# benbusby/whoogle-search

A self-hosted, ad-free, privacy-respecting metasearch engine

Repository: https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/whoogle-search
Homepage: https://pypi.org/project/whoogle-search/
Language: Python
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: adblock, privacy, docker, heroku, flask, metasearch, easy-deploy, metasearch-engine, python, search-engine, search
Archived: true
Last push: 2026-08-14T14:12:30+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 67, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2416, "days_push": 19, "days_rel": 141, "gap_med": 32, "n_releases_24m": 10}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 11591, forks 1049 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:48.836741+00:00)

## What it is
Whoogle Search is a self-hosted, ad-free, privacy-respecting metasearch engine that proxies Google search results without ads, JavaScript, AMP links, cookies, or IP tracking. It is a Python/Flask app deployable via Docker or one-click platforms like Heroku and Render.

## Use cases
- self-host a private Google search proxy
- search Google without ads or tracking
- replace my browser's default search engine with a privacy-respecting one
- run a metasearch engine on my own server
- get Google results without JavaScript or AMP links
- deploy a search engine with Docker in one click

## When to choose
- You want a lightweight, self-hosted Google front-end with no ads or tracking (historically)
- You need a simple Flask app deployable via Docker or PaaS one-click
- You want a customizable search proxy with a single config file

## When to avoid
- You need working search results today - Google blocked non-JavaScript queries and the project is discontinued as of July 2026
- You need ongoing support, bug fixes, or maintained Docker images
- You want a maintained alternative - consider forks or paid options like Kagi

## Facets
- artifact type: service
- maturity: abandoned
- function: search-engine, self-hosted, http-server, proxy
- domain: privacy, self-hosted, web-development
- platform: self-hosted, python, cloud
- tags: metasearch, degoogle, adblock, flask, no-javascript, no-tracking, search, docker, web-server

## Member repositories
- benbusby/whoogle-search (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:48.836741+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:15:29.588846+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:48.836741+00:00, sha 8e2734420771)
  - homepage: https://pypi.org/project/whoogle-search/ (fetched 2026-08-29T08:13:55.375681+00:00, sha 4b4e8fead74a)
  - registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/whoogle-search/json (fetched 2026-08-29T08:13:55.385540+00:00, sha ad45c23d30d3)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.