Clew Search Alternatives

Clew Search is described as 'We focus on writing by independent creators. There's no point in indexing Wikipedia; it has its own perfectly serviceable search bar' and is a web search engine in the online services category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Clew Search, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Android, iPhone, iPad and Android Tablet apps. The best Clew Search alternative is DuckDuckGo, which is free. Other great sites and apps similar to Clew Search are Startpage, Google Search, SearXNG and Brave Search.

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  1. Small Web icon
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    Kagi Small Web brings you fresh content from real people: bloggers, creators, and independent voices that make the internet worth exploring.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
    • Online
     
  2. MetaGer icon
     59 likes

    Open source metasearch engine blending results from several sources, offering private, uncensored web search, transparent algorithms, no user tracking, and nonprofit operation, with public code, energy-efficient hosting, and an optional dark theme interface.

    87 MetaGer alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • F-Droid
    • Tor
     
  3. Yandex.Search icon
     116 likes

    Yandex is the fastest growing search engine in the world, serving primarily Russian users. It has been experimenting with an English-based search engine, but its main operations are for its Cyrillic engine.

    96 Yandex.Search alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • Telegram
    • iPad
     
  4. Meta-search engine acting as a privacy-preserving proxy without persistent user tracking or targeted ads, providing domain blocklists, advanced operators, switchable future backends, custom themes, link controls, and a clean interface for private results.

    53 Waterfox Private Search alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  5. Open source search solution crawling the web to prioritize small and non-commercial sites, supporting unique discovery of personal content, white-label deployment, cost-effective hardware, side-loaded indexing, and ongoing improvements for configurability.

    48 Marginalia Search alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  6. Wiby icon
     12 likes

    In the early days of the web, pages were made primarily by hobbyists, academics, and computer savvy people about subjects they were personally interested in. Later on, the web became saturated with commercial pages that overcrowded everything else.

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    • Online
     
  7. degoog icon
     2 likes

    Search aggregator that queries multiple engines and shows results in one place. You can add custom search engines, bang-command plugins, slot plugins (query-triggered panels above/below results or in the sidebar), and transports (custom HTTP fetch strategies like curl...

    48 degoog alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Docker
    • Proxmox Virtual Environment
     
  8. ekoru icon
     2 likes

    Search engine that fights climate change. 60% of revenue each month goes to climate change charities involved in animal welfare, reforestation, ocean conservation, and climate action.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
     
  9. The searchmysite.net search engine is a niche search, focussing on the "indieweb" or "small web" or "digital gardens", i.e. non-commercial content, primarily personal and independent websites.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
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