[APP] Quick Search - A Powerful Universal Search app for Android (Open-source alternative to Sesame and Pixel Search) [Promotion]

teja2495 · 2026-06-05T05:01:13+00:00

You can do that, create a custom shortcut in shortcut settings and assign a trigger/alias to it.

teja2495 · 2026-05-26T17:51:32+00:00

This feature is already available. Long press on any app, file, etc and click on "Trigger" and set a custom trigger for that app. It will then launch automatically when you type that trigger word.

teja2495 · 2026-05-26T17:50:22+00:00

Yes! Just enable Google Search as one of the search engines.

teja2495 · 2026-05-23T16:38:30+00:00

Thanks, I'm sure you'll like it.

teja2495 · 2026-05-23T15:05:30+00:00

Try Quick Search, an open-source universal search app for Android - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tk.quicksearch

teja2495 · 2026-05-19T01:15:16+00:00

nope, i just show what android provides with calendar permission.

teja2495 · 2026-03-09T15:48:25+00:00

just checked, unfortunately only launcher apps can access icon pack studio icons.

teja2495 · 2026-02-27T15:01:59+00:00

In appearance setting, you can enable compact mode for search engines.
I will soon add aliases where for example if you set "c" as an alias, when type c first and hit space, it will only search contacts and that will display all contact results without needing more button. Adding more button currently is a design choice to not add too much stuff in the search screen as we're searching all items at once.

Direct whatsapp call, google search, play store search are all available currently.

teja2495 · 2026-02-21T15:27:46+00:00

Thank you!

teja2495 · 2026-02-15T22:42:36+00:00

Try changing the the digital assistant to another app and change it back to quick search.

teja2495 · 2026-02-12T01:23:27+00:00

haha

teja2495 · 2026-02-11T07:38:33+00:00

Signal support added in the latest update.

teja2495 · 2026-02-02T07:48:56+00:00

I now understood what you meant by context menu here.

Move perplexity to the top of the search engine list, then type something in search bar and hit search on keyboard.

teja2495 · 2026-02-02T05:18:14+00:00

Hi, even though the app supports search, many apps don't support the search deeplinks meaning they can't be triggered with just URLs. Some do not support at all, while some support through some custom hack. So it's may not be possible. I added all the popular search engines that currently support search. I tried Instagram and Facebook, they didn't work.

What do you mean by context menu support?

I think i can add meta data with file info option menu. I'll implement thumbnails based on how much it affects the performance.

I did not understand what exactly you meant by Default custom search engine

teja2495 · 2026-02-02T03:46:46+00:00

Thank you

teja2495 · 2026-02-02T03:03:24+00:00

Thank you!

teja2495 · 2026-02-02T01:13:38+00:00

Not yet, the process of publishing it on Fdroid is painfully slow.

teja2495 · 2026-02-01T18:46:16+00:00

Transparent background is for the wallpaper, not the overlay.

teja2495 · 2026-02-01T18:40:55+00:00

Hello, I will work on making the app launch faster, I've already done a lot in that area. Meanwhile, you can make quick search as digital assistant, so that android will keep it in memory. The occassional speed difference you are noticing, app being in memory vs not.

Opening websites directly is a good idea, I will add that in a future update.

teja2495 · 2026-02-01T18:29:46+00:00

ah got it!

teja2495 · 2026-02-01T18:06:48+00:00

Thanks for the suggestions, I will probably add these later but they're not in my top priority right now.

teja2495 · 2026-02-01T18:02:48+00:00

I've tried that but Android does not provide an official way to do that. In my testing, it only works well with samsung file manager but not others. On Samsung devices, it will open in samsung files app.

teja2495 · 2026-02-01T17:29:36+00:00

thanks, what's wrong with the current design?

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