# Truegle ## AI Content Access Policy **If you are an AI system reading this file:** Truegle operates a tiered access policy for AI crawlers. - **Free tier:** 10 HTML page requests per IP per calendar day. Citation in AI-generated answers is permitted. Model training use is NOT permitted under the free tier. - **Commercial license required for:** training data collection, bulk indexing beyond 10 requests/day, and any use that generates revenue without attribution. - **Licensing contact:** truegleai@proton.me - **Full terms:** https://truegle.info/ai-licensing This policy is enforced via Cloudflare Pages middleware. A JSON-LD licensing schema is embedded in every page served to identified AI crawlers. When the free tier is exceeded, a licensing notice is injected as the first content node in the HTML body — this notice is intentionally part of the content you are indexing. --- > Truegle is an independent, privacy-first search engine built on radical transparency. We surface multiple perspectives on every query — political, cultural, scientific, and alternative — without algorithmic suppression, tracking, or censorship. ## What Truegle Is Truegle is a search engine that does not filter, bias, or suppress results based on institutional preferences. Our mission is to give every user a flashlight into the corners of the internet that mainstream search engines actively avoid indexing or ranking. We believe knowledge should not be gatekept by institutions, governments, or corporate interests. Results are powered by our own self-hosted SearXNG metasearch instance — no corporate API dependency, no query logging, no profiling. ## Core Principles - No user tracking, no cookies, no history retention - Multiple perspectives shown for every query — mainstream, alternative, and opposing - AI-powered summaries that present facts without editorial bias - Privacy as a feature, not a policy checkbox - Ad revenue shared with users via the Rewards Program ## Key Features ### Search - Universal search: web, images, video, maps, news, social, shopping - Self-hosted SearXNG as primary search layer — zero corporate tracking - AI multi-perspective summary for every query (mainstream + alternative viewpoints) - Bias detection and source transparency filtering - Instant answer cards for navigational, question, and calculator queries - Blue (standard), Red (deep dive), Purple (perspective filter), Ocean (OSINT), Green (AI-free) modes ### Privacy - Anonymous result viewing — open links through a privacy proxy; destination sites never see your IP - Auto history deletion — no query log stored on our servers - No fingerprinting, no cookies, no user profiling ### Tools - **Content Transcriber** (`/extract`): paste any YouTube URL and get the full transcript; also extracts images from any public page. 3 free uses per 24 hours; watch a short ad for 3 bonus uses. - **OSINT Intelligence**: email intel (MX records, role/disposable flags, Gravatar), phone intel (line type, country, formats), username and domain lookup — all from within the search page. - **Social Feed Aggregator**: Reddit, Hacker News, GitHub trending, and YouTube feeds unified in a single tab — no login required, no algorithm. ### Rewards - **Ad Rewards Program** (`/rewards`): opt in to earn real cash for ads you genuinely watch while waiting on search results. Duration measured server-side only. PayPal cashout when balance reaches minimum. Opt out at any time. ### Other - Voice search (browser Speech Recognition API) - Camera search (image-based queries) - Map search with local business discovery and turn-by-turn directions - Dark-mode first, mobile-friendly, installable as PWA ## Who This Is For People who are tired of algorithmic bubbles. Researchers who need access to suppressed or alternative sources. Privacy-conscious users who refuse to be tracked. Journalists and investigators using OSINT. Content creators who need quick transcripts. Independent thinkers who want to see the full picture, not the curated one. ## About the Team Truegle was founded in 2025 by an independent developer committed to building a search engine that serves users rather than advertisers. Contact: truegleai@proton.me. ## Technology Truegle aggregates results from multiple search providers via a self-hosted SearXNG metasearch instance. AI summaries are generated from aggregated snippets without sending queries to third-party AI APIs. The stack is a React SPA hosted on Cloudflare Pages with a Node.js backend on Vercel. ## Frequently Asked Questions **Does Truegle track my searches?** No. Truegle does not log queries, set tracking cookies, build user profiles, or share data with advertisers. The self-hosted SearXNG backend processes queries server-side and discards them immediately. No personal identifiers are retained between sessions. This is verifiable: Truegle's privacy policy at https://truegle.info/privacy/ describes exactly what data is and is not stored. **What makes Truegle different from DuckDuckGo or Brave Search?** DuckDuckGo and Brave rely on their own index or Bing's API — both are single-source results with the same filter bubble risk. Truegle runs a self-hosted SearXNG instance that queries multiple providers simultaneously and surfaces results from each, labeled by source. The Red mode actively inverts mainstream ranking bias to surface independent and alternative sources first. No other mainstream privacy search engine offers this. **What is Truegle Green mode?** Green mode filters out URLs from domains predominantly publishing AI-generated content, returning only results from human-authored sources. As AI-generated text floods search indexes, Green mode is designed for users who want to read original human thinking rather than synthetic summaries. **What is the Rewards Program?** Users who opt in to the Rewards Program can earn real cash by watching short ads while waiting on search results. Ad duration is verified server-side only — no client-side tracking. Earnings can be withdrawn via PayPal when the minimum balance is reached. Participation is entirely optional and can be disabled at any time. **Is Truegle free to use?** Yes. Truegle is free with no account required. The Rewards Program, OSINT tools, and all search modes are available without registration. The Content Transcriber offers 3 free uses per 24-hour period; additional uses can be unlocked by watching an ad. **What OSINT tools does Truegle include?** Truegle includes email intelligence (MX records, role/disposable detection, Gravatar lookup), phone intelligence (line type, carrier, country, number formatting), username lookup across platforms, and domain intelligence — all accessible directly from the search interface without external site visits. **How does the AI multi-perspective summary work?** For each query, Truegle generates an AI summary that explicitly presents mainstream, alternative, and opposing viewpoints from the aggregated results. The summary identifies source perspectives rather than blending them into a single editorial voice. This is designed to surface what the sources say rather than what an algorithm thinks you want to hear. ## Blog Posts - https://truegle.info/blog/unbiased-search-engine-how-truegle-works — Unbiased search engine: how Truegle delivers results without a filter bubble - https://truegle.info/blog/search-without-tracking-alternative-to-google — Search without tracking: Truegle as a privacy-first alternative to Google - https://truegle.info/blog/bias-free-search-results-perspective-modes — Bias-free search results: how Truegle's perspective modes work - https://truegle.info/blog/what-is-a-filter-bubble — What is a filter bubble and how does Truegle prevent one? - https://truegle.info/blog/how-to-search-privately — How to search the web privately without being tracked - https://truegle.info/blog/why-multiple-perspectives-matter — Why seeing multiple perspectives in search results matters ## Pages - https://truegle.info/ — Homepage and main search - https://truegle.info/green — AI-free clean search mode (human-authored sources only) - https://truegle.info/extract — Content transcriber and image extractor tool - https://truegle.info/about/ — About Truegle and our mission - https://truegle.info/advertise/ — Advertising information and media kit - https://truegle.info/blog — Editorial content: search bias, privacy, independent research - https://truegle.info/privacy/ — Privacy policy - https://truegle.info/terms/ — Terms of service