Open URLs

TextGO supports custom web search actions that can open selected text in specified search engines or websites. This feature can greatly improve information search efficiency.

Feature Overview

Web search actions allow you to:

• Specify search engines or target websites
• Choose default browser or specify a specific browser

Create Search Action

Step 1: Access Search Configuration

1. Open "Settings" > "Web Search"
2. Click the "+" button to add a new search action

Step 2: Basic Information

Search Name (Required)

• Used to identify this search action
• Recommend using the search engine or website name

Search Icon (Optional)

• Click the icon selector to choose an icon
• Supports built-in icon library
• Supports uploading custom SVG icons

Step 3: Configure Browser

Browser Selection (Optional)

You can specify which browser to use to open search results. If not specified, the system default browser will be used.

Step 4: Configure Search URL

URL Template (Required)

Use {{selection}} as a placeholder to represent the selected text.

Use Search Action

Created search actions can be used in shortcut rules:

1. Open "Global Shortcuts"
2. Add a new rule
3. Select your created search action in "Execute Action"
4. Save the rule

Common Templates

Google:
https://www.google.com/search?q={{selection}}

Bing:
https://www.bing.com/search?q={{selection}}

DuckDuckGo:
https://duckduckgo.com/?q={{selection}}

Baidu:
https://www.baidu.com/s?wd={{selection}}

Bing Translate:
https://www.bing.com/translator?text={{selection}}

Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/{{selection}}

YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query={{selection}}

GitHub:
https://github.com/search?q={{selection}}

Stack Overflow:
https://stackoverflow.com/search?q={{selection}}