SimpleSearch

A minimalist terminal-style search launcher for your new tab page.

SimpleSearch replaces the new tab page with a quiet, keyboard-first search box. Type a query and press Enter to search, or use slash commands to search with a specific engine.

Features

• Keyboard-first new tab search.
• Normal searches use the browser's configured default search engine through Chrome Search API.
• One-shot search commands for Google, Baidu, Bing, GitHub, DuckDuckGo, and custom engines.
• Custom search engines with %s URL templates, editing, deletion, and custom flash colors.
• Direct URL, domain, IP, and localhost navigation.
• Shift+Enter to force search when a URL-like input should be searched instead of opened.
• English and Simplified Chinese UI based on the browser language.
• System, light, and dark themes.
• No background script, no remote code, and no host permissions.

Commands

Type a command and press Space to arm it for the next search.

Command	Action
/g	Google
/b	Baidu
/bi	Bing
/gh	GitHub
/dg	DuckDuckGo
/help	Open help
/add	Add custom search engines
/dark	Dark theme
/light	Light theme

Slash text remains searchable. For example, /b + Enter searches /b; only /b + Space runs the command.

Custom Search Engines

Open /add, then add a command, name, URL template, and optional color. Use %s where the search text should go. If the protocol is omitted, SimpleSearch saves the URL with https://.

Command: mdn
Name: MDN
URL: https://developer.mozilla.org/search?q=%s

Then search with:

/mdn array map

Browser Extension

SimpleSearch is a Manifest V3 new tab extension. It uses the search permission so normal searches can respect the browser's configured default search engine.

To load it locally:

1. Open chrome://extensions or edge://extensions.
2. Enable developer mode.
3. Choose Load unpacked.
4. Select this project folder.

Opening a new tab will show SimpleSearch.

To create a local extension ZIP:

npm run package:extension

The generated package is written to dist/.

Development

Run the extension checks:

npm run verify

License

SimpleSearch is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only. See LICENSE for details.