SearXNG Result Previews

About

Adds thumbnail previews next to every result on your SearXNG search page, so you can see what a page looks like before you click.

🔒 Privacy-first
• No analytics, no tracking, no telemetry
• You configure your own preview backend — nothing goes to any third party
• Open source (MIT) — code at https://github.com/MaikiMolto/searxng-previews

⚙️ How it works
• The extension reads URLs already visible on your SearXNG page
• Sends each URL to a backend you self-host (Docker image provided)
• Backend uses headless Chromium to capture a screenshot, returns a thumbnail
• Smart fallbacks for bot-blocked, login-walled, or blank pages

🛠️ Setup

1. Run the backend: docker run -p 3200:3000 ghcr.io/maikimolto/searxng-previews:latest
2. In the extension Options, set Backend URL to your server (e.g. http://localhost:3200)
3. Add your SearXNG instance URL to the whitelist

Full docs, configuration, and admin dashboard guide:
https://github.com/MaikiMolto/searxng-previews