Candle

What it does

Candle is creating a set of tools to make more sense of information. Our search engine and browser plugins show qualitative evaluations of information sources, allowing users to make better decisions about what information to consume or share.

Candle is a search engine for the web before the AI slop took over.

Everything from before AI took over, plus the humans we still trust. Candle will soon befrom candle.to

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  Bloom – A free and open source 'Google'2019 · kerkour.fr · ▲747
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  Ghostpeek2019 · ▲69

  A private search engine that encrypts your search terms.

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  Badger2023 · getbadger.io · ▲213

  Badger is a SEO reporting tool for agencies and freelancers

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  Sourceful2020 · sourceful.co.uk · ▲120

  A search engine for crowd-sourced public Google docs

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  Candle (YC F24) Feb 2026 · trycandle.app · ▲88

  One shared moment a day

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  A search engine that doesn't track you, where users vote for results2018 · github.com · ▲62

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  SimCity, but with Permits▲939

  A free city-building game in your browser. You are the mayor. You know what the city needs. Now get it past the zoning board, the neighbors, the appeals court and the next election.

  Life & fun · 7d ago · permit.petercai.com

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  I've been paying for a rural Tanzanian's education for 10 years▲778

  Life & fun · 19d ago · tanzaniaeducationproject.org

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  Bigwords.page – Turn any screen into a sign. The URL is the app▲728

  Turn a phone, tablet or TV into a sign. Type a message and it fills the screen: welcome signs, timers, Wi-Fi passwords and more. No app, no account, free.

  Life & fun · 20d ago · bigwords.page

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  Steal My Bitcoin▲616

  A PHP security challenge. Find the hidden bitcoin key. First person to get the wallet wins.

  Life & fun · 3d ago · stealmybitcoin.com

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  Guitoro, a virtual guitar you strum with your keyboard▲573

  Play a free virtual guitar online with your keyboard or by touch. Slow songs down and see every chord, string and strum. Acoustic, classic, electric and bass.

  Life & fun · 14d ago · guitoro.com

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  Product Hunt Visual Launch Editor▲443

  See your launch as you build it

  Life & fun · 4d ago

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  Redbean – Single-file distributable web server▲1,998

  Life & fun · 2021 · justine.lol

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  Can’t afford Bloomberg Terminal? No prob, I built the next best thing▲1,422

  Contribute to DidierRLopes/GamestonkTerminal development by creating an account on GitHub.

  Dev tools · 2021 · github.com

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  Ray.so▲1,064

  Create beautiful images of your code

  Dev tools · 2021 · ray.so

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  June 1.0▲851

  Instant analytics reports built on top of Segment

  Growth · 2021 · june.so

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  Contra▲798

  Connect with next-gen talent and tools to get work underway. Hire more independents. Start more projects. Get more creative.

  Commerce · 2021 · contra.com

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  Deep Nostalgia™▲762

  Animate your family photos

  AI · 2021 · myheritage.com