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<h2>Why use Searx?</h2> <h2>Why use Searx?</h2>
<ul> <ul>
<li>Maybe Searx wont offer you as personalised results as Google, but it doesn't make a profile about you</li> <li>Searx may not offer you as personalised results as Google, but it doesn't generate a profile about you</li>
<li>Searx doesn't care about what you search, never shares anything with a third party, and it can't be used to compromise you</li> <li>Searx doesn't care about what you search for, never shares anything with a third party, and it can't be used to compromise you</li>
<li>Searx is a free software, the code is 100% open and you can help to make it better. See more on <a href="https://gmail.com/asciimoo/searx">github</a></li> <li>Searx is free software, the code is 100% open and you can help to make it better. See more on <a href="https://gmail.com/asciimoo/searx">github</a></li>
</ul> </ul>
<p>If you do care about privacy, want to be a conscious user, moreover believe <p>If you do care about privacy, want to be a conscious user, or otherwise believe
in digital freedom, make Searx your default search engine or run it on your own server</p> in digital freedom, make Searx your default search engine or run it on your own server</p>
<h2>Technical details - How does it work?</h2> <h2>Technical details - How does it work?</h2>
<p>Searx is a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metasearch_engine">metasearch engine</a>, <p>Searx is a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metasearch_engine">metasearch engine</a>,
inspired by the <a href="http://seeks-project.info/">seeks project</a>.<br /> inspired by the <a href="http://seeks-project.info/">seeks project</a>.<br />
It provides basic privacy by mixing your queries with searches on other platforms without storing search data. Queries are made using a POST request on every browser (except chrome*). Therefore they don't show up in our logs, neither in your url history. In case of Chrome* users there is an exception, Searx uses the search bar to perform GET requests.<br /> It provides basic privacy by mixing your queries with searches on other platforms without storing search data. Queries are made using a POST request on every browser (except chrome*). Therefore they show up in neither our logs, nor your url history. In case of Chrome* users there is an exception, Searx uses the search bar to perform GET requests.<br />
Searx can be added to your browser's search bar, moreover it can be set as the default search engine. Searx can be added to your browser's search bar; moreover, it can be set as the default search engine.
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<h2>How can I have my own?</h2> <h2>How can I make it my own?</h2>
<p>Searx appreciates your suspicion regarding logs, so take the <a href="https://github.com/asciimoo/searx">code</a> and run it yourself! <br />Add your Searx to this <a href="https://github.com/asciimoo/searx/wiki/Searx-instances">list</a> to help other people to have privacy and make the Internet freer! <p>Searx appreciates your concern regarding logs, so take the <a href="https://github.com/asciimoo/searx">code</a> and run it yourself! <br />Add your Searx to this <a href="https://github.com/asciimoo/searx/wiki/Searx-instances">list</a> to help other people reclaim their privacy and make the Internet freer!
<br />The more decentralized the Internet is the more freedom we have!</p> <br />The more decentralized the Internet, is the more freedom we have!</p>
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<p>See the <a href="https://github.com/asciimoo/searx/wiki/Installation">installation and setup</a> wiki page</p> <p>See the <a href="https://github.com/asciimoo/searx/wiki/Installation">installation and setup</a> wiki page</p>
<h3>How to debug engines?</h3> <h3>How to debug engines?</h3>
<p><a href="/stats">Stats page</a> contains some useful data about the used engines.</p> <p><a href="/stats">Stats page</a> contains some useful data about the engines used.</p>
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