🌐Internet Browsing

Almost AI models now have training cutoff date, so this feature allows you to access the latest data from the internet to resolve that issue.

Prerequisite

To use Internet browsing feature, you need to configure a search provider. Currently MindMac supports 5 providers:

Name	Free	Paid	Pricing page	Get API Key
Google Programmable Search Engine	100 queries per day	Additional requests cost $5 per 1000 queries, up to 10k queries per day		Get Google Search Key
Tavily	1000 queries per month	Startup plan costs 100$/month for 15000 API calls	Pricing	Get Tavily Key
You Search	1000 queries per month	Explorer AI plan costs 100$/month for 14200 API calls	Pricing	Get You.com Search Key
Serper	First 2500 queries	After free calls, 50$ for 50000 queries	Pricing	Get Serper Key
SerpApi	100 queries per month	Developer plan costs 50$/month for 5000 searches	Pricing	Get SerpApi Key

Configuration

Enable Internet Browsing and click Configure to add new search provider.

Select search provider, enter name, search engine ID (for Google Programmable Search) and API key. Click Save to finish.

Try it

Ask something to get the latest news. You can click References to view list of information sources.

Manage search providers

Go to MindMac -> Settings... -> Internet Browsing or press ⌘ + , to open Internet Browsing Setting.

You will see list of search providers. Here you can edit a search provider (rename, update API key), add a new provider or delete a provider.

To add a new search provider:

• Click on the plus button on the bottom

• Select provider, enter name, API key, search engine ID (for Google Programmable Search)

• Click Save to finish

After that, you can switch between search providers on the main UI window or using shortcut ⇧⌘L.

Useful keyboard shortcuts

• Enable Internet Browsing feature: ⇧⌘B

• Switch search provider: ⇧⌘L

These keyboard shortcuts can be customized in MindMac -> Settings... -> Shortcut.