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Perplexica

Open-source AI answer engine and search assistant with citations

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  • Perplexity Alternative Conversational search with real-time web citations without a $20/month Perplexity Pro subscription.

An open-source, self-hosted AI search engine alternative to Perplexity. Connects to SearXNG and local or cloud LLMs to fetch real-time web results, synthesize answers, and cite sources in clean markdown cards.

Vibecoded with Cursor and Claude to build a local-first conversational research assistant that respects user privacy.

How it was built

Vibecoded with
CursorClaude Code
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Next.jsSearXNGTypeScriptTailwind CSSOllama

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