Who is Bangs for Google for?

Bangs for Google is an open-source project built for privacy-conscious web search users.

Is Bangs for Google free?

Yes — Bangs for Google is open source under the Open Source license and free to use.

What platforms does Bangs for Google run on?

Bangs for Google runs on the web and embeddable surfaces.

Is Bangs for Google still active?

Unverified. Bangs for Google has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

What are alternatives to Bangs for Google?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include DuckDuckGo !Bangs, Duckduck Bang!, and DuckDuckGo Bangs.

Who develops Bangs for Google?

Bangs for Google is developed by vantezzen.

How long has Bangs for Google been around?

Bangs for Google first shipped in 2020.

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Bangs for Google

Name: Bangs for Google
Author: vantezzen

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Bangs for Google is an open-source browser extension that detects DuckDuckGo !Bang shortcuts and sends those searches to DuckDuckGo while leaving ordinary searches on Google. It is intended for users who want !Bang functionality without changing their default search engine.

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Overview

5 features

Bangs for Google sits in PulseGate's Browser DevTools & extensions category. It focuses on using DuckDuckGo !Bang shortcuts without giving up Google for regular searches. It is built as an open-source project for privacy-conscious web search users. The project is open source (Open Source). It runs on the web and embeddable surfaces.

Behind Bangs for Google is vantezzen, and it first shipped in 2020. Among its 5 catalogued features are bang detection, duckDuckGo routing, and google default search.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Bang detection
DuckDuckGo routing
Google default search
Chrome support
Firefox support

Built with & integrations

Runs on

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Trust & compliance

License

Open Source

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Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed14 Sep · 12:24 UTC
Bangs for Google verified via Firefox Add-ons
Source: Firefox Add-ons · Open

Frequently asked questions about Bangs for Google

What is Bangs for Google?: Bangs for Google focuses on using DuckDuckGo !Bang shortcuts without giving up Google for regular searches. It is catalogued under Browser DevTools & extensions on PulseGate.
Who is Bangs for Google for?: Bangs for Google is an open-source project built for privacy-conscious web search users.
Is Bangs for Google free?: Yes — Bangs for Google is open source under the Open Source license and free to use.
What platforms does Bangs for Google run on?: Bangs for Google runs on the web and embeddable surfaces.
Is Bangs for Google still active?: Unverified. Bangs for Google has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What are alternatives to Bangs for Google?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include DuckDuckGo !Bangs, Duckduck Bang!, and DuckDuckGo Bangs.DuckDuckGo !Bangs Duckduck Bang!DuckDuckGo Bangs
Who develops Bangs for Google?: Bangs for Google is developed by vantezzen.
How long has Bangs for Google been around?: Bangs for Google first shipped in 2020.

At a glance

Pricing: Open Source
Platforms: Web
Languages: English
License: Open Source
First seen: 14 Sep 2026
Built for: privacy-conscious web search users
Model: Open source
Solves: Using DuckDuckGo !Bang shortcuts without giving up Google for regular searches.

Registered as

Firefox Add-ons: bangs-for-google

Developer

vantezzen

Index record

Indexed: 14 Sep 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Sep 2026
Last seen: 14 Sep 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: bangs-for-google-github-com
Lifecycle state recorded: 14 Sep 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 14 Sep 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Written by a language model from the project's public pages.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Last updated: 14 Sep 2026
Canonical URL: https://github.com/vantezzen/bangs-for-google

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