onionsearch

searches Tor hidden service search engines for content

TLDR

Search onion sites

$ onionsearch "[query]"

Search specific engine

$ onionsearch --engines [ahmia] "[query]"

Use Tor SOCKS proxy

$ onionsearch --proxy [socks5h://127.0.0.1:9050] "[query]"

Set timeout

$ onionsearch --timeout [30] "[query]"

Limit results

$ onionsearch --limit [50] "[query]"

Output to file

$ onionsearch -o [results.txt] "[query]"

SYNOPSIS

onionsearch [--engines engine] [--proxy url] [--limit n] [options] query

onionsearch searches Tor hidden service (.onion) search engines for content. It aggregates results from multiple dark web search engines.Multiple search engines are supported including Ahmia, Torch, and others. Results are collected and deduplicated.Proxy configuration connects through Tor for anonymous searching. Without Tor, many engines won't be accessible.Results include onion URLs and page titles. Output formats support further analysis.

PARAMETERS

--engines NAME

Search engine to use (e.g., ahmia, torch, darksearchio).

--proxy URL

SOCKS proxy URL for Tor (e.g., socks5h://127.0.0.1:9050).

--timeout SECONDS

Request timeout.

--limit N

Maximum results.

-o, --output FILE

Output file.

--len

Show result count only.

--list

List available engines.

-v, --verbose

Verbose output.

CAVEATS

Requires Tor running for full functionality. Search engines may be unreliable. Results may include illegal content. Use responsibly for security research only.

HISTORY

onionsearch was created for security researchers needing to search dark web content. It provides OSINT capabilities for threat intelligence gathering.