Help & FAQs

What is True Search?

True Search is an AI-era search engine that strips out every paid placement so the results you see are ranked purely by relevance — never by who paid the most. We pair a fast, sponsor-free search experience with concise AI answers that cite the top organic results inline.

How is True Search different from Google?

Google's results pages mix sponsored listings, shopping carousels, "people also bought" carousels and other paid surfaces in with organic results. True Search uses an independent index that doesn't inject ads into rankings to begin with — what you see is the organic web, ordered by relevance.

We're transparent about how we make money: instead of corrupting search rankings, we show two clearly labeled display ad slots on a results page. They're visually distinct, marked "Advertisement," and never influence the order or selection of results.

Where do the results come from?

True Search is a meta-search engine. Web, image and news queries are sent server-side to the Brave Search API, which serves results from Brave's own independent web index (built by their own crawler — not a Google reseller). Your queries never go directly to Google from your browser, and the API key lives only on our server.

What is the AI Answer card?

At the top of every web results page we generate a short summary using Groq's Llama 3.3 70B model. The model reads the top organic results and writes a concise answer with inline citations like [1] and [2] — click them to jump straight to the source.

The AI never sees ads, never recommends products, and never personalises based on who you are. Treat it as a fast study aid; verify important facts at the cited source.

How do filters and "Per page" work?

Use the filter bar above results to sort, restrict by time range, and stack chips like No forums, One per domain, or Documents only. The filters run instantly in your browser — no extra requests — and your selections persist across new searches.

The Per page dropdown lets you load 10 or 20 results at a time (default: 20). Each results page is exactly one upstream API call — pagination loads the next 20 with another single call, so cost is predictable and never multiplied.

How do I export my results?

Click the Export .txt button in the filter bar above any results page. We'll generate a clean text file with every title, URL, snippet, source domain, publication date, and the active sort/filter state — perfect for research notes, client deliverables or offline archives. No extensions required.

How does voice search work?

The microphone button uses your browser's built-in Web Speech API. We don't record audio or store transcripts — speech is converted to text locally and submitted as a normal text query. Voice search is currently unavailable in Firefox and Safari; the mic button hides itself there.

Why does the weather widget ask for my location?

If you search for a bare term like weather or forecast, we ask your browser for one-time location access so we can rewrite the query as "weather in [your city]" and return useful local results. We never store your coordinates and we never send them to Google. If you decline, the original query runs as-is.

Where is my data stored?

Search history, theme, language and filter preferences are stored only in your browser's localStorage. There are no accounts, no server-side history, and no tracking cookies. Clear it anytime from Settings → Search history → Clear.

I found a bug or have feedback

True Search is built and operated by Indusbridge Digital. Reach out via indusbridge.digital.