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@@ -4,39 +4,39 @@ SearXNG is a fork from the well-known [searx] [metasearch engine], aggregating
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the results of other {{link('search engines', 'preferences')}} while not
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storing information about its users.
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-More about SearXNG ...
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+More about SearXNG…
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* [SearXNG sources]({{GIT_URL}})
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-* [weblate]
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+* [Weblate]
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## Why use it?
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-* SearXNG may not offer you as personalised results as Google, but it doesn't
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+* SearXNG may not offer you as personalized results as Google, but it doesn't
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generate a profile about you.
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* SearXNG doesn't care about what you search for, never shares anything with a
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- third party, and it can't be used to compromise you.
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+ third-party, and it can't be used to compromise you.
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-* SearXNG is free software, the code is 100% open and you can help to make it
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+* SearXNG is free software, the code is 100% open, and you can help to make it
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better. See more on [SearXNG sources]({{GIT_URL}}).
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If you do care about privacy, want to be a conscious user, or otherwise believe
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in digital freedom, make SearXNG your default search engine or run it on your
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-own server
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+own server!
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-## Technical details - How does it work?
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+## The technical details—how does it work?
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-SearXNG is a [metasearch engine], inspired by the [seeks project]. It provides
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+SearXNG is a [metasearch engine], inspired by the [Seeks project]. It provides
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basic privacy by mixing your queries with searches on other platforms without
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storing search data. Queries are made using a POST request on every browser
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-(except Chromium-based browsers*). Therefore they show up in neither our logs,
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-nor your url history. In the case of Chromium-based browser users there is an
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-exception: searx uses the search bar to perform GET requests. SearXNG can be
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+(except Chromium-based browsers). Therefore, they show up in neither our logs,
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+nor your URL history. In the case of Chromium-based browser users, there is an
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+exception: SearXNG uses the search bar to perform GET requests. SearXNG can be
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added to your browser's search bar; moreover, it can be set as the default
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search engine.
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-## How to set as the default search engine?
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+## How do I set it as the default search engine?
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SearXNG supports [OpenSearch]. For more information on changing your default
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search engine, see your browser's documentation:
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@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ search engine, see your browser's documentation:
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* Chromium-based browsers [only add websites that the user navigates to without
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a path.](https://www.chromium.org/tab-to-search)
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-## Where to find anonymous usage statistics of this instance ?
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+## Where do I find anonymous usage statistics of this instance?
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-{{link('Stats page', 'stats')}} contains some useful data about the engines
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+The {{link('stats page', 'stats')}} contains some useful data about the engines
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used.
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## How can I make it my own?
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@@ -58,18 +58,18 @@ SearXNG appreciates your concern regarding logs, so take the code from the
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Add your instance to this [list of public
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instances]({{get_setting('brand.public_instances')}}) to help other people
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-reclaim their privacy and make the Internet freer! The more decentralized the
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-Internet is, the more freedom we have!
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+reclaim their privacy and make the internet freer. The more decentralized the
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+internet is, the more freedom we have!
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## Where are the docs & code of this instance?
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See the [SearXNG docs]({{get_setting('brand.docs_url')}}) and [SearXNG
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-sources]({{GIT_URL}})
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+sources]({{GIT_URL}}).
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[searx]: https://github.com/searx/searx
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[metasearch engine]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metasearch_engine
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-[weblate]: https://weblate.bubu1.eu/projects/searxng/
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-[seeks project]: https://beniz.github.io/seeks/
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+[Weblate]: https://weblate.bubu1.eu/projects/searxng/
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+[Seeks project]: https://beniz.github.io/seeks/
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[OpenSearch]: https://github.com/dewitt/opensearch/blob/master/opensearch-1-1-draft-6.md
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[Firefox]: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/add-or-remove-search-engine-firefox
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[Microsoft Edge]: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4028574/microsoft-edge-change-the-default-search-engine
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