A clean and lightweight web search app.
About this app
Gugal is a clean and lightweight web search app, with a modern, Material 3/You UI.
It supports 2 search engines - Google and searx/SearXNG. Developers are free to add more search engines.
To use Gugal with Google Search you need a CSE ID and API key. Instructions for obtaining both can be found in the app. To get these you have to have a Google account, therefore Google might still link searches to your account. If you want to use a search engine that respects your privacy more, use Gugal with a searx/SearXNG instance.
Google and Google Search are trademarks of Google LLC.
Licensed under GPL-3.0-only, by Narek.
What's New in v0.9
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- Gugal 0.9 - the long-awaited update.
- This update brings many quality of life improvements and new useful features to the app, as well as a minor facelift. It also updates many things in Gugal's code as we head towards a stable release.
- App:
- - The app now notifies users if there is no internet connection.
- - Now built for Android 15.
- - The search page has been slightly updated to fit more content.
Version history
Sep 25, 2025 · 13 MB · Android API 24–35 · code 29
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- Gugal 0.9 - the long-awaited update.
- This update brings many quality of life improvements and new useful features to the app, as well as a minor facelift. It also updates many things in Gugal's code as we head towards a stable release.
- App:
- - The app now notifies users if there is no internet connection.
- - Now built for Android 15.
- - The search page has been slightly updated to fit more content.
SHA-256 22781f948c1c1e899f94b07f46a29b3e1a87bac97fbcf6be25a977c99490da3e
May 2, 2025 · 12 MB · Android API 24–35 · code 25
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- Support for new versions of SearXNG has been added. Note that there is a limit on the amount of searches done in 10 minutes in these versions. Gugal will notify when that limit is reached.
SHA-256 18c7c1147b1ab4b169daab7e1bfd2b9303bbba9efd9d4d0e5fabdf407b9185b2
Jan 6, 2025 · 12 MB · Android API 24–35 · code 24
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- - The search widget has been updated.
- - Searx support has been improved.
- - Minor stability updates.
SHA-256 3d3cbdd5236d1909fde91996ff89052f3c9f37a1762e44525956ad34f9e381c9
Will it run on your device?
92%
- Runs on a broad range of modern Android versions.
- Multiple CPU architectures are covered.
- Aligned with the latest Android target SDK expectations.
Installation Guide
Open Settings on your Android device
Go to Security → Unknown sources (or Install unknown apps)
Enable "Allow from this source" for your browser or file manager
Open the downloaded APK file from your Downloads folder
Tap "Install" and wait for installation to complete
Launch the app from your home screen
Make sure to re-enable Unknown Sources restrictions after installation for security.
How to install this safely
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How to roll back to an earlier version
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Source code
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SHA-256 Hash
22781f948c1c1e899f94b07f46a29b3e1a87bac97fbcf6be25a977c99490da3e
Signing certificate
8bbdccd3f22d1ab836b73d9459b7c3feb54305a0d315f444a8a1e1dde920f393
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