Vanadium custom search engine and ad blocker?

gpad1

Is it possible to add custom search engine to Vanadium browser.
I don't like DDG or other offered option.

Second question is how to add ad blocker for Vanadium, maybe uBlocker origin?

MetropleX

gpad1 following on from evalda if say Startpage.com was your preferred option, the only way to get that particular search engine added to the list would be to go to the site settings, change HTTP Request method from POST to GET then do a search, add the engine and then change it back from GET to POST.

evalda

Try searching in your preferred search engine (make sure it's not in incognito tab) then open Vanadium settings / Search Engine and you should see an option to set your search engine as default.

You can't add extensions to Vanadium, you can use network-based ad blockers

gpad1

MetropleX
Thanks!
This worked and I added few new search engines.
It didn't work for Brave search.

Just wondering what most people use for searching?

evalda

Hmm Brave search worked for me... Without changing HTTP method

gpad1

evalda
Yeah, tried it again and now it worked :)

SearX is probably better open source alternative.

Groetg

I use Qwant and its OK for me.

cn3m

You can use !sp to access startpage when DuckDuckGo is set and using a PrivateDNS like AdGuard or NextDNS works well for adblocking

Groetg

Besides Qwant I use Nextdns and route all my Traffic through Wireguard and Pi-hole at my home addres.