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24 alternatives to PublicWWW

the source code search engine

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. PublicWWW launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   searchcode▲75

   A source code search engine

   2014 · searchcode.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Stackeo▲169

   Product Hunt for Coding Tools

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Meanpath▲70

   The source code search engine

   2014 · meanpath.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   NerdyData▲93

   A Search Engine for Source Code

   2014 · nerdydata.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   The Search▲335

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

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   HackerRank▲114

   Coding challenges. Community. Awesome jobs.

   2015 · hackerrank.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Hackevents▲188

   The world's largest hackathon search engine 🚀

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Search Scopes for Web Developers▲108

   Quickly search through web development things

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   StartupBase▲124

   Community of makers & early adopters

   2017 · startupbase.io · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Code Finder▲255

    The ultimate search engine for GitHub repositories

    2024 · codefinder.dev · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Domainling▲149

    Domain search engine

    2017 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Code Mill▲85

    A marketplace for pull requests

    2016 · codemill.io · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Git Hunt▲234

    Product Hunt for GitHub

    2015 · githunt.io · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Sourcegraph▲73

    Search code, jump around source, see real usage examples

    2014 · sourcegraph.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Sourcegraph for GitHub▲97

    Browse and search GitHub like an IDE

    2016 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    GitHub Awards▲173

    Discover your ranking on GitHub

    2015 · serp.co · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Challenge Hunt▲94

    Explore coding contests, hackathons from around the world

    2016 · challengehunt.github.io · its alternatives →

18. 18
    NerdyData▲14

    Search engine for source code

    2014 · nerdydata.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Whize▲74

    Private search

    2020 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Search engine for code by Quod AI▲83

    Find the code you need faster

    2019 · quod.ai · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Inside Dev▲114

    Breaking news and info for developers

    2017 · inside.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Hacker News Search▲92

    a faster hnsearch

    2014 · hn.algolia.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    GitLeaks▲11

    Search engine for exposed secrets on the Web

    2017 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    CodeComet▲109

    Version control, collaboration and online coding for devs

    2016 · codecomet.io · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →