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SearXNG
Metasearch engine From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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SearXNG is a free and open-source metasearch engine forked from and a continuation of Searx. SearXNG supports over 70 different search engines.[1] Similar to Searx, it does not collect information about users.[2]
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Instances
SearXNG is server-side software, 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.[1] A list of public instances is available at searx
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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."[4]
Engines
As a metasearch engine, SearXNG functions by sending queries to upstream search engines and returning them to the user. More than 70 different search engines are supported, including Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo, and Qwant.[1][3] SearXNG also supports "bangs", searching only a particular engine if an exclamation point and shortcut key are appended before the search. Using two exclamation marks, such as "!!w", functions like DuckDuckGo's version of bangs, redirecting to the external engine itself.[5]
Privacy
SearXNG removes private data from requests sent to search services. SearXNG itself stores little to no information that can be used to identify users.[2][1]
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References
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