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Access tokens for private engines
Open Access DOI rewrite
Avoid paywalls by redirecting to open-access versions of publications when available
Hostnames plugin
Rewrite hostnames and remove or prioritize results based on the hostname
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Perform a search immediately if a category is selected. Disable to select multiple categories
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Navigate search results with hotkeys (JavaScript required). Press "h" key on main or result page to get help.
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Proxy image results through SearXNG
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Currently used search engines

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This tab does not exist in the user interface, but you can search with these engines via !bangs. ⓘ

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This is the list of SearXNG's instant answering modules.
randomRandom value generatorGenerate different random valuesrandom string, random int, random float, random sha256, random uuid, random color
min, max, avg, sum, prod, rangeStatistics functionsCompute min/max/avg/sum/prod/range of the argumentsavg 123 548 2.04 24.2
This is the list of plugins.
Hash pluginConverts strings to different hash digests. Available functions: md5, sha1, sha224, sha256, sha384, sha512.sha512 The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

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Note: specifying custom settings in the search URL can reduce privacy by leaking data to the clicked result sites.

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