# Install ddgr with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, Nix, pacman, zypper DuckDuckGo from the terminal. Version 2.2 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:ddgr ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install ddgr ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add ddgr ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ddgr from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install ddgr ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: ddgr from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install ddgr ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ddgr from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#ddgr ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/dd/ddgr/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S ddgr ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: ddgr from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install ddgr ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: ddgr from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:ddgr - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 2.2 - **Source summary:** DuckDuckGo from the terminal - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-3.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - ddgr (cli) - ddgr (alias) ## Uses from macOS - python ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on all ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 2.2 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/jarun/ddgr - Upstream latest detected: v2.2 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Project history and usage ddgr is a Python command-line client for searching DuckDuckGo from the terminal. It translates the browser search workflow into a compact terminal UI with result paging, bangs, browser integration, proxy support, JSON output, and a privacy-aware default posture. ### Project history The README presents ddgr as the DuckDuckGo counterpart to googler, created after command-line users asked for a similar utility for privacy-aware DuckDuckGo searches. The GitHub repository was created in 2016 and its release series reached v1.0 in 2017, with v2.2 published in 2023. ### Adoption history ddgr spread through package managers because it is a single-purpose CLI with minimal dependencies and a recognizable audience: terminal users who want web search without opening a full browser first. The README lists package-manager installation as the normal path and also notes PyPI, Snap, Termux-style standalone use, and shell completions. ### How it is used Typical usage is interactive search at an omniprompt, one-shot searches from scripts, DuckDuckGo Bang dispatch, or opening selected results in a text or GUI browser. The README also notes that ddgr does not have a config file; users are expected to compose it with aliases, environment variables, completions, and browser settings. ### Why package nerds care ddgr is package-nerd friendly because it is a small terminal adapter around a web service, deliberately avoiding heavyweight browser state while still caring about completions, man pages, clipboard helpers, and cross-platform behavior. It also captures the tradition of installing tiny CLIs that make web workflows feel native to a shell. ### Timeline - 2016: Public GitHub repository created. - 2017: ddgr v1.0 released. - 2020: ddgr v1.9 released. - 2023: ddgr v2.2 released. ### Related projects - googler is the sibling command-line search tool explicitly referenced by ddgr. - DuckDuckGo Bangs are part of ddgr's search workflow. - text browsers such as w3m, lynx, links, and elinks are supported through browser integration. ### Sources - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** ddgr - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - ddgr - 2.2-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: ddgr from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | DuckDuckGo from the terminal | https://github.com/jarun/ddgr - Nix - ddgr: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/dd/ddgr/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - ddgr - 2.2-1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: ddgr from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | DuckDuckGo from the terminal | https://github.com/jarun/ddgr - apk - ddgr - 2.2-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ddgr from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | DuckDuckGo from the terminal | https://github.com/jarun/ddgr - apk - ddgr-bash-completion - 2.2-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ddgr-bash-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Bash completions for ddgr | https://github.com/jarun/ddgr - apk - ddgr-doc - 2.2-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ddgr-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | DuckDuckGo from the terminal (documentation) | https://github.com/jarun/ddgr - apk - ddgr-fish-completion - 2.2-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ddgr-fish-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Fish completions for ddgr | https://github.com/jarun/ddgr - apk - ddgr-zsh-completion - 2.2-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ddgr-zsh-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Zsh completions for ddgr | https://github.com/jarun/ddgr - dnf - ddgr - 2.2-4.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ddgr from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | DuckDuckGo from the terminal | https://github.com/jarun/ddgr - pacman - ddgr - 2.2-2: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: ddgr from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | DuckDuckGo from the terminal | https://github.com/jarun/ddgr - zypper - ddgr - 2.2-1.5: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: ddgr from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | DuckDuckGo from the terminal | https://github.com/jarun/ddgr ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - 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Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal. - [chatblade](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/chatblade/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/ddgr.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/ddgr.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph