Briar is a peer-to-peer encrypted messaging app that routes through Tor when online and through Bluetooth or Wi-Fi when offline. Its offline capability makes it uniquely useful for protest environments and internet blackouts.
Cake Wallet is the most widely used Monero mobile wallet — open-source, non-custodial, and available on both Android and iOS. It supports BTC, ETH and LTC alongside Monero, includes built-in exchange functionality and is actively recommended by the Monero community.
Candle is a minimalist dark web search engine that prioritises speed and simplicity over index size. A single search box, no JavaScript required, fast load times even over slow Tor circuits — useful when heavier engines are timing out.
The CIA operates an official .onion address — one of the more unexpected entries in any dark web directory. It is a submission platform for people who want to share intelligence with the CIA anonymously, and a public information resource accessible in countries where CIA.gov is blocked.
Comic Book Library is the largest comics archive on the dark web — over 100,000 comics and graphic novels including Marvel, DC, indie publishers and international titles.
Cwtch is built on Tor hidden services from the ground up — every user runs their own .onion address, messages route through Tor by default and group conversations run on user-operated servers. The strongest metadata protection available for group messaging.
Catharsis Market launched in 2024 and maintained consistent availability through its first year without a documented exit scam — passing the most vulnerable period of a new market’s lifecycle. It has attracted a growing vendor base with an active Dread presence.
The BBC launched its .onion mirror in 2019 to serve audiences in countries that block BBC News — Iran, China and others. The mirror delivers identical content to the regular site, routed through Tor. During the 2024 Iranian protest blackouts, traffic to this address spiked significantly.