Million Short Search - Private Web Search
Private web search
Discover more of the web without surveillance or SEO junk
Million Short is an independent, ad-free search engine with private search, site removal, Boost/Block controls, and Topicals that help you go beyond the most SEO-dominant results.
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Private search without the surveillance
Search the web without the usual ad-tech baggage. Million Short gives you an independent, ad-free search experience built to help you discover useful results instead of feeding a tracking machine.
Private by design
Use search without building a creepy ad profile. Lead with private web search instead of surveillance-based search.
Independent results
Go beyond the most SEO-dominant sites and explore more of the web with controls that help surface overlooked sources.
Ad-free experience
Focus on finding answers, not dodging ads. Clean results and customizable filters make research and discovery faster.
Boost or Block Site
Choose which sites to promote to the top of the results and which sites get completely blocked. Boost the sites you love and block the ones you don't.
Use and create topic-specific "mini" search engines together, for example, "Egyptian History" or "Tallest Mountains in the US".
Lots of unique and novel ways to filter results.
