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Give Google the boot by building your own search engine
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Fusion42 · 14 August 2026 · Fusion42 review
A UK developer created Marlin, an open-source, low-cost personal search engine that indexes prioritized web domains using a small language model and minimal storage, allowing users to customise their own search focus beyond corporate sites.
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Building your own focused search engine no longer requires expensive infrastructure or extensive resources, making personal or niche search solutions feasible to launch quickly and cheaply. Founders in search or content discovery can pivot away from generalist platforms and build highly custom search experiences.
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