Show HN: Uruky (EU-based Kagi alternative) now has Image Search and URL Rewrites
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Uruky, an EU-based private search engine, launches Image Search and URL Rewrite features.
Uruky is a paid private search engine (€5/month) based in EU servers with EU payment processing. It aggregates results from EU search providers including Marginalia, Mojeek, and EUSP, plus its own small index called Uruky Site Search. The service stores no personal data, only an account number similar to Mullvad's model. Users can exclude or boost domains to personalize results. After 12 months as a paying customer, users receive a copy of the source code. The service intentionally avoids AI features and positions itself as a search-only tool rather than an ecosystem competitor to larger tech platforms. An API is available with transparent rate limits.
What commenters are saying
Thread consensus emphasizes that Uruky is a metasearch engine comparable to Kagi, which also aggregates third-party indexes rather than crawling independently. Commenters note that building a standalone EU search index is resource-intensive and that tools like SearxNG offer similar metasearch functionality for free. Specific feedback targets UI/UX as a barrier to mainstream adoption, with users citing missing features like local business information widgets and AI summaries that competitors offer. Founders acknowledge the UI critique as subjective and note resource constraints for index expansion. Strong support exists for the no-AI stance. High signup friction (requiring account creation or proof-of-work captcha) is debated; founders clarify that only one barrier is needed to prevent bot abuse.