SearXNG

Federated metasearch engine
SearXNG
SearXNG home page with the default dark theme
Initial releaseMarch 27, 2021; 3 years ago (March 27, 2021)
Repositorygithub.com/searxng/searxng
Written inPython, HTML
Operating systemLinux, FreeBSD, macOS
PredecessorSearx
Standard(s)OpenSearch
TypeMetasearch engine
LicenseGNU Affero General Public License
Websitedocs.searxng.org
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

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

Categorical searching

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

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

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

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

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

References

  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.