search-cli-pro 0.1.5

A simple cross-platform CLI tool to search the web from your terminal

search-cli-pro

A simple cross-platform CLI tool to search the web directly from your terminal. Supports multiple search engines, interactive preview, and opens results in your favorite browser.

Features

• Search across Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo, YouTube, Wikipedia, GitHub, Reddit, StackOverflow, and more.

• Interactive mode for DuckDuckGo, wikipedia, github , arxiv : preview top results, select multiple links, and open them at once.

• Works on macOS, Linux, and Windows.

• Optionally specify which browser to open (-a) — Safari, Chrome, Firefox, etc.

• Automatically clears the terminal before/after searches for a clean interface.

• Lightweight and easy to use.

Installation

    pip install search-cli-pro

Or install directly from source:

    git clone https://github.com/Hrishi11572/search-cli-pro.git
    cd search-cli-pro
    pip install -e .

Usage

Search google:

    search google "What's the weather today?"

Search Youtube:

    search youtube "lofi hip hop beats"

Search wikipedia:

    search wikipedia "Python programming"

Open with Safari (macOS):

    search google "machine learning" -a Safari

Interactive mode (DuckDuckGo , Wikipedia, Github , arxiv)

    search duckduckgo "python dataclasses" -i

List supported search engines:

    search --list

Supported Search Engines

search-cli-pro currently supports the following engines:

General search / news

• Google: search google "query"
• Bing: search bing "query"
• DuckDuckGo: search duckduckgo "query"
• Yahoo: search yahoo "query"
• Qwant (privacy-focused): search qwant "query"

Academic / Scientific

• Google Scholar: search scholar "query"
• arXiv: search arxiv "query"
• PubMed: search pubmed "query"
• Wikipedia: search wikipedia "query"

Shopping / Marketplaces

• Amazon: search amazon "query"
• eBay: search ebay "query"

Social Media

• Twitter: search twitter "query"
• Instagram: search instagram "query"

Q&A / Forums

• Quora: search quora "query"
• Reddit: search reddit "query"

Programming / Developer

• PyPI: search pypi "query"
• npm: search npm "query"
• StackOverflow: search stackoverflow "query"
• GitHub: search github "query"

Maps / Travel

• Google Maps: search maps "query"

Video / Streaming

• Vimeo: search vimeo "query"
• YouTube: search youtube "query"

Platform notes

• macOS : Supports custom browsers via -a
• Linux : Tries given browser, falls back to default if not found
• Windows : Opens in default browser (custom -a not supported yet)

Development

Clone the repo and install in editable mode:

    git clone https://github.com/Hrishi11572/search-cli-pro.git
    cd search-cli-pro
    pip install -e . 

Then run:

    search google "python argparse"
    search duckduckgo "machine learning" -i

License

MIT License - free to use, modify and share