Professional Terminal Start Page

A sleek, fast, and feature-rich browser start page driven by an interactive terminal. Boost your productivity with semantic AI routing, direct Gemini integration, open directory search, and a growing suite of built-in utility tools — all wrapped in a premium, modern aesthetic.

→ Try it live: caffienerd.github.io/startpage

Inspired by ahmetdem/start-page
Open directory search inspired by ewasion/opendirectory-finder

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Demo

demo.mp4

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Themes

themes.mp4

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Features

• Interactive Terminal — Command-driven interface with autocomplete (Tab), syntax highlighting per command type, and command history (↑/↓).
• Semantic AI Router — Use ai: to navigate by intent. Intelligently routes to YouTube, Maps, Reddit, or search.
• Gemini Integration — Direct AI prompting via gem: or gemini:. Responses appear in a clean, non-intrusive modal.
• Open Directory Search — Power-user Google dorking via dir/<category>/<engine>: keyword. Search public open directory indexes filtered by file type, with full autocomplete and an interactive builder (:dir).
• 8 Themes — Light, Dark, AMOLED Black, Nord, Newspaper, Coffee, Root (Hacker), and Neon (Cyberpunk).
• Syntax Highlighting — Color-coded input for commands, themes, search prefixes, directory tokens, URLs, and more — fully customizable via :customize.
• Live Dashboard — Local time and real-time weather at a glance.
• Utility Suite:
  • Spell Check — Smart spelling suggestions via spell:. Press D to define the selected word.
  • Pronunciation — Human-readable syllable breakdown + audio playback via pronounce:. Works on any word, including scientific and technical terms.
  • IP Info — Detailed network info (IPv4, IPv6, ISP, ASN, location) via :ipconfig.
  • Speed Test — Integrated network performance testing via :netspeed.
• Bookmark Management — Fully customizable bookmark categories via visual grid editor or raw JSON.
• Custom Tags — Override built-in search prefixes or define entirely new ones via :tags.
• Backup & Restore — Export and import all settings as a single JSON file.

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Getting Started

Prerequisites

You need a static file server to serve the page locally. Opening index.html directly works for most features, but serving it properly is recommended for API requests.

Option 1: Python (Quickest)

python -m http.server 6174

Option 2: Caddy

Copy Caddyfile.example to Caddyfile, set your directory path, then:

caddy run --config Caddyfile

Other options

Any static server works — npx serve, nginx, etc.

Visit http://localhost:6174 in your browser.

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Configuration

Run :config to open the settings modal.

Setting	Description
Identity	Customize your terminal username
Weather	Set your location (e.g. New York, London, Delhi)
Gemini API Key	Get one from Google AI Studio
Gemini Model	Default is gemini-2.5-flash-lite
System Prompt	Optional personality for your Gemini assistant
AI Mode	Toggle between explicit (ai:) and automatic intent routing
AI Route Badge	Control when the route preview badge is shown
Default Search Engine	Google, DuckDuckGo, or Bing — also used as the fallback for dir: searches

Run :customize to change the active theme and independently adjust the syntax highlight color for each input type. Colors persist across theme changes.

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Command Reference

Search Prefixes

Prefix	Example	Destination
yt:	yt: lo-fi beats	YouTube Search
r:	r: mechanical keyboards	Reddit Search
maps:	maps: central park	Google Maps
ddg:	ddg: privacy tools	DuckDuckGo
ggl:	ggl: something	Google (explicit)
bing:	bing: something	Bing Search
amazon:	amazon: mechanical keyboards	Amazon Search
imdb:	imdb: Breaking Bad	IMDb Search
alt:	alt: notion	AlternativeTo
def:	def: ephemeral	Dictionary (OneLook)
the:	the: happy	Thesaurus (OneLook)
syn:	syn: fast	Synonyms (OneLook)
quote:	quote: time	Quotes (OneLook)
spell:	spell: recieve	Built-in Spell Checker
pronounce:	pronounce: ephemeral	Built-in Pronunciation
cws:	cws: ublock origin	Chrome/Firefox Extension Store
gem:	gem: explain black holes	Gemini Direct Prompt
ai:	ai: directions to central park	Semantic AI Router

Open Directory Prefixes

Search public open directory indexes using Google dorking (intitle:index.of). Syntax:

dir/<category>/<engine>: keyword

Both <category> and <engine> are optional. Omitting the engine uses your configured default.

