searxng/searxng

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

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README

.. 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.

.. image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/organization-3050ff?style=flat-square&logo=searxng&logoColor=fff&cacheSeconds=86400
   :target: https://github.com/searxng
   :alt: Organization

.. image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/documentation-3050ff?style=flat-square&logo=readthedocs&logoColor=fff&cacheSeconds=86400
   :target: https://docs.searxng.org
   :alt: Documentation

.. image:: https://img.shields.io/github/license/searxng/searxng?style=flat-square&label=license&color=3050ff&cacheSeconds=86400
   :target: https://github.com/searxng/searxng/blob/master/LICENSE
   :alt: License

.. image:: https://img.shields.io/github/commit-activity/y/searxng/searxng/master?style=flat-square&label=commits&color=3050ff&cacheSeconds=3600
   :target: https://github.com/searxng/searxng/commits/master/
   :alt: Commits

.. image:: https://img.shields.io/weblate/progress/searxng?server=https%3A%2F%2Ftranslate.codeberg.org&style=flat-square&label=translated&color=3050ff&cacheSeconds=86400
   :target: https://translate.codeberg.org/projects/searxng/
   :alt: Translated

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:

- `#searxng:matrix.org <https://matrix.to/#/#searxng:matrix.org>`_

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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searxng/searxng

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

36,763

stars

9,377

commits

Python

primary language

Sep 10, 2026

updated

docs.searxng.org
bing
brave
degoogle
duckduckgo
google
metasearch
privacy
python
qwant
search
search-engine
searx
searxng
startpage
yahoo
Browse cluster: Search engines and information retrieval

README

.. 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.

.. image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/organization-3050ff?style=flat-square&logo=searxng&logoColor=fff&cacheSeconds=86400
   :target: https://github.com/searxng
   :alt: Organization

.. image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/documentation-3050ff?style=flat-square&logo=readthedocs&logoColor=fff&cacheSeconds=86400
   :target: https://docs.searxng.org
   :alt: Documentation

.. image:: https://img.shields.io/github/license/searxng/searxng?style=flat-square&label=license&color=3050ff&cacheSeconds=86400
   :target: https://github.com/searxng/searxng/blob/master/LICENSE
   :alt: License

.. image:: https://img.shields.io/github/commit-activity/y/searxng/searxng/master?style=flat-square&label=commits&color=3050ff&cacheSeconds=3600
   :target: https://github.com/searxng/searxng/commits/master/
   :alt: Commits

.. image:: https://img.shields.io/weblate/progress/searxng?server=https%3A%2F%2Ftranslate.codeberg.org&style=flat-square&label=translated&color=3050ff&cacheSeconds=86400
   :target: https://translate.codeberg.org/projects/searxng/
   :alt: Translated

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:

- `#searxng:matrix.org <https://matrix.to/#/#searxng:matrix.org>`_

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.

Not written in Markdown, so it's shown here as plain text — view it formatted on GitHub.

Contributors

(top 30 of 274)

return42

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dalf

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dependabot[bot]

682 commits

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