Whoogle Search
Whoogle Search allows users to run private, self-hosted searches without ads or tracking. It integrates with Home Assistant to provide local search capabilities.
Facts about this add-on
- Security rating
- 7 / 8
- Ingress
- yes
- Maintenance
- very lively – several changes a month (100 changes/year)
- Version
1.2.4- Last change
- September 11, 2026
- Repository
- alexbelgium/hassio-addons
- Project
- github.com
- Architectures
- aarch64, amd64
- Ports
- 5000/tcp -> 5000
How this rating comes about
Home Assistant calculates the rating itself: every add-on starts at 5, and each right it asks for or gives up moves the number. The same calculation runs here, on the configuration the add-on ships.
| Starting value of every add-on | 5 |
|---|---|
| Reached through Ingress, so no port of its own | +2 |
| Result | 7 / 8 |
A high number does not mean the add-on is good, and a low one does not mean it is dangerous – a backup add-on has to reach far into the system to do its job. The number says how much it is allowed to do, and the list above says what exactly.
What the add-on is allowed to do
- Direct access to devices (e.g. a USB stick)
Installation
- In Home Assistant open Settings → Add-ons → Add-on Store, and add the repository https://github.com/alexbelgium/hassio-addons through the three-dot menu.
- Reload the store and open Whoogle Search.
- Install the add-on and wait for the first start.
- Switch on "Show in sidebar" – the interface then opens directly inside Home Assistant.
- Check the rights the add-on asks for before you start it – they are listed above.
Add repository to my Home Assistant Open the add-on directly
Both links go through my.home-assistant.io and open the store of your own instance – no address of ours is involved.