A Chrome extension that redirects omnibar input directly to URLs or search engines, bypassing tracking by default search engines.

Type the backtick (`) in the Chrome address bar, press Tab, then enter your query:

• If you enter a URL (e.g., facebook.com), it navigates directly to that site.
• If you enter a search query (e.g., hello world), it forwards to your configured search engine.

This skips sending your input to Google or other tracking search engines first.

1. Clone this repository.
2. Run npm install to install dependencies.
3. Run npm run build to compile the extension.
4. Open Chrome and go to chrome://extensions.
5. Enable "Developer mode" in the top right.
6. Click "Load unpacked" and select the dist/ folder.

After installing, right-click the extension icon and select "Options" to choose your preferred search engine (DuckDuckGo, Google, Bing, etc.) or enter a custom search URL template.

• npm run build: Compile TypeScript and copy files to dist/.
• npm run watch: Watch for changes and recompile.
• npm run clean: Remove the dist/ folder.

Optional: Add PNG images to icons/ for a better extension appearance:

• icon16.png: 16x16 pixels
• icon48.png: 48x48 pixels
• icon128.png: 128x128 pixels

Then add the icons section back to manifest.json:

"icons": { "16": "icons/icon16.png", "48": "icons/icon48.png", "128": "icons/icon128.png" }

MIT