Guide

Every button, explained.

NeutralSpace gives you direct control over how you search — no hidden algorithm deciding for you. Here is what each option does, in plain English, and why you might want it.

Filters — shape what appears

Neutral

On by default

Removes location and language bias from your search. Everyone who searches the same words sees the same results, whether they are in Manila, Moscow, or Miami.

Use it when: you want the real, global answer — not the version tailored to your region.

Want results closer to home? Turn Neutral off. Without it, MyNeutralSpace uses your browser's language and region preferences — settings you control on your own device — to return more locally relevant results. No location tracking. No GPS. Just your browser's own language settings, used once per search and never stored.

Safe search

On by default

Filters explicit content from your results. Turning it off requires confirming you are 18 or older. It stays off only for your current visit.

Use it when: it's already on. Turn it off only if you are an adult and need unfiltered results.

Plain text

Strips the results down to a clean single-column list with no cards, no tags, no visual noise. Just titles, links, and descriptions.

Use it when: you're researching and want maximum reading focus, or you're on a slow connection.

Strip trackers

On by default

Every result link is scrubbed before you click it. We remove tracking parameters (utm codes, fbclid, gclid and dozens more), site-specific tracking junk from Amazon, YouTube, TikTok, eBay and others, and we unwrap redirect trackers so links go straight to their real destination. The counter above your results shows how many trackers were removed, and results carry a "cleaned" tag you can hover to see exactly what was stripped.

Use it when: always. It's on by default because clean links should be the normal state of the web.

Modes — change how you search

Time Range

Limits results to a recent time window — the past 24 hours, week, month, or year. Changing the window instantly updates your results, no need to search again.

Use it when: you're following a developing story, looking for recent reviews, or filtering out stale content.

Small Web First

Reorders your results to prioritize independent creators — personal blogs, Neocities pages, Bearblog sites, and small low-traffic domains — above the mega-platforms that dominate every other search engine. If no small-web results exist for your query, you'll see normal results with a note.

Use it when: you're tired of every search returning the same ten giant websites, and want to discover the human web underneath.

Split View

Shows the same search from two scales of the web, side by side. The left column holds major outlets and platforms; the right column holds everything else — the independent web. Classification is mechanical (by scale and ownership, never by viewpoint) and the full method is published on our methodology page.

Use it when: you want to see what major-platform-first ranking is hiding — and judge both versions of the web for yourself.

Power tips

Bang shortcuts

Start your query with a "bang" to jump straight to a specific site's own search. Type !w philippines and you land directly on Wikipedia's page. A few useful ones:

!w Wikipedia · !yt YouTube · !gh GitHub · !ddg DuckDuckGo · !osm OpenStreetMap

Use it when: you already know where you want to end up — skip the results page entirely.

Keyboard shortcuts

/ — jump to the search box from anywhere on the page

Enter — search · Shift+Enter — new line for long queries · Esc — close any open menu or window

Use it when: you want to search without ever touching the mouse.

Other features

Recent searches

Your search history, stored only in your own browser — never on our servers. It stays hidden behind a button so nobody glancing at your screen sees it. Clear it any time with one click.

Use it when: you want to re-run a search from earlier without retyping it.

Source diversity score

The green badge above your results shows how many unique websites and how many independent search engines contributed to what you're seeing. Higher diversity means less chance any single algorithm shaped your answer.

Use it when: you want a quick read on whether your results came from a genuinely broad sweep of the web.