Candle is a deliberately minimalist dark web search engine — a single search box, no clutter and fast load times even over slow Tor circuits. Its index is small compared to Torch or Haystak but it loads reliably and works well in Safest mode.
Haystak claims one of the largest indexes of any .onion search engine — larger than Torch on the paid tier — with advanced search operators for systematic research. Its free tier is sufficient for most users; the paid tier is designed for security researchers and investigators who need comprehensive dark web coverage.
Not Evil is a dark web search engine with a deliberately minimalist Google-style interface. It indexes a broad range of .onion sites with partial content filtering — more coverage than Ahmia, cleaner results than Torch. Its name is a nod to Google’s original “Don’t be evil” motto.
DuckDuckGo’s .onion address is Tor Browser’s default search engine — but it does not index .onion sites. It provides private surface web search inside Tor, hiding your queries from DuckDuckGo’s servers and your ISP while delivering the same clearnet results you would get on the regular site.
Flashlight is a dark web-native news outlet covering topics that mainstream media either ignores or covers superficially — market takedowns, law enforcement operations against darknet infrastructure, security research and privacy developments relevant to Tor users.
Mediapart is an independent French investigative news outlet funded entirely by subscriptions — no advertising, no shareholders, no conflicts of interest with the powerful institutions it investigates. Its .onion address provides censorship-resistant access for French-speaking readers in restricted environments.
Amnesty International operates an official .onion address providing censorship-resistant access to its human rights reporting and documentation. It is particularly valuable for readers in China, Russia, Iran and other countries where Amnesty’s clearnet site is blocked or monitored.
Deep Web Radio is a 24/7 internet radio station that exists exclusively within the Tor network. It streams continuously across multiple genre channels with no account, no registration and no listening history stored anywhere.
Archive Today creates permanent snapshots of web pages — capturing a page exactly as it appeared at a specific moment and storing it indefinitely. Its .onion address allows anonymous archiving and access without revealing your IP to Archive Today’s servers or to the sites being archived.
Comic Book Library is the largest comics archive on the dark web — over 100,000 titles spanning Marvel, DC, indie publishers, manga and international comics. It organizes content by publisher, series and issue number and is accessible only via Tor.