List of Tor onion services

This is a categorized list of notable onion services (formerly, hidden services){{cite web|last1=Winter|first1=Philipp|title=How Do Tor Users Interact With Onion Services?|url=https://nymity.ch/onion-services/pdf/sec18-onion-services.pdf|website=nymity.ch|access-date=27 December 2018|archive-date=28 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181228035314/https://nymity.ch/onion-services/pdf/sec18-onion-services.pdf|url-status=live }} accessible through the Tor anonymity network. Defunct services and those accessed by deprecated V2 addresses are marked.

Archive, Index and Torrent

archive.today{{dash}}Is a web archiving site, founded in 2012, that saves snapshots on demand {{Cite web |title=Archive |url=https://archive.today/ |access-date=2022-11-11 |website=www.archive.ph/}}
Demonoid{{dash}}Torrent{{Cite web |title=Demonoid |url=https://www.demonoid.is/ |access-date=2022-09-12 |website=www.demonoid.is |archive-date=2022-09-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220912022703/https://www.demonoid.is/ |url-status=live }}
Internet Archive{{dash}}A web archiving site

KickassTorrents (defunct){{dash}}A BitTorrent index{{cite news|last1=Ernesto|title=KickassTorrents Enters The Dark Web, Adds Official Tor Address|url=https://torrentfreak.com/kickasstorrents-enters-the-dark-web-adds-official-tor-address-160607/|access-date=5 July 2016|date=7 June 2016|archive-date=1 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701055909/https://torrentfreak.com/kickasstorrents-enters-the-dark-web-adds-official-tor-address-160607/|url-status=live}}

Sci-Hub{{dash}}Search engine which bypasses paywalls to provide free access to scientific and academic research papers and articles{{cite web |author1=Van der Sar, Ernesto |date=21 November 2015 |title=Sci-Hub, BookFi and LibGen Resurface After Being Shut Down |url=https://torrentfreak.com/sci-hub-and-libgen-resurface-after-being-shut-down-151121/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151122165615/https://torrentfreak.com/sci-hub-and-libgen-resurface-after-being-shut-down-151121/ |archive-date=22 November 2015 |access-date=16 January 2016 |publisher=TorrentFreak}}

The Pirate Bay{{dash}}A BitTorrent index{{cite news|last1=Ernesto|title=The Pirate Bay Switches on New .MS Domain|url=https://torrentfreak.com/the-pirate-bay-switches-on-new-ms-domain-160107/|access-date=5 July 2016|date=7 January 2016|archive-date=11 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611041450/https://torrentfreak.com/the-pirate-bay-switches-on-new-ms-domain-160107/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |title=Download music, movies, games, software! The Pirate Bay – The galaxy's most resilient BitTorrent site |url=https://thepiratebay.org/index.html |access-date=2022-09-06 |website=thepiratebay.org |archive-date=2020-08-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200827215345/https://thepiratebay.org/ |url-status=live }}

Z-Library{{dash}}Many instances exist.{{Cite web |title=Z-Library. The world's largest ebook library. |url=https://z-lib.org/ |access-date=2022-09-06 |website=z-lib.org |archive-date=2021-04-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210401181020/https://z-lib.org/ |url-status=dead }}

Commerce

Agora (defunct)
AlphaBay (defunct)
Atlantis (defunct)
Black Market Reloaded (defunct)
BusKill{{Cite web |date=2021-12-21 |title=BusKill Onion Service |url=https://www.buskill.in/buskill-onion-service-tor/ |access-date=2025-03-01 |website=BusKill |language=en-US}}
Dream Market (defunct)
Evolution (defunct)
Hansa (defunct)
Hydra market (defunct)
Sheep Marketplace (defunct)
Silk Road (defunct)
The Farmer's Market (defunct)
TheRealDeal (defunct)
Utopia (defunct)
White House Market (defunct)

Communications

OpenPGP{{Cite web |title=keys.openpgp.org |url=https://keys.openpgp.org/about/usage |access-date=2022-09-06 |website=keys.openpgp.org |archive-date=2022-09-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220909165711/https://keys.openpgp.org/about/usage |url-status=live }}

