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24 alternatives to DarkSearch

A search engine for the Dark Web

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. DarkSearch launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    search torrents files without worry about third-party links

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    AnySearch▲613

    Real-time structured search trusted by agents and developers

    Jul 2026 · anysearch.com · its alternatives →

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    GoSearch is the newest AI-powered enterprise search solution — by the makers of GoLinks, a YCombinator company. Available now at gosearch.ai! If you’re still reading, check out our other new product that just launched: GoProfiles.io, the only AI-powered HR platform.

    2025 · gosearch.ai · its alternatives →

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    The all in one search engine for PH, DN, HN and GitHub ✊

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Decentralized search engine, powered by the community.

    2018 · account.presearch.com · its alternatives →

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    Support decentralized search by becoming a node operator.

    2021 · t.me · its alternatives →

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    Desearch▲113

    First Decentralized AI Search for Builders & Agents

    2025 · desearch.ai · its alternatives →

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    Allsearch is a tool I made after getting fed up with Google's search results and reading up on conversations on HN about the state of search on the internet. This is a tool I made as a spiritual successor to GnodSearch (https://www.gnod.com/search/), which I've seen in a couple conversations about search on HN. GnodSearch is great, but a bit barebones in terms of looks and functionality; Allsearch is my attempt to build off of it. Similar to Gnod, Allsearch allows you to apply any given search query to a search engine of your choice (either through only keystrokes, or via…

    2022 · allsear.ch · its alternatives →

  10. 10BI
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    DeSearch▲118

    Crypto and Blockchain focused search engine

    2018 · desearch.com · its alternatives →

  12. 12AS

    Hey all, Last time when we were on HackerNews [1], we received a lot of feedback, and we incorporated most of it. - We have changed our name from grep.help to usegrasp.com - A privacy policy page - Bulk import - Pricing page We are happy to introduce a new feature: a personalized answer search engine that provides direct citations to the content on the page. Demo: https://usegrasp.com/search?q=is+starship+fully+reusable%3F 1 - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35510949

    2023 · usegrasp.com · its alternatives →

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    Apisearch is a performant search-engine as a service

    2021 · apisearch.io · its alternatives →

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    JavaScript UI library for building great search experiences

    2015 · community.algolia.com · its alternatives →

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    Full Text Search Engine - built for Hackers not Hyperscalers - 0xnyn/blaze

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Contribute to dohuyhoang93/DeepSearch development by creating an account on GitHub.

    Dec 2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

  17. 17FC

    i saw last week that if you include a curse word in your Google search query it won't serve an AI overview, serves less ads, and less "zero click" Google properties. so I made a little tool to help facilitate this search, saving you literally hundreds of microseconds!

    2025 · fuckingsearch.com · its alternatives →

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  19. 19TM

    Free Recruitment Meta Search Engine for Sourcing Software Developers

    2023 · talentsignals.com · its alternatives →

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    dejavu▲90

    A modern, open-source data browser for Elasticsearch.

    2016 · opensource.appbase.io · its alternatives →

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    A crowd-sourced, anonymous social search engine

    2021 · its alternatives →

  22. 22AS
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    Explore the dark web safely from the clearnet

    2024 · getonthedarkweb.com · its alternatives →

  24. 24GS

    Yesterday the top upvoted comment for "Why We Desperately Need a New (and Better) Google" http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2057772 was adding personal domain blacklists. I offered to build this if there was enough interest so here's a minimum viable product for Chrome (Firefox soon to follow): https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/jiicbcimbjppjbckmoknagndlhjbeohb. Your feedback is welcome!

    2011 · its alternatives →

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