DuckDuckGo is a popular search engine among those who want to protect their privacy online.
And the number of privacy-focussed features it offers makes that quite evident.
However, DuckDuckGo isn’t just about privacy.
Find Word Definitions
All of us come across some sort of new term every day.
DuckDuckGo will return its meaning inside a card at the top of the results page.
On this card, you’re able to also listen to the word’s pronunciation.
DuckDuckGo will convert it and show you the result in a tiny window below the search bar.
Generate a Password
A strong password helps you keep your online accounts secure.
That said, sometimes you may just want a password for temporary use.
Or perhaps, you want to generate one but not necessarily save it to your password manager.
DuckDuckGo’s quick password-generation feature can help you in such a situation.
Go to the DuckDuckGo search page and typepassword, followed by your desired password length.
For example,password 20will give you a 20-character-long password.
Expand a Shortened URL
Shortened links are easy to store and share.
On the DuckDuckGo home page, typeexpandand follow it up with the shortened link.
DuckDuckGo will process that link usingUnshorten.me, expand it, and show you the website link takes you.
you’re able to then decide if it’s safe and go for the link to access it.
Generate a QR Code
QR codes make sharing information with others easy.
you might take a screenshot of this QR code to save it locally or share it with someone later.
As such, you should probably look them up on the program’s website or some other website.
Fortunately, if you’re a DuckDuckGo user, you don’t have to do this.
DuckDuckGo will pull all the relevant information and show them in a tabular manner.
Click theShow Morebutton to expand this table and view the entire cheat sheet.
DuckDuckGo’sAlternativeTointegration in its search engine makes doing this easier for you.
The search engine will then pull up a list of all similar apps and services.
you’ve got the option to view the alternatives right on the home page.
Or, if you want to expand the details, choose theAlternativeTobutton, which will take you to AlternativeTo.
To enter such characters, you better know their HTML character codes.
And DuckDuckGo makes it easy to find them all in one place.
Click theShow Morebutton to expand the table and view codes for all the characters.
Bangs
Bangs are DuckDuckGo shortcuts that allow you to quickly look up something on a website.
Using Bangs is easy.
Next, add your search query and hitEnterto perform the search.
