Searx

Searx is a discontinued <a href="/facts/Free_software/IaoVtJXn">free</a> and <a href="/facts/Open-source/7X9rCdz4">open-source</a> <a href="/facts/Metasearch_engine/cBjd7aB5">metasearch engine</a>, available under the <a href="/facts/GNU_Affero_General_Public_License/n1h9A893">GNU Affero General Public License version 3</a>, with the aim of protecting the <a href="/facts/Privacy/C269YalS">privacy</a> of its users. To this end, Searx does not share users' <a href="/facts/IP_address/z9V22Sw9">IP addresses</a> or search history with the <a href="/facts/Search_engine/SRntsbz2">search engines</a> from which it gathers results. <a href="/facts/HTTP_cookie/o1laXyng">Tracking cookies</a> served by the search engines are blocked, preventing <a href="/facts/Filter_bubble/Vl5HULB4">user-profiling-based results modification</a>. By default, Searx queries are submitted via <a href="/facts/HTTP_POST/UtxXc5qG">HTTP POST</a>, to prevent users' query keywords from appearing in webserver logs. Searx was inspired by the <a href="/facts/Seeks/Y3ccj6eU">Seeks</a> project, though it does not implement Seeks' <a href="/facts/Peer-to-peer/wCCdPb0H">peer-to-peer</a> user-sourced results <a href="/facts/Ranking_(information_retrieval)/VC9wFqwx">ranking</a>.
Each search result is given as a direct link to the respective site, rather than a <a href="/facts/Internet_tracking/Fdnjfnds">tracked redirect link</a> as used by <a href="/facts/Google_Search/LFnCogKt">Google</a>. In addition, when available, these direct links are accompanied by cached and/or proxied links that allow viewing results pages without actually visiting the sites in question. The cached links point to saved versions of a page on the <a href="/facts/Wayback_Machine/nmQ3a6JC">Wayback Machine</a>, while the proxied links allow viewing the current live page via a Searx-based <a href="/facts/Web_Proxy/ArhwQE74">web proxy</a>. In addition to the general search, the engine also features tabs to search within specific domains: files, images, <a href="/facts/Information_technology/glMzunwe">Information technology</a>, maps, music, news, science, social media, and videos.
Users can run private instances of Searx on their own computer, but there are also many public, user-run, Searx instances, some of which are available as <a href="/facts/Tor_(anonymity_network)/Wj6jjkx1">Tor</a> <a href="/facts/Hidden_service/Wj6jjkx1">hidden services</a>. Meta-Searx instances can also be used to forward the search query to a random public instance. A public <a href="/facts/API/GMlN4vUr">API</a> is available for Searx, as well as <a href="/facts/Firefox/xez2zv8H">Firefox</a> search provider plugins.
As of 7 September 2023, the Searx <a href="/facts/GitHub/n1hNCsc3">GitHub</a> repository has been archived, stating that SearX is no longer maintained. The <a href="/facts/SearXNG/dSe5l974">SearXNG</a> repository remains open.

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