SearXNG - Privacy Search Engine

Name: SearXNG - Privacy Search Engine
Rating: 4.3704 (27 reviews)
Author: Addons enjoyer

Adds SearXNG as the default search engine in your browser. Secure your queries with instant access to SearX metasearch engine.

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Features & Capabilities

SearXNG is a free, open-source metasearch engine that aggregates search results from multiple sources without tracking or profiling users. This Chrome extension seamlessly adds SearXNG as your default search engine, enabling you to securely perform searches while maintaining your privacy.

As a fork of the original SearX project, SearXNG enhances the open metasearch experience by providing instant access to comprehensive search results without sacrificing user anonymity. With no tracking or profiling, it is an ideal choice for users seeking a private alternative to traditional search engines.

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Version:

1.5 Last updated: 2022-04-27

Version code:

5397457

Creation date:

2022-04-11

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Size:

45.88KB

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Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-07-11

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 4,641 ▲ 14

Other rankings

#24 in data privacy keyword 32

#26 in engine keyword 20 ▲ 1

#27 in privacy keyword 54

#92 in query keyword 13 ▼ 2

#149 in search box keyword 16 ▼ 1

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Developed by:

Addons enjoyer

Firefox Add-ons Store

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/searxng-search/

Website:

https://github.com/Erghel/SearXNG-Web-Extension

User Reviews

Users appreciate the add-on as a good privacy-focused search tool that forwards them to a working SearXNG provider. However, multiple reviews highlight issues with the default server instance often being overloaded or returning no results, and a missing option to select or change the SearXNG provider, limiting its usability and distribution.

Pros

Provides privacy-focused search engine functionality
Forwards users to a SearXNG provider successfully
Users find it useful and convenient
Appreciated for good work and privacy protection

Cons

Default server instance (e.g., searx.be) often overloaded or provides no results
Lack of option to change the default SearXNG provider
Dependency on a single or limited SearXNG providers limits distribution and reliability

Recent reviews

For some reason it just says bad gate way ERROR code 502 every single time i try to use it, no matter what. Simply innefective.

by Da*****, 2026-05-21

As default, uses pirate bay as a sub grouped file; pirate bay is no longer safe, follow the r/piracy -megathread- for safer options.

by bi*****, 2025-07-07

Seems to work as far as forwarding me to an searXNG provider but whatever default server you're using doesn't seem to have much if any search results. Please add an option to change the search site as otherwise it's unusable to me

by Ye*****, 2025-06-04

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Is SearXNG - Privacy Search Engine Safe?

Risk impact

Risk impact measures the level of extra permissions an extension has access to. A low risk impact extension cannot do much harms, whereas a high risk impact extension can do a lot of damage like stealing your password, bypassing your security settings, and accessing your personal data. High risk impact extensions are not necessarily malicious. However, if they do turn malicious, they can be very harmful.

SearXNG - Privacy Search Engine requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details

High Can change search providers, which could redirect searches to malicious sites, posing moderate risk.

Risk likelihood

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SearXNG - Privacy Search Engine has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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