I wish we could just add our own default search with a search string template like when the Internet was still alive.

That being said, I like using the slightly more obscure presearch.com and Swisscows.com, for what it’s worth.

> I wish we could just add our own default search with a search string template like when the Internet was still alive.

Can't we? The %s thing works in Vivaldi. Worked in Chrome last time I checked.

Firefox still lets you do this.

You can add any URL as a custom search engine by providing a string template for the query.

It doesn't have to be a formal "search provider". Any URL that accepts a query string will work.