Marginalia Search Alternatives

Marginalia Search is described as 'Open source search engine crawling the web’s independent, non-commercial content, prioritizing small sites, supports white-label setups and low-cost operation' and is a web search engine in the online services category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Marginalia Search, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Android, iPhone, iPad and Google Chrome apps. The best Marginalia Search alternative is DuckDuckGo, which is free. Other great sites and apps similar to Marginalia Search are Startpage, SearXNG, Brave Search and Ecosia.

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  1. searxist icon
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    A simple Android app to wrap SearXNG with Material You colors, plus some system integrations.

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    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
  2. Meta-search engine acting as a privacy-preserving proxy without persistent user tracking or targeted ads, providing domain blocklists, advanced operators, switchable future backends, custom themes, link controls, and a clean interface for private results.

    53 Waterfox Private Search alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  3. Mwmbl Search icon
     16 likes

    Mwmbl is a non-profit, ad-free, free-libre and free-lunch search engine with a focus on useability and speed. At the moment it is little more than an idea together with a proof of concept implementation of the web front-end and search technology on a small index.

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    • Online
     
  4. Swisscows icon
     24 likes

    Privacy-first search engine providing web and image searches with no data tracking, no profiling, servers in Switzerland for privacy, encrypted connections, and automatic filtering of offensive or adult content to ensure a family-friendly experience.

    80 Swisscows alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
     
  5. Wiby icon
     12 likes

    In the early days of the web, pages were made primarily by hobbyists, academics, and computer savvy people about subjects they were personally interested in. Later on, the web became saturated with commercial pages that overcrowded everything else.

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    • Online
     
  6. Andi icon
     27 likes

    Andi is search for the next generation using generative AI. Instead of just links, Andi gives you answers - like talking with a smart friend.

    84 Andi alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
     
  7. LibreX icon
     9 likes

    LibreX gives you results from Google, Qwant, Ahmia and popular torrent sites without spying on you.

    Cost / License

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  8. Araa icon
     6 likes

    A privacy-respecting, ad-free, self-hosted Google metasearch engine with strong security that offers full API support and utilizes Qwant for images, and DuckDuckGo for auto-complete.

    64 Araa alternatives

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • NGINX
     
  9. degoog icon
     2 likes

    Search aggregator that queries multiple engines and shows results in one place. You can add custom search engines, bang-command plugins, slot plugins (query-triggered panels above/below results or in the sidebar), and transports (custom HTTP fetch strategies like curl...

    48 degoog alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Docker
    • Proxmox Virtual Environment
     
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