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# About SearXNG
SearXNG is a fork from the well-known [searx] [metasearch engine], aggregating
the results of other [search engines][url_for:preferences] while not storing
information about its users.
More about SearXNG ...
* [SearXNG sources][brand.git_url]
* [weblate]
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## Why use it?
* SearXNG may not offer you as personalised results as Google,
but it doesn't generate a profile about you.
* SearXNG doesn't care about what you search for, never shares anything
with a third party, and it can't be used to compromise you.
* SearXNG is free software, the code is 100% open and you can help
to make it better. See more on [SearXNG sources][brand.git_url].
If you do care about privacy, want to be a conscious user, or otherwise
believe in digital freedom, make SearXNG your default search engine or run
it on your own server
## Technical details - How does it work?
SearXNG is a [metasearch engine], inspired by the [seeks project]. It provides
basic privacy by mixing your queries with searches on other platforms without
storing search data. Queries are made using a POST request on every browser
(except Chromium-based browsers*). Therefore they show up in neither our logs,
nor your url history. In the case of Chromium-based browser users there is an
exception: searx uses the search bar to perform GET requests. SearXNG can be
added to your browser's search bar; moreover, it can be set as the default
search engine.
<span id='add to browser'></span>
## How to set as the default search engine?
SearXNG supports [OpenSearch]. For more information on changing your default
search engine, see your browser's documentation:
* [Firefox](https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/add-or-remove-search-engine-firefox)
* [Microsoft Edge](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4028574/microsoft-edge-change-the-default-search-engine)
* Chromium-based browsers [only add websites that the user navigates to without a path.](https://www.chromium.org/tab-to-search)
## Where to find anonymous usage statistics of this instance ?
[Stats page][url_for:stats] contains some useful data about the engines used.
## How can I make it my own?
SearXNG appreciates your concern regarding logs, so take the code from
the [SearXNG project][brand.git_url] and run it yourself!
Add your instance to this [list of public instances][brand.public_instances] to
help other people reclaim their privacy and make the Internet freer! The more
decentralized the Internet is, the more freedom we have!
## Where are the docs & code of this instance?
See the [SearXNG docs][brand.docs_url] and [SearXNG sources][brand.git_url]
[searx]: https://github.com/searx/searx
[metasearch engine]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metasearch_engine
[weblate]: https://weblate.bubu1.eu/projects/searxng/
[seeks project]: https://beniz.github.io/seeks/
[OpenSearch]: https://github.com/dewitt/opensearch/blob/master/opensearch-1-1-draft-6.md