= Messaging =

Briar (software){{dash}}uses onion services as address when message medium is internet{{Cite web |title=Briar User Manual {{!}} |url=https://briarproject.org/manual/ |access-date=2022-09-06 |website=briarproject.org |archive-date=2022-09-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922112125/https://briarproject.org/manual/ |url-status=live }}
Cryptocat{{cite tweet|author=Cryptocat|user=cryptocatapp|number=402885544247840769|date=19 November 2013|title=Cryptocat is now accessible as a Tor Hidden Service at catmeow2zuqpkpyw.onion. Instructions for chatting via the hidden service coming.|language=en|access-date=18 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211211221407/https://twitter.com/cryptocatapp/status/402885544247840769|archive-date=11 December 2021|url-status=live}} (defunct)
Keybase{{Cite web|url=https://keybase.io/docs/command_line/tor|title=Command Line – Tor {{pipe}} Keybase Docs|website=keybase.io|access-date=2019-05-08|archive-date=2019-05-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190508160835/https://keybase.io/docs/command_line/tor|url-status=live}}
Ricochet (software){{dash}}uses Tor network by default for message sending and receiving{{Cite web |title=Ricochet Refresh |url=https://www.ricochetrefresh.net/ |access-date=2022-09-06 |website=Ricochet Refresh |language=en |archive-date=2021-07-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210707013855/https://www.ricochetrefresh.net/ |url-status=live }}
TorChat (defunct)

=Email providers=

Bitmessage.ch (defunct)
Guerrilla Mail{{Cite web |title=About TorGuerrillaMail |url=https://grr.la/mail/grrmailb3fxpjbwm.onion/about |access-date=2022-09-12 |website=grr.la |archive-date=2022-09-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220912022702/https://grr.la/mail/grrmailb3fxpjbwm.onion/about |url-status=live }}
Mailbox.org{{Cite web |title=The Tor exit node of mailbox.org {{!}} Knowledge Base |url=https://kb.mailbox.org/en/private/faq-article/the-tor-exit-node-of-mailbox-org |access-date=2024-06-15 |website=kb.mailbox.org |language=en |archive-date=2024-06-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240615202131/https://kb.mailbox.org/en/private/faq-article/the-tor-exit-node-of-mailbox-org/ |url-status=live }}
Proton Mail{{cite web|url=https://proton.me/support/tor-setup|title=Encrypted Email Over Tor Setup – Proton Mail Support|access-date=2017-01-19|archive-date=2017-08-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828055725/https://proton.me/support/tor-setup|url-status=live}}
Riseup{{cite web|title=Riseup's Tor Hidden Services|url=https://riseup.net/security/network-security/tor/hs-addresses-signed.txt|publisher=Riseup Networks|access-date=6 March 2019|website=Riseup |archive-date=16 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171016235125/https://riseup.net/security/network-security/tor/hs-addresses-signed.txt|url-status=live}}
SIGAINT (defunct)
Tor Mail (defunct)

= IRC =

Libera Chat{{Cite web |date=2024-05-21 |title=Connecting to Libera.Chat |url=https://libera.chat/guides/connect |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=Libera Chat |language=en}}

Events

Debian Conference
DEF CON{{Cite web |last=Tangent |first=The Dark |title=defcon.org |url=https://defcon.org/ |access-date=2022-09-07 |website=defcon.org |language=en-US |archive-date=2020-04-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200430135252/https://defcon.org/ |url-status=live }}

File storage

ProtonDrive
Freedom Hosting (defunct){{dash}}Formerly the largest Tor-specific web host, until the arrest of its owner in August 2013.{{cite news|last1=Howell O'Neill|first1=Patrick|title=An in-depth guide to Freedom Hosting, the engine of the Dark Net|url=http://www.dailydot.com/news/eric-marques-tor-freedom-hosting-child-porn-arrest/|access-date=30 May 2015|date=4 August 2013|archive-date=30 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150430183059/http://www.dailydot.com/news/eric-marques-tor-freedom-hosting-child-porn-arrest/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|last1=Gallagher|first1=Sean|title=Alleged Tor hidden service operator busted for child porn distribution|url=https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/08/alleged-tor-hidden-service-operator-busted-for-child-porn-distribution/|access-date=30 May 2015|date=4 August 2013|archive-date=17 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150517032824/http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/08/alleged-tor-hidden-service-operator-busted-for-child-porn-distribution/|url-status=live}}

Financial

Blockchain.info (V2)– A popular bitcoin blockchain explorer service{{Cite web |date=2014-12-03 |title=Tor Users Can Now Connect to Blockchain.info's .onion Address Securely with SSL |url=https://www.ccn.com/tor-users-can-now-connect-blockchain-infos-onion-address-securely-ssl/ |access-date=2022-09-06 |website=CCN.com |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-06-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220625082127/https://www.ccn.com/tor-users-can-now-connect-blockchain-infos-onion-address-securely-ssl/ |url-status=live }}
Helix (defunct)

