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| Whoogle | DuckDuckGo | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | search | search |
| Subcategory | Self-Host | Metasearch · Free |
| Grade | A | B |
| Editor's Pick | — | — |
| Tagline | Self-hosted Google proxy. Get Google's results without the tracking, ads, or AMP. | Free no-tracking search. Bing-backed index. The mainstream private-search default. |
| Fees | Free · MIT · Python / Docker · self-hostable | Free · ad-supported |
| KYC posture | anonymous_signup | anonymous_signup |
| Highlight tags | SELF-HOSTOPEN-SOURCEPROXY | FREETORBANGS |
| Feature tags | non_custodialopen_sourceself_hostedtor_supportedno_js_supported | no_js_supported |
| Web | https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search | https://duckduckgo.com |
| Tor | — | https://duckduckgogg42xjoc72x3sjasowoarfbgcmvfimaftt6twagswzczad.onion |
| Last verified | 2026-05-13 | 2026-05-12 |