The Mission
Join Us in Redefining Search
Whether through code, suggestions or sponsorship, every contribution helps make private, powerful search available to everyone.
Sponsor Development
Financial support directly funds to work on Hister. Faster bug fixes, new features, and a more polished experience for everyone.
Contribute Code
Hister is free, open-source software. Whether it's a bug report, a pull request, or improving documentation, every contribution moves the project forward.
Our goal is to reduce and ultimately eliminate dependence on untrusted search services by providing the best overall private search experience that comes with batteries included and supports privacy at every level.
This is a fresh, independent approach to search. To make it a reality, we need your support.
Future Plans
Where your support takes Hister next.
These are the major pillars of the roadmap.
Content-Specific Extractors
Add extractors for more content types to improve integration and index quality so Hister understands the web deeply, not just superficially.
Learn about extractorsThematic Pre-Indexed Databases
Create infrastructure for importable, pre-indexed databases organized by topic, letting users quickly expand their local index with curated, relevant content.
Public Dataset Imports
Support importing data from public datasets such as the Open Search Foundation and the Internet Archive, giving Hister access to the breadth of human knowledge.