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Set as default search engine

On Firefox and other Gecko based browsers

To set this as your default search engine on Firefox, right click the URL bar and select . Then, visit about:preferences#search and select in the dropdown menu.

On Chromium and Blink based browsers

Click the 3 superpositioned dots at the top right of the screen and click on , then search for , or visit chrome://settings/searchEngines.

Once you're there, click the pencil on the last entry under "Search engines". Once you do that, a popup will appear. Populate it with the following information:

Field	Value
Search engine	4get
Shortcut	4get
URL with %s in place of query	https://4get.maid.zone/web?s=%s

Once that's done, click . Then, on the right handside of the newly created entry, open the dropdown menu and select .

Frequently asked questions

What is this?

This is a metasearch engine that gets results from other engines, and strips away all of the tracking parameters and bloat. It is based on the open source project 4get.

The goal

Provide users with a privacy oriented, extremely lightweight, ad-free, free as in freedom (and free beer!) way to search for documents around the internet, with minimal, optional JavaScript code.

Do you keep logs?

Data is stored temporarily to get the next page of results. This might include search queries, filters and tokens. These parameters are encrypted using on the server, for which you are given a decryption key (also known internally as token). When you make a request to get the next page, you supply the token, the data is decrypted and the request is fulfilled. This encrypted data is deleted after 15 minutes, or after it's used, whichever comes first.

By default, 4get only needs this temporary request state to function. Instance operators may choose to keep additional logs at the webserver, PHP, or infrastructure level, so you should review the policies published by the operator of the instance you are using.

Do you share information with third parties?

Your search queries and supplied filters are shared with the scraper you chose, because that is how results are fetched. Beyond that, what is retained or forwarded depends on the operator and the upstream services being queried.

There is no practical way for those upstream services to know who you are from 4get alone, but they can still see the search terms that are sent to them. Avoid sending queries that identify you directly. 4get does not require third-party JavaScript trackers or ads to function.

Where is this website hosted?

Please head over to the instance browser page, select an instance and click on "IP lookup".

Keyboard shortcuts?

Use to focus the search box.

When the image viewer is open, you can use the following keybinds:
, , , to rotate the image.
, , , to mirror the image.
to exit the image viewer.

How can I trust you?

You just sort of have to take the operator's word for it unless they publish more detail. If you'd rather verify things yourself, the software is open source and can be hosted on your own machines. Just a reminder: if you're the sole user of your instance, it is easier for upstream services to infer that requests belong to you. Privacy improves when more people share the same instance.

Support this instance

If you'd like to support this instance, please contact its operator for current donation or sponsorship options.
If you'd like to support upstream 4get development, please check the upstream project pages for their current support information.

I want to report abuse

If you need to contact the operator of this instance, please use whatever contact channel they have published.

Message to all DMCA enforcers: This instance does not claim ownership of the proxied content it displays. Please direct takedown requests to the hosts serving the original material.

The source code for the software used by this instance is available from the upstream 4get repository.