
Click to see the bangs hands-on video
Bangs are shortcuts for search
Think of bangs as shortcuts. They are a fast and easy way to quickly take you to search results on other sites.
- Fast and easy to use
- Just type ! in the search field
- Open source bangs

Click to see the bangs hands-on video
Bangs are shortcuts for search
!vi - vimeo
!yt - youtube
!wi - Wikipedia
!gi - Google Images
Bangs are shortcuts that quickly take you to search results on other sites. They are fast, especially if you have set Givero to be your default search engine.
- Just type ! in the search field
- Suggest your own bangs
- Open source – read more
Works on both mobile and desktop
Try searching with bangs
We’ve prepared a few examples that you can try by clicking on the links below. If you want to see how they work for yourself, add the !bang to the search field on our prepared search phrase – Try it now on Givero.com
Works on both mobile and desktop
Change your homepage in Safari on Mac
- In the Safari app
on your Mac, choose Safari > Preferences, then click General.
- In the Homepage field, enter https://www.givero.com.
- Choose when Givero is shown as the homepage.
- Open new windows with your homepage: Click the “New windows open with” pop-up menu, then choose Homepage.
- Open new tabs with your homepage: Click the “New tabs open with” pop-up menu, then choose Homepage.
Say hello to open source bangs
As a developer you can contribute to a good causes
If you’ve ever found yourself wishing for a custom search !bang … build it!
The Givero search engine has adopted the bangs framework used by other popular search engines and made it even easier to contribute your own bangs.
We value your contribution to our open source initiative where we raise money for good causes beyond tech.
Learn how you as a developer can make your code count for good
Create your own bangs
You can create a fork of the Givero bang repository, create the bangs you need and make a pull request.
If you see a bug, or just want to ask for a new search bang, then create an issue on Github.
The list is open source and licensed under the Apache license, so feel free to use as you see fit.
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