Perplexica: Open-Source Perplexity Clone Hits 27K GitHub Stars, Runs Entirely Locally

A Docker-deployable, privacy-first AI search engine with citations and focus modes is gaining rapid traction as an open-source alternative to Perplexity AI.

An open-source project called Perplexica has crossed 27,000 GitHub stars, offering a fully local, Docker-deployable alternative to Perplexity AI with citation support, focus modes, and local search history. As @heynavtoor described it: "Someone just open sourced a full Perplexity AI clone… privacy-first, runs on your machine."

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