4get
A proxying metasearch engine you can use through public instances or host yourself.
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About 4get
4get is a metasearch engine that fetches results from other search engines and passes them through its own server, so the upstream engines do not see your requests directly.
The main site offers settings, a list of other instances, an API and links to the source code, and it can also be reached over Tor. You can use a public instance or run your own, which suits people who want private searching without depending on a single provider.
Strengths
- Proxies searches so upstream engines do not see you
- Several public instances plus the option to self-host
- Reachable over Tor
- Has an API
Limitations
- Result quality depends on the upstream engines it queries
- Public instances rely on their operators staying online
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree to use, with donations accepted.
- License
- Proprietary
- Platforms
- Web, Self-hosted
- How it runs
- Web application, Self-hosted
- Account
- Not required
- Works offline
- No
- Best suited for
- Private web searching through a proxy you can also host yourself
- Categories
- Privacy tools
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
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