Bukku
Instant search for your browser tabs, bookmarks and history
Requires macOS 15 or later
Instant search for tabs, bookmarks and history
Bukku runs in the background and indexes all tabs, bookmarks and history from your browsers.
Summon it from anywhere.
Jump directly to a tab, close it, open a bookmark or any page you visited in the past, copy any link, all from the keyboard.
Local, no account, no cloud, no telemetry.
Made for How You Browse
One browser, too many tabs
Type to find any tab
Many windows
No clicking through each one
Multiple browsers
One search across all of them
Keyboard
Never reach for the mouse
01
Unified Search
Type once to search every open tab, bookmark and history entry in all your browsers.
Results appear instantly as you type, even across thousands of entries.
Tip
Messy bookmarks? Organise them into short folder paths and search finds them in a few keystrokes.
02
Scoped Search
Start with a letter and a space to search just one place.
BSpace Bookmarks only- TSpace Tabs only
HSpace History only
/ Commands
The icon in the search field always shows where you’re searching. 
means everywhere. Press Delete in an empty field to go back to everywhere.
03
Tab Management
Switch to or close any open tab, in any browser, without leaving the keyboard.
- Return Activate - jump straight to the tab and bring its window forward.
- CommandDelete Close - close the tab without switching to it first.
04
Copy Links
Copy the link of any tab, bookmark or history item without opening it.
Select a result and press CommandC.
Tabs need their browser open. Bookmarks and history copy even when it’s closed.
05
Browser Support
Works with the browsers you already use, all at once.
Firefox: history and bookmarks only. Firefox has no AppleScript support, so no app can switch or close its tabs.
Safari
Safari TP
Chrome
Chrome Canary
Dia
Brave
Edge
Vivaldi
Opera
Firefox
06
Privacy Focused
Bukku only reads the browsers you allow, and nothing ever leaves your Mac.
- You choose. Grant access one browser at a time, and take it back whenever you like in Settings.
- It stays local. Bukku reads your browsers’ own files on your Mac. No account, no cloud, no telemetry.
- It works offline. Search keeps working with no internet connection.
07
Shortcuts Integration
Use your tabs, bookmarks and history in your own shortcuts, from Spotlight, or by voice.
Each action takes an optional query (required for Search Browsers) and an optional limit, and returns each item with its type, browser, title and URL.
- Get Browser Tabs - open tabs across every supported browser.
- Get Browser Bookmarks - bookmarks across every supported browser.
- Get Browser History - history, most recent first.
- Search Browsers - tabs, bookmarks and history in one search.
Commands
Built-in Commands
Type / in the launcher to run a command.
/settings- Open Bukku Settings
/appearance- Open Appearance settings: theme and launcher position
/permissions- Open Permissions: grant or remove browser access
/about- Show the version and links
/onboarding- Show the welcome tour again
/check-updates- Check for updates (direct download version)
/quit- Quit Bukku
/review- Write a review on the App Store (App Store version)
Command line
Command Line Interface†
Script Bukku from Terminal with the same four actions as Shortcuts. JSON by default, --output csv for CSV.
Turn on Settings › General › Command-line tool, then:
# Search tabs, bookmarks and history
bukku search github
# Tabs, bookmarks or history, optionally filtered
bukku tabs
bukku bookmarks docs
bukku history github --limit 20
† Not in the App Store version. App Store apps run in a sandbox and can't add a command to your Terminal.
Small, native, private
5MB download
Built native in Swift
No Electron
10
MB
on disk
Installed size
Universal
app
Apple silicon and Intel
100
%
local
No account, no telemetry
Keyboard Shortcuts
Anywhere
- OptionB
- Open or close Bukku. Change it in Settings.
In the launcher
- Up ArrowDown Arrow
- Move through results. Up Arrow on the first result selects your search.
- Return
- Open the selected tab, bookmark or page, or run the command
- CommandC
- Copy the selected link
- CommandDelete
- Close the selected tab
- Delete
- In an empty field, go back to searching everywhere
- Escape
- Hide Bukku
Scopes
- BSpace
- Search bookmarks
- TSpace
- Search tabs
- HSpace
- Search history
- /
- Show commands
Tips
- Give each bookmark a short folder path, like
dev go, and a few keystrokes find it. Organise your bookmarks with an AI agent in about 15 minutes. - Bukku respects macOS sandboxing - grant browser access once in Settings › Permissions.
FAQ
How does Bukku read browser data?
- Tabs. Bukku asks each open browser for its tabs through AppleScript, the automation built into macOS. macOS asks your permission once per browser. Tabs are kept in memory only.
- Bookmarks. Bukku reads each browser’s bookmarks file and keeps the bookmarks in memory only.
- History. Bukku copies each browser’s history into its own folder on your Mac and builds a search index from it, so results stay fast across years of browsing.
Bukku only reads. It never changes your browsers’ files, and nothing leaves your Mac.
Do I need to install a browser extension or plugin?
No. Bukku reads your browsers directly, so there’s nothing to add to them. Grant access once per browser in Settings.
Does Bukku send my browsing data anywhere?
No. Everything is read locally on your Mac. No account, no cloud, no telemetry.
Why can't I switch or close Firefox tabs?
Firefox doesn’t implement AppleScript, so no app can automate its tabs. Bukku still searches your Firefox history and bookmarks.
Does it show a Dock icon?
Only while one of its windows, such as Settings, is open. The rest of the time Bukku lives in the menu bar and opens with your shortcut, with no heavy background service.
Can I automate it?
Yes - via Apple Shortcuts (App Intents) and the command-line interface.
How do I change the keyboard shortcut?
You can change it in the main Settings menu. Press Command, or type /settings to open Settings.