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# About Search
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Search is a fork from the well-known metasearch engine searx, aggregating
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the results of other {{link('search engines', 'preferences')}} while not
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storing information about its users.
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More about Search ...
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## Why use it?
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* Search may not offer you as personalised results as Google, but it doesn't
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generate a profile about you.
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* Search doesn't care about what you search for, never shares anything with a
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third party, and it can't be used to compromise you.
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Search is a [metasearch engine], inspired by the [seeks project]. It provides
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basic privacy by mixing your queries with searches on other platforms without
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storing search data. Queries are made using a POST request on every browser
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(except Chromium-based browsers*). Therefore they show up in neither our logs,
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nor your url history. In the case of Chromium-based browser users there is an
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exception: Search uses the search bar to perform GET requests. Search can be
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added to your browser's search bar; moreover, it can be set as the default
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search engine.
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## How do I set it as the default search engine?
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Search supports [OpenSearch]. For more information on changing your default
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search engine, see your browser's documentation:
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- [Firefox]
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- [Microsoft Edge] - Behind the link, you will also find some useful instructions
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for Chrome and Safari.
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- [Chromium]-based browsers only add websites that the user navigates to without
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a path.
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[metasearch engine]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metasearch_engine
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[seeks project]: https://beniz.github.io/seeks/
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[OpenSearch]: https://github.com/dewitt/opensearch/blob/master/opensearch-1-1-draft-6.md
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[Firefox]: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/add-or-remove-search-engine-firefox
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[Microsoft Edge]: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4028574/microsoft-edge-change-the-default-search-engine
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[Chromium]: https://www.chromium.org/tab-to-search
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