Search syntax

SearXNG allows you to modify the default categories, engines and search language via the search query.

Prefix ! to set category and engine names.

Prefix: : to set the language.

Abbrevations of the engines and languages are also accepted. Engine/category modifiers are chainable and inclusive. E.g. with !map !ddg !wp paris search in map category and duckduckgo and wikipedia for paris.

See the preferences for the list of engines, categories and languages.

Examples

Search in wikipedia for paris:

• !wp paris
• !wikipedia paris

Search in category map for paris:

• !map paris

Image search:

• !images Wau Holland

Custom language in wikipedia:

• :fr !wp Wau Holland