Government

Central Intelligence Agency{{cite web |title=CIA's Latest Layer: An Onion Site |url=https://www.cia.gov/stories/story/cias-latest-layer-an-onion-site/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190508021035/https://www.cia.gov/news-information/featured-story-archive/2019-featured-story-archive/latest-layer-an-onion-site.html |archive-date=May 8, 2019 |access-date=May 11, 2019 |website=Central Intelligence Agency}}
National Police and Public Prosecution Service of the Netherlands{{dash}}An official hidden service about darknet market takedown operations{{cite web|url=https://www.deepdotweb.com/2016/10/31/dutch-national-prosecution-service-police-launch-hidden-service-global-darknet-enforcement-operation/|title=Dutch National Prosecution Service and police launch Hidden Service in global Darknet enforcement operation – Deep Dot Web|website=deepdotweb.com|access-date=2017-08-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170831003200/https://www.deepdotweb.com/2016/10/31/dutch-national-prosecution-service-police-launch-hidden-service-global-darknet-enforcement-operation/|archive-date=2017-08-31}}
The Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation{{cite web| url = https://therecord.media/russian-intelligence-agency-svr-sets-up-dark-web-whistleblowing-platform| title = Russian intelligence agency SVR sets up dark web whistleblowing platform| last = Catalin| first = Cimpanu| date = 2021-04-21| website = The Record| publisher = | access-date = 2024-01-26| archive-date = 2024-01-26| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240126085505/https://therecord.media/russian-intelligence-agency-svr-sets-up-dark-web-whistleblowing-platform| url-status = live}}

Hidden services directories, hosting, portals, and information

1.1.1.1{{cite web|title=Introducing DNS Resolver for Tor|url=https://blog.cloudflare.com/welcome-hidden-resolver/|publisher=Cloudflare|date={{fdate|2018-06-05}}|access-date={{fdate|2018-10-01}}|archive-date=2018-10-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181002020051/https://blog.cloudflare.com/welcome-hidden-resolver/|url-status=live}}{{dash}}DNS by Cloudflare
Mullvad{{dash}}VPN provider based in Sweden
Njalla{{Cite web |title=Njalla — Worlds most notorious privacy provider for domains, VPS' and VPNs. |url=https://njal.la/ |access-date=2024-04-22 |website=njal.la |archive-date=2024-07-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240718194920/https://njal.la/ |url-status=live }}{{dash}}Domain register, hosting and VPN provider
Certbot{{Cite web |title=Tor Project {{!}} Onion Services |url=https://community.torproject.org/onion-services/ |access-date=2025-03-11 |website=community.torproject.org}}
The Hidden Wiki{{dash}}ambiguously forked
ToSDR{{Cite web |date=2021-04-30 |title=Provide onion service |url=https://tosdr.community/t/provide-onion-service/1609/4?u=justinback |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=ToS;DR Community |language=en |archive-date=2024-07-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240718194920/https://tosdr.community/t/provide-onion-service/1609/4?u=justinback |url-status=live }} (defunct){{dash}}website tracking other website's legal documents

