AI-powered academic search. Prioritizes scientific papers, .edu domains, and reliable sources.
Like Google Scholar, but with semantic understanding and no tracking.
Academic Focus Boosts .edu, .gov, .org and scientific content
Private No tracking, no profiles, no filter bubbles
No AI Summaries Environmentally conscious — no GPU-heavy generation per query
Bang Commands Use !w, !yt, !g to redirect instantly
!w Wikipedia
!yt YouTube
!g Google
!ddg DuckDuckGo
!gh GitHub
!r Reddit
!so Stack Overflow
!maps Maps
!img Google Images
!news Google News
!a Amazon
!e eBay
How it works: ARC Edu Search uses AI embeddings to understand the meaning of your query, prioritizing academic papers, educational resources, and authoritative sources from .edu, .gov, and .org domains.
Your privacy matters. No user tracking, no search profiles, no filter bubbles. Everyone sees the same results.
Search Syntax
"exact phrase"
— Wrap text in quotes to require that phrase in the page title. Example: best laptops "2026" — results must have "2026" in the title
<domain>
— Wrap a domain in angle brackets to limit results to that site. Example: <reddit.com> mechanical keyboards — only results from reddit.com
Keyboard Shortcuts
/ Focus search J/K Navigate results Enter Open Esc Close
Settings
Theme
Accent Color
Safe Search
Keyboard Shortcuts
/ Focus search bar J / K Navigate results Enter Open selected result Esc Close overlay / clear focus
About
ARC Edu Search is an academic search engine that uses
AI embeddings to understand meaning, not just match keywords.
No AI summaries. Unlike other search engines, we don't
run expensive language model inference on every search. This saves energy and reduces our
environmental footprint while giving you direct access to source pages.
Your privacy matters. No user tracking, no search
profiles, no filter bubbles. Everyone sees the same results.