German Language Search Engines

  
• Abacho: Der Erste Deutsche Crawler im Internet  Also includes special searches for images. Search parameters can be set to Germany or Austria or Switzerland or Italy, etc. Additionally, after getting the results of a search, a drop-down menu offers more specialized concepts of the original term.
• In its general search GoogleDe offers the option of searching among pages on the web, pages in the German language or pages domiciled in Germany. It also provides special searches for images and for groups.
• Topxplorer describes itself as Schnell, kompakt, treffsicher and offers two options, the entire web or the entire web with preference given to German sites. Options include specialized searches for images, newsgroups, ftp, mp3. As a meta search engine, it offers results from various search engines
• Metacrawler.DE The standard search lets you use radio buttons for "eines der Wörter" "alle Wörter" or "genauer Text". The "ProfiSuche also lets you chose the databases to be searched.
• DINO  One of the pioneer and larger search engines; has both a Yahoo-like edited WebCatalog;and two search functions: DINO Suche for its own edited catalog and Lotse for everything in the German-language web. Searches can be limited to audio, video, images.
• Yahoo Deutschland and Excite - Deutsche Ausgabe  provide German language versions of these search sites and portals; choices offered are searches within German language sites, European sites or worldwide sites.
• FIREBALL Express Suche   In addition to German language searches, this machine also uses 2 dozen other languages; related to Alta Vista. Includes a  "Detailsuche" mode for more control of parameters.
• AustroNaut declares itself to be the "Top-Suchmaschine für Österreich". The initial filter gives a choice of sites in Austria, German language sites or the entire web,
  
• Klammeraffe, der österreichische Web-Guide Specializing in Austrian sites, this edited web guide claims 10,000 Austrian sites which have been evaluated; commercial and business tilt.
• Telcom Austria has changed its name to AoN but is still a variant of the Austrian telephone monopoly. It offers a Yahoo/Lycos/Excite style personal home page with a directory of family-oriented links, varying from content filled [Hiking in Austria] to fluff [How To Become a Pop-Star]. But it also includes a search section that enables you to narrow down your search to German language sites ["national"] or web wide ones as well as an "erweiterte Suche" offering more control of details.  
• Search11: Suchmaschine der Schweiz   Focussed on Swiss sources and interests.
• T-Online  This major German ISP operates a search engine as well as a personalized portal on the style of My Yahoo or AOL; the usual news, shopping, sports, cultural, etc. connections but with a German language and culture focus.
• Kolibri / Orbiter  Go to "Detailsuche" to find images, videos, sound files.
• YumYum Culture and Entertainment Search Not only movie showings, cultural happenings, music shows but also a Ticketboerse to exchange and trade tickets and a Mitfahrerzentrale for hitching rides. Includes Germany but tilted towards Austria. Best entry is through the "Suchbegriff" field at the top of the page where you enter dates and city or area.

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