Secure Search Engines

Search platforms providing at least a pretext of privacy.

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  1. Searx icon
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    Searx is a free internet metasearch engine which aggregates results from more than 70 search services. Users are neither tracked nor profiled. Additionally, searx can be used over Tor for online anonymity.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  2. Qwant icon
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    Qwant is a European web search engine, launched in July 2013 and operated from Paris. It uses Bing in order to provide people with web search results. It claims not to employ user tracking and doesn't personalize search results in order to avoid trapping users in a filter...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
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  3. Disconnect Search is a meta-search-engine browser extension that lets you search privately using your favorite search engine.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
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  4. SearchLock is a privacy-friendly search engine that prevents the tracking of your personal searches by the big search engine companies and others.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Firefox
    SearchLock screenshot 1
  5. We're a private search engine that doesn't track you or store your data. Your search terms are always encrypted so they stay private.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
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  6. MetaGer icon
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    MetaGer is an open source metasearch engine focused on protecting users' privacy. Based in Germany, and hosted as a cooperation between the German NGO 'SUMA-EV - Association for Free Access to Knowledge' and the University of Hannover, the system is built on 24...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • F-Droid
    • Tor
    Homepage. With dark mode.
    Setting for web. With dark mode.
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  7. Keep your searches private by redirecting searches that may be tracked to Hide My Searches, a privacy-focused search engine.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
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  8. Startpage icon
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    Privacy-focused search engine using Google results without trackers, storing no personal data, and offering Anonymous View for private browsing.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Tor
    • Mozilla Firefox
    Dark theme
    Light theme
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  9. Privacy-focused search engine offering Zero-click Info, instant answers, and more, built from open-source software for a user-friendly experience.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Vivaldi
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • F-Droid
    • Yandex Browser
    • Tor
    • Opera
    • Mozilla Firefox
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