Perplexica
AI-powered search engine that runs on your hardware
Perplexica is a privacy-focused AI search engine that runs entirely on your own hardware. Unlike traditional search engines that return links, Perplexica provides direct answers with source citations. Connect to local LLMs via Ollama or use cloud providers. Your search history stays on your device.
Why Perplexica?
Search engines return lists of links, forcing you to click through and read multiple pages. AI search tools like Perplexity provide answers but require cloud accounts and log your queries. For privacy-conscious users and organizations, sending every search to a third party is unacceptable. You need AI-powered search that respects your privacy.
How It Works
Perplexica integrates web search (via SearxNG) with LLM reasoning. Ask a question, and it searches the web, analyzes sources, and synthesizes an answer with citations. Choose between Speed, Balanced, or Quality modes depending on your needs. Run with local models through Ollama for complete privacy, or connect to cloud providers when needed.
What Is Perplexica?
Perplexica is a self-hosted AI search and answering platform. It combines web search with LLM capabilities to provide direct answers with source citations. Supports Ollama, OpenAI, Claude, and Gemini. Features include multiple search modes, document upload, image and video search, and domain-specific filtering.
Key Benefits
Why teams choose Perplexica
Answers, Not Links
Get direct answers with source citations. No more clicking through pages.
Complete Privacy
Runs on your hardware. Search history never leaves your device.
Multiple AI Providers
Use Ollama for local inference or connect to OpenAI, Claude, Gemini.
Search Modes
Speed, Balanced, or Quality—choose based on your needs.
Source Citations
Every answer includes references. Verify information easily.
Document Upload
Upload PDFs and images. Search and analyze your own files.
Features
Everything you need to build with Perplexica
Web Search
SearxNG integration for comprehensive web searching.
Academic Search
Search academic papers and research documents.
Image Search
Find and analyze images with visual search.
Video Discovery
Search and summarize video content.
Domain Filtering
Limit searches to specific websites.
Smart Widgets
Weather, calculations, stock prices displayed inline.
Use Cases
What you can build with Perplexica
Technology Stack
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