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24 alternatives to (gle) a tiny but completely functional Google searcher lib in python

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. (gle) a tiny but completely functional Google searcher lib in python launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Synergyse▲76

   Finally, Clippy for Google Apps!!!

   2014 · synergyse.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Google Cloud Search▲86

   A unified smart search engine for G Suite customers

   2017 · cloud.google.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Google Search from the Terminal▲8

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

4. 4BR
   Built RealTime Search for Google Chrome▲6

   2013 · apoorv.quora.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   FindR, a fully-featured find and replace bar for Google Chrome▲8

   2017 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →

6. 6LF
   Lightning fast search for Rubygems▲7

   2015 · rubygems.algolia.com · its alternatives →

7. 7SE
   Search Engine and Crawler in Python▲21

   2017 · openstar.pw · its alternatives →

8. 8CS
   Conversational search engine powered by GPT-3▲5

   2022 · friday.education · its alternatives →

9. 9BA
   Built a small search engine without the fluff▲6

   2024 · kgrep.com · its alternatives →

10. 10EO
    Enhanced, Open-Source Google Search for Hackers▲5

    2016 · search.spince.com · its alternatives →

11. 11SA
    Stridle, a Wordle Clone for Runners▲5

    2022 · stridle.xyz · its alternatives →

12. 12CA
    Cortris – A Simple Url Shortener written in Go▲6

    2020 · adalricus.nand.sh · its alternatives →

13. 13LI
    Lexical.io – A web app for reading English text▲9

    2016 · lexical.io · its alternatives →

14. 14JI
    Jekyll + indextank = static websites with fulltext search▲6

    2011 · pwiddershoven.nl · its alternatives →

15. 15TI
    T0.io – A simple url shortener▲6

    2016 · t0.io · its alternatives →

16. 16SF
    Solve for All – customizable, private, hackable search engine▲7

    2016 · solveforall.com · its alternatives →

17. 17PA
    PhraseFinder – A Fast Search Engine for the Google Books Ngram Dataset▲5

    2016 · phrasefinder.io · its alternatives →

18. 18AV
    A very simple Lisp interpreter in 250 lines of literate Python▲5

    2017 · khamidou.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    A simple Google news reader for the Gopher protocol▲6

    2022 · gitlab.com · its alternatives →

20. 20SI
    Small in-browser editor for ZIP and OLE archives▲8

    2017 · sheetjs.com · its alternatives →

21. 21FK
    Free Keyword Tool Using Google, YouTube, Amazon and Other API Hacks▲9

    2016 · freekeywordtool.net · its alternatives →

22. 22PA
    PyTill: A Python Package for Till Mobile▲9

    2018 · blog.manifold.co · its alternatives →

23. 23GA
    getimgs - a search project I built in university▲5

    2011 · getimgs.appspot.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    The Simplest ML API▲7

    2021 · doc.clickup.com · its alternatives →

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