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<p>SearXNG is a <a class="reference external" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metasearch_engine">metasearch engine</a>, aggregating the results of other
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<p>The SearXNG project is driven by an open community. Come join us on Matrix if
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<li><p>SearXNG may not offer you as personalized results as Google, but it doesn’t
generate a profile about you.</p></li>
<li><p>SearXNG doesn’t care about what you search for, never shares anything with a
third-party, and can’t be used to compromise you.</p></li>
<li><p>SearXNG is free software; the code is 100% open, and everyone is welcome to
make it better.</p></li>
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<p>If you do care about privacy, want to be a conscious user, or otherwise believe
in digital freedom, make SearXNG your default search engine or run it on your
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<h2>How do I set it as the default search engine?<a class="headerlink" href="#how-do-i-set-it-as-the-default-search-engine" title="Link to this heading"></a></h2>
<p>SearXNG supports <a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/dewitt/opensearch/blob/master/opensearch-1-1-draft-6.md">OpenSearch</a>. For more information on changing your default
search engine, see your browser’s documentation:</p>
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a path.</p></li>
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<p>When adding a search engine, there must be no duplicates with the same name. If
you encounter a problem where you cannot add the search engine, you can either:</p>
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<li><p>Remove the duplicate (default name: SearXNG) or</p></li>
<li><p>Contact the owner to give the instance a different name from the default.</p></li>
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<h2>How does it work?<a class="headerlink" href="#how-does-it-work" title="Link to this heading"></a></h2>
<p>SearXNG is a fork of the well-known <a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/searx/searx">searx</a> <a class="reference external" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metasearch_engine">metasearch engine</a> which was
inspired by the <a class="reference external" href="https://beniz.github.io/seeks/">Seeks project</a>. It provides basic privacy by mixing your
queries with searches on other platforms without storing search data. SearXNG
can be added to your browser’s search bar; moreover, it can be set as the
default search engine.</p>
<p>The <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">stats</span> <span class="pre">page</span></code> contains some useful anonymous usage
statistics about the engines used.</p>
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<h2>How can I make it my own?<a class="headerlink" href="#how-can-i-make-it-my-own" title="Link to this heading"></a></h2>
<p>SearXNG appreciates your concern regarding logs, so take the code from the
<a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/searxng/searxng">SearXNG sources</a> and run it yourself!</p>
<p>Add your instance to this <a class="reference external" href="https://searx.space">list of public
instances</a> to help other people
reclaim their privacy and make the internet freer. The more decentralized the
internet is, the more freedom we have!</p>
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