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einmerker

Your shortcuts. Your web.

What is einmerker?

Einmerker is the German word for something you memorize or bookmark — a mental shortcut. This app brings that idea to your browser.

Instead of typing a URL or wading through pages of search results and ads, you simply type a keyword. If you have saved a shortcut for that keyword, einmerker takes you straight there. No results page, no distractions — just the site you wanted.

How it works

  1. Type a keyword into the search box
  2. If a shortcut exists for that keyword, you are redirected directly to the saved URL
  3. If no shortcut is found, your search is forwarded to your preferred search engine

Think of it as your personal layer on top of the web — the sites you visit most are always just one keyword away.

Public or private

The admin can mark shortcuts as public, making them available to everyone — even visitors who are not logged in. Users can log in with GitHub to create their own personal shortcuts alongside the shared ones.

Use einmerker in Vivaldi

I am using Vivaldi as a browser on both computer and smartphone. In Vivaldi I have set einmerker as my standard search engine. This way I can type keywords directly into the address bar — no need to visit einmerker first. You can download Vivaldi at vivaldi.com/download. Here is how to change the standard search engine:

  1. Open Vivaldi Settings (Ctrl+F12 or menu → Settings)
  2. Go to Search in the left sidebar
  3. Click Add Search Engine (+ icon)
  4. Fill in the fields:
    • Name: einmerker
    • Nickname: e
    • URL: https://einmerker.de/search?q=%s
  5. Click the new entry and select Set as Default

Now just type any keyword into the address bar and press Enter. If you have a shortcut saved, you will go straight there. Otherwise, your search is forwarded to your fallback search engine.

You can also keep another search engine as default and use the nickname instead: type e keyword in the address bar to search via einmerker on demand.