How to install Duck.ai (DuckDuckGo) as an app on Windows 11, 10

You can install Duck.ai as an app on Windows 11 or 10 by using Microsoft Edge or Google Chrome to set it up as a Progressive Web App (PWA).
Once installed, Duck.ai works like a native app, giving you quick access to its privacy-focused AI chatbot and multiple model options.

You can install Duck.ai as an app on Windows 11 or 10 by setting it up as a Progressive Web App (PWA), but only through Microsoft Edge or Google Chrome. The DuckDuckGo browser, unlike Edge or Chrome, doesn’t support installing PWAs. In this guide, I’ll walk you through the simple steps to make Duck.ai feel like a native app on your Windows device.

Duck.ai is a free AI chatbot from DuckDuckGo that delivers private, no-account-needed access to multiple AI models. Unlike ChatGPT, Copilot, or Duck.ai, it protects user privacy by not tracking or storing your conversations.

A unique feature of Duck.ai is that it allows you to choose from and switch between different third-party AI models. These models may include ones from providers like OpenAI (GPT-4o mini, and the latest GPT-5 mini), Anthropic (Claude 3.5 Haiku), Meta (Llama 4 Scout), and Mistral AI (Mistral Small 3). This allows you to compare responses and select the model that best suits your needs.

Although you can use the DuckDuckGo AI chatbot directly from the search engine’s page, it doesn’t have a native app for Windows devices. However, you can install the chatbot as a Progressive Web App (PWA) through Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome.

A Progressive Web App (PWA) is a technology that enables websites to deliver a seamless app-like experience. It gives users offline functionality, notifications, automatic updates, effortless installation, and uninstallation. However, the developer has to implement these functionalities.

In this guide, I will teach you the steps to install the DuckDuckGo AI as an app on Windows 11 or Windows 10. You can always uninstall the app like any other app on Windows.

Install Duck.ai as an app on Windows 11 using Edge
Install Duck.ai as an app on Windows 11 using Chrome

Install Duck.ai as an app on Windows 11 using Edge

To install Duck.ai as an app on Windows 11 (or 10), use these steps:

Open Microsoft Edge.
Open the Duck.ai website.
Click the Sign in button.
Click the Settings and more (three-dotted) button in the top-right corner.
Select the More tools menu and hover over the Apps menu.
Click the “Install this site as an app” option.
Click the Install button.
Click the Allow button (if applicable).

Once you complete the steps, the web app version of Duck.ai will be installed and available from the Start menu like any other app, and it will work like any other app, meaning you can resize it, drag it around, minimize, maximize, and you can perform any other action similar to a native application.

If you open the Start menu, you can always right-click the Duck.ai app and choose the option to pin it to “Start” so it will appear in the “Pinned” section, or choose the pin to “Taskbar” option to access the app directly from the Taskbar.

The app is virtually the same as the web version of Duck.ai, and once you’re signed in, you access the chatbot, recent chats, activity, and extensions. If you have the “Duck.ai Advanced” subscription, you can also access it from the desktop application.

Uninstall Duck.ai app from Microsoft Edge

To remove the DuckDuckGo app from Windows 11 (or 10), use these steps:

Open the DuckDuckGo app.
Click the Settings and more (three-dotted) button in the top-right corner.
Click on App settings.
Click the Uninstall button.
(Optional) Check the “Also clear data from Microsoft Edge” option.
Click the Remove button.

After you complete the steps, the web app will be removed from the computer.

Install Duck.ai as an app on Windows 11 using Chrome

To install Duck.ai as an app using Chrome, use these steps:

Open Google Chrome.
Open the Duck.ai website.
Click the Customize and Control (three-dotted) button in the top-right corner.
Select the “Cast, save, and share” menu and choose the “Install pages as app” option.
(Optional) Confirm a custom name for the app.
Click the Install button.

Once you complete the steps, Google Chrome will install Duck.ai as a web app on Windows.

Uninstall Duck.ai app from Google Chrome

To uninstall the Duck.ai app from Chrome, use these steps:

Open the DuckDuckGo app.
Click the Customize and Control (three-dotted) button in the top-right corner.
Choose the Uninstall Duck.ai option.

It’s also possible to uninstall the Duck.ai app from Settings > Apps > Installed apps, select the app, and click the “Uninstall” button. Or, from the Start menu, right-click the app and select the “Uninstall” button.