Show HN: Flashbang – DuckDuckGo bangs resolved locally with a Service Worker https://ift.tt/aQ8Zet9

Show HN: Flashbang – DuckDuckGo bangs resolved locally with a Service Worker I like to use DuckDuckGo-style bangs and snaps, they are fast and efficient shortcuts. However, neither Kagi nor DuckDuckGo resolves them as quickly as I would like and subjectively Google has better search results than DuckDuckGo. After trying a few local alternatives eg. unduck, unduckified, I wasn't satisfied, the ones I tried briefly loaded a page before redirecting causing visible page flickering, still took time to resolve the actual redirect and lacked advanced features (address-bar autocomplete). Flashbang avoids that by handling the redirect in a Service Worker, before the browser renders anything. On my machine, the added ove rhead is around 0.14ms. It has 14,470 bangs, custom shortcuts, address-bar suggestions, and works offline once installed (except for suggestions). No runtime dependencies. Try it: https://flashbang-dyr.pages.dev Code: https://ift.tt/tFiubxK https://flashbang-dyr.pages.dev July 15, 2026 at 12:59AM