v0.1.33: default search to Xprivo, DuckDuckGo as alternative

- omnibox default -> Xprivo (https://www.xprivo.com/search/?q=) in the extension
  manifest search_provider + launcher Default/Preferences pre-seed
- new tab: search box defaults to Xprivo; new Settings 'Search engine' picker
  (Xprivo default | DuckDuckGo), synced; quick-links list Xprivo first then DDG

Author: ralyodio

README.md

@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ Linux phones (Librem 5 / PinePhone / Ubuntu Touch). See
 
 ## What you get today
 
-- **De-googled new tab** — T-logo TronBrowser page, **DuckDuckGo** as the default
-  search (no Google in the omnibox), quick links.
+- **De-googled new tab** — TronBrowser page, **Xprivo** as the default private
+  search (no Google in the omnibox; DuckDuckGo available as an alternative), quick links.
 - **RSS reader** on the new tab — seeded from your OPML; add/remove feeds and
   **import/export OPML** in Settings.
 - **AI sidebar (bring your own keys)** — Anthropic, OpenAI, Google/Gemini,

apps/desktop/extensions/ai-sidebar/manifest.json

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 {
   "manifest_version": 3,
   "name": "TronBrowser",
-  "version": "0.1.32",
-  "description": "TronBrowser — privacy-first, AI-native. Branded new tab, DuckDuckGo search, CoinPay login, and a bring-your-own-keys AI sidebar.",
+  "version": "0.1.33",
+  "description": "TronBrowser — privacy-first, AI-native. Branded new tab, private search, CoinPay login, and a bring-your-own-keys AI sidebar.",
   "icons": {
     "16": "icons/icon-16.png",
     "32": "icons/icon-32.png",
@@ -65,10 +65,10 @@
   },
   "chrome_settings_overrides": {
     "search_provider": {
-      "name": "DuckDuckGo",
-      "keyword": "ddg",
-      "search_url": "https://duckduckgo.com/?q={searchTerms}",
-      "favicon_url": "https://duckduckgo.com/favicon.ico",
+      "name": "Xprivo",
+      "keyword": "xprivo",
+      "search_url": "https://www.xprivo.com/search/?q={searchTerms}",
+      "favicon_url": "https://www.xprivo.com/favicon.ico",
       "encoding": "UTF-8",
       "is_default": true
     }

apps/desktop/extensions/ai-sidebar/newtab.html

@@ -23,10 +23,11 @@ <h1 class="brand">Tron<span>Browser</span></h1>
         <button type="button" id="mode-web" class="mode active" aria-selected="true">Web</button>
         <button type="button" id="mode-ai" class="mode" aria-selected="false">AI</button>
       </div>
-      <input id="q" type="text" placeholder="Search DuckDuckGo…" autocomplete="off" autofocus />
+      <input id="q" type="text" placeholder="Search Xprivo…" autocomplete="off" autofocus />
     </form>
 
     <nav class="links">
+      <a href="https://www.xprivo.com">Xprivo</a>
       <a href="https://duckduckgo.com">DuckDuckGo</a>
       <a href="https://github.com/profullstack/tronbrowser.dev">GitHub</a>
       <a href="https://tronbrowser.dev">tronbrowser.dev</a>

apps/desktop/extensions/ai-sidebar/newtab.js

@@ -9,20 +9,33 @@ const DEFAULT_TICKERS = 'SPY, AAPL, NVDA, BTC-USD';
 const DEFAULT_LEAGUES = 'nfl, nba';
 const splitList = (s) => String(s || '').split(',').map((x) => x.trim()).filter(Boolean);
 
-// --- Search: Web (DuckDuckGo, default) or AI (our sidebar, BYO provider) ---
+// --- Search: Web (Xprivo by default, DuckDuckGo alternative) or AI (sidebar) ---
+const SEARCH_ENGINES = {
+  xprivo: { name: 'Xprivo', url: 'https://www.xprivo.com/search/?q=' },
+  ddg: { name: 'DuckDuckGo', url: 'https://duckduckgo.com/?q=' },
+};
 let searchMode = 'web';
+let searchEngine = 'xprivo';
+
 function setMode(mode) {
   searchMode = mode;
   el('mode-web').classList.toggle('active', mode === 'web');
   el('mode-ai').classList.toggle('active', mode === 'ai');
   el('mode-web').setAttribute('aria-selected', mode === 'web');
   el('mode-ai').setAttribute('aria-selected', mode === 'ai');
-  el('q').placeholder = mode === 'ai' ? 'Ask AI anything…' : 'Search DuckDuckGo…';
+  const eng = SEARCH_ENGINES[searchEngine] || SEARCH_ENGINES.xprivo;
+  el('q').placeholder = mode === 'ai' ? 'Ask AI anything…' : `Search ${eng.name}…`;
   el('q').focus();
 }
 el('mode-web').addEventListener('click', () => setMode('web'));
 el('mode-ai').addEventListener('click', () => setMode('ai'));
 
