WebSearchShortcut Riri

cmdpal cmdpal-extension microsoft-powertoys powertoys powertoys-command-palette powertoys-run powertoys-run-plugin search search-engine windows-commandpalette-extension

Use this command to install WebSearchShortcut:

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.

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

Preview of the plugin in action

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:

Open the configuration"

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`

WebSearchShortcut Riri

README

CmdPal-WebSearchShortcut

Preview

Installation

MSStore

WinGet

MSIX Files

Configuration

Configuration fields

`Url`

`ReplaceWhitespace`

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