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Ya Cy

Decentralized peer-to-peer search engine anyone can run as part of a global index.

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What's next with Ya Cy?

Choose how you want to get started.

Use it free

Open the official tool or demo — no account needed.

Free

Self-host it

Run the open-source version on your own infrastructure.

Open

What is Ya Cy?

YaCy is a free peer-to-peer search used by professionals and enthusiasts.

How it works

How YaCy works — see the article below for details on this search tools tool.

How to use it

  1. 1Open the YaCy tool, enter your input, and get your result instantly.

What it can do

  • peer-to-peer search

Use cases

Assumptions and limitations

Assumptions

  • source: https://github.com/yacy/yacy_search_server
  • license: GPL-2.0 — free to use
  • privacy: Self-hosted — you control your data

Understanding the result

Decentralized peer-to-peer search engine anyone can run as part of a global index.

Tool details

  • Clearly flagged when a network request is needed.
  • No account, no sign-up, and no tracking of your content.
  • Powered by (MIT).
Built with
(yacy/yacy_search_server)
License
MIT
Runs locally
No — requires a network request
Verification
Not yet verified
Input
Query
Output
Text
Open-source source & license

Built with yacy/yacy_search_server. OpenToolVault provides the discovery and browser interface while crediting the original project maintainers.

Built with
License
MIT
View source on GitHub

Open-source project

License: MITSource: this projectOfficial site

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References

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