Kagi Search adds option to hide paywalled links from results
Original: Kagi added a setting for removing paywalled links from search results
Why This Matters
Paywall filtering in search engines addresses a growing user pain point and differentiates paid search services from ad-supported alternatives.
Kagi Search has introduced a new setting that automatically removes paywalled links from search results, announced in its August 21, 2026 changelog alongside a revamped Stocks widget featuring price charts and ETF support.
Kagi Search announced a new user-controlled setting that automatically filters out paywalled links from search results, giving subscribers greater control over the content they see. The update was part of the August 21, 2026 changelog, which also included a revamped Stocks widget. The widget now appears more frequently, supports exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in addition to individual stocks, and features animated price charts that provide historical context for price movements. On the Kagi Assistant side, user messages now render links, Markdown, and LaTeX. Search functionality was expanded to allow searching across all threads with sorting by recency or alphabetical order, and folder filtering via the '/' shortcut. Users can also now configure how long temporary threads are retained — 24 hours, 7 days, or 30 days. Additional fixes addressed issues including an XSS vulnerability, currency widget naming errors, Extract API batch failures on timeout, and shortcut key conflicts. A new 'find similar websites' feature and direct URL support for built-in search lenses were also introduced.