Yes. Wiby is free and does not ask you to register or hand over an email address before you can use it.

How long does Wiby take?

Good within five seconds of loading. We file it under "Instant" — a search engine that only indexes small, simple pages.

Does Wiby work on a phone?

Yes. Wiby works on a phone as well as it does on a laptop.

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Wiby

A search engine that only indexes small, simple pages

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wiby.me

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Free, no sign-up · online since 2016

What Wiby actually is

Wiby crawls a hand-tended set of lightweight, mostly personal websites and deliberately leaves the commercial web out. Searches return plain HTML pages about ham radio, cooking or obscure hardware, and a surprise button throws you at a random one of them.

Why it is worth your time

That surprise button is the whole point: it reliably finds a 2003 page by a retired engineer about restoring one specific lathe.

Common questions

Is Wiby free?: Yes. Wiby is free and does not ask you to register or hand over an email address before you can use it.
How long does Wiby take?: Good within five seconds of loading. We file it under "Instant" — a search engine that only indexes small, simple pages.
Does Wiby work on a phone?: Yes. Wiby works on a phone as well as it does on a laptop.
What kind of site is Wiby?: We list it under Time Machines — the internet's own memory, still browsable. That surprise button is the whole point: it reliably finds a 2003 page by a retired engineer about restoring one specific lathe.

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Wiby

A search engine that only indexes small, simple pages

Visit wiby.me More Time Machines

wiby.me

Instant · Works anywhere

Free, no sign-up · online since 2016

What Wiby actually is

Why it is worth your time

That surprise button is the whole point: it reliably finds a 2003 page by a retired engineer about restoring one specific lathe.

Common questions

Is Wiby free?: Yes. Wiby is free and does not ask you to register or hand over an email address before you can use it.
How long does Wiby take?: Good within five seconds of loading. We file it under "Instant" — a search engine that only indexes small, simple pages.
Does Wiby work on a phone?: Yes. Wiby works on a phone as well as it does on a laptop.
What kind of site is Wiby?: We list it under Time Machines — the internet's own memory, still browsable. That surprise button is the whole point: it reliably finds a 2003 page by a retired engineer about restoring one specific lathe.