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# Custom search on iOS
I like to use a combination of Brave and Kagi searches, however on iOS you can't install your own search engines. This article describes how I managed to set up search behavior in Safari on iOS to my own liking.
## Here is how it works:
* By default typing in Safari's URL bar searches with Brave.
* If the first word of the search is a single letter "k" then it automatically redirects the search to Kagi (while removing that first letter "k" from the search query).
* At the top of the Brave's search results page I display a yellow banner with a link to search the same query in Kagi (in case I am not satisfied with Brave's results).
## Instructions
* Install Modificator from the app store.
=> https://apps.apple.com/us/app/modificator-mods-for-websites/id1635358022 Modificator
* Open app, read instructions on how to use it, go to Settings > Safari > Extensions and make sure it's allowed to work on all website.
* Set "DuckDuckGo" as a default search engine in Safari's settings.
* Go back to app and click on a plus button.
* Switch to JS tab.
* For "Website URL" enter "https://duckduckgo.com/*".
* In a textbox below that enter the following JavaScript:
```
window.stop();
document.body.innerHTML = "";
var w = ((/q=([^&#=]*)/.exec(window.location.search))[1]).split("+");
if (w[0] === "k") {
w.shift();
window.location.replace("https://kagi.com/search?q=" + w.join("+"));
} else {
window.location.replace("https://search.brave.com/search?q=" + w.join("+"));
}
```
* Save.
* Click on a plus button again, switch to JS tab.
* Under "Website URL" now enter "https://search.brave.com/*".
* In a textbox below that enter the following JavaScript:
```
var swke = document.getElementById("searchWithKagi");
if (!swke) {
var q = /q=([^&#=]*)/.exec(window.location.search)[1];
var body = document.getElementsByTagName("body")[0];
var kagi = document.createElement("div");
var link = document.createElement("a");
link.href = "https://kagi.com/search?q=" + q;
link.innerHTML = "Search with Kagi";
kagi.appendChild(link);
kagi.style.background = "yellow";
kagi.style.textAlign = "center";
kagi.style.padding = "10px";
kagi.id = "searchWithKagi";
body.insertBefore(kagi, body.firstChild);
}
```
* Save
You should be good to go now.
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