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DuckDuckGo

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Web Search Engine
Free • Proprietary

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DuckDuckGo alternatives page was last updated Apr 21, 2024

Searx
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.
112 Searx alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Web Search Engine
- Image Search Engine
Platforms
- Linux
- Online
- Android
- Self-Hosted
- Cloudron
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Top Searx Features
1. Meta-Search
2. Customizable
3. Decentralized
4. Self-hosted search
5. Privacy focused
6. No Tracking
7. Ad-free
8. Dark Mode
9. No registration required
10. Reverse Image Search
11. Video search
12. REST API
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Discontinued
Searx is no longer maintained. The GitHub repository has been archived on September 7, 2023. Users should probably take a look at SearXNG.
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Comments about Searx as an Alternative to DuckDuckGo

Buster_Blue
Both are search engines that focus on privacy. Searx is a metasearch engine, however.
Top positive comment •Sep 26, 2017
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Oscar Sanderson
Is more privacy focused and you can configue it easierly
Top positive comment •Jul 22, 2021
-1
Guest
It requires too much work in order to see if it is even similar.
Top negative comment •Oct 16, 2023
0
Mela B
I think DDG is pretty trustworthy but Searx can be configured to a much greater extent and I run my own instance so I can be completely confident my privacy is preserved
Positive comment •Dec 24, 2020
0
crispybitzy97
More customizable and more private, but not as easy to use
Positive comment •Dec 9, 2020
0
- Almost everyone thinks Searx is a great DuckDuckGo alternative.
- Searx is the most popular Linux & Self-Hosted alternative to DuckDuckGo.
- Searx is the most popular Open Source alternative to DuckDuckGo.
- Searx is Free and Open SourceDuckDuckGo is Free and Proprietary
- Searx is Customizable and DecentralizedDuckDuckGo is not according to our users

LibreX
LibreX gives you results from Google, Qwant, Ahmia and popular torrent sites without spying on you.
60 LibreX alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Web Search Engine
- Image Search Engine
Platforms
- Online
- Self-Hosted
Top LibreX Features
1. Portable
2. No registration required
3. Privacy focused
4. Dark Mode
5. Full-Text Search
6. No Logs
7. No Tracking
8. Lightweight
9. Ad-free
10. Tor
11. Privacy
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Discontinued
The last update is from June 2023.
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