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Free Search vs FrankenSurf
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No-API-key web search, page fetching and document reading across many engines. Local-first.
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Read any web page and search the web: 28 tools, cheapest first, every page checked.
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Neither has been reviewed yet, so the comparison rests on the scan and the public usage numbers. The safety scan favours FrankenSurf (92/100 against 83).
| Free Search | FrankenSurf | |
|---|---|---|
| User rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Safety grade | B83/100 | A92/100 |
| Adoption | Established | Established |
| GitHub stars | 169 | 46 |
| Downloads / week | 2.1k | 2.3k |
| Runs where | Your machine (local) | Your machine (local) |
| Gateway-ready | No | No |
| Tools | 1 | — |
| Write actions | — | — |
| Price per call | Free | Free |
| Licence | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Last release | 2026-10-31 | 2026-10-14 |
| Category | Web search | Web search |