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Search Engine Colossus is an international directory of search engines launched in early 1998. It catalogs search engines organized by country, territory, and language, and allows users to submit search engines for inclusion at no charge. The site also offers a mobile version of its directory, and is maintained by Bryan Strome.
Boolean Strings is a resource that lists 40 custom Google Programmable Search Engines, most of which are currently working, for discovery and sourcing purposes. The collection includes tools for finding hidden profiles, resumes, documents, and diversity-focused talent. The project also accepts requests for new custom search engines and has a related guide to programmable search engines scheduled for release.
Fagan Finder is a comprehensive collection of online information-finding tools. It aggregates access to a wide range of search engines, databases, and encyclopedias, including alternative search engines, non-English search engines, utility tools, and region-specific Asian encyclopedias.
Curated list of specialized search engines for hackers, OSINT, security, and research work.
Search Engines Compare is a code project with source, releases, documentation, or setup notes.
A 2001 book by Chris Sherman and Gary Price examining the nature and extent of the Invisible Web and offering pathfinders for accessing its content, aimed at novice and advanced web searchers. Chapters cover the development of the Internet, search engines and web directories, why search engines cannot see invisible web content, how to recognize it, and when to use it. A directory section lists more than 1,000 Invisible Web sites by topic.
Disconnect Search is a private search service that proxies search queries for non-DuckDuckGo search engines through its platform to protect user privacy, supporting access to search engines across multiple global regions and allowing users to use their favorite search engine without their queries being tracked.
Search-22's FTP search tools page is an all-in-one FTP search page linking to top FTP search engines, FTP servers, FTP search-tools and file download sites. It also lists additional FTP search engines and tools, including NAPALM FTP Indexer, Auto Download, archie.icm.edu.pl, Search Shared and File Searching.
Search All is a multi-search platform that combines multiple AI search engines and chatbots, private web search engines, image and video search, shopping sites and social media networks in one tab. It offers browser extensions for Chrome, Edge and Firefox and an Android app, plus an AI image and video generator.
100 Search Engines is a web search engine or search directory for finding websites, pages, and online information.
All-in-One is a browser new tab page that consolidates multiple search engines. It enables users to search webpages, tweets, and YouTube videos, and add preferred custom search engines. The service includes options such as background customization, language selection, and links to charity organizations, with contact information provided for feedback.
A custom OSINT search tool for investigating national and international telephone numbers. It checks whether a phone number appears in different formats via search engines, with fields for users to fill in. Using the tools redirects to external search engines and websites.
Directory of search engines and specialized search tools organized for quick discovery.
Searx is a free metasearch engine that aggregates results from over 70 search services. It does not track or profile users by default, does not use cookies unless configured, and supports access over Tor for anonymity. It can be self-hosted, with support for private token-restricted engines, offline local-result engines, and integrations with databases and indexers including MySQL, PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, Meilisearch, and Solr.
Query engine for searching multiple search engines and comparing results from one interface.
A Boolean Strings blog post describing how Custom Search Engines can search public voter records on voterrecords.com, which holds data for sixteen US states. Records include names, addresses and potentially emails, phone numbers and gender. The site allows searching by name, city, state, party and year of birth, and X-Ray queries can target additional values.
BigSearch is a browser extension and web app for using and switching one or multiple search engines or websites, with built-in engines such as Google, DuckDuckGo, YouTube, eBay and GitHub. Search steps can be done by keyboard, and the interface has a Vimium-like feature. It can also work with websites that do not provide GET/POST interfaces.
A library support page explaining the invisible web, also called the deep web or hidden web. It states that search engines cover about 16% of the internet and advises against relying on them alone, especially for academic information. It lists content search engines cannot find, such as dynamically changing content, password protected resources and sites requiring registration, and suggests web directories and asking a librarian.
Monster Crawler Search is a web search engine that aggregates results from top authority sites and major search engines including Google and Yahoo! to deliver search results. It supports web, image, video and news search categories.
Search-22 hosts an all-in-one food recipes search page that links to recipe search engines, search-tools and cooking web sites. A partner links section and related search-tool categories are also listed.
Million Short is an independent, ad-free web search engine offering private search. It provides site removal, Boost/Block controls, and topic-specific mini search engines called Topicals. The site also offers a browser extension and filtering options.
Search map and directory for exploring search engines, categories, and discovery tools.
Search by Image is a browser extension that enables reverse image searches across more than 30 supported search engines. It is available for Chrome, Edge, and Safari. The extension assists journalists and researchers with verifying image authenticity and identifying false information, helps photographers track how their work is shared online, and allows shoppers to find similar products at discounted prices.
Soovle is a free keyword tool that lets users find keyword variations and search suggestions across multiple search engines including Google, Amazon, YouTube, Bing, Yahoo!, Pinterest, Answers.com, and Wikipedia. Users can select up to six sources at a time, star preferred results, export their starred keyword lists, and use the exported keywords to develop content topics, page titles and headings. Soovle does not display keyword data such as search volume, keyword difficulty or cost per click.