News and document archives

BBC News{{Cite news|date=2019-10-23|title=BBC News launches 'dark web' mirror|language=en-GB|work=BBC|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-50150981|access-date=2020-07-13|archive-date=2021-03-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210319112027/https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-50150981|url-status=live}}
Bellingcat{{cite web |title=Bellingcat is Banned in Russia. Here's How to Beat the Block |url=https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/2022/04/22/how-to-beat-russias-block-on-bellingcat/ |date=22 April 2022 |website=Bellingcat |access-date=11 December 2024}}
BuggedPlanet (V2){{Cite web |title=Buggedplanet.info:About – Buggedplanet.info |url=https://buggedplanet.info/index.php?title=Buggedplanet.info:About |access-date=2022-09-06 |website=buggedplanet.info |archive-date=2022-12-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221224172208/https://buggedplanet.info/index.php?title=Buggedplanet.info:About |url-status=live }}
BuzzFeed News (V2){{cite tweet |author=The Tor Project |author-link=The Tor Project |user=torproject |number=1028999811402481664 |date=13 August 2018 |title=Tasty. @BuzzFeedNews now has an onion address thanks to @sricola! Download Tor Browser and give it a visit: https://t.co/G2rQPQVZ2s #onionizetheweb #security #privacy #darkweb https://t.co/RDEXsSz13m |language=en |access-date=1 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211108195036/https://twitter.com/torproject/status/1028999811402481664 |archive-date=8 November 2021 |url-status=live}}
Current Time TV{{cite tweet|author=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty|author-link=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty|user=RFERL|number=1500454303064014850|date=6 March 2022|title=5/🧵 @SvobodaRadio: https://t.co/F4iKg6eHTt @CurrentTimeTv: https://t.co/5e9ROEFHUI @krymrealii: https://t.co/QAjHs1AsMC|language=en|access-date=18 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220315211041/https://twitter.com/rferl/status/1500454303064014850|archive-date=15 March 2022|url-status=live}}
DeepDotWeb (defunct)
Deutsche Welle{{Cite web|title=Deutsche Welle websites accessible via Tor-Protocol|url=https://www.dw.com/en/deutsche-welle-websites-accessible-via-tor-protocol/a-51338328|date=2019-11-20|access-date=2020-07-13|website=Deutsche Welle|archive-date=2020-07-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200716104156/https://www.dw.com/en/deutsche-welle-websites-accessible-via-tor-protocol/a-51338328|url-status=live}}
Die Tageszeitung{{Cite news |date=2019-04-15 |title=Anonymer & verschlüsselter Kontakt: Briefkasten für sensible Daten |language=de |work=Die Tageszeitung: taz |url=https://taz.de/!168527/ |access-date=2022-09-08 |issn=0931-9085 |archive-date=2022-09-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220908133333/https://taz.de/!168527/ |url-status=live }}{{dash}}German daily
Doxbin (defunct)
I'lam Foundation{{Cite journal |last=Lakomy |first=Miron |date=2023-01-09 |title=Dark web jihad : exploring the militant Islamist information ecosystem on The Onion Router |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19434472.2022.2164326 |journal=Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression |volume=16 |issue=4 |language=en |pages=581–600 |doi=10.1080/19434472.2022.2164326 |issn=1943-4472 |s2cid=255683433}} (defunct)
It's Going Down{{Cite news|title=It's Going Down About|url=https://itsgoingdown.org/about/|date=2018-06-19|access-date=2022-04-29|website=It's Going Down|archive-date=2018-06-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619193616/https://itsgoingdown.org/about/|url-status=live}}
ProPublica{{Cite web |last=Tigas |first=Mike |title=A More Secure and Anonymous ProPublica Using Tor Hidden Services |url=https://www.propublica.org/nerds/a-more-secure-and-anonymous-propublica-using-tor-hidden-services |access-date=2022-09-06 |website=ProPublica |date=13 January 2016 |archive-date=2022-09-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220901035532/https://www.propublica.org/nerds/a-more-secure-and-anonymous-propublica-using-tor-hidden-services |url-status=live }}
Radio Free Asia (V2){{Cite web|title=Radio Free Asia hosts secure mirror websites for Asian, Chinese audiences|url=https://www.usagm.gov/2020/04/17/radio-free-asia-hosts-secure-mirror-websites-for-asian-chinese-audiences/|date=2020-04-17|access-date=2020-07-13|website=USAGM|archive-date=2020-07-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200713133009/https://www.usagm.gov/2020/04/17/radio-free-asia-hosts-secure-mirror-websites-for-asian-chinese-audiences/|url-status=live}}
Radio Free Europe/Radio LibertyMultiple sources:
{{cite tweet|author=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty|author-link=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty|user=RFERL|number=1500453888566169605|date=6 March 2022|title=4/🧵 Download the Tor browser to access dark web versions of our websites in English and Russian. RFE/RL English site on the dark web: https://t.co/Lis77tOKci|language=en|access-date=18 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220315210550/https://twitter.com/rferl/status/1500453888566169605|archive-date=15 March 2022|url-status=live}}
Staff Writer. (5 March 2022). [https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-censorship-vpn-reporting/31737775.html "How To Bypass Blocking"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230828013207/https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-censorship-vpn-reporting/31737775.html |date=2023-08-28 }}. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
Shahada News Agency{{Cite journal |last=Lakomy |first=Miron |date=2024 |title=In Mapping Digital Jihad: Understanding the Structure and Evolution of al-Qaeda's Information Ecosystem on the Surface Web |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/27315309 |journal=Perspectives on Terrorism |volume=18 |issue=2 |pages=82–99 |doi=10.19165/2024.6272 |doi-broken-date=18 December 2024 |jstor=27315309 |issn=2334-3745}}
The Guardian{{Cite web |date=2022-05-30 |title=Guardian launches Tor onion service |url=https://www.theguardian.com/help/insideguardian/2022/may/30/guardian-launches-tor-onion-service |access-date=2022-06-11 |website=The Guardian |language=en |archive-date=2022-10-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007132803/https://www.theguardian.com/help/insideguardian/2022/may/30/guardian-launches-tor-onion-service |url-status=live }}
The Intercept{{Cite web |last=Lee |first=Micah |date=2021-04-28 |title=Browse The Intercept Anonymously and Securely Using Our New Tor Onion Service |url=https://theintercept.com/2021/04/28/tor-browser-onion/ |access-date=2024-04-22 |website=The Intercept |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-12-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208102019/https://theintercept.com/2021/04/28/tor-browser-onion/ |url-status=live }}
The New York Times{{Cite web|last=Sandvik|first=Runa|date=2018-04-26|title=The New York Times is Now Available as a Tor Onion Service|url=https://open.nytimes.com/https-open-nytimes-com-the-new-york-times-as-a-tor-onion-service-e0d0b67b7482|access-date=2020-07-13|website=Medium|archive-date=2017-10-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171028152139/https://open.nytimes.com/https-open-nytimes-com-the-new-york-times-as-a-tor-onion-service-e0d0b67b7482|url-status=live}}
Voice of America

