Searx#SearXNG fork

{{Short description|Metasearch engine}}{{For|the currently maintained version of SearX|SearXNG}}{{Infobox software

| name = Searx

| logo = Logo searx a.png

| logo alt = Image of Searx logo

| screenshot = Screenshot-2017-8-31 searx me.png

| screenshot alt = Screenshot of searx.me web interface

| caption = Searx web interface

| developer = Adam Tauber (alias asciimoo){{cite web|url=https://github.com/asciimoo |title=asciimoo (Adam Tauber) |website=GitHub}}

| released = {{start date and age|2014|01|22}}{{cite web|url=https://github.com/searx/searx|title=searx: A privacy-respecting, hackable metasearch engine |first=Adam|last=Tauber|via=PyPI}}

| latest release version = {{wikidata|property|reference|edit|P348}}

| latest release date = {{Start date and age|{{wikidata|qualifier|P348|P577}}|df=no}}

| repo = {{URL|https://github.com/searx/searx}} (archived)

| programming language = Python

| replaced_by = SearXNG

| genre = Metasearch engine

| license = AGPL-3.0-or-later

| website = {{URL|https://searx.space/}} (List of Searx instances; now lists SearXNG instances)

}}

Searx ({{IPAc-en|s|ɜːr|k|s}}; stylized as searX) is a discontinued free and open-source metasearch engine,{{cite web |url=http://www.linux-magazine.com/Issues/2017/194/Charly-s-Column-Searx |title=Peppered with Hits » Linux Magazine |last=Kühnast |first=Charly |website=Linux Magazine |language=en-US |access-date=2017-08-31}} available under the GNU Affero General Public License version 3, with the aim of protecting the privacy of its users.{{cite web|url=https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2017/08/10/self-hosted-search-option-is-a-new-approach-to-bursting-the-filter-bubble/|title=Self-hosted search option is a new approach to bursting the filter bubble|last=Bradbury|first=Danny|date=August 10, 2017|website=Naked Security|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170904154549/https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2017/08/10/self-hosted-search-option-is-a-new-approach-to-bursting-the-filter-bubble/|archive-date=September 4, 2017|url-status=live|access-date=August 30, 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://www.maketecheasier.com/best-search-engine-for-privacy/|title=What Is the Best Search Engine for Privacy?|last=Zak|first=Robert|date=April 3, 2017|work=Make Tech Easier|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180703190837/https://www.maketecheasier.com/best-search-engine-for-privacy/|archive-date=July 3, 2018|url-status=live|access-date=August 30, 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://tuxdiary.com/2014/12/22/searx/|title=Searx: self-hosted web metasearch engine|last=Sonmez|first=John|date=December 22, 2014|website=Tuxdiary|access-date=2017-08-31|archive-date=2017-07-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170707153307/http://tuxdiary.com/2014/12/22/searx/|url-status=dead}} To this end, Searx does not share users' IP addresses or search history with the search engines from which it gathers results. Tracking cookies served by the search engines are blocked, preventing user-profiling-based results modification.{{cite news |url=http://acc.cv.ua/svit/25296-yak-zakhistiti-svoji-dani-v-interneti-11-korisnikh-dodatkiv |title=Як захистити свої дані в інтернеті: 11 корисних додатків |last=administrator |first=Acc |work=Новини АСС |access-date=2017-08-31 |language=uk-ua}}{{cite news |url=http://t3n.de/news/searx-konfigurierbare-suchmaschine-729236/ |title=Searx: Die konfigurierbare Suchmaschine, die deine Privatsphäre respektiert |work=t3n News |access-date=2017-08-31 |language=de}} By default, Searx queries are submitted via HTTP POST,{{efn|Except on Chromium-based web browsers, where HTTP GET requests are used instead.}} to prevent users' query keywords from appearing in webserver logs. Searx was inspired by the Seeks project,{{cite web |url=https://github.com/searx/searx/blob/master/searx/templates/__common__/about.html |title=about.html |website=GitHub |language=en |access-date=2020-05-23}} though it does not implement Seeks' peer-to-peer user-sourced results ranking.

Each search result is given as a direct link to the respective site, rather than a tracked redirect link as used by Google. 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 Wayback Machine, while the proxied links allow viewing the current live page via a Searx-based web proxy. In addition to the general search, the engine also features tabs to search within specific domains: files, images, Information technology, maps, music, news, science, social media, and videos.{{cite news |url=https://www.techspot.com/guides/1292-web-security-anonymizer-primer/ |title=A Primer on Staying Secure and Anonymous on the Dark Web |work=TechSpot |access-date=2017-08-30 |language=en-us}}{{cite news |url=https://www.golem.de/news/searx-0-10-0-die-eigene-suchmaschine-auf-einem-raspberry-pi-1609-123094.html |title=Searx 0.10.0: Die eigene Suchmaschine auf einem Raspberry Pi |trans-title=Searx 0.10.0: Your own search engine on a Raspberry Pi |author=Von Jan Weisensee |access-date=2017-08-31 |language=de-DE |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807015803/https://www.golem.de/news/searx-0-10-0-die-eigene-suchmaschine-auf-einem-raspberry-pi-1609-123094.html |archive-date=2020-08-07 |date=2016-09-07 |website=golem.de}}

Users can run private instances of Searx on their own computer, but there are also many public, user-run, Searx instances,{{cite web |url=https://searx.space/ |title=Public Searx instances |website=searx.space}} some of which are available as Tor hidden services. Meta-Searx instances can also be used to forward the search query to a random public instance. A public API is available for Searx,{{cite web |url=https://searx.github.io/searx/dev/search_api.html |title=Search API — searx 0.12.0 documentation |website=searx.github.io |access-date=2017-08-31}}{{cite web|last=Seitz|first=Justin|date=2017-04-18|title=Building a Keyword Monitoring Pipeline with Python, Pastebin and Searx {{!}} Automating OSINT Blog|url=http://www.automatingosint.com/blog/2017/04/building-a-keyword-monitoring-pipeline-with-python-pastebin-and-searx/|access-date=2017-08-31|website=www.automatingosint.com|language=en-US|archive-date=2017-09-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170916125412/http://www.automatingosint.com/blog/2017/04/building-a-keyword-monitoring-pipeline-with-python-pastebin-and-searx/|url-status=dead}} as well as Firefox search provider plugins.{{cite web |url=https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/search/?q=searx |title=Search results for "searx" – Add-ons for Firefox (en-US) |website=addons.mozilla.org |access-date=2019-07-15}}

As of 7 September 2023, the Searx GitHub repository has been archived, stating that SearX is no longer maintained.{{Cite web |date=2023-09-07 |title=GitHub - searx/searx: Privacy-respecting metasearch engine |url=https://github.com/searx/searx |access-date=2023-09-17 |website=GitHub}} The SearXNG repository remains open.