# [trovu.net](https://trovu.net/) – Web shortcuts: social, private, free.

_by [Georg Jähnig](https://github.com/georgjaehnig/) & [contributors](https://github.com/trovu/trovu/graphs/contributors)_

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

- [curated](https://trovu.net/docs/editors/) and [personal shortcuts](https://trovu.net/docs/users/advanced/),
- organized by [namespaces](https://trovu.net/docs/shortcuts/namespaces/),
- allowing [multiple and typed arguments](https://trovu.net/docs/shortcuts/url/),
- with [maximum privacy](https://trovu.net/docs/privacy/).

It's like [DuckDuckGo bangs](https://duckduckgo.com/bangs), but on steroids. And it's [free](https://github.com/trovu/trovu/blob/master/LICENSE).

Use it from

- your [browser](https://trovu.net/docs/users/integration)
- [smartphone](https://trovu.net/docs/users/integration#android), or
- [Raycast](https://trovu.net/docs/users/integration#raycast)

There is also a [video summarizing Trovu in 30 seconds](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOUNhCion9M).

## Examples

### Web search

- [`g berlin`](https://trovu.net/process/index.html#query=g+berlin) – Search Google for Berlin
- [`w berlin`](https://trovu.net/process/index.html#query=w+berlin) – Go to the Wikipedia article about Berlin
- [`fr.w berlin`](https://trovu.net/process/index.html#query=fr.w+berlin) – Go to the French Wikipedia article about Berlin

### Travel

- [`gm berlin`](https://trovu.net/process/index.html#query=gm+berlin) – Open Google Maps with Berlin
- [`gd london, liverpool`](https://trovu.net/process/index.html#query=gd+london%2Cliverpool) – Search for a route on Google Directions from London to Liverpool
- [`gfl ber, ibiza, fr, 28`](https://trovu.net/process/index.html#query=gfl+ber%2Cibiza%2Cfr%2C28) – Search on Google Flights for a flight from Berlin to Ibiza, leaving next Friday, returning on the 28th
- [`gfl1 ber, lpa, 1`](https://trovu.net/process/index.html#query=gfl1+ber%2Clpa%2C1) – Search one-way flights with Google from Berlin to Las Palmas on the first of next month
- [`bkg hh, 1, 3`](https://trovu.net/process/index.html#country=de&language=en&query=bkg+hh%2C1%2C3) – Search accommodation on Booking.com in Hamburg from the first to the third of next month
- [`wg berlin`](https://trovu.net/process/index.html#query=wg+berlin) – Search Wikipedia for all mentions of "berlin" via Google

### Video

- [`yt cats`](https://trovu.net/process/index.html#query=yt+cats) – Search YouTube for `cats`
- [`gv cats`](https://trovu.net/process/index.html#query=gv+cats) – Search Google Video for `cats`
- [`tik cats`](https://trovu.net/process/index.html#query=tik+cats) – Search TikTok for `cats`
- [`ytd cats`](https://trovu.net/process/index.html#query=ytd+cats) – Search YouTube for `cats`, sorted by date

### Programming

- [`php strlen`](https://trovu.net/process/index.html#query=php+strlencsv) – Open PHP docs for `strlen()`
- [`npm csv`](https://trovu.net/process/index.html#query=npm+csv) – Search the Node Package Manager for modules related to CSV

## Full raw data

All shortcuts can be found in the [data.json](https://trovu.net/data.json).

## Links

Trovu profiles around the web:

- [Facebook](https://facebook.com/trovu.net)
- [GitHub](https://github.com/trovu)
- [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@trovu.net)
- [X (Twitter)](https://twitter.com/trovu_net)
- [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@trovu_net)

## Sponsor

Trovu will always be [free](https://github.com/trovu/trovu/blob/master/LICENSE). If you'd like to support the work, you can:

- Become a sponsor on [GitHub](https://github.com/sponsors/trovu). 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).

## Legacy

Trovu is the successor of [Serchilo](https://github.com/georgjaehnig/serchilo-drupal) / [FindFind.it](https://www.findfind.it/). Read about the [differences](https://trovu.net/docs/legacy/differences/).

## Read more

Follow the outline of the [Table of Contents](https://trovu.net/docs/). Feel free to ask for [support](https://trovu.net/docs/users/support/).