Search Engines (Including Dark Web and Privacy-Focused Alternatives)

These search engines offer ways to explore the internet, including both surface and dark web content, while prioritizing user privacy and anonymity. Some of them have .onion versions for use on the Tor network.

Ahmia (Search engine for the dark web)

A specialized search engine designed to index and retrieve .onion sites from the Tor network. Unlike traditional search engines, Ahmia focuses on providing access to hidden services while filtering out illegal content.

Brave Search (Privacy-focused search engine)

Developed by the makers of the Brave browser, this search engine prioritizes privacy by not tracking users and operates independently of major tech companies like Google.

BTDigg (Torrent search engine)

A decentralized search engine for BitTorrent files, allowing users to discover magnet links without relying on centralized torrent sites.

DuckDuckGo (Privacy-oriented search engine)

A popular alternative to Google that does not track users or store personal search histories. It also provides a .onion version for anonymous access via Tor.

Grams (Defunct dark web search engine)

Once a darknet search engine designed to index illegal marketplaces and hidden services, Grams shut down in 2017.

MetaGer (Meta-search engine with strong privacy protections)

A German-based search engine that aggregates results from multiple search providers while ensuring user anonymity by not storing logs or tracking queries.

Searx (Open-source, self-hosted meta-search engine)

A decentralized search engine that allows users to run their own private instances. Some versions are accessible via Tor, offering an alternative to mainstream search engines without tracking or ads.

Startpage.com (Privacy-friendly Google alternative)

A search engine that delivers Google search results while removing tracking and logs, providing a balance between privacy and comprehensive search results.