Web Search

Custom web search actions open a search engine or website with the selected text.

Feature Overview

Web search actions can:

• Specify search engines or target websites
• Use the default browser or a specific browser

Create a Search Action

Step 1: Access Search Configuration

1. Open "Settings" > "Web Search"
2. Click the "+" button to open the "New Search Action" dialog

Step 2: Basic Information

Action Name (Required)

• Identifies the search action
• Use the search engine or website name

Action Icon (Optional)

• Click the current action icon to open the icon selector
• Select from "Built-in Icons" or use "Upload Custom SVG"

Step 3: Configure Browser

Browser (Optional)

Choose a browser for search results. Leave empty to use default browser.

Step 4: Configure Search URL

Search URL (Required)

Use {{selection}} to insert selected text. TextGO trims the selection and URL-encodes it before replacing every occurrence of the placeholder in the URL.

Use a Search Action

After creating a search action, add it to a shortcut rule:

1. Open "Global Shortcuts"
2. Add a new rule
3. Select the 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}}