Search with SearXNG natively on Android.
About this app
searxist (pronounced: searchist) is a simple Android app to wrap SearXNG in a WebView with Material You colors, plus some system integrations.
Features
• 🌙 Material You theming
• 🔍 System search integration (search bar widget, popup text action)
• 🌐 Choose from public SearXNG instances or add your own
• 🛡️ Privacy-focused (no unnecessary data collection!)
• 📱 Supports Android 5+
Why would I want to use this?
Unlike other search apps, this app uses SearXNG, which is a free and open-source metasearch engine (learn more at https://docs.searxng.org).
When you use SearXNG, your search queries get proxied before passing them to various search engines. Not only will you get various results, but it also preserves privacy since the searches aren't directly linked to you.
The app provides a list of public instances from https://searx.space for you to use. If you have an instance (either that you host yourself or hosted by someone else), you can add it as well.
If you do use your own instance, make sure other people are also using it to blend in. If the instance is used by only one person, search engines can still link the searches back to you.
The app does not collect any information; it only passes search queries to the SearXNG instance that you use.
Licensed under GPL-3.0-or-later, by Linerly.
What's New in v2026.04.30
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- All the improvements!
- — Add currently-used instance and settings button in the search bar for Android 8.1 and lower (fixes Linerly/searxist#14)
- — Images in infoboxes now retain their original aspect ratio
- — Attributes in infoboxes are now displayed evenly
- — Adjusted search UI for larger screens (tablets, foldables) — note that on much larger screens, it might not look right yet
- — Translation updates
Version history
May 2, 2026 · 3.9 MB · Android API 21–37 · code 20260430
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- All the improvements!
- — Add currently-used instance and settings button in the search bar for Android 8.1 and lower (fixes Linerly/searxist#14)
- — Images in infoboxes now retain their original aspect ratio
- — Attributes in infoboxes are now displayed evenly
- — Adjusted search UI for larger screens (tablets, foldables) — note that on much larger screens, it might not look right yet
- — Translation updates
SHA-256 b5f69ee01109504cdc0276eab8b4b98b6de6744a67d12545706c53de03bf7f43
Apr 25, 2026 · 14.3 MB · Android API 21–36 · code 20260220
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- Yet another small release
- NOTE: Due to the signing key being changed from now on since this release, please uninstall the app first, then install this new version.
- — Enable predictive back
- — Translation updates
SHA-256 77c59cbb50da5bda038ee34f8870f6dbb0624c6a8502b3c2e2a96121619b62bb
Will it run on your device?
92%
- Runs on a broad range of modern Android versions.
- Multiple CPU architectures are covered.
- Aligned with the latest Android target SDK expectations.
Installation Guide
Open Settings on your Android device
Go to Security → Unknown sources (or Install unknown apps)
Enable "Allow from this source" for your browser or file manager
Open the downloaded APK file from your Downloads folder
Tap "Install" and wait for installation to complete
Launch the app from your home screen
Make sure to re-enable Unknown Sources restrictions after installation for security.
How to install this safely
How to verify the file you downloaded
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What the signing certificate proves
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How to roll back to an earlier version
If the current release misbehaves, 2026.02.20 is the last build before it. Android will not install an older version code over a newer one, so you must uninstall searxist first — which clears its local data unless you have a backup. Reinstall the older APK only if its signing fingerprint matches the build you already trust, and check the API range: an older release may target an Android version your device has moved past.
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Source code
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SHA-256 Hash
b5f69ee01109504cdc0276eab8b4b98b6de6744a67d12545706c53de03bf7f43
Signing certificate
650399c893532c795de4ec20a88b0f88d8ed1ef4843ef13f3f768b4aa0e43031
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