Search syntax¶
SearXNG comes with a search syntax by with you can modify the categories,
engines, languages and more. See the preferences for
the list of engines, categories and languages.
! select engine and category¶
To set category and/or engine names use a ! prefix. To give a few examples:
search in Wikipedia for paris
!wp paris!wikipedia paris
search in category map for paris
!map paris
image search
!images Wau Holland
Abbreviations of the engines and languages are also accepted. Engine/category
modifiers are chain able and inclusive. E.g. with !map !ddg !wp paris search in map category and DuckDuckGo and Wikipedia for paris.
: select language¶
To select language filter use a : prefix. To give an example:
search Wikipedia by a custom language
:fr !wp Wau Holland
!!<bang> external bangs¶
SearXNG supports the external bangs from DuckDuckGo. To directly jump to a
external search page use the !! prefix. To give an example:
search Wikipedia by a custom language
!!wfr Wau Holland
Please note, your search will be performed directly in the external search engine, SearXNG cannot protect your privacy on this.
!! automatic redirect¶
When mentioning !! within the search query (separated by spaces), you will
automatically be redirected to the first result. This behavior is comparable to
the “Feeling Lucky” feature from DuckDuckGo. To give an example:
search for a query and get redirected to the first result
!! Wau Holland
Please keep in mind that the result you are being redirected to can’t become verified for being trustworthy, SearXNG cannot protect your personal privacy when using this feature. Use it at your own risk.
Special Queries¶
In the preferences page you find keywords for
special queries. To give a few examples:
generate a random UUID
random uuid
find the average
avg 123 548 2.04 24.2
show user agent of your browser (needs to be activated)
user-agent
convert strings to different hash digests (needs to be activated)
md5 lorem ipsumsha512 lorem ipsum
