What is YaCy?
YaCy is free software for your own search engine – join a community of search engines or make your own portal. Three use cases: P2P Mode (web search by the people, for the people – decentralized with shared index), Your Search Portal (independent installation with your own web crawl), or Intranet Search (search for your intranet, web pages, or file system). Imagine search engines run across private devices, not controlled by any company. YaCy does exactly that! Installation takes three minutes – download, decompress, and run. GDPR compliant with no personalized data collection and no phoning home.
Key Features
- ✓Decentralized P2P search
- ✓Run your own search engine
- ✓Intranet search capability
- ✓Shared distributed index
- ✓No central control
- ✓GDPR compliant
- ✓No data collection
- ✓Open-source
- ✓File system search
- ✓Web crawling
- ✓3-minute installation
- ✓Support GPT available
🔒 Privacy & Data Protection
YaCy is developed in Germany with strong GDPR compliance. No personalized data collection, no phoning home, no tracking. Decentralized architecture means no central point of control or failure. Self-hosted means complete data sovereignty. For organizations wanting private search without relying on commercial providers, YaCy provides the ultimate search independence.
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💰 Pricing
YaCy is completely free and open-source. Donations and consulting services support ongoing development.
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