Operating systems

Debian (static Web content{{cite tweet|author=The Debian Project|user=debian|number=759413449654996992|date=30 July 2016|title=DSA announces Debian static websites are now available as Onion services. The list of services may be found on https://t.co/Hyqk3Ps12p.|language=en|access-date=18 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200703043243/https://twitter.com/debian/status/759413449654996992|archive-date=3 July 2020|url-status=live}} and package repositories){{cite web|title=onion.debian.org|url=https://onion.debian.org/|publisher=Debian Project, Software in the Public Interest|access-date=31 July 2016|date=30 July 2016|archive-date=7 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171007220410/https://onion.debian.org/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|author1=Richard Hartmann|title=Tor-enabled Debian mirror|url=http://richardhartmann.de/blog/posts/2015/08/24-Tor-enabled_Debian_mirror/|website=richardhartmann.de|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160416083047/http://richardhartmann.de/blog/posts/2015/08/24-Tor-enabled_Debian_mirror/|archive-date=16 April 2016|date=25 August 2015}}
DivestOS{{dash}}Security and privacy-focused LineageOS fork.{{Cite web |title=Home – DivestOS Mobile |url=https://www.divestos.org/ |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=www.divestos.org |archive-date=2023-06-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230622113627/https://www.divestos.org/ |url-status=live }}
Qubes OS{{dash}}Security-focused desktop operating system{{cite web|url=http://qubes-os.org|title=Qubes OS: A reasonably secure operating system|access-date=2021-08-27|archive-date=2021-08-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210825145847/https://www.qubes-os.org/|url-status=live}}
Whonix{{dash}}Debian-based security distribution{{cite web|title=Verification Assets §Whonix Sites|url=https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Verification_Assets#Whonix_Sites|website=whonix.org|access-date=12 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160612012519/https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Verification_Assets#Whonix_Sites|archive-date=12 June 2016}}{{cite web|title=Datenschutz §Technical Information|url=https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Datenschutz#Technical_Information|website=whonix.org|access-date=12 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160612012001/https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Datenschutz#Technical_Information|archive-date=12 June 2016}}

Whistleblowing / Drop sites

SecureDrop and GlobaLeaks software is used in most of these whistleblowing sites. These are secure communications platform for use between journalists and sources. Both software's websites are also available as an onion service.[https://projects.newyorker.com/strongbox/ Strongbox] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170413164430/https://projects.newyorker.com/strongbox/|date=2017-04-13}}. The New Yorker. Retrieved 15 November 2013.Biryukov, Alex; Pustogarov, Ivan; & Weinmann, Ralf-Philipp. (2013). Content and popularity analysis of Tor hidden services {{Cite arXiv |title=Content and popularity analysis of Tor hidden services |eprint=1308.6768 |last1=Biryukov |first1=Alex |last2=Pustogarov |first2=Ivan |last3=Thill |first3=Fabrice |last4=Weinmann |first4=Ralf-Philipp |year=2013 |class=cs.CR }}. ArXiv.org (Cornell University Library). Retrieved 15 November 2013. Websites that use secure drop are listed in a directory.{{Cite web |title=Directory |url=https://securedrop.org/directory/ |access-date=2022-09-12 |website=SecureDrop |language=en |archive-date=2022-09-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220901061630/https://securedrop.org/directory/ |url-status=live }}

