NuciSearch

A lightweight and minimalist search engine wrapper built around existing search services.

NuciSearch provides a simple search interface that redirects queries to specialized engines such as DuckDuckGo, YouTube, or Google Maps, depending on the selected search mode.

The goal is to provide a clean, fast, and dependency-free search page that can be self-hosted and easily integrated with browsers via OpenSearch.

Features

• Minimal and lightweight design
• No external dependencies
• Self-hostable static site
• OpenSearch support (can be installed as a browser search engine)
• Multiple search modes:
  • Auto → keyword-based routing or fallback text search
  • Text → randomized web search (Brave / DuckDuckGo)
  • Images → DuckDuckGo Image Search
  • Torrents → Yandex search with "Torrent" suffix
  • Videos → Yewtu.be (YouTube privacy frontend)
  • Locations → Google Maps
• Query parameter support (?q=)
• Works as a browser search provider

Auto Integrations

When using Auto mode, queries are routed to specialized providers based on pattern matching or keywords.

Pattern-based (no keyword needed)

• JIRA (Worldpay) — queries matching AAP-###, AV-###, AND-###, CP-###
• Rally — queries matching DE, F, or US followed by 6–8 digits
• Currency exchange — queries matching [amount] [currency] in/to [currency] (e.g. 100 EUR in USD) → DuckDuckGo
  • Normalises în → in, euro → EUR, lei/leu → RON, dollar/dollars/dolar/dolari → USD, lira/liră/lire → GBP
  • Uppercases all 3-letter currency codes
• IP address lookup — queries my ip, current ip, my ip address, or current ip address → DuckDuckGo
• Wiki blacklists — for media-related searches (video games, TV series, etc), non-primary wikis (fandom.com, wiki.fextralife.com, arcenserv.info, huijiwiki.com, neoseeker.com, strategywiki.org) are excluded in favour of the official or community-preferred wiki for that franchise, where applicable

Keyword-triggered

• AliExpress — keyword: aliexpress
• Altex — keyword: altex
• App Store (Apple) — keyword: appstore, app store, or apple store
• Arch Wiki — keyword: arch wiki
• Auchan — keyword: auchan
• Audible — keyword: audible
• Boobpedia — keyword: boobpedia
• Cărturești — keyword: carturesti
• Decathlon — keyword: decathlon
• Dedeman — keyword: dedeman
• Dex Online — keyword: dex
• Digi24 — keyword: digi24
• eBay — keyword: ebay
• eMAG — keyword: emag
• evoMAG — keyword: evomag
• Facebook — keyword: facebook
• F-Droid — keyword: fdroid or f-droid
• Firefox Extensions — keyword: firefox extension or firefox extensions
• Flanco — keyword: flanco
• Flathub — keyword: flathub
• Flip.ro — keyword: flip.ro
• G2A — keyword: g2a
• GitHub — keyword: github
• GOG — keyword: gog
• Hornbach — keyword: hornbach
• IKEA — keyword: ikea
• IMDb (via LibreMDb) — keyword: imdb
• Instagram — keyword: instagram
• JYSK — keyword: jysk
• Leroy Merlin — keyword: leroy merlin
• Lidl — keyword: lidl
• LinkedIn — keyword: linkedin
• Minecraft Heads — keyword: mc head, mc heads, minecraft head, or minecraft heads
• Minecraft Wiki — keyword: mc wiki or minecraft wiki
• ModDB — keyword: moddb
• NameMC — keyword: namemc
• Netflix — keyword: netflix
• Nexus Mods — keyword: nexusmods or nexus mods
• Odysee — keyword: odysee
• OLX — keyword: olx
• PC Garage — keyword: pcgarage
• Pinterest — keyword: pinterest
• PlanetMinecraft — keyword: planet minecraft
• PlanetMinecraft Schematics — keyword: mc schematic(s) or minecraft schematic(s)
• Play Store — keyword: play store or playstore
• Plex — keyword: plex
• ProtonDB — keyword: protondb
• Reddit (via Redlib) — keyword: reddit
• Rtings — keyword: rtings
• Sinsay — keyword: sinsay
• Spigot — keyword: spigot
• Spy-Shop — keyword: spyshop, spyshop.ro, spy-shop, or spy-shop.ro
• SteamDB — keyword: steamdb
• TripAdvisor — keyword: tripadvisor
• TVDB — keyword: tvdb or thetvdb
• UESP (Unofficial Elder Scrolls Pages) — keyword: uesp, elder scrolls wiki, eso wiki, morrowind wiki, oblivion wiki, skyrim wiki, tes wiki, or the elder scrolls wiki
• Vinted — keyword: vinted
• Wikipedia (via Wikiless) — keyword: wikipedia
• YouTube (via yewtu.be) — keyword: youtube

Browser Integration

NuciSearch supports OpenSearch, allowing it to be installed as a search engine in browsers.

OpenSearch description: https://search.nuilandia.ro/opensearch.xml

Self-Hosting

Because NuciSearch is a static site, hosting it is very simple.

Any static web server will work:

• Apache
• Nginx
• Caddy
• GitHub Pages
• other static hosting platforms

Development

This project intentionally avoids frameworks and build systems.

Only standard web technologies are used:

• HTML
• CSS
• JavaScript

You can edit the files directly and reload the page.

License

This project is licensed under the GPLv3 License.

See the LICENSE file for details.

Support

If you find this project useful, consider funding its development: https://hmlendea.go.ro/fund.html