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    SearXNG is a free internet metasearch engine which aggregates results from various search services and databases. Users are neither tracked nor profiled.

    backend
    bing
    brave
    degoogle
    duckduckgo
    google
    Python
    AGPL-3.0
    36.8K stars
    3.4K forks
    36.8K GitHub watchers
    Updated 9/11/2026
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    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Aggregates search results from multiple search engines into a single metasearch interface without tracking or profiling users.
    • Ensures user privacy by not tracking or profiling search queries while providing comprehensive aggregated search results.
    • Use for deploying a privacy-focused search engine that combines results from various sources like Google, Bing, and DuckDuckGo.
    • Use for organizations wanting to offer a customizable, self-hosted search solution that respects user anonymity.
    • Use for developers seeking to integrate multiple search APIs into one unified, privacy-respecting search platform.

    About searxng

    .. SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later

    .. _metasearch engine: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metasearch_engine .. _Installation guide: https://docs.searxng.org/admin/installation.html .. _Configuration guide: https://docs.searxng.org/admin/settings/index.html .. _CONTRIBUTING: https://github.com/searxng/searxng/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.rst .. _LICENSE: https://github.com/searxng/searxng/blob/master/LICENSE

    .. figure:: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/searxng/searxng/master/client/simple/src/brand/searxng.svg :target: https://searxng.org :alt: SearXNG :width: 512px

    SearXNG is a metasearch engine_. Users are neither tracked nor profiled.

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    Setup

    To install SearXNG, see Installation guide_.

    To fine-tune SearXNG, see Configuration guide_.

    Further information on how-to can be found here <https://docs.searxng.org/admin/index.html>_.

    Connect

    If you have questions or want to connect with others in the community, we have two official channels:

    • #searxng:matrix.org <https://matrix.to/#/#searxng:matrix.org>_
    • #searxng @ libera.chat <https://web.libera.chat/?channel=#searxng>_ (bridged to Matrix)

    Contributing

    See CONTRIBUTING_ for more details.

    License

    This project is licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License (AGPL-3.0). See LICENSE_ for more details.

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