Kagi Release Notes

Kagi APIs: the same search technology that powers Kagi is opening up to developers

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.

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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.

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Improvements and bug fixes

Kagi Search

• Support IPv6 cidr ranges in ip whitelist for API #9988 @Simonses1
• Dictionary widget only works when words are lowercase #10211 @MustafaD
• Lens off by one error #7825 @rhythmicorangeturtle
• Quick Answer hint displays even when Quick Answer is explicitly disabled #10267 @mcc111
• Both m.imdb.com and imdb.com for the same webpage are in the results #10092 @pma_snek
• Search term returns no results: almost anything that includes "sleep()" #10274 @bkw777
• Kagi search sometimes ignores site: directive #9815 @morj
• Wrong lens gets selected during search #10187 @yodathan_
• Logged out when editing custom CSS #10303 @SkyDotBit
• Inconsistently between web/image search when it comes to capitalization sensitivity #10309 @Thibaultmol
• Islamic prayer time #9982 @mishari
• Kagi Knowledge results consistently incorrect, haywire, misleading #6208 @aasshhlleeyy

Kagi Assistant

• 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 <mailto:user@domain> links even once corrected #8521 @xMotus
• Editing a prompt with a file, removes it? #5653 @Thibaultmol

Kagi Small Web

• iOS Small Web Dark Mode App Icon #10136 @Cal4T5
• Add a tap-based way to switch posts
• Fixed incorrect text formatting for bookmark titles

Kagi Translate

• 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

Blast from the past

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

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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.

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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.

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Kagi Small Web just got bigger!
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
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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:
This Viral Tool Turns Anything Into LinkedIn Speak—and the Internet Is Obsessed
This eerily accurate ‘LinkedIn Speak’ translation tool will help you sound like an instant thinkfluencer
'LinkedIn speak' turns Kagi Translate into viral meme machine; here's how to use it
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
Add quick snaps #5237 @Jesal
Automatically accept dragged images for reverse image search #7482 @tuesday
Seemingly impossible to get current time widget in Georgia (country) #4513 @mon
Doggo Consistency #5191 @tjp
Patreon not Appearing as First Result when specified #9993 @JosephT
AI marked images still show up in the "images" widget/section in normal web search #9445 @Thibaultmol
Show Wolfram Alpha's 'Input interpretation' when a WA answer is provided #9336 @Thibaultmol
Overlapping popups in quick answer #10014 @Temanor
Kagi Missing Results When Searching for Specific News Site under News Section #8181 @woodmaster
Don't use AI slop as a source for Assistant/quick answer #9229 @fxgn
Images on macOS Safari not opening #9891 @BrittOmnRex
Long queries don't work with bangs #5563 @Thibaultmol
Weird top search result for proton #10023 @gabriz4803
Wrong search bar content #10135 @someoneiknow
Popup cut off, not scrollable. #10022 @Temanor
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 @k7absp2h
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.
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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.
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"Free" search costs more than you think. With Kagi, you get zero ads, zero tracking, and AI on your terms.

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Wolfram|Alpha widget supercharged

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 #9888 @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 maps "No POI found matching the query" #9799 @Jobby

Maps sends double-URL encoded string to images #9698 @gdfgfasf

Inconsistent Display of Postal Codes #9711 @iamjameswalters

Maps Search Not Finding Some Places On First Try #9637 @Gredharm

Searching "Chagos Islands" (or other locations w/o POI data) fails; doesn't fall-back to entry w/ valid POI data #9888 @Cajunvoodoo

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

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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.

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Kagi Translate Arrives on Mobile

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

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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.

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Waiting for dawn in search

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:<term> #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.

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Kagi Search Android app

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 on 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

• Single clicking a city in maps doesn't do anything #9493 @CameronLittle
• Kagi maps doesn't show me the location linked to if I've given it location access #9492 @CameronLittle
• Extremely Distant Cafe & Restaurant Suggestions in Kagi Maps #9214 @Manipesto
• Maps Opening Hours Wrongly Shows Closed #9342 @Gredharm
• Maps Broken on Brave #9323 @Gredharm

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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.

If you haven't yet, download Kagi News on iOS, Android, or view the web version, and grab Kagi Summarize on iOS or Android.

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.

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Kagi Maps
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
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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!

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Kagi Search

Introducing Kagi Search companions

You can now choose your preferred companion on Kagi Search! And more companions coming soon.