2600: The Hacker Quarterly
ABC News
Aftenposten
Al Jazeera Media Network{{Cite web |title=Tips |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/tips/ |access-date=2022-09-12 |website=Al Jazeera |archive-date=2020-09-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922045308/https://www.aljazeera.com/tips/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Contact Us |url=http://network.aljazeera.com/contact-us |access-date=2022-09-12 |website=Al Jazeera Media Network |language=en |archive-date=2019-07-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190702221716/https://network.aljazeera.com/contact-us |url-status=live }}
Bloomberg News{{Cite web |title=Submit a Tip to Bloomberg |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/tips |access-date=2022-09-12 |website=Bloomberg News |archive-date=2022-09-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220903163259/https://www.bloomberg.com/tips/ |url-status=live }} and Bloomberg Law
CBC News
CNN International{{Cite news |title=Send a tip to CNN |url=https://www.cnn.com/tips/ |access-date=2022-09-12 |website=CNN |archive-date=2022-09-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220918223515/https://www.cnn.com/tips/ |url-status=live }}
Dagbladet
Distributed Denial of Secrets
Financial Times
Forbidden Stories
HuffPost{{Cite web |title=How To Share Information With HuffPost |url=https://img.huffingtonpost.com/securedrop/ |access-date=2022-09-12 |website=img.huffingtonpost.com |archive-date=2022-09-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220912031637/https://img.huffingtonpost.com/securedrop/ |url-status=live }}
Lawrence Lessig
NawaatLeaks (V2){{Cite news |last=المقالات |first=كل |date=2014-03-27 |title=نواة تطلق موقعا خاصا و آمنا لتسريب الوثائق السرية |url=https://nawaat.org/2014/03/27/%d9%86%d9%88%d8%a7%d8%a9-%d8%aa%d8%b7%d9%84%d9%82-%d9%85%d9%88%d9%82%d8%b9%d8%a7-%d8%ae%d8%a7%d8%b5%d8%a7-%d9%88-%d8%a2%d9%85%d9%86%d8%a7-%d9%84%d8%aa%d8%b3%d8%b1%d9%8a%d8%a8-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%88%d8%ab/ |access-date=2024-05-01 |website=Nawaat |language=en-US |archive-date=2024-07-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240718194920/https://nawaat.org/2014/03/27/%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D8%B7%D9%84%D9%82-%D9%85%D9%88%D9%82%D8%B9%D8%A7-%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%B5%D8%A7-%D9%88-%D8%A2%D9%85%D9%86%D8%A7-%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B3%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D8%AB/ |url-status=live }}{{dash}}An Arabic whistleblowing initiative operated by Nawaat
NRK
Politico
Reuters
Süddeutsche Zeitung
TechCrunch
Independent Media Center
The Globe and Mail
The Washington Post
Toronto Star
TV 2 (Denmark)
Vice Media
Whistleblower Aid
Filtrala{{dash}}A Spanish whistleblowing initiative operated by Associated Whistleblowing Press
Ljost{{dash}}An Icelandic whistleblowing initiative operated by Associated Whistleblowing Press
Die Tageszeitung{{dash}}German daily
ProPublica
The Guardian{{Cite magazine|title=A Guide to the Dark Web's Lighter Side|language=en-us|magazine=Wired|url=https://www.wired.com/2015/09/guide-dark-webs-lighter-side/|access-date=2021-02-04|issn=1059-1028|archive-date=2020-11-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108140751/https://www.wired.com/2015/09/guide-dark-webs-lighter-side/|url-status=live}}
The Intercept{{Cite web|title=The Intercept Welcomes Whistleblowers|url=https://theintercept.com/source/|access-date=2021-02-04|website=The Intercept|language=en|archive-date=2021-02-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204005345/https://theintercept.com/source/|url-status=live}}
The Markup{{Cite web |title=Have a Tip? – The Markup |url=https://themarkup.org/tips |access-date=2022-09-09 |website=themarkup.org |language=en |archive-date=2022-09-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220909151138/https://themarkup.org/tips |url-status=live }}
New York Times{{Cite news|date=2016-12-14|title=Tips|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/tips#securedrop|access-date=2021-02-04|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=2020-06-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609200034/https://www.nytimes.com/tips#securedrop|url-status=live}}
The New Yorker
WildLeaks{{dash}}A wildlife-crime whistleblowing initiative operated by Elephant Action League
WikiLeaks (defunct)

