Search the web with this privacy-focused metasearch engine, which says it avoids AI-generated results.
Metasearch
Search the web with Metasearch, a privacy-focused engine whose source code is hosted on GitHub.
About Metasearch
Metasearch is a web search engine that runs on Cloudflare Workers and returns answers sourced from Brave Search and Kagi. Besides standard web results, it supports !bangs to search other sites directly, instant answers for calculations, weather, and crypto prices, and previews for lyrics and YouTube videos. It can also be queried through a simple JSON API endpoint.
The author states that no third-party tracking is used by default, that searches can be made without cookies or accounts, and that no data is logged or stored. These are the author's own statements in the project repository and have not been independently verified. The source code is hosted on GitHub, and the project can be self-hosted. Most of the other public instances listed in the repository lack Kagi search support.
Key features
- Answers sourced from Brave Search and Kagi
- Bang shortcuts to search other sites directly
- Instant answers for calculations, weather, and crypto prices
- Previews for lyrics and YouTube videos
- Image tab with a built-in "AI slop remover"
- Unauthenticated JSON API endpoint for queries
Best for: Users who want a search engine with privacy-focused defaults and bang shortcuts, and developers who want to query a simple search API or self-host their own instance.
Good for
- The author states that no third-party tracking is used by default
- Searches can be made without cookies or accounts, according to the author
- Self-hosting instructions are included in the repository
Watch out for
- Most of the other public instances listed lack Kagi search support
- Self-hosting requires Cloudflare Workers, Bun, and a JWT secret setup
- Privacy claims are the author's own statements and are not independently verified
Metasearch at a glance
- Category
- Privacy & Security › Private Browsers & Search
- Type
- Open-source project
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Open source
- Not stated
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 6, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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Metasearch FAQ
Do I need an account to search?
The author states that you can search without cookies or accounts.
Is there an API?
Yes. The repository describes a simple unauthenticated endpoint that accepts a POST request to /api with a query, a result type such as web, and a page number.
Can I run my own instance?
Yes. The repository describes cloning the project, running bun install, setting a JWT_SECRET with wrangler, and deploying to Cloudflare Workers with bun run deploy.
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