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A curious hamster comparing search results on three tiny screens

Search Stack

One query. More perspectives. Fewer tabs.

A free, open-source desktop app for comparing search engines. Type once, see what each engine finds, and put two results side by side. Your browser tabs can take a nap.

Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo, Yahoo, Baidu, Yandex—or add your own. Pick an engine for each side, swap them, or give one page the whole window. Each keeps its place.

UK walking results with Google, Bing, Yahoo, Baidu, DuckDuckGo and Yandex in the engine selector

Or compare two perspectives side by side. Same search, different trails.

Comparing Bing and DuckDuckGo results, with DuckDuckGo showing United Kingdom

More engines, and a theme for night owls

Yahoo and Baidu bring their own perspectives to the same Lake District search.

Yahoo and Baidu results side by side

Prefer the lights low?

Search Stack in Night mode

Get it

macOS 13+ · Apple silicon · Free preview

brew install --cask nanomader/tap/search-stack

Or download the Mac app and drag it into Applications. Open Search Stack, type a query, and press Enter.

Signed and Apple-notarized. No security workaround or developer tools needed. If macOS asks you to confirm the first launch, choose Open. Intel, Windows, and Linux downloads aren't available yet.

A little more room to explore

Click Split to compare two pages, Single to focus, or Stack to scroll through your engines. ⌘L starts another search. That's the main idea.

Prefer Day or Night? Want two separate Google profiles? Open Settings. These are real websites, including their ads, sign-in restrictions, and occasional CAPTCHAs. The hamster has no special powers over those.

Make it better

Found a rough edge? Tell us what happened. Ideas, small fixes, and screenshots are welcome. If it saves you a few tabs, share it with a fellow curious person.

Contribute · Run from source · MIT license

No Search Stack account, subscription, or app analytics. Queries go directly to the selected search websites, whose own privacy policies apply.

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Compare live search engines side by side. A free desktop app with independent sessions and Day/Night themes.

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