Duckduck go button on google

this seems like something best solved with a bookmarklet

let me see if i can knock one up quickly

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okay, i got a bit distracted, sorry it took so long

javascript:(function() {window.location="https://duckduckgo.com/?"+window.location.toString().match(/q=.*?(\&|$)/g);})()

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javascript:(function() {window.location="https://duckduckgo.com/?"+window.location.toString().match(/q=.*?(\&|$)/g);})()

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just drag that into your bookmarks bar, then click it when you're on a google search page (please message me with any questions or bugs, i wrote this in five minutes with an online regex tester)

also, thank you for this post - i'd never thought of doing this, but it's a good idea

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edit 2: okay, lemmy-ui currently has a bug with ampersands. please replace & in the script with just an "&"

Swift Selection Search is an extension that adds search engine buttons on selected text.

I don't think this is exactly what you are looking for, but I guess it has a similar use. I just discovered it last week.