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Last Updated: 07-14-2026 06:56 AM (UTC)

SearXNG

Up to 280 search services - Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo, Brave, Qwant, Startpage - aggregated without tracking or profiling: SearXNG is a privacy-respecting metasearch engine (AGPL-3.0, successor to Searx). Your instance queries the upstream engines on your behalf: your IP address, cookies, and search history never reach them, tracker parameters are stripped from result URLs, and an optional image proxy fetches thumbnails server-side so result pages leak nothing. It can even route outbound queries through Tor for full anonymity. Search is organized into categories - general, images, videos, news, maps, music, IT, science, files - with bang shortcuts for targeting specific engines, and every source can be enabled, disabled, or weighted per category in settings.yml. A plugin system adds calculators, hash tools, tracker removal, and unit conversions inline, and preferences (themes, safe search, languages, engine selection) persist in cookies rather than server-side accounts. The real argument for running your own instance rather than trusting a public one is control: you decide the logging policy (none), the engine mix, rate limiting, and who gets access - making it the default search backend for browsers, families, and teams that want Google-quality results without the profile.

SearXNG

Benefits

  • Your Queries, Not Your Profile
  • Upstream engines see the instance, not you - no IP, no cookies, no search history tied to your identity.
  • Better Results Through Aggregation
  • Merging 280 sources surfaces results a single engine's ranking and filter bubble would bury.
  • You Set the Logging Policy
  • Public instances ask for trust; your own instance proves it - no third party can log what you search.
  • A Search Backend You Control
  • Set it as the default engine in every browser at home or work, with per-category source tuning in one config file.

Features

  • 280 Search Sources
  • Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo, Brave, Wikipedia, and hundreds more, individually toggleable and weighted.
  • Tracking Elimination
  • Anonymized queries, stripped tracker URLs, no profiling cookies, and an image proxy against IP leaks.
  • Tor Support
  • Route outbound engine queries through Tor for network-level anonymity.
  • Category Search and Bangs
  • General, images, news, maps, IT, science, and files categories with engine-targeting shortcuts.
  • Plugin System
  • Inline calculators, hash tools, unit conversion, and tracker-removal plugins.
  • YAML Configuration
  • Engines, rate limits, proxies, and UI defaults controlled from a single settings.yml.