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BrowserSearch

This is a plugin for PowerToys Run. It reads your default browser's history, allowing you to search its entries and open their URL.

Supported browsers

  • Arc
  • Brave
  • Firefox
  • Google Chrome
  • Microsoft Edge (Chromium version)
  • Opera GX (profile selection not supported)
  • Thorium
  • Vivaldi Browser
  • Waterfox
  • Wavebox

Support for any other browser based on Chromium or Firefox can be added easily. If yours is not listed here, open an issue.

Install instructions

  • Exit PowerToys
  • Download latest version from releases
  • Extract zip
  • Move extracted folder BrowserSearch to %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\PowerToys\PowerToys Run\Plugins\
  • Start PowerToys

Build instructions

  • Clone this repo
  • Inside the BrowserSearch folder, create another one called libs
  • Copy the following files from %ProgramFiles%\PowerToys\ to libs
    • Wox.Plugin.dll
    • Wox.Infrastructure.dll
    • Microsoft.Data.Sqlite.dll
    • PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.dll
  • Open the project in Visual Studio and build it in release mode
  • Copy the output folder net8.0-windows to %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\PowerToys\PowerToys Run\Plugins\
  • (Optional) Rename the copied folder to BrowserSearch