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