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Last Updated: 07-15-2026 07:25 PM (UTC)

Whoogle

Google's search results without Google's surveillance: Whoogle is a self-hosted proxy that strips the tracking and keeps the results. Your query goes from browser to your Whoogle instance, which fetches results from Google with a randomly generated User Agent and strips everything hostile before returning them: no ads or sponsored content, no third-party JavaScript or cookies, no AMP links, no URL tracking tags like utm_source, no referrer header - and Google sees your server's IP, never yours. Unlike metasearch engines that blend sources, Whoogle proxies Google exclusively, so result quality is exactly what you'd get logged out and incognito, minus the noise. A lightweight Flask app configured entirely through environment variables, it supports DuckDuckGo-style bang shortcuts, autocomplete suggestions, safe search, per-country and per-language filtering, site blocklists, and automatic rewriting of social links to privacy front-ends like Nitter and Invidious. Privacy hardening goes further: built-in Tor routing makes Google see an exit node instead of your server, HTTP/SOCKS proxy support covers other setups, and POST-based queries keep search terms out of logs. Light, dark, and fully custom CSS themes plus browser search-engine registration make it a drop-in default on desktop and mobile. Stateless, tiny, and trivial to run.

Whoogle

Benefits

  • Google Quality, Anonymous
  • Full Google results with your IP, cookies, and browser fingerprint invisible to Google.
  • Clean Results
  • Ads, sponsored content, AMP links, tracking tags, and referrer headers all stripped.
  • Deeper Anonymity on Demand
  • Built-in Tor routing and HTTP/SOCKS proxy support hide even your server's IP.
  • Nearly Zero Footprint
  • A stateless Flask app with no database - one of the lightest services you can host.

Features

  • Ad and Tracker Stripping
  • Removes ads, JavaScript, cookies, AMP links, and utm-style URL tags from every result.
  • Bang Shortcuts
  • DuckDuckGo-style ! searches jump directly to other sites.
  • Privacy Front-End Rewrites
  • Optionally rewrites social media links to Nitter, Invidious, and other alternatives.
  • Tor and Proxy Routing
  • Route upstream queries through Tor or an HTTP/SOCKS proxy.
  • Filtering Controls
  • Country and language filters, safe search, and comma-separated site blocklists.
  • Themeable UI
  • Light, dark, and system modes plus fully custom CSS theming.