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List of search engines |
This is a list of Wikipedia articles about search engines, including web search engines, selection-based search engines, metasearch engines, desktop search tools, and web portals and vertical market websites that have a search facility for online databases.
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Search engines dedicated to a specific kind of information
These search engines work across the BitTorrent protocol.
See also Comparison of desktop search software
| Name | Platform | Remarks | License |
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| Ask.com | Windows | - | Freeware |
| Autonomy | Windows | IDOL Enterprise Desktop Search. | Proprietary, commercial |
| Beagle | Linux | Open source desktop search tool for Linux based on Lucene | A mix of the X11/MIT License and the Apache License |
| Copernic Desktop Search | Windows | Considered best overall search engine in 2005 UW benchmark study.1 | Free for home use |
| Docco | Unix | Based on Apache's indexing and search engine Lucene, and it requires a Java Runtime Environment. | BSD License 2 |
| dtSearch Desktop | Windows | Proprietary (30 day trial) | |
| Easyfind | Mac OS | Freeware | |
| Filehawk | Windows | Indexes and searches files' content in computers, networks and removable data storage devices | Proprietary (30 day trial) |
| Gaviri PocketSearch | Windows | Indexes desktop, network drives and portable devices. | Freeware or commercial |
| Google Desktop | Linux, Mac OS, Windows | Integrates with the main Google search engine page. Does not support x64 systems. | Freeware |
| GNOME Storage | Linux | Open Source desktop search tool for Unix/Linux | GPL |
| imgSeek | Linux, Mac OS, Windows | Desktop content-based image search | GPL v2 3 |
| ISYS Search Software | Windows | ISYS:desktop search software. | Proprietary (14 day trial) |
| Likasoft Archivarius 3000 | Windows | - | Proprietary (30 day trial) |
| Meta Tracker | Linux, Unix | Open Source desktop search tool for Unix/Linux | GPL v2 4 |
| Spotlight | Mac OS | Found in Apple Mac OS X "Tiger" and later OS X releases. | Proprietary |
| Strigi | Linux, Unix | Cross-platform open source desktop search engine | LGPL v2 5 |
| Terrier Search Engine | Linux, Mac OS, Unix | Desktop search for Windows, Mac OS X (Tiger), Unix/Linux. | MPL |
| Tropes Zoom | Windows | Semantic Search Engine. | Freeware and commercial |
| Windows Search | Windows | Part of Windows Vista and later OSs. Available as Windows Desktop Search for Windows XP and Server 2003. Does not support indexing UNC paths on x64 systems. | Proprietary, freeware |
| X1 Professional Client | Windows | Formerly Yahoo Desktop Search, then X1 Desktop Search, then X1 Enterprise Client | Proprietary (30 day trial) |
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