Adds quick links to run the same search on Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo, Yandex, Mojeek.
// ==UserScript==
// @name Alternative Search Engines 2.2
// @description Adds quick links to run the same search on Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo, Yandex, Mojeek.
// @namespace https://mekineer.com
// @license GPL-3.0-or-later
// @version 0.4.0.1
// @grant none
//
// Overlay script with multi-engine jump links. Adapted/finished with help from ChatGPT (Nova, GPT-5.1 Thinking).
// @match *://www.google.*/*
// @match *://duckduckgo.com/*
// @match *://www.bing.com/*
// @match *://yandex.*/*
// @match *://www.mojeek.com/*
// ==/UserScript==
(function () {
'use strict';
const BOX_ID = 'alt-search-engines-overlay';
// Engines + their base URL + query parameter name
const ENGINES = {
Google: { url: 'https://www.google.com/search', param: 'q' },
Bing: { url: 'https://www.bing.com/search', param: 'q' },
DuckDuckGo: { url: 'https://duckduckgo.com/', param: 'q' },
Yandex: { url: 'https://yandex.com/search/', param: 'text' },
Mojeek: { url: 'https://www.mojeek.com/search', param: 'q' }
};
function detectCurrentEngine() {
const h = location.hostname;
if (/google\./.test(h)) return 'Google';
if (/bing\.com$/.test(h)) return 'Bing';
if (/duckduckgo\.com$/.test(h)) return 'DuckDuckGo';
if (/yandex\./.test(h)) return 'Yandex';
if (/mojeek\.com$/.test(h)) return 'Mojeek';
return null;
}
function getCurrentQuery() {
const url = new URL(location.href);
const hostEngine = detectCurrentEngine();
if (!hostEngine) return '';
// Map which param we should read from the current engine
let paramName = 'q';
if (hostEngine === 'Yandex') paramName = 'text';
// try param; fall back to other common ones just in case
return (
url.searchParams.get(paramName) ||
url.searchParams.get('q') ||
url.searchParams.get('text') ||
''
);
}
function openOnEngine(engineName) {
const cfg = ENGINES[engineName];
if (!cfg) return;
const q = getCurrentQuery();
if (!q) return;
const url = new URL(cfg.url);
url.searchParams.set(cfg.param, q);
window.open(url.toString(), '_self');
}
function createOverlay() {
if (document.getElementById(BOX_ID)) return;
const current = detectCurrentEngine();
if (!current) return;
const box = document.createElement('div');
box.id = BOX_ID;
// Basic styling: top-right overlay, small & unobtrusive
Object.assign(box.style, {
position: 'fixed',
top: '6px',
right: '10px', // change to 'left' if you prefer
zIndex: '2147483647',
fontSize: '11px',
fontFamily: 'Verdana, sans-serif',
background: 'rgba(255,255,255,0.92)',
color: '#555',
border: '1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.15)',
borderRadius: '4px',
padding: '3px 6px',
boxShadow: '0 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.15)',
lineHeight: '1.4',
whiteSpace: 'nowrap'
});
const label = document.createElement('span');
label.textContent = 'Search also: ';
box.appendChild(label);
const engineNames = Object.keys(ENGINES);
engineNames.forEach((name, idx) => {
if (name === current) return; // don’t link to itself
const link = document.createElement('a');
link.href = 'javascript:void(0)';
link.textContent = name;
link.style.cursor = 'pointer';
link.style.margin = '0 2px';
link.style.textDecoration = 'underline';
link.style.color = '#1a73e8';
link.addEventListener('click', (e) => {
e.preventDefault();
openOnEngine(name);
});
box.appendChild(link);
// Separator dot between links
const remaining = engineNames.filter(n => n !== current);
if (idx < engineNames.length - 1 && name !== remaining[remaining.length - 1]) {
const sep = document.createElement('span');
sep.textContent = '·';
sep.style.margin = '0 2px';
box.appendChild(sep);
}
});
document.body.appendChild(box);
}
if (document.readyState === 'loading') {
document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', createOverlay);
} else {
createOverlay();
}
})();