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Bong: DuckDuckGo bang alternative, open-source and self-hosted
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Bong is an open-source, self-hosted alternative to DuckDuckGo’s “bang” shortcuts: brief commands that send a search directly to a chosen website. The page presents 61 shortcuts, each pairing a service with its domain and a compact suffix. A user can choose the relevant destination rather than first searching the web generally, making Bong a customizable launch point for common searches and sites.
The directory spans general search engines and reference tools, including Google, Brave Search, Wikipedia, MDN, and WolframAlpha; developer resources such as GitHub, crates.io, npm, and PyPI; and media, shopping, maps, and community sites. It also has a notable range of Korean services, among them Naver, Daum, Coupang, KakaoMap, and the National Law Information Center. Shortcuts include forms such as “.gh” for GitHub, “.yt” for YouTube, and “.nmap” for Naver Map. The listing conveys the tool’s main value: fast, direct access to a broad set of destinations through memorable abbreviations, with the ability to host the service oneself and use an open-source alternative to a centralized shortcut provider.
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