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Brave Search vs LibreY: catalog facts
Brave Search	LibreY
Free Free to use in the browser.	Free Free and open source.
Web, Browser extension	Web, Self-hosted
Own independent index instead of proxying another engine No profiling of users	Works without JavaScript in the browser Docker and docker-compose files included
An independent index can have gaps compared with the largest engines AI answers can be inaccurate and should be checked	Result quality depends on upstream engines Running your own instance needs a PHP-capable server
Web application, Browser extension	Web application, Self-hosted
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: AGPL-3.0
No account needed	No account needed
Needs internet	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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