Other improvements and bug fixes

Context menus for inline news and videos are stuck inside the frame #9127 @pma_snek

"We haven't found anything" when asking a follow-up question in Quick Answer #8986 @jstolarek

Feedback on the new Quick Answer experience #8729 @Jesal

Custom Default Model for Quick Answer Follow-ups #5533 @MaCl0wSt

Quick Answer 'Show More' Memory #8902 @Anonymous12

Out of place image in wikipedia widget #9114 @Numerlor

Quick. kagibara eye animations. #9103 @kagifuser

Doggo's snoot isn't contrasting well on the pricing page #8477 @Thibaultmol

Quick Answer - Continue in Assistant not clickable #9010 @Anonymous12

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

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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.

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:

Register via Zoom.

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Kagi Assistant
Introducing Quick and Research assistants
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
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Kagi Search

Introducing SlopStop: community reporting to reduce low-quality AI content

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

• Document search sources individually #8041 @Diniboy1123
• Ki Says It Can't Edit Images #8705 @iamjameswalters
• Qwen-3-235B code formatting broken #8840 @crhallberg
• Copy-paste of Assistant text on mobile accidentally selects all prompt titles out of view #6701 @sshine
• The "X" button in Assistant settings should go back to Assistant #6985 @fxgn
• Dragging to select text can resize divider bar in Kagi Assistant #8843 @CameronLittle
• Kagi Assistant with Kimi K2 ignores accepted answer on a Stack Overflow page #8857 @scorchio
• Qwen-3-235B code formatting broken #8840 @crhallberg
• Incorrect reference numbers in assistant response #8677 @Arahizzz
• Don't copy 'thinking' process #6535 @Thibaultmol

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

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Quick Answer gets an upgrade

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

• Improve Lenses UI #6526 @HIFBIBER
• Search UI mostly unusable on iOS 26 #8701 @mcg
• Align quick answer button location to match mobile view #3512 @oup_oup_andaway
• Moving from Quick Answer to Assistant #6730 @Fernando
• Ability to share quick answer #3383 @bert
• Quick Answer follow up questions (Assistant integration) #2093 @mackid1993
• The !cpp bang doesn't work #8699 @exzombie

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

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Kagi Specials

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

• Every image is flagged as potential AI #8644 @Remindful5141
• Kagi News not working #8592 @Khyta
• Long page titles exceed page width on mobile #8395 @bln
• Reference links in AI assistant difficult to click #8396 @MightyPork
• Unable to select date #8421 @Temanor
• Currency conversion with space as thousand separator do not trigger widget #3640 @Vapid

Kagi Assistant

• Kagi Assistant Voice input and search button improvements [Mobile] #7233 @NathanBreithaupt
• Unclear description for Gemini 2.5 Flash #7034 @fxgn
• Assistant answer in language based on geoip #8572 @NotableUser772
• Thread renaming UI issue for long titles #8436 @dreifach
• Update Kagi's Z AI Model from GLM 4.5 to Newly Released 4.6 #8496 @vicky
• Shared Assistant Threads Don't Appear in UI Update #8569 @iamjameswalters
• Kagi Assistant References Section Broken #8357 @markjouh
• Clicking "See Kagi Benchmark" in the tooltip next to "Kagi Recommended" in Kagi Assistant is extremely difficult #8089 @wasleyj
• Assistant produces invalid struct tags in go #6748 @SvenEngelhardt
• Highlight important points of quick answers when the answer is a definition or explanation. #5180 @dotdashdot
• Improve speech recognition in Assistant: setting to keep listening #5591 @Thibaultmol
• Pointer cursor for buttons in assistant #8355 @greyfivenine8244

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

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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

Meta plans to sell targeted ads based on data in your AI chats

Google Ads Used to Spread Trojan Disguised as TradingView Premium

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.

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Announcing Kagi News!

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:

• Claude 4.5
• GPT-5 Codex

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

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Kagi Search

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

Kagi Maps

Mobile | no information window / can't click POI #7941 @Synasenn

Double clicking POI shows undefined in label #8184 @Numerlor

Kagi Assistant

Duplicate Entries in Kagi Assistant Sources #7280 @roach

Assistant: Reference Citations #8188 @Pleonasm

Kagi Translate

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

Ask - bash script for quick AI queries in the shell

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!

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Kagi around the web

Jarrod Blundy shares some appreciation for Kagi News.

JTR also shares their positive impression of Kagi News and the Small Web.

Mats Staugaard writes a great review of Kagi in Norwegian. Read with Kagi Translate.

A concise post in German highlighting the usefulness of Kagi Summarize. Read with Kagi Translate.

Edward Kiledjian expresses why he moved away from Google Search and the switch to Kagi, specifically noting: "it was about choosing a search experience that aligns with my values: privacy, control, and quality."

Industry news:

Google must pay $425 million in privacy lawsuit

Threat actors abuse adtech companies to target users with malicious ads

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