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Dev tools · September 26, 2023

Giggle – A self-hosted customizable and ad-free Google Search interface

Hey HN! Just want to share a project of mine called Giggle. It uses Google's Programmable Search Engine service to apply allow- and block-lists to your searches in an easy way. I've shared it before[0] but just went through and refreshed/refactored a ton of things. Two things to note from the changes are it no longer uses Puppeteer for Google login and the license is now MIT. Happy to answer any questions! [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31067354

Giggle – A self-hosted customizable and ad-free Google Search interface launched on September 26, 2023 with 7 votes, #1,586 of 4,228 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 3 years on.

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A self-hosted, customizable and ad-free Google Search experience - dan-lovelace/giggle

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