Search Master

A Chrome extension that intelligently routes your searches between multiple search engines (Google, Bing, ChatGPT, Perplexity) based on your preferences, making web searches more efficient.

Features

• Multi-Engine Support: Choose between multiple search engines including Google, Bing, ChatGPT, and Perplexity
• Smart Routing: Automatically directs queries to traditional or AI search engines based on query length
• Customizable Triggers: Set your own trigger keywords for each search engine
• Default Search Engine: Select your preferred default search engine for short queries
• Multi-Language Support: Properly handles queries in various languages, including Chinese, Japanese, and Korean (CJK)
• Auto-Save Settings: Settings are automatically saved as you type
• Privacy-Focused: No data collection or tracking - all processing happens locally

Demo

You can also watch our demo video to see Search Master in action.

Installation

You can install Search Master in two ways:

Option 1: Chrome Web Store (Recommended)

1. Visit the Search Master page on the Chrome Web Store
2. Click "Add to Chrome" to install the extension
3. The extension will be automatically installed and ready to use

Option 2: Manual Installation

For developers or users who want to install from source:

1. Go to the Releases page
2. Download the source code (zip) from the latest release
3. Extract the zip file to a folder on your computer
4. Open Chrome and go to chrome://extensions/
5. Enable "Developer mode" by toggling the switch in the top right corner
6. Click "Load unpacked" and select the folder where you extracted the zip file

Usage

Search Master provides two ways to choose your search engine:

1. Query Length Based Selection:

   • Short queries use your default search engine (Google or Bing)
   • Longer queries automatically use your selected AI search engine (ChatGPT or Perplexity)
   • The default threshold is 10 words - queries longer than this will use the AI search engine
   • You can customize this threshold in the settings

2. Trigger Word Based Selection:

   • Type specific trigger words (e.g., "chat ", "b ", "p ") to force using a particular search engine
   • Each trigger should be on a new line in the settings

Default Triggers

ChatGPT triggers:

chat 
讲讲
解释

Perplexity triggers:

p 
pplx 

Google triggers:

g 
搜索

Bing triggers:

b 

Note:

• Some triggers (like "chat ") include a space at the end, which is important for English queries
• Chinese triggers typically don't need spaces
• Settings are automatically saved as you type
• Word count for non-English languages (like Chinese) is handled properly - each character is counted as a word
• Queries from search engine homepages or with spell corrections will stay on that search engine

Privacy

• All data processing happens locally in your browser
• No user data is collected or stored except for your preferences
• No analytics or tracking

Support

If you encounter any issues or have suggestions, please open an issue on GitHub.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.