Whoogle Search

Name: Whoogle Search
Rating: 5 (2 reviews)

Self-hosted, ad-free, privacy-respecting Google meta-search engine

Free • Open Source
Web Search Engine
Privacy Tool

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Avg rating of 5 (2)| 2 comments

What is Whoogle Search?

Get Google search results, but without any ads, javascript, AMP links, cookies, or IP address tracking. Easily deployable in one click as a Docker app, and customizable with a single config file. Quick and simple to implement as a primary search engine replacement on both desktop and mobile.

Features

No ads or sponsored content No JavaScript No cookies No tracking/linking of your personal IP address No AMP links No URL tracking tags (i.e. utm=%s) No referrer header Tor and HTTP/SOCKS proxy support Autocomplete/search suggestions POST request search and suggestion queries (when possible) View images at full res without site redirect (currently mobile only) Light/Dark/System theme modes (with support for custom CSS theming) Randomly generated User Agent Easy to install/deploy DDG-style bang (i.e. !<tag> <query>) searches Optional location-based searching (i.e. results near <city>) Optional NoJS mode to view search results in a separate window with JavaScript blocked

You can check the Public Instances at https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search#public-instances

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Privacy focusedWhoogle Search is considered a privacy friendly alternative.
Dark ModeWhoogle Search supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
No LogsWhoogle Search doesn't keep any logs of your activities.
No TrackingWhoogle Search will not track you or use your personal data.
Ad-freeWhoogle Search doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
Block TrackersWhoogle Search has a feature to block trackers from tracking you.

Whoogle Search information

Developed byBen Busby
LicensingOpen Source (MIT) and Free product.
Written in
Python
RatingAverage rating of 5
Alternatives82 alternatives listed

Supported Languages

English

GitHub repository

7,160 Stars
765 Forks
46 Open Issues
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Whoogle Search was added to AlternativeTo by apmechev on and this page was last updated . Whoogle Search is sometimes referred to as Whoogle.

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FlorianWendelborn

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It’s the best mix between DuckDuckGo’s !bang features and Google Search without privacy issues.

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apmechev

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