Tag our accounts or use #Kagi when mentioning us in your posts! Kagi in the News This TechCrunch article mentions Kagi as an option for users who prioritize not just a better search experience but also a more privacy-focused search. OMG! Ubuntu covered Orion's expansion to Linux. t3n, a German tech magazine, also featured Kagi, highlighting it as a privacy-friendly and ad-free alternative. Read with Kagi Translate here. Kagi Community Reviews We are deeply grateful to everyone who takes the time to share their experiences, tips, and feedback about Kagi, helping to spread the word and inspire others to discover its value. Here are some recent reviews to highlight: Have a Kagi review you'd like to feature? Please share it and ping us on any of our various socials when you do! The Kagi Way We partnered with artist Chaz Hutton on a graphic that illustrates how Kagi empowers you to search without the noise, trackers and distractions. Help us share it widely! We're thrilled to announce that development of Orion Browser for Linux has officially started! Our team is working hard to bring the same speed, privacy, and innovation that Mac users love to the Linux platform. This is an ambitious project that we expect will take approximately one year to complete. Our target is to achieve feature parity with the current macOS version by March 2026. Want to stay updated on Orion for Linux? Register here to receive news and early access opportunities throughout the development year. Celebrating Kagi's Community Creativity with Doggo Art This month, Kagi Search is showcasing incredible community-created renditions of our beloved Doggo mascot, Shoutout to the featured artists—Edin Pasovic, Fangmoder, Eve Davison, Kevin, and Lynn—who wowed us with their talent and earned 3 free months of ultimate. This is just the start: we’re making this a regular celebration of independent creators. Full story in our docs. Improvements and bug fixes Search Kagi Assistant Kagi Android app The latest app release resolves several bugs including, We're happy to unveil the latest updates to our assistant experience. This release brings a smoother, smarter, and more intuitive interface designed to make your interactions simpler. Try it out and feel the difference! We also added Claude 3.7 Sonnet to our model lineup! It's now powering our !code assistant and plays a key role in our advanced multi-step reasoning model, Kii. Currently in early testing, Ki is available exclusively to our Discord community members - join now to get early access (Ultimate account users only)! And today OpenAI released GPT4.5 - we have already benchmarked it. Check Kagi LLM benchmark. TikTok video search Video search just got even sharper—you can now filter specifically for Tiktok videos. Find exactly what you're looking for, faster. We are hiring a Flutter developer! We just opened a position for a skilled Flutter Developer. Apply now or send someone our way. Improvements and bug fixes Search Show tiktok as a video source in video search #6356 @Thibaultmol Kagi Search: Using "Quick Answer" on a search query that has an ampersand (&) will ignore the stuff after the ampersand #6085 @__ Unclear Privacy Policy on Search Logging #5276 @UnderdogSquad Currency conversion, i.e., "100 usd to sek", should display widget #2031 @Vapid Outage of summarize feature in france #6314 @TarekLazaar Low quality translated Reddit results #5212 @bram Summarizer doesn't work with WalletHub #6324 @yokoffing User submitted themes #6332 @Kanx Search switching to an earlier search on it's own #6286 @Boomkop3 Errant summary section when conducting specific search #6174 @linuxpng Kagi Search: When the search suggestions are open, pressing Enter won't search #6147 @__ FastGPT bangs (!fast and !fgpt) redirect to Kagi Search instead of Kagi FastGPT #6167 @doggofan Can't search for things beginning with capital I #6308 @Ludwik Summarizer can't capture Youtube tittles #6281 @sleepysnooze Improve performance results page #5250 @Thibaultmol Can't apply region with keyboard #6185 @goulot_situez Kagi Search: "More" button is misaligned when using the "Larger" font #6063 @__ Unclickable link on Wikipedia sidebar widget #6266 @RoxyRoxyRoxy "exact match" for reverse image search #6036 @Thibaultmol Publish date for news search is in a language different from the interface language #5437 @huey CSS toggle and Status removed from the Control Center in Assistant #6250 @Temanor Images widget blank on mobile #6243 @tuesday Asking "WNBA standings?" in kagi gets everything wrong #4245 @alexisd New York is a European city according to Kagi Quick Answer #4378 @xx "Quick Answer" not recognizing outdated information #5086 @Kagibeh Same image appears in any search regardless of terms #6382 @dabluecaboose Assistant Translate Try Kagi Translate at https://translate.kagi.com If on 'manual' translate mode, do a translate when the user changes target language #6037 @Thibaultmol Improve Korean Localization #5305_334, #5305_329 @Hanbyeol Don't show