Sonicrun

Sonicrun is a web search engine that provides results from its own web index, offering an additional search perspective beyond the dominant search engines. As a smaller, independent search engine, it may surface different content than Google or Bing for certain queries.

For OSINT investigators following a comprehensive multi-engine search methodology, smaller independent search engines like Sonicrun serve as supplementary coverage tools. Different engines have different crawling patterns, indexing depths, and result ranking criteria — content that is deprioritized or excluded from major engines may appear in smaller engine results.

The value of including smaller search engines in investigation workflows increases for investigations where mainstream search engines may have received removal requests (under GDPR right-to-be-forgotten provisions, copyright claims, or court orders) for specific content. Smaller engines may not have received or processed the same removal requests, potentially retaining previously indexed content.

For thoroughness in comprehensive OSINT investigations, a standard multi-engine search protocol that includes several smaller and specialized engines alongside major platforms ensures the broadest possible coverage of indexed web content.

Use Sonicrun as part of a rotation of supplementary search engines alongside other tools in a comprehensive multi-engine OSINT search protocol.