Boilerplate
Argand is an independent search engine for the open web, built in pure Rust by one person, Nic Weyand. It finds sources, sends users to the pages that earned the result, and avoids generated answer boxes that stand between readers and publishers. Argand stores no per-user query history and builds no advertising profiles. Future accounts are designed to be portable, so users can bring their identity and data with them instead of locking both inside Argand. The public launch window is summer 2026, with the exact date still fluid.
Quick facts
- What: an independent search engine and a growing family of privacy-first tools.
- Who: Nic Weyand, sole founder and engineer.
- Built with: pure Rust; runs on modest hardware, no GPU required.
- Stance: Argand avoids generated answer boxes, cross-web tracking, and the sale of user data.
- Status: pre-launch; public release window is summer 2026, exact date not final.
- Source: this landing page is open on Forgejo.
Founder bio
Nic Weyand is the founder and sole engineer of Argand. He started building it after search began to feel less like a way out to the web and more like a place designed to keep readers inside. Argand is his attempt to build the opposite: a search engine that sends people to the open web without turning each search into a profile.
Brand assets
- Logo / mascot mark (SVG).
- Social card (1200×630 PNG).
Please don't alter the mark's proportions or recolour it outside the
Argand palette (slate #435563 on warm paper #f2ece3).
Contact
Interview or media requests: nic@argand.org.