FrogFind
Shares rank 36 of 38 search engines by recommenders
A web search service that returns results as basic HTML, so old and minimal browsers can use it. People recommend it as the simplest way to search from those browsers.
A web search service that returns results as basic HTML, so old and minimal browsers can use it. People recommend it as the simplest way to search from those browsers.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Converts results to basic HTML
“it automatically converts results into basic HTML”
Comment from 26 Apr 2026 in “Dillo Browser Release 3.3.0” Seen as the best option
“Better off just using http://frogfind.com/”
Comment from 20 Aug 2026 in “Os8088.com: IBM XT OS now has a Browser, CP/M 2.2 with Z80 core and MS Word 1.1a” Seen as what is needed
“From that view, something like frog find is what is needed.”
Comment from 7 May 2026 in “Permacomputing Principles”
Other search engines people recommend
The four most recommended other search engines, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kagi | 732 | 234 | 76% | 13 | 2 yrs106 owners | Approved |
| Google Search | 315 | 1,039 | 23% | 12 | 20 yrs25 owners | — |
| DuckDuckGo | 286 | 204 | 58% | 12 | 3.5 yrs47 owners | — |
| Hister | 81 | 9 | 90% | 9 | 2 mo17 owners | Approved |
| FrogFindThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 5 | — | — |
What people said
3 of the 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Better off just using http://frogfind.com/”
“From that view, something like frog find is what is needed.”
“it automatically converts results into basic HTML”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.