Kagi Release Notes

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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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.
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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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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 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.

Submit and upvote questions in advance for the Q&A portion of the event.

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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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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

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

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.

Original source

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

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!

Original source

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!

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

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

Original source

Announcing proportional source attribution in AI answers

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

App Store : https://apps.apple.com/app/kagi-summarize/id6748308326

Play Store : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kagi.summarize

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

• Middle mouse to open location in new tab #8067 @Boomkop3
• Parkings in Maps don't work well #7611 @Thibaultmol

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

This video by EposVox perfectly sums up how when we choose better search engines like Kagi, we get better search results that actually surface smaller sites and content by independent creators.

Great segment featuring Rory Sutherland and Kagi's fair pricing model, which you can learn more about here.

We really enjoyed reading this wonderful review of Kagi on a beautifully designed blog.

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.

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Kagi Search

Allow for multiple triggers on one entry in the json bang files #5202 @Thibaultmol

Homepage improvements #5251 @Thibaultmol

Domain ranking selection's active option invisible with forced-colors #1841 @Seirdy

Custom bangs delete button has no accessibility label and no confirmation #7565 @mehgcap

Translate website option only with websites in my own language? #7925 @marc-eu

Cant save appearance settings on mobile #7954 @breadguy

Searches returning nonsense AI generated videos #5694 @xavierclarkvt

Twitch channels shouldn't show up in videos tab #6618 @RoxyRoxyRoxy

Latest/Recency ordering not working on image search #7876 @loloriz

Homepage update time and frequency to be clear in kagi.com/news #7912 @jamescridland

Wikipedia widget doesn't honor "correct title" #5394 @tuesday

"Quick Answer" timezone issue #7253 @macalba

Kagi Assistant

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

Clicking on place gives no feedback until search finishes #7430 @Numerlor

UK postcodes zooming to wrong area #7836 @dreifach

Change displayed information for postcodes #7837 @dreifach

Clicking on place gives no feedback until search finishes #7430 @Numerlor

Direction switches between miles and KM #6081 @steveymacjr

Open map links in any installed maps application. #7850 @shilohfen

Sticky Description in POI popup #7734 @Damp_Cuttlefish

Kagi Maps bang is useless #5974 @KamilKurde

Using !maps bang with a location doesn't automatically search for that location #6747 @pem314

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.

Original source

Kagi Assistant

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.

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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

LLM selection drop-down menu filter issue #7739 @dreifach
I don't know which language model to choose in Assistant #7538 @Recast
Various Mistakes in Assistant Model Descriptions #7685 @Vage
Assistant search result link embedded in <img> tag #7736 @Numerlor
Kagi Assistant “info boxes” not visible on iPad #7684 @Nyaa
Tracking User Use of Assistant #7276 @Alligator
Model price and ranking tooltip for model selection drop-down menu #7461 @Alvir
Make the word 'refresh' a refresh button in Assistant response WIP message #7787 @Thibaultmol
AI cost in model picker/sort models by cost #7354 @fs1010
Kagi Assistant Model Cheatsheet #6940 @oup_oup_andaway
Folders in assistant #5080 @Arlo
Add new Assistant thread orginization options. #6138 @UniquePixels
Need better assistant thread management #6246 @gladiator2339
Better Kagi Assistant UI to preserve threads #6609 @sarno
Assistant: Support to group chats into folders #6608 @magiruuvelvet
Kagi Assistant multi-selection #7068 @michaeljcallahan
Kagi Assistant: bulk-deleting threads and other bulk actions #6752 @dreifach
Reveal Search Queries in Kagi Assistant Web Search #6911 @snowynest
Add an option to delete multiple Assistant threads simultaneously #5677 @Kolorni
Need better assistant thread management #6246 @gladiator2339
Ability to remove ALL assistant threads #6340 @Vapid
Navigating between versions of the same prompt is broken with 3 prompts after page reload in Kagi Assistant #7134 @bsamek
Add Placeholder Text to the Assistant’s Sidebar #6515 @sarno
Search results for "kagi maps" shows Kagi maps as "N" #7326 @phagi
Readjust Kagi logo in Assistant navbar #5072 @Prostagma
When Ki returns an image, it should provide a source link #6775 @Thibaultmol
Ki needed to be re-prompted to create visualization of data #7244 @Alvir
The assistant is quite slow #7241 @atm
Certain models don't realize what Summarizer can do #7090 @Thibaultmol

Kagi Search

As we gear up for important updates, this release brings a round of improvements and bug fixes,

Dates in advanced mode filter mislabelled #7655 @eigenmagic
Cut off text on app screenshot #7379 @fxgn
Lenses setting is blank in search options #7296 @gen_Eric
The Videos link does not redirect to the expected page #7777 @jeffdaley
UUID Widget #7446 @0xadd1e
The 'hide stats' button confusingly shows up on pages where it does nothing. #7619 @Bodine
Allow Ranking Adjustments for YouTube Channels #694 @SebastianKra
Issues sub-result when searching "dxvk github" leads to incorrect page #816 @carnage
Speed test font too large on mobile Safari #7793 @kirkmc
Actuality display lens #7786 @WTD
Kagi chrome extension doesn't set Kagi as one of the available search engines on Android #787 @shopping2008
Wrong results appearing in search results #473 @GrantRutherford
Aktion-Mensch wrong preview picture #457 @Kai
Allow buying and redeem gift codes #654 @Browsing6853
Add instant answer for date queries #663 @zastrowm
Suggest other search engines and allow bangs when rate limited #72 @Browsing6853
Search for spotify returns no results #438 @benelgar
Query on mobile displays blank results #309 @Kai
We need a special beta tester query to save money #368 @gesumin
Use old UI #279 @mizlan
Perform math with datetimes and durations in Kagi search queries #7732 @menturi
On kagi news, USA is missing from the region list. #7692 @rr
“Nested” results should be opt-in #500 @Sss
Add "Translate this page" to crystal orb #600 @Browsing6853
Advertise the free tier on the landing page #1446 @scvalex
No results in kagi or bing, only Google #1005 @CWagner
Early Adopter Bonus should apply to all plans #1294 @Spirits-
Discord icon showing up for Fidelity webiste #1241 @null
USA missing from News region list #7692 @rr
News showing 'none' highlights in feed #7701 @PineaFan
Lens 'News' display style won't save #7786 @WTD
PNGs with dark content and transparent backgrounds are unreadable on a dark background #7765 @KaiTheBuilder

Kagi Maps

More precise results when interacting with map POIs

Merging of information from multiple sources in search results

Fixes and improvements:

• Fix hours display #7798 @mpldr
• Search in maps, select search suggestion from menu, not found #7854 @kirkmc
• Opening hours are wildly incorrect #7798 @mpldr
• Imrovements to phone number display #7613 @Thibaultmol
• Kagi map no longer let's me jump to google maps to get directions #7500 @WarrenParad
• Map search didn't work after successfully making a normal query #6097 @RonanCJ
• Kagi Maps shows local bookstore closed every day #7576 @akaee

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."

Original source

Kagi Search

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!

• Android blank screen when going back from external window #7360 @Numerlor
• Add Kagi Assistant to homepage #7166 @COValhalla
• After selecting a search category, typing deselects chosen category #7224 @Alvir
• Blank screen when going back from external window #7360 @Numerlor

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

Beware of the Google AI salesman and its cronies

TurboTax Quietly Starts Advertising on Perplexity

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