searxng/searxng
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SearXNG is a free internet metasearch engine which aggregates results from various search services and databases. Users are neither tracked nor profiled. observed · 2026-09-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
75/100
- Activity 96
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 2017
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 25
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
37693 stars · 3441 forks observed · 2026-09-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-09-28, confidence 0.97
SearXNG is a free, open‑source metasearch engine that aggregates results from many public search services. It can be self‑hosted and does not track or profile its users.
Use cases
- run a private, privacy‑preserving internet search engine
- replace Google or Bing with a customizable metasearch solution
- aggregate results from multiple search APIs for a unified interface
- provide search capabilities in an internal network without external tracking
- create a searchable portal for a specific set of data sources
When to choose
- you need a self‑hosted search service that respects user privacy
- you want to combine results from many search providers into one UI
- you require a highly configurable engine with support for custom plugins
When to avoid
- you need a commercial search API with guaranteed uptime and SLA
- you require advanced AI‑driven ranking or personalization out of the box
- you lack the resources to maintain a Python‑based web service
Facets
application · maturity active
search-engine web-framework http-server web-development python metasearch privacy-focused agpl-3.0 self-hosted search linux docker web-server
10 sources
- readme: https://github.com/searxng/searxng · fetched 2026-09-28 · 6a78fb798e89
- homepage: https://docs.searxng.org · fetched 2026-09-14 · c0ea0b773168
- site_page: https://docs.searxng.org/user/about.html · fetched 2026-09-14 · fae004d6c237
- site_page: https://docs.searxng.org/admin/index.html · fetched 2026-09-14 · 173828da9994
- site_page: https://docs.searxng.org/admin/installation.html · fetched 2026-09-14 · 399712118196
- site_page: https://docs.searxng.org/admin/installation-docker.html · fetched 2026-09-14 · 57593ff28dd6
- site_page: https://docs.searxng.org/admin/installation-scripts.html · fetched 2026-09-14 · 19292804c6c5
- site_page: https://docs.searxng.org/admin/installation-searxng.html · fetched 2026-09-14 · d5cf6c398235
- site_page: https://docs.searxng.org/admin/installation-granian.html · fetched 2026-09-14 · 35d055e27404
- site_page: https://docs.searxng.org/admin/installation-uwsgi.html · fetched 2026-09-14 · f66852f39164
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| searxng/searxng | main | 75 |
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