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Privacy-respecting, hackable `metasearch engine`_ Privacy-respecting, hackable `metasearch engine`_
If you are looking for running instances, ready to use, then visit searx.space_. Searx.space_ lists ready-to-use running instances.
Otherwise jump to the user_, admin_ and developer_ handbooks you will find on
our homepage_. A user_, admin_ and developer_ handbook is available on the homepage_.
|SearXNG install| |SearXNG install|
|SearXNG homepage| |SearXNG homepage|
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Contact Contact
======= =======
Come join us if you have questions or just want to chat about SearXNG. Ask questions or just chat about SearXNG on
Matrix
`#searxng:matrix.org <https://matrix.to/#/#searxng:matrix.org>`_
IRC IRC
`#searxng on libera.chat <https://web.libera.chat/?channel=#searxng>`_ `#searxng on libera.chat <https://web.libera.chat/?channel=#searxng>`_
which is bridged to Matrix. which is bridged to Matrix.
Matrix
`#searxng:matrix.org <https://matrix.to/#/#searxng:matrix.org>`_
Differences to searx Differences to searx
==================== ====================
SearXNG is a fork of `searx`_. Here are some of the changes: SearXNG is a fork of `searx`_, with notable changes:
.. _searx: https://github.com/searx/searx .. _searx: https://github.com/searx/searx
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User experience User experience
--------------- ---------------
- Huge update of the simple theme: - Reworked (and still simple) theme:
* usable on desktop, tablet and mobile * Usable on desktop, tablet and mobile.
* light and dark versions (you can choose in the preferences) * Light and dark versions (available in the preferences).
* support right-to-left languages * Right-to-left language support.
* `see the screenshots <https://dev.searxng.org/screenshots.html>`_ * `Screenshots <https://dev.searxng.org/screenshots.html>`_
- the translations are up to date, you can contribute on `Weblate`_ - The translations are up to date, you can contribute on `Weblate`_
- the preferences page has been updated: - The preferences page has been updated:
* you can see which engines are reliable or not * Browse which engines are reliable or not.
* engines are grouped inside each tab * Engines are grouped inside each tab.
* each engine has a description * Each engine has a description.
- thanks to the anonymous metrics, it is easier to report a bug of an engine and - Thanks to the anonymous metrics, it is easier to report malfunctioning engines,
thus engines get fixed more quickly so they get fixed quicker
- if you don't want any metrics to be recorded, you can `disable them on the server - `Turn off metrics on the server
<https://docs.searxng.org/admin/engines/settings.html#general>`_ <https://docs.searxng.org/admin/engines/settings.html#general>`_ if you don't want them recorded.
- administrator can `block and/or replace the URLs in the search results - Administrators can `block and/or replace the URLs in the search results
<https://github.com/searxng/searxng/blob/5c1c0817c3996c5670a545d05831d234d21e6217/searx/settings.yml#L191-L199>`_ <https://github.com/searxng/searxng/blob/5c1c0817c3996c5670a545d05831d234d21e6217/searx/settings.yml#L191-L199>`_
Setup Setup
----- -----
- you don't need `Morty`_ to proxy the images even on a public instance - No need for `Morty`_ to proxy images, even on a public instance.
- you don't need `Filtron`_ to block bots, we implemented the builtin `limiter`_ - No need for `Filtron`_ to block bots, as there is now a built-in `limiter`_.
- you get a well maintained `Docker image`_, now also built for ARM64 and ARM/v7 architectures - A well maintained `Docker image`_, now also built for ARM64 and ARM/v7 architectures.
- alternatively we have up to date installation scripts (Alternatively there are up to date installation scripts.)
.. _Docker image: https://github.com/searxng/searxng-docker .. _Docker image: https://github.com/searxng/searxng-docker
Contributing is easier Contributing
---------------------- ------------
- readable debug log - Readable debug log.
- contributions to the themes are made easier, check out our `Development - Contributing is easier, thanks to the `Development Quickstart`_ guide.
Quickstart`_ guide - A lot of code cleanup and bugfixes.
- a lot of code cleanup and bug fixes - Up to date list dependencies.
- the dependencies are up to date
.. _Morty: https://github.com/asciimoo/morty .. _Morty: https://github.com/asciimoo/morty
.. _Filtron: https://github.com/searxng/filtron .. _Filtron: https://github.com/searxng/filtron
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Translations Translations
============ ============
We need translators, suggestions are welcome at Help translate SearXNG at `Weblate`_
https://translate.codeberg.org/projects/searxng/searxng/
.. figure:: https://translate.codeberg.org/widgets/searxng/-/multi-auto.svg .. figure:: https://translate.codeberg.org/widgets/searxng/-/multi-auto.svg
:target: https://translate.codeberg.org/projects/searxng/ :target: https://translate.codeberg.org/projects/searxng/
Make a donation Donations
=============== =========
You can support the SearXNG project by clicking on the donation page: Support the SearXNG project by clicking the donation page:
https://docs.searxng.org/donate.html https://docs.searxng.org/donate.html
Thank you :)