benbusby/whoogle-search
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A self-hosted, ad-free, privacy-respecting metasearch engine
27 mentions on Hacker News by 24 people: 10 stories, 17 comments · first 2020-05-10 · latest 2026-10-21
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Whoogle Search has reached EOL – 24 Jul 2026story by Baljhin · 2026-10-21 · 0 comments
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Whoogle Search no longer available after recent Google JavaScript requirementstory by anotherhue · 2025-01-19 · 0 comments
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Whoogle – open-source, self-hosted, ad-free, privacy-aware metasearch enginestory by Brajeshwar · 2025-01-18 · 1 comment
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Google no longer supports JavaScript-free search requests · Issue #1211 · benbustory by todsacerdoti · 2025-01-17 · 1 comment
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Whoogle Searchstory by denysvitali · 2024-11-08 · 0 comments
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Whoogle: Self-hosted ad-free privacy-respecting metasearch with Google resultsstory by Bluestein · 2024-06-29 · 1 comment
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Whoogle Search: Self-hosted, ad-free, privacy-respecting metasearch enginestory by thunderbong · 2023-09-09 · 0 comments
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I like Whoogle ( https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search ), e.g., https://s.tokhmi.xyz/ , and Searx ( https://github.com/searx/searx ), e.g., https://searx.space/ I've also programmed https://metaforecast.org , which aggregates over…
comment by NunoSempere · 2023-06-15 · in Ask HN: Best search engine alternatives to Google? -
…MicroVMs with Tailscale for VPN exit nodes (to bypass various georestrictions) 3. whoogle-search - https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search 4. gitea - https://gitea.com
comment by yewenjie · 2022-11-18 · in Ask HN: What services/apps are you self-hosting? -
…bloat. Would highly recommend it to anyone who likes the results but doesn't like the company. [1] https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search
comment by cr4nberry · 2022-11-02 · in Is Google getting worse? Why critics say ads, spam sites are killing search -
You can also use Whoogle if you’d rather self host. https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search
comment by vineyardmike · 2022-07-10 · in The world needs a non-profit search engine -
or whoogle: https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search (which i love btw)
comment by flatiron · 2022-01-07 · in Kagi: A Premium Search Engine -
Not sure if this is any close to what you’re trying to find, but there’s https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search
comment by flipdot · 2021-12-02 · in Ask HN: Why doesn't anyone create a search engine comparable to 2005 Google? -
I have been using Whoogle search for the last two months: https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search It is "A self-hosted, ad-free, privacy-respecting metasearch engine". Happy with the experience so far.
comment by decrypt · 2021-11-16 · in Ask HN: Best way to Google? log out first -
About the tracking part, you may like to check Whoogle Search - https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search It's Google results without the tracking, and it can be self-hosted.
comment by decrypt · 2021-10-20 · in Brave Search replaces Google as default search engine in the Brave browser -
…speak to whether it shows personalized results today. But, I recently switched to Whoogle Search ( https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search ) which shows Google results but without the tracking. I am happy with it, that I have completely…
comment by decrypt · 2021-10-20 · in Brave Search replaces Google as default search engine in the Brave browser -
I found a self hosted whoogle[0] to be a good middle ground. [0]: https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search
comment by ornornor · 2021-10-18 · in DuckDuckGo has had 0 search warrants since founding in 2008 -
Use whoogle then https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search
comment by schleck8 · 2021-09-28 · in Amplosion: Redirect AMP Links on the App Store -
…seem to take 5-6 seconds for search results page. Is this to be expected with self-hosted too? [1] https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search#public-instances
comment by freediver · 2021-08-27 · in Whoogle Search: A self-hosted, ad-free, privacy-respecting metasearch engine -
It's mentioned in their FAQ[1], less config easier to set up [1]: https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search#faq
comment by bigethan · 2021-08-27 · in Whoogle Search: A self-hosted, ad-free, privacy-respecting metasearch engine -
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Whoogle Search: A self-hosted, ad-free, privacy-respecting metasearch enginestory by wsc981 · 2021-08-27 · 48 comments
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…search (which just strips some tracking but ultimately sends the query to Google nonetheless). - https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search I would be curious if what HN thinks of it. I have experimented with it and it works fine from a…
comment by yewenjie · 2021-06-22 · in Brave Search beta -
Whoogle Search https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search
comment by AviationAtom · 2020-08-25 · in Searching for 'VK' shows only a single result on DuckduckGo. Why? -
I've been using this for a couple months and it's amazing: https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search My own free, private search engine with Google results.
comment by baggachipz · 2020-08-14 · in Mozilla signs fresh Google search deal -
One solution for this, at least for search, would be to use something like https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search
comment by AsyncAwait · 2020-08-05 · in Latest Firefox rolls out Enhanced Tracking Protection 2.0 -
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Some “less” known search enginesstory by realpanzer · 2020-07-08 · 1 comment
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Show HN: Self-hosted, ad-free, privacy-respecting alternative to Google searchstory by vinushkah · 2020-05-10 · 42 comments