+// Load the chosen web search engine (default Xprivo).
+chrome.storage.local.get('searchEngine').then(({ searchEngine: se }) => {
+  if (se && SEARCH_ENGINES[se]) searchEngine = se;
+  if (searchMode === 'web') setMode('web');
+});
+
 el('search').addEventListener('submit', async (e) => {
   e.preventDefault();
   const q = el('q').value.trim();
@@ -33,7 +46,8 @@ el('search').addEventListener('submit', async (e) => {
     chrome.runtime.sendMessage({ type: 'open-sidepanel' });
     el('q').value = '';
   } else {
-    location.href = 'https://duckduckgo.com/?q=' + encodeURIComponent(q);
+    const eng = SEARCH_ENGINES[searchEngine] || SEARCH_ENGINES.xprivo;
+    location.href = eng.url + encodeURIComponent(q);
   }
 });
 

apps/desktop/extensions/ai-sidebar/options.html

@@ -78,6 +78,17 @@ <h2>bittorrented.com — Live TV, Radio &amp; Podcasts</h2>
   <button id="btrConnect" class="ghost">Connect bittorrented.com</button>
   <span id="btrMsg" class="saved"></span>
 
+  <h2>Search</h2>
+  <p class="hint">Default search engine for the new-tab search box. Xprivo is the
+  private default; DuckDuckGo is available as an alternative. (The omnibox default
+  is set separately in <code>chrome://settings/search</code>.)</p>
+  <label for="searchEngine">New-tab search engine</label>
+  <select id="searchEngine">
+    <option value="xprivo">Xprivo (private, default)</option>
+    <option value="ddg">DuckDuckGo</option>
+  </select>
+  <div><button id="saveSearch">Save search</button><span id="savedSearch" class="saved"></span></div>
+
   <h2>Markets &amp; Sports</h2>
   <p class="hint">Shown on the new-tab page. Free &amp; keyless — stock/crypto quotes from
   Yahoo Finance, scores from ESPN. Leave blank to hide a section.</p>

apps/desktop/extensions/ai-sidebar/options.js

@@ -142,6 +142,13 @@ el('btrConnect').addEventListener('click', async () => {
   await renderBtr();
 });
 
+/* ---------- Search engine ---------- */
+el('saveSearch').addEventListener('click', async () => {
+  await chrome.storage.local.set({ searchEngine: el('searchEngine').value });
+  await pushSettings();
+  flash('savedSearch', 'saved ✓');
+});
+
 /* ---------- Markets & Sports (new-tab widgets) ---------- */
 el('saveMarkets').addEventListener('click', async () => {
   const tickers = el('tickers').value.trim();
@@ -239,9 +246,10 @@ async function loadAll() {
   buildProviders(provs, aiDefault);
   el('cpClient').value = coinpayConfig?.clientId || '';
   el('syncUrl').value = syncConfig?.url || '';
-  const mkt = await chrome.storage.local.get(['tickers', 'leagues']);
+  const mkt = await chrome.storage.local.get(['tickers', 'leagues', 'searchEngine']);
   el('tickers').value = mkt.tickers ?? '';
   el('leagues').value = mkt.leagues ?? '';
+  el('searchEngine').value = mkt.searchEngine ?? 'xprivo';
   await renderAccount();
   await renderFeeds();
   await renderBtr();

apps/desktop/extensions/ai-sidebar/settings-store.js

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ const CLOUD_BASE = 'https://tronbrowser.dev';
 
 // Keys that sync. NOTE: plaintext API keys (aiConfig/aiProviders) are NEVER
 // synced — only the E2E-encrypted vault (aiVault) plus non-sensitive prefs.
-const KEYS = ['aiVault', 'aiDefault', 'aiModel', 'feeds', 'coinpayConfig', 'tickers', 'leagues'];
+const KEYS = ['aiVault', 'aiDefault', 'aiModel', 'feeds', 'coinpayConfig', 'tickers', 'leagues', 'searchEngine'];
 
 async function endpoint() {
   const { syncConfig } = await chrome.storage.local.get('syncConfig');

apps/desktop/launcher/tronbrowser

@@ -107,9 +107,9 @@ if flag not in exp:
 PY
 fi
 
-# Default the omnibox to DuckDuckGo (Ungoogled ships no default search engine,
-# so keyword input becomes http://<keyword>). Only seeds on first run; the user
-# can change it in chrome://settings/search afterward.
+# Default the omnibox to Xprivo (Ungoogled ships no default search engine, so
+# keyword input becomes http://<keyword>). DuckDuckGo is available as an
+# alternative. Only seeds on first run; change it in chrome://settings/search.
 if command -v python3 >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   TB_PREFS="$DATA/Default/Preferences" python3 - <<'PY' 2>/dev/null || true
 import json, os
@@ -121,11 +121,10 @@ except Exception:
     d = {}
 if not d.get("default_search_provider_data", {}).get("template_url_data"):
     d.setdefault("default_search_provider_data", {})["template_url_data"] = {
-        "short_name": "DuckDuckGo",
-        "keyword": "duckduckgo.com",
-        "url": "https://duckduckgo.com/?q={searchTerms}",
-        "suggestions_url": "https://duckduckgo.com/ac/?q={searchTerms}&type=list",
-        "favicon_url": "https://duckduckgo.com/favicon.ico",
+        "short_name": "Xprivo",
+        "keyword": "xprivo.com",
+        "url": "https://www.xprivo.com/search/?q={searchTerms}",
+        "favicon_url": "https://www.xprivo.com/favicon.ico",
         "safe_for_autoreplace": False,
     }
     json.dump(d, open(p, "w"))

apps/desktop/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@tronbrowser/desktop",
-  "version": "0.1.32",
+  "version": "0.1.33",
   "private": true,
   "description": "Desktop shell for the TronBrowser Chromium fork",
   "type": "module",

apps/docs/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@tronbrowser/docs",
-  "version": "0.1.32",
+  "version": "0.1.33",
   "private": true,
   "description": "Documentation site",
   "type": "module",