# jarun/ddgr

:duck: DuckDuckGo from the terminal

Repository: https://github.com/jarun/ddgr
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/ddgr
Language: Python
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: duckduckgo, command-line, standalone, terminal, duckduckgo-bang, web-search, console, privacy-aware, cli
Last push: 2026-08-16T04:53:53+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 67/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3710, "days_push": 17, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3534, forks 168 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:09.022342+00:00)

## What it is
ddgr is a Python command-line utility for searching DuckDuckGo from the terminal, with configurable results per page, instant answers, DuckDuckGo Bangs support, and Tor compatibility. It is a privacy-aware, standalone tool designed for fast, readable search output in minimal terminal space.

## Use cases
- search duckduckgo from the terminal
- get a custom number of search results per page in the console
- use duckduckgo bangs from the command line
- search the web anonymously over tor
- open search results in a text-based browser
- avoid google tracking while searching from cli

## When to choose
- you want privacy-focused DuckDuckGo searches without leaving the terminal
- you need Tor support for your searches
- you prefer compact, customizable result counts instead of 30 results per page
- you want a googler-like tool for DuckDuckGo

## When to avoid
- you need Google or Bing search results specifically
- you want a GUI or browser-based search experience
- you need an official DuckDuckGo product with API guarantees

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: search-engine, http-client, cli, privacy
- domain: privacy, developer-tools
- platform: cli, windows, cross-platform, python
- tags: duckduckgo, terminal-search, web-search, duckduckgo-bangs, tor-support, text-based-browser-integration, search, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- jarun/ddgr (main) score 67

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:09.022342+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:35:04.023877+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/jarun/ddgr (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:09.022342+00:00, sha 84405ac4b59e)
  - registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/ddgr/json (fetched 2026-08-29T09:28:50.054727+00:00, sha f466d4e25ede)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.