# Websurfx

> Websurfx is a free, open-source app you can self-host in the search engines category. Aggregate results from other search engines (metasearch engine) without ads while keeping privacy and security in mind. It is extremely fast and provides a high level of customization (alternative…. It has 1,207 GitHub stars, is released under the AGPL-3.0 license and ships a Docker image.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/neon-mmd/websurfx |
| GitHub stars | 1,207 |
| Forks | 130 |
| Open issues | 8 |
| License | AGPL-3.0 |
| License type | Open source |
| Language | Rust |
| Docker image | Yes |
| Platforms | Rust, Docker |
| Categories | Search Engines |
| Commits, last 12 months | 64 |
| Last commit | Sep 8, 2026 |
| Latest release | v1.29.9 (May 13, 2026) |
| Created | Apr 28, 2023 |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained |
| Archived | No |

Topics: meta-search-engine, rust, search-engine, fast, privacy, actix-web, css, pyo3, scraping, reqwest

## Install

Websurfx ships a Docker image; follow the README at https://github.com/neon-mmd/websurfx for the image name and environment variables.

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