Nonprofit organizations

Amnesty International{{cite web|url=https://blog.torproject.org/amnesty-international-launches-onion-service/|title=Amnesty International now available as .onion|author=isabela|date=5 December 2023|website=Tor blog|access-date=7 December 2023|archive-date=8 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208001207/https://blog.torproject.org/amnesty-international-launches-onion-service/|url-status=live}}
Courage Foundation (defunct)
Electronic Frontier Foundation{{Cite web |last=Hancock |first=Alexis |date=2023-04-26 |title=EFF Now Has Tor Onions |url=https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/04/eff-now-has-tor-onions |access-date=2024-04-22 |website=Electronic Frontier Foundation |language=en |archive-date=2024-07-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240718194920/https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/04/eff-now-has-tor-onions |url-status=live }}
FragDenStaat{{Cite web |date=2024-05-08 |title=FragDenStaat – Portal für Informationsfreiheit |url=https://fragdenstaat.de/ |access-date=2024-06-15 |website=FragDenStaat |language=de |archive-date=2024-06-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240614203837/https://fragdenstaat.de/ |url-status=live }}
Freedom of the Press Foundation
Front Line Defenders
La Quadrature du Net (V2){{cite tweet|author=The Tor Project|author-link=The Tor Project|user=torproject|number=689958927044317185|date=20 January 2016|title=Our friends La Quadrature Du Net (@laquadrature/@UnGarage) now provide a #Tor onion service! https://t.co/KCw48HcCQv https://t.co/WLSrjIuzmr|language=fr|access-date=18 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200703043220/https://twitter.com/torproject/status/689958927044317185|archive-date=3 July 2020|url-status=live}}{{cite tweet|author=Un Garage|user=UnGarage|number=870214983027740672|date=1 June 2017|title=Reminder, LQDN sites are available on Tor: Searx: https://t.co/RcGg2n1PjL Etherpad: https://t.co/qAcZaPqhuh Website: https://t.co/yhcpSFeboX|language=en|access-date=18 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220212162958/https://twitter.com/UnGarage/status/870214983027740672|archive-date=12 February 2022|url-status=live}}
Privacy International{{Cite web |title=Privacy International |url=https://privacyinternational.org/ |access-date=2022-09-10 |website=privacyinternational.org |archive-date=2022-09-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220909232410/https://www.privacyinternational.org/ |url-status=live }}
Telecomix (V2, defunct){{Cite web|url=http://telecomix.org/|title=Main page|access-date=2016-04-01|archive-date=2011-09-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110925204622/http://www.telecomix.org/|url-status=live }}
The Tor Project{{Cite web |title=onion.torproject.org |url=https://onion.torproject.org/ |access-date=2022-07-20 |website=onion.torproject.org |archive-date=2022-07-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706161326/https://onion.torproject.org/ |url-status=live }}

Pornography

Boystown (defunct)
Childs Play (defunct)
Lolita City (defunct)
Playpen (defunct)
Welcome to Video (defunct)
Kidflix (defunct){{Cite web |date=April 2, 2025 |title=Grosses Pädophilen-Netzwerk ausgehoben – 79 Festnahmen, 10 davon in der Schweiz |url=https://www.watson.ch/international/digital/310438610-europol-hat-ein-grosses-paedophilen-netzwerk-ausgehoben |access-date= |website=Watson |language=de |quote=According to Europol, Kidflix was launched in 2021 "by a cybercriminal" and has since become one of the most popular platforms for pedophiles on the darknet. The website was operated as a “hidden service” and was only accessible via the Tor anonymization network with the associated browser.}}
Pornhub{{Cite web|url=https://uk.pcmag.com/old-news/124629/pornhub-is-now-available-as-a-tor-site-to-protect-users-privacy|title=Pornhub Is Now Available as a Tor Site to Protect Users' Privacy|first1=Michael|last1=Kan|date=January 23, 2020|website=PCMag UK|access-date=February 24, 2020|archive-date=February 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200224221217/https://uk.pcmag.com/news-analysis/124629/pornhub-is-now-available-as-a-tor-site-to-protect-users-privacy|url-status=live}}

Search engines

Ahmia{{dash}}Search engine
Brave Search{{Cite web |date=2020-10-05 |title=Brave.com now has its own Tor Onion Service, providing more users with secure access to Brave |url=https://brave.com/new-onion-service/ |access-date=2022-06-24 |website=Brave Browser |language=en |archive-date=2020-10-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201006004823/https://brave.com/new-onion-service/ |url-status=live }}
BTDigg (defunct){{cite web |title=BTDigg DHT Search Engine: Free Search Engine for Free Torrent Content |url=https://btdigg.org/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130602085826/http://btdigg.org/ |archive-date=2013-06-02 |access-date=2013-06-24}}
DuckDuckGo
Grams (defunct)
Kagi{{Cite web |last=Prelovac |first=Vladimir |title=Introducing Privacy Pass authentication for Kagi Search {{!}} Kagi Blog |url=https://blog.kagi.com/kagi-privacy-pass |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250219103121/https://blog.kagi.com/kagi-privacy-pass |archive-date=2025-02-19 |access-date=2025-03-01 |website=blog.kagi.com |language=en}}
MetaGer{{Cite web |title=tor hidden service – MetaGer |url=https://metager.org/tor |access-date=2022-09-11 |website=metager.org |archive-date=2022-08-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220829003316/https://metager.org/tor |url-status=live }}
Searx{{Cite web |title=Searx instances |url=https://searx.space/ |access-date=2022-09-09 |website=searx.space |language=en |archive-date=2022-09-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220906054654/https://searx.space/ |url-status=live }}{{dash}}Individual instances use onion address
Startpage.com[https://support.startpage.com/hc/en-us/articles/24786602537364-Startpage-s-Tor-onion-service Startpage's Tor onion service | Startpage Support]

