ddgr ☆

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Description:
DuckDuckGo from the terminal

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 2.2@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Productivity

Tags: cli search privacy terminal duckduckgo

Install: brew install ddgr

About:
ddgr is a command-line interface (CLI) search tool that interfaces directly with the DuckDuckGo search engine. It provides privacy-focused web searches without tracking or logging user data. The tool returns concise results formatted for terminal viewing, allowing users to browse links and snippets efficiently without leaving the command line.

Key Features:

Privacy-centric search with no user tracking
Terminal-native interface with clean output formatting
Bang search support for querying other sites (e.g., !w for Wikipedia)
Instant answers and URL navigation capabilities

Use Cases:

Quickly searching the web from a terminal environment
Privacy-respecting research without browser dependencies
Automating web lookups in shell scripts

Alternatives:

wego – Wego is a weather-focused CLI tool, whereas ddgr is a general-purpose web search utility.
lynx – Lynx is a text-based web browser, while ddgr is a dedicated search result fetcher and navigator.

License: GPL-3.0-or-later

Bottles available for: all

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Oct 9, 2024 10:08pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	f7ee2352