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Gugal

A clean and lightweight web search app.
New in version 0.8.2
App:
- A rare issue causing Gugal to stop working during setup has been fixed.
- When changing the search engine, the current one is now selected by default.
- People without a GitLab account or personal website no longer have clickable links in the About page.

Search engines:
- Numerous issues with searx support have been fixed:
- The ambiguous "API access" mention has been clarified.
- Non-HTTPS instances are now supported.
- For developers: this release includes some changes that require upd
Gugal is a clean and lightweight web search app, with a modern, Material 3/You UI.

It supports 2 search engines - Google and searx/SearXNG. Developers are free to add more search engines.

To use Gugal with Google Search you need a CSE ID and API key. Instructions for obtaining both can be found in the app. To get these you have to have a Google account, therefore Google might still link searches to your account. If you want to use a search engine that respects your privacy more, use Gugal with a searx/SearXNG instance.

Google and Google Search are trademarks of Google LLC.

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Versions

Although APK downloads are available below to give you the choice, you should be aware that by installing that way you will not receive update notifications and it's a less secure way to download. We recommend that you install the F-Droid client and use that.

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  • Version 0.8.2 (23) suggested Added on May 03, 2024

    This version requires Android 7.0 or newer.

    It is built and signed by F-Droid, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • have full network access
      Allows the app to create network sockets and use custom network protocols. The browser and other applications provide means to send data to the internet, so this permission is not required to send data to the internet.
    • com.porg.gugal.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

    Download APK 10 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log

  • Version 0.8.1 (22) - Added on Aug 26, 2023

    This version requires Android 7.0 or newer.

    It is built and signed by F-Droid, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • have full network access
      Allows the app to create network sockets and use custom network protocols. The browser and other applications provide means to send data to the internet, so this permission is not required to send data to the internet.
    • com.porg.gugal.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

    Download APK 10 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log

  • Version 0.8 (21) - Added on Jul 28, 2023

    This version requires Android 7.0 or newer.

    It is built and signed by F-Droid, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Anti-Features
    Permissions
    • have full network access
      Allows the app to create network sockets and use custom network protocols. The browser and other applications provide means to send data to the internet, so this permission is not required to send data to the internet.
    • com.porg.gugal.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

    Download APK 10 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log