What it does
Web Search opens a search engine with your query. Say “search google for pizza”, and Google opens with “pizza” as the search.Configuration
Search engines
Built-in engines
Custom search engines
Create searches for any website by entering a custom URL with{query} as the placeholder.
Query handling modes
Passthrough (default)
Uses your speech directly as the query.Template
Apply pretext or posttext to modify the query.Direct URL
Opens a URL without a query. Useful for opening specific pages.Browser options
Examples
Basic web search
Trigger: “search google for” Mode: Prefix Engine: Google Say: “search google for best restaurants nearby” Opens: Google with “best restaurants nearby”Site-specific search
Trigger: “search youtube for” Mode: Prefix Engine: Custom (youtube.com/results?search_query={query})
Say: “search youtube for swift tutorials”
Opens: YouTube with “swift tutorials”
Reddit with site filter
Trigger: “search reddit for” Mode: Prefix Engine: Google Pretext:site:reddit.com
Say: “search reddit for mechanical keyboards”
Opens: Google with “site:reddit.com mechanical keyboards”
Creating a web search trigger
1
Open Triggers
Go to Settings → Triggers.
2
Create new trigger
Click + or New Trigger.
3
Set the phrase
Enter your trigger phrase (e.g., “search google for”).
4
Choose Prefix matching
Select Prefix so your query comes after the phrase.
5
Select Web Search
Choose Web Search as the action type.
6
Configure search
- Pick your search engine
- Choose your browser
- Set query handling if needed
7
Save
Click Save.
Tips
- Use prefix matching for searches with queries
- Use exact matching for opening specific sites (like “open github”)
- Create multiple search triggers for different engines (Google, YouTube, Amazon)
Related
Variables
Dynamic values in your queries.
App Launcher
Open apps instead of websites.