Clew Search

We focus on writing by independent creators. There's no point in indexing Wikipedia; it has its own perfectly serviceable search bar.

We are not ad-supported; currently, Clew is a labor of love by Benjamin Hollon and donation-supported.

Because our funding source is not dependent on the interests of for-profit businesses and corporations, our search rankings are unbiased and apply the same standards equally to all indexed domains.

In addition, we incorporate variables that would not be in the interests of commercial search engines, such as whether we detect invasive ads or tracking on a site and how much bandwidth pages require to download, perfect for individuals who want to see whether a website will respect their privacy and data before opening it.