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SearXNG – privacy-respecting, hackable metasearch engine

SearXNG is a free internet metasearch engine which aggregates results from up to 247 search services. Users are neither tracked nor profiled. Additionally, SearXNG can be used over Tor for online anonymity.

This is free and open source software.

Features include:

  • Self hosted
  • No user tracking / no profiling:
    • Protects the privacy of its users in multiple ways, regardless of the type of the instance (private or public). Removal of private data from search requests comes in three forms:
      • Removing private data from requests going to search services.
      • Not forwarding anything from third party services through search services.
      • Removing private data from requests going to the results pages.
  • Script & cookies are optional
  • Secure, encrypted connections
  • 247 search engines of which 85 are enabled by default.
  • 58 translations
  • About 70 well maintained instances on searx.space
  • Easy integration of search engines
  • Professional development: CI, quality assurance & automated tested UI

Website: github.com/searxng/searxng
Support:
Developer: Markus Heiser
License: GNU Affero General Public License v3.0

SearXNG is written in Python. Learn Python with our recommended free books and free tutorials.


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