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Application Icon   How to find on the Internet

DEVONagent Pro's main objective is to find stuff on the Internet. It does so by sending a query (search term) to a selected set of search engines, e.g., Brave Search, collecting the results, analyzing them, and presenting them to you.

You tell DEVONagent Pro which search engines to use by selecting a plugin (contains instructions telling DEVONagent Pro how to communicate with a search engine) or search set (combinations of multiple plugins and other options). DEVONagent Pro comes with a large number of pre-fab plugins and search sets already installed. Read more...

Finding information on the internet

Step by step: You are trying to find information about the WikiLeaks disclosure of diplomatic cables.

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    Step 1: Open a new search window with File > New Search.
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    Step 2: Choose the search set you want to use in the magnifying glass pop-up menu: Web (Fast)
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    Step 3: Enter your query (search term): wikileaks AND "diplomatic cables"
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    Step 4: Click Start.

Click here to make DEVONagent Pro run the search.

The best choice for a simple but comprehensive search is the pre-fab Web (Fast) search set. It is a multi-purpose search set that sends your query to the four major search engines: Bing, Brave Search , Ecosia, and Yahoo. Alternatively, you can choose plugins directly, e.g., the one for DuckDuckGo, in the magnifying glass pop-up menu.

DEVONagent Pro Advantage: You can use advanced Boolean operators. Doing so returns a pre-processed summary including extracted topics rather than just a simple list of links. In addition, DEVONagent Pro queries multiple search engines for you with one single click.