WebSearchShortcut Riri
winget install --id=Riri.WebSearchShortcut -e WebSearchShortcut Extension For Command Palette
WebSearchShortcut is a PowerToys Run plugin designed to enable quick selection of specific search engines using keyword prefixes. This tool streamlines web searches by allowing users to define custom search engine URLs and manage search query formatting, such as handling spaces and special characters.
Key Features:
- Supports multiple search engines with customizable keyword shortcuts.
- Enables URL customization for each search engine, including placeholders for search queries.
- Provides options to replace spaces in search queries with specified characters (e.g., "+", "-", "_").
- Integrates with search suggestion providers like Google and Bing for enhanced user experience.
- Configurable settings via a simple interface within PowerToys Run.
Audience & Benefit: Ideal for users who frequently perform web searches across different engines, WebSearchShortcut saves time by eliminating the need to navigate through multiple browser tabs or manually enter search engine URLs. It offers a flexible and efficient way to manage web searches directly from the command palette. The tool can be installed via winget for seamless integration into your workflow.
README
CmdPal-WebSearchShortcut
This is a simple PowerToys CmdPal plugin for quickly selecting a specific search engine to perform searches via keyword prefixes.
> If you are looking for the Powertoys Run plugin, please check: WebSearchShortcut run plugin
Preview
Installation
MSStore
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WinGet
winget install Riri.WebSearchShortcut
MSIX Files
You can download the MSIX files from the Releases page on GitHub. Choose the appropriate file for your architecture (x64(more common) or ARM) and install it manually.
Configuration
- Access the command shown in the image:
- Complete the form's content and save it.
Configuration fields
Url
The URL template for performing the search. Use %s as a placeholder for the search query. If the URL does not contain %s, the URL will be opened directly when you press enter.
{
"Google": {
"Url": "https://www.google.com/search?q=%s"
}
}
> More example: https://github.com/Daydreamer-riri/PowerToys-Run-WebSearchShortcut/blob/main/README-Run.md#example
ReplaceWhitespace
With ReplaceWhitespace, you can specify which character(s) to replace a space with when performing a search. This is useful for some websites, such as Wikipedia, which don't use plus signs ("+") to separate words in the URL.
| Value | Result |
|---|---|
" " or "" | Example+search |
"-" | Example-search |
"_" | Example_search |
"+" | Example%2Bsearch |
> Note: As the string is converted to a URL, any spaces in the string (or ReplaceWhitespace) will be replaced with plus signs. Any other characters that are not allowed in a URL will be encoded with percent-encoding.
SuggestionProvider
Used to set the search suggestion provider.
The currently supported search suggestion providers are:
GoogleBingnpmCanIUse
Planned:
-
DuckDuckGo -
Yandex -
Baidu -
Youtube -
Wiki
PRs welcome!
> You can also set a Provider to another search engine.
> For example:
>
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Credits
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This project can only be completed under the guidance of this article. Thanks to @hlaueriksson for his great work.
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The search suggestion feature of this project is based on the relevant implementation of FlowLauncher, thanks @Flow-Launcher!
Thanks
Thank you to @thatgaypigeon for writing the excellent documentation!