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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.

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Configuration

SettingDefaultDescription
Search EngineGoogleGoogle, DuckDuckGo, Bing, or Custom
BrowserDefaultWhich browser to open
Query HandlingPassthroughHow to process the query
Open in New TabOnOpen in new tab vs current
Focus BrowserOnBring browser to foreground

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Search engines

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Built-in engines

EngineURL
Googlegoogle.com/search?q={query}
DuckDuckGoduckduckgo.com/?q={query}
Bingbing.com/search?q={query}

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Custom search engines

Create searches for any website by entering a custom URL with {query} as the placeholder.
SiteCustom URL
YouTubeyoutube.com/results?search_query={query}
Amazonamazon.com/s?k={query}
Stack Overflowstackoverflow.com/search?q={query}
Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search={query}
Redditreddit.com/search/?q={query}
GitHubgithub.com/search?q={query}
Twitter/Xx.com/search?q={query}

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Query handling modes

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Passthrough (default)

Uses your speech directly as the query. 
Speech: "search youtube for coding tutorials"
Query: "coding tutorials"

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Template

Apply pretext or posttext to modify the query. 
Pretext: "site:reddit.com "
Speech: "search reddit for mechanical keyboards"
Query: "site:reddit.com mechanical keyboards"

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Direct URL

Opens a URL without a query. Useful for opening specific pages. 
Trigger: "open github"
URL: "github.com"
(No query needed)

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Browser options

BrowserDescription
DefaultYour system default browser
SafariApple Safari
ChromeGoogle Chrome
FirefoxMozilla Firefox

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Examples

Trigger: “search google for” Mode: Prefix Engine: Google Say: “search google for best restaurants nearby” Opens: Google with “best restaurants nearby” 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”

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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”

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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.

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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)

Variables

Dynamic values in your queries.

App Launcher

Open apps instead of websites.