IBOU is a French conversational search engine designed to serve both people seeking information and the creators who publish it. Built around respect for the web, the brand aims to make reliable sources, diverse viewpoints and original content easier to discover. Its search approach emphasizes identified sources and gives publishers visibility and the opportunity to receive genuine traffic, rather than placing generated answers ahead of the sites behind the information.

One of its featured services, IBOU Actualités, follows French media continuously and groups articles covering the same topic into a single card. It credits each outlet and links readers directly to the original article. When coverage differs, the service highlights contrasting perspectives and what each publication contributes. Users can also choose a city to follow local news and weather. The site presents search, news, image and maps exploration as part of its broader offering.

IBOU says its indexing, crawling and ranking are developed in France, and that its methods are documented.