SearXNG

Federated metasearch engine

SearXNG

SearXNG home page with the default dark theme

Initial release| March 27, 2021; 3 years ago (March 27, 2021)
Repository| github.com/searxng/searxng
Written in| Python, HTML
Operating system| Linux, FreeBSD, macOS
Predecessor| Searx
Standard(s)| OpenSearch
Type| Metasearch engine
License| GNU Affero General Public License
Website| docs.searxng.org (documentation)
searx.space (public instances)
The SearXNG results page with "wikipedia" as the search term

SearXNG is a free and open-source federated metasearch engine forked from Searx.[1] SearXNG supports over 70 different search engines.[2] Similar to Searx, it does not collect information about users.[3]

## Instances

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SearXNG is federated, and as such is hosted by several instances, public and private. Private instances are hosted on a local network, or run on the user's desktop computer itself, and are designed to be used by one person or a small number of people. Public instances are hosted on public web servers and are designed to be used by anyone like a typical search engine.[4][2] A list of public instances is available at searx.space.[5]

## Features

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### Categorical searching

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SearXNG can separate results into multiple categories, including the standard categories of "Web, "Images," "Videos," and "News," as well as the non-standard categories of "Social Media," "Music," "Files," "IT," and "Science."[6]

### Customization

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SearXNG features several customization options, which can be configured server-side or client-side, including filtering which engines to use, content filtering, and language preferences.[4]

### Engines

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As a metasearch engine, SearXNG functions by sending queries to upstream search engines and returning them to the user. Engines include Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo, and Qwant.[5][7] More than 70 different search engines are supported.[2]

### Privacy

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SearXNG removes private data from requests sent to search services. Result pages do not include advertisements or referral links.[8] SearXNG itself stores little to no information that can be used to identify users.[3][2]

### Tor compatibility

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Search queries can be routed through the Tor network.[4]

## References

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1. ^ greyone (2022-09-08). "SearXNG: A Metasearch Engine With Great Results". GreyCoder. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
2. ^ a b c d Dávila, Anthony Bryan Encalada (2023). IMPLEMENTACIÓN DE UN PROTOTIPO DE BUSCADOR WEB BASADO EN LINUX PARA GARANTIZAR LA PRIVACIDAD DE LOS DATOS DEL USUARIO [Implementation of a Prototype Linux-Based Web Search Engine to Guarantee the Privacy of User Information] (PDF) (in Spanish). ESCUELA POLITÉCNICA NACIONAL. p. 3\. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2024-09-13.
3. ^ a b Morante, Gabriel (May 2022). "Own Yourself". Writing Waves. 5 (19). California State University Monterey Bay: 19.
4. ^ a b c Elmo (April 11, 2024). "Search in Peace with SearXNG: An Alternative Search Engine That Keeps Your Searches Private". Medium. Archived from the original on June 22, 2024. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
5. ^ a b Braeuning, Paul (2023-10-18). Bachelor Thesis for obtaining the academic degree Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Computer Science at the Faculty Informatik und Medien (PDF). Leipzig, Saxony: Leipzig University of Applied Sciences. p. 1\. Archived from the original on 2024-07-03.`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
6. ^ Conway, Adam (2024-06-12). "Should you use a different search engine? You're missing out on metasearch engines". XDA. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
7. ^ Dávila, Anthony Bryan Encalada (2023). IMPLEMENTACIÓN DE UN PROTOTIPO DE BUSCADOR WEB BASADO EN LINUX PARA GARANTIZAR LA PRIVACIDAD DE LOS DATOS DEL USUARIO [Implementation of a Prototype Linux-Based Web Search Engine to Guarantee the Privacy of User Information] (PDF) (in Spanish). ESCUELA POLITÉCNICA NACIONAL. p. 1\. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2024-09-13.
8. ^ "Beyond DuckDuckGo: Introducing SearXNG, the Ultimate Privacy-Focused Meta Engine". SMSOlnline. 2024-04-28. Archived from the original on 2024-04-30. Retrieved 2024-06-26.

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Web search engines

Active|

| Dedicated|

* AOL
* Ahmia
* Ask.com
* Baidu
* Bing
* Blackle
* Brave
* DuckDuckGo
* Ecosia
* Fireball
* Google
* Kiddle
* KidRex
* KidzSearch
* Lycos
* Mojeek
* Naver
* Parsijoo
* Perplexity.ai
* Petal
* Seznam.cz
* Sogou
* Swisscows
* WebCrawler
* Yahoo!
* Yandex
* Youdao

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Metasearch engines|

* Dogpile
* Excite
* Info.com
* Kagi
* MetaCrawler
* MetaGer
* Mullvad Leta
* SearXNG
* Startpage
* Qwant

Inactive|

* 123people
* A9.com
* Aliweb
* AlltheWeb
* AltaVista
* Blekko
* Boogami
* Cuil
* Empas
* Forestle
* GenieKnows
* Gigablast
* Go.com
* HotBot
* Infoseek
* Inktomi
* Ixquick
* JumpStation
* LeapFish
* Neeva
* Northern Light
* Pipilika
* Powerset
* Scroogle
* SearchMe
* Searx
* Soso
* Sputnik
* Teoma
* Viewzi
* Vivisimo
* Volunia
* W3Catalog
* Wikiseek
* Yebol
* Yippy
* Yooz

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