SearXNG: A free internet metasearch engine
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SearXNG is a free metasearch engine that aggregates results from multiple search services without tracking users.
SearXNG is an open-source metasearch engine available on GitHub with over 33,000 stars. It aggregates results from various search services and databases, emphasizing user privacy by not tracking or profiling users. The project is actively maintained with frequent commits, documentation, and support for Docker deployment. It provides a JSON API for integration with other tools, including AI agents and MCP servers.
What commenters are saying
Users strongly recommend self-hosting SearXNG for privacy and better results over public instances. Some note that using it with a scraper is unreliable-Google recently stopped working-but connecting it to the Brave Search API works well. Commenters share setups for integrating SearXNG with local AI models via MCP servers, JSON APIs, and tools like TinySearch. The original SearX creator now works on Hister, a full-text indexer for browser history.