April 9, 2026
Redirects, but make it spicy
Kagi Product Tips – Customize Your Search Results with URL Redirects
Kagi lets you “fix the link” and fans cheer while Google gets dragged
TLDR: Kagi added a tool that rewrites search result links so you land on the version of a site you prefer, like old Reddit or non-AMP pages. Commenters praised the control and privacy, roasted Google’s tracking links, and debated whether this is a killer built‑in feature or something a browser add-on already handles.
Kagi just dropped a power-user crowd-pleaser: URL Redirects that automatically rewrite links in your search results so you land on the version of a site you actually want. Think: always go to old Reddit instead of the redesign, skip Google’s AMP pages, or swap X for a privacy-friendly frontend like xcancel. Fans are calling it a small feature with big “I’m in control” energy. One commenter beamed that this makes search feel like a product they pay for—not a way to sell them ads. Another flexed that they already do this with a browser add-on like Redirector, sparking a mini debate: built-in convenience vs. “you can already do that.”
The loudest applause? Privacy and power. Kagi users are reveling in blocking junk sites and swapping in faster, cleaner versions of favorite services. The spiciest moment came when someone torched Google’s tracking-heavy link rewrites, calling it “abhorrent,” while praising Kagi’s user-first approach. Meanwhile, the “I pay for search and I like it” crowd showed up strong, crowing about curating results and nuking AI slop. There were jokes about “exorcising AMP demons,” pledges to live on old.reddit.com, and cheers for skipping YouTube fluff with skipcut.com. Even the tech-shy can vibe with the simplicity: it’s a find-and-replace for the web that runs before you click, and it supports pattern matching for more control. Link drama with a happy ending—Kagi users feel like the boss of their clicks.
Check the feature here: Kagi Redirects
Key Points
- •Kagi’s URL Redirects let users automatically rewrite search result URLs using find-and-replace rules.
- •Use cases include replacing entire domains, replacing path segments (e.g., documentation versions), and removing Google AMP wrappers.
- •Rules are defined as two URL patterns separated by a pipe character, with regex supported for advanced matching.
- •Kagi indicates when a redirect is applied with an icon and shows the original URL and rule on hover.
- •The article provides community example redirects for popular sites (e.g., Reddit→old Reddit, X→xcancel, YouTube→Skipcut).