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Basic Calculator
Calculate mathematical expressions via the search bar
Hostnames plugin
Rewrite hostnames, remove results or prioritize them based on the hostname
Open Access DOI rewrite
Avoid paywalls by redirecting to open-access versions of publications when available
Unit converter plugin
Convert between units
Open Access DOI resolver
Select service used by DOI rewrite
Engine tokens
Access tokens for private engines
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Infinite scroll

Automatically load next page when scrolling to bottom of current page
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Perform search immediately if a category selected. Disable to select multiple categories
Hotkeys
Navigate search results with hotkeys (JavaScript required). Press "h" key on main or result page to get help.
HTTP Method
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Image proxy

Proxying image results through SearXNG
Query in the page's title

When enabled, the result page's title contains your query. Your browser can record this title
Tracker URL remover
Remove trackers arguments from the returned URL

Currently used search engines

AllowEngine name!bangSupports selected languageSafeSearchTime rangeWeightResponse timeMax timeReliability
web!web
!bi1.07.0
!go1.00.47.0 100
!gous1.00.47.0 100
without further subgrouping
!wb1.07.0
!wp1.07.0
!wq1.07.0
!ws1.07.0
!wv1.07.0
!wy1.07.0
AllowEngine name!bangSupports selected languageSafeSearchTime rangeWeightResponse timeMax timeReliability
!bii1.07.0
!goi1.00.67.0 100
AllowEngine name!bangSupports selected languageSafeSearchTime rangeWeightResponse timeMax timeReliability
web!web
!biv1.07.0
!gov1.00.47.0 95
without further subgrouping
!yt1.00.77.0100
AllowEngine name!bangSupports selected languageSafeSearchTime rangeWeightResponse timeMax timeReliability
!bin1.07.0
!gon1.00.47.0100
!wn1.07.0
AllowEngine name!bangSupports selected languageSafeSearchTime rangeWeightResponse timeMax timeReliability
!ph1.07.0
AllowEngine name!bangSupports selected languageSafeSearchTime rangeWeightResponse timeMax timeReliability
!bc1.03.17.0100
!dz1.01.17.0100
!yt1.00.77.0100
AllowEngine name!bangSupports selected languageSafeSearchTime rangeWeightResponse timeMax timeReliability
scientific publications!scientific_publications
!arx1.00.74.0100
without further subgrouping
!oad1.00.25.0100
!oap1.00.55.0100

This tab does not exists in the user interface, but you can search in these engines by its !bangs. ⓘ

AllowEngine name!bangSupports selected languageSafeSearchTime rangeWeightResponse timeMax timeReliability
!wt1.07.0
AllowKeywordsNameDescriptionExamples
This is the list of SearXNG's instant answering modules.
min, max, avg, sum, prodStatistics functionsCompute min/max/avg/sum/prod of the argumentsavg 123 548 2.04 24.2
randomRandom value generatorGenerate different random valuesrandom string, random int, random float, random sha256, random uuid, random color
This is the list of plugins.
md5, sha1, sha224, sha256, sha384, sha512Hash pluginConverts strings to different hash digests.sha512 The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
user-agentSelf InformationDisplays your IP if the query is "ip" and your user agent if the query contains "user agent".
tor-checkTor check pluginThis plugin checks if the address of the request is a Tor exit-node, and informs the user if it is; like check.torproject.org, but from SearXNG.

This is the list of cookies and their values SearXNG is storing on your computer.
With that list, you can assess SearXNG transparency.

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