alternative translations in JP, if the only thing that's changed from original is the pronunciation being added. #5305_328 @frin JP romanization is sometimes incorrect/overly formal #5305_328 #5305_323 @frin German (Switzerland) translations using the wrong "ss" #5305_314 @psy-q Translated text sometimes put into quotation marks #5305_306 @nichu42 Disable/export/delete translation history #5305_308 @ajimix CTRL+A should only select the translated text, not whole page #5305_316 @RoxyRoxyRoxy Add Hawaiian to list of supported languages #5305_320 @Bradh Change URL params when translation is completed #5305_323 @frin While proofreading hindi, strike/correct whole diacritic / ligature. @aldehyde.8578 Document translation: translate your .doc(x), .txt and .csv documents Alternative translations: along the main translation, show multiple translation options Word insights: fine-tune individual words or phrases https://translate.kagi.com/iso_code now redirects to the main page, with the to language being set to [iso_code]. Make tooltips appear immediately, adjust style Dynamic text size depending on length in input/output box Increase max size of request header to allow longer romanization requests [Forgot to credit last time] Add translation context field #5305_253 @Kate-Karui Kagi on Socials This week's featured social media post: Tag our accounts or use #Kagi when mentioning us in your posts! Kagi in the News Interested in covering Kagi on your outlet, newsletter or podcast? Hit us up! Our team is very approachable and we welcome any opportunity to engage with various communities about our latest features. Kagi now supports Privacy Pass, an IETF-standardized protocol ensuring your searches are technically unlinkable to your account. Read all about why this matters and the details of implementation in our announcement blog post! Privacy Pass support is provided: Natively for Orion browser users (macOS/iOS/iPadOS). On iOS, make sure to have version 1.3.17 and above (expected to roll out globally today) and update your macOS Orion to version 0.99.131. Natively through Kagi App for Android (make sure to have version 0.29, expected to roll out globally today) Browser extension for Firefox or Chrome A few important details: Privacy Pass implementation is fully open-sourced for transparency and community collaboration Kagi Privacy Pass is available for the Professional, Ultimate, Family, and Team plans. Limitations: It's not available for Trial/Starter plans Privacy Pass mode disables account-specific features, like domain personalisaton (as we do not know which user is searching) Privacy Pass mode is supported for Kagi Search in this initial phase, we will add support other services in the coming weeks. Check the blog post FAQ section for more details! Kagi is redefining privacy in search. Try it now! Kagi Tor Onion service Access Kagi securely and anonymously via our new Tor Onion Service. You can now access Kagi directly through the Tor network using our dedicated onion address: kagi2pv5bdcxxqla5itjzje2cgdccuwept5ub6patvmvn3qgmgjd6vid.onion See more information about Kagi Tor service in our documentation. An updated comprehensive privacy policy We're also excited to share our updated privacy policy, with simplified language and designed to clearly reflect our strong commitment to protecting your privacy. Improvements and bug fixes Search Kagi Assistant Kagi Assistant now supports O3 Mini, Gemini 2.0 Flash, and R1 Distill Llama 70B! Announce new results from assistant using ARIA Live #5996 @fastfinge Allow to hide thought process for reasoning LLMs #6025 @KamilKurde Add o3-mini model to Kagi Assistant #6135 @RegChien Formatting issues in Reasoning for R1 in Assistant #6148 @hansihe Assistant should wait with naming a thread until it's finished if not enough info #5828 @Thibaultmol Space missing below reference list in Assistant downloaded transcript #5833 @thomasjsn Allow for disabling the CTRL + SHIFT + Backspace shortcut #5550 @4P5mc Images cannot be pasted into the Assistant on WebKit browsers #6193 @laiz Info panel not visible for new Assistant UI #6143 @azdanov The assistant prompt "think about tag" breaks auto-hiding of reasoning text #6181 @ssg Kagi Android App Privacy Pass support! You can add the Privacy Pass shortcut by holding the Kagi Android icon. The app returns to the main screen every time it re-renders (e.g., entering/leaving split screen) #5875 @Philippe_Choquette Assistant via Android app doesn't work with multi file uploads #5959 @Thibaultmol Kagi on Socials Here is this week's featured social media post: Tag our accounts or use #Kagi when mentioning us in your posts! Kagi in the News Orion tops Apple's App Store's list of superpowered internet browsers "to seriously level up your web browsing"! And Android Police published an article about Kagi's new fair pricing model: "This ethical search engine will return your subscription money if you don't use it." The Verge also covered the news. © Kagi. Humanize the Web.