Search with a keyword

Every search engine Sval comes with has a short keyword that starts with @. When you type the keyword and a space before your search, Sval searches with that engine.

You want to find a cat video on YouTube without opening YouTube first.

Steps

1. Press ⌘L (Ctrl+L on Windows and Linux). The Launcher opens.
2. Type @yt and a space. YouTube’s name shows at the start of the field.
3. Type cats.
4. Press Enter.

YouTube’s results for cats open in the tab you’re on.

Details

• The keywords Sval comes with:

  Keyword	Searches
  @yt	YouTube
  @gh	GitHub
  @w	Wikipedia, in your language
  @maps	OpenStreetMap
  @ddg	DuckDuckGo
  @sp	Startpage
  @br	Brave Search
  @kagi	Kagi
  @g	Google
  @b	Bing
  @eco	Ecosia
  @qw	Qwant
  @pplx	Perplexity

• You can type the keyword and your search in one go, like @gh sval.

• Type @ alone to see every engine with its keyword.

• You can type the start of a keyword, then press Space or Tab. Sval picks the first engine whose keyword starts with what you typed, so @k picks Kagi. A whole keyword always picks its own engine, so @b is Bing and @br is Brave Search.

• To search with your default engine again, press ⌫ (Backspace) in the empty field.

• Keywords work the same way in the address bar and in the search field on the home page.

• Sval sends your search to YouTube, GitHub, or OpenStreetMap only when you press Enter. Sval doesn’t ask those sites for suggestions as you type.

• Every engine except Kagi also has a longer keyword, like @youtube and @google.

• To skip the @, set your own keyword for the engine.

Related pages

• Set your own keyword for a search engine
• Add a search engine
• Search the web
• Search