Ghost Search

about

description

Ghost is a privacy-first Tor onion search aggregator for Android. It queries 13 public onion search engines in parallel, deduplicates and ranks the results, and opens links externally in Tor Browser. KEY FEATURES • 13 onion search engines queried in parallel • RAM-only session — no queries, results, or history written to disk • Three purge triggers: panic wipe, screen lock, app exit • VPN gate — non-dismissible, blocks queries unless Orbot VPN is active • Tor SOCKS5 transport with remote DNS via Tor • FLAG_SECURE — blocks screenshots and recents thumbnails • No backend, no telemetry, no accounts, no ads • Stop button to cancel running searches • Consent gate with 18+ verification, shown every session • External link handoff to Tor Browser PRIVACY No data collected, stored, or transmitted to any server. Queries and results exist only in RAM during the active session. Only three non-sensitive preferences persist across sessions: engine selection, snippet filter, VPN requirement. The app never renders remote HTML. Links open externally in Tor Browser via intent. Screenshots and recent-app previews are blocked. REQUIREMENTS • Android 7.0+ (API 24) • Orbot in VPN mode (for Tor transport) • Tor Browser for Android (for opening result links) HOW IT WORKS 1. Enter a search query 2. Ghost queries 13 onion search engines in parallel via Tor 3. Results are parsed, deduplicated, and ranked 4. Tap any result to open it in Tor Browser 5. When you lock the screen, exit the app, or hit panic — all session data is wiped from RAM WHO IS THIS FOR Ghost is built for researchers, journalists, and people who need access to information in restrictive environments. It is a tool for legitimate open-source intelligence (OSINT), investigative journalism, academic study, and censorship circumvention. The app is designed for adults who take personal responsibility for their research activities. The developer maintains a portfolio of OSINT and security research tools. Ghost is the mobile extension of this research toolchain. USE CASES • Journalism and investigative research in restrictive environments • Security research and OSINT analysis • Academic study of onion services and censorship circumvention • Access to information in regions with restricted internet • Privacy education and digital rights research OPEN SOURCE MIT licensed. Source code available for independent security audit: https://github.com/sookoothaii/digital-spyglass-android The developer's other OSINT research projects are publicly available at: https://github.com/sookoothaii DISCLAIMER This is a research tool. Search results come from public onion search engines and are not filtered. The app does not host, produce, or endorse any content. Users are responsible for complying with their local laws. The developer is not affiliated with The Tor Project and does not operate any Tor infrastructure.

publisher

78ce6faa72264387284e647ba6938995735ec8c7d5c5a65737e55130f026307d

first seen

2026-10-23T22:20:41.824578+00:00

last event

2026-10-20 09:54 UTC

install

zapstore.dev or any Zapstore-compatible client

topics

#internet #security

source & build

repository

https://codeberg.org/sookoothaii/digital-spyglass-android

arch flags

android-arm64-v8a

manifest

skipped

releases (kind 30063)

1 release indexed; latest 4.0.1.

assets & verification

Every app, release and asset event is schnorr-verified (NIP-01 id + signature) before it enters the catalog, and assets are content-addressed by sha256. We subscribe read-only to the catalog relay — never write to it.

4.0.1 — ghost-v4.0.1-release.apk

sha256

a8436e870e06ad98b5dc4052d071f6a7a02c474d339eff78bc669c9f102fcd69

size

1.8 MB

archs

android-arm64-v8a

version code

11

apk cert sha256

0295bf53d9abe8621e41510cdc1bd8dcaf992745621a6bcff33eeb6f3f870106

download

ghost-v4.0.1-release.apk

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