Social media and forums

8chan{{dash}}An imageboard
Dark0de (defunct)
Dread{{Cite web |last1=on |first1=Darknetlive |last2=Announcements |first2=tagged |last3=words |first3=Darkweb Forums using 226 |date=2020-04-17 |title=Dread Adds "Fully Protected" v3 Onion Address |url=https://darknetlive.com/post/dread-migrates-to-v3-onion-address/ |access-date=2022-09-12 |website=Darknetlive |language=English |archive-date=2021-03-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210306112936/https://darknetlive.com/post/dread-migrates-to-v3-onion-address/ |url-status=live }}
Facebook onion address{{dash}}FacebookFacebook (2014, October 31). [https://www.facebook.com/notes/protect-the-graph/making-connections-to-facebook-more-secure/1526085754298237 Facebook Protect the Graph blog] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150914095720/https://www.facebook.com/notes/protect-the-graph/making-connections-to-facebook-more-secure/1526085754298237|date=2015-09-14 }}. Retrieved 31 October 2014
HackBB (defunct)
Kiwifarms
Reddit{{cite web |title=Reddit Onion Service Launch |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/redditsecurity/comments/yd6hqg/reddit_onion_service_launch/ |website=Reddit |date=25 October 2022 |access-date=25 October 2022 |archive-date=25 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221025144527/https://www.reddit.com/r/redditsecurity/comments/yd6hqg/reddit_onion_service_launch/ |url-status=live }}
Russian Anonymous Marketplace (defunct)
The Hub (defunct){{Cite web |date=2015-03-18 |title=The Biggest Online Drug Market Just Vanished, Taking $12 Million With It |url=https://gizmodo.com/the-biggest-online-drug-market-just-vanished-taking-1-1692124463 |access-date=2022-09-11 |website=Gizmodo |language=en-us |archive-date=2022-09-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220911132348/https://gizmodo.com/the-biggest-online-drug-market-just-vanished-taking-1-1692124463 |url-status=live }}
Tor Carding Forum (defunct)
Twitter{{cite tweet|last=Muffett|first=Alec|author-link=Alec Muffett|user=AlecMuffett|number=1501282223009542151|date=8 March 2022|title=This is possibly the most important and long-awaited tweet that I've ever composed. On behalf of @Twitter, I am delighted to announce their new @TorProject onion service, at: https://t.co/Un8u0AEXeE https://t.co/AgEV4ZZt3k|language=en|access-date=18 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220317095154/https://twitter.com/AlecMuffett/status/1501282223009542151|archive-date=17 March 2022|url-status=live}}The Verge (2022, March 8). [https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/8/22967843/twitter-tor-onion-service-version-launch Twitter is launching a Tor service for more secure and private tweeting] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220309230513/https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/8/22967843/twitter-tor-onion-service-version-launch |date=2022-03-09 }} (defunct){{cite news |last1=Robertson |first1=Adi |date=2023-03-07 |title=Twitter just let its privacy- and security-protecting Tor service expire |url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/7/23629504/twitter-tor-onion-site-security-certificate-expired |website=The Verge |access-date=2023-03-16 |archive-date=2023-03-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230316065239/https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/7/23629504/twitter-tor-onion-site-security-certificate-expired |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last=Page |first=Carly |date=2023-03-08 |title=Twitter's privacy-preserving Tor service goes dark |url=https://techcrunch.com/2023/03/08/twitter-tor-service-goes-dark/ |website=TechCrunch |access-date=2023-03-16 |archive-date=2023-03-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315235444/https://techcrunch.com/2023/03/08/twitter-tor-service-goes-dark/ |url-status=live }}

Software

Brave
F-Droid
Guardian Project{{Cite web|url=https://guardianproject.info/fdroid/|title=Guardian Project Official App Repository|access-date=2021-01-30|archive-date=2021-03-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210329040535/https://guardianproject.info/fdroid/|url-status=live }}
Mailpile (V2){{cite web|url=https://www.mailpile.is/|title=Mailpile: e-mail that protects your privacy|first=Brennan|last=Novak|website=mailpile.is|access-date=2016-04-01|archive-date=2014-03-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140304002654/https://www.mailpile.is/|url-status=live}}
OnionShare{{Cite web |title=Onionshare|url=https://onionshare.org/onion.txt |website=OnionShare |access-date=2024-03-03 |archive-date=2024-03-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240324070905/https://onionshare.org/onion.txt |url-status=live }}

References

Note

To access onion links the .onion may be replaced with ".tor2web.io". However it's strongly recommended to use official Tor Browser or Onion Browser to browse these links.

External links

{{Wikibooks inline|Guide to Tor hidden services and elements of the Tor network}}
{{Commons category-inline|Tor hidden services}}
[https://github.com/alecmuffett/real-world-onion-sites/ Real-World Onion Sites] on GitHub

Category:Tor onion services

Tor hidden services

Tor (anonymity network), hidden services