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trovu.net – Web shortcuts: social, private, free.

by Georg Jähnig & the Trovu team

Search 1000+ websites in a command-line way, with

It's like DuckDuckGo bangs, but on steroids. And it's free.

Use it from

There is also a video summarizing Trovu in 30 seconds.

Examples

  • g berlin – Search Google for Berlin
  • w berlin – Go to the Wikipedia article about Berlin
  • fr.w berlin – Go to the French Wikipedia article about Berlin

Travel

  • gm berlin – Open Google Maps with Berlin
  • gd london, liverpool – Search for a route on Google Directions from London to Liverpool
  • gfl ber, ibiza, fr, 28 – Search on Google Flights for a flight from Berlin to Ibiza, leaving next Friday, returning on the 28th
  • gfl1 ber, lpa, 1 - search one-way flights with Google from Berlin to Las Palmas, on the first of next month
  • bkg hh, 1, 3 - search accommodation on Booking.com in Hamburg from first to the third of next month
  • wg berlin – Search Wikipedia for all mentions of "berlin" via Google

Video

  • yt cats – Search Youtube for cats
  • gv cats – Search Google Video for cats
  • tik cats – Search TikTok for cats
  • yt cats – Search Youtube for cats, sorted by date

Programming

  • php strlen – Open PHP docs for strlen()
  • npm csv – Search the Node Package Manager for modules projects about CSV

to Trovu profiles around the web:

Trovu will always be free. If you'd like to support the work, you can:

  • Become a sponsor on GitHub. There are various tiers with benefits, starting from $2 per month, and your sponsorship will be visible on the GitHub sponsor page (which is also a nice form of support).
  • Donate via Stripe. There are many payment options. If your preferred option is missing, please reach out.

Legacy

Trovu is the successor of Serchilo / FindFind.it. Read about the differences.

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