Prefix	Example	Description
dir:	dir: interstellar	Open dir search, no file filter
dir/media:	dir/media: interstellar	Video files (mkv, mp4, avi…)
dir/books:	dir/books: dune	Ebook formats (pdf, epub, mobi…)
dir/music:	dir/music: pink floyd	Audio files (mp3, flac, ogg…)
dir/software:	dir/software: photoshop	Executables & archives (exe, iso, zip, apk…)
dir/images:	dir/images: wallpapers 4k	Image files (jpg, png, psd…)
dir/other:	dir/other: keyword	Raw open dir, no file filter

Engine override — append /ggl, /ddg, or /bing before the colon:

dir/music/ddg: flac albums
dir/books/bing: operating systems pdf
dir//ggl: keyword        ← no category, explicit Google

Category aliases:

Category	Aliases
media	vid, video
books	book, ebook
music	audio, mus
software	soft, iso, app
images	img, pics

Tab autocomplete works after dir/ (suggests categories) and after dir/category/ (suggests engines).

System Commands

Command	Description
:help	Show all commands
:config	Open settings
:customize / :custom	Open customization (theme & syntax colors)
:bookmarks / :bm	Edit bookmarks
:dir	Open interactive directory search builder
:dirconfig	Customize file extensions per dir/ category
:ipconfig / :ip	Show detailed network info
:netspeed / :speed	Run speed test
:aimode	Toggle automatic AI routing
:update	Check for a newer version on GitHub
:version	Show current app version
:export	Export all settings to a JSON backup file
:import	Import settings from a JSON backup file
:gemini	Open Gemini website
:tags	Override search URLs & add custom prefix shortcuts
:help_ai_router	Guide for ai: routing

Theme Commands

Command	Theme
:light	Light mode
:dark	Dark mode
:black / :amoled	Full black / AMOLED
:nord	Arctic Nord
:newspaper	Classic Newspaper
:coffee	Organic Coffee
:root / :hacker	Hacker terminal
:neon / :cyberpunk	Cyberpunk Neon

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Keyboard Shortcuts

Terminal

Shortcut	Action
Tab or →	Accept autocomplete suggestion
Enter	Execute command / navigate
Ctrl+Enter	Open result in new background tab
Ctrl+Shift+Enter	Open result in new focused tab
↑ / ↓	Navigate command history

Ctrl+Enter and Ctrl+Shift+Enter work for bookmarks, search prefixes, direct URLs, plain-text searches, and dir: queries.

Spell Check (spell:)

Key	Action
↑ / ↓	Navigate suggestions
Enter	Copy selected suggestion to terminal
D	Define the selected (or confirmed) word via OneLook
Esc	Close

Pronunciation (pronounce:)

Key	Action
Space	Play / stop audio
D	Define the word via OneLook
Esc	Close

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Utility Tools

Spell Check — spell:word

Checks spelling using the Datamuse phonetic API with frequency scoring to eliminate false positives. Works on single words and multi-word phrases.

• ↑ / ↓ to navigate suggestions, Enter to copy the selected correction to the terminal.
• Click or press D on any suggestion — or on a confirmed-correct word — to open its definition in OneLook.

Pronunciation — pronounce:word

Displays a human-readable syllable breakdown (e.g. nyoo·muh·noh·uhl·truh...) with the original IPA below it for reference. Plays audio using real MP3 recordings where available, falling back to browser speech synthesis for any word that lacks one — including scientific, chemical, and technical terms.

• Works on single words and multi-word phrases. Each word is fetched independently and played in sequence.
• Press Space or click Play to hear the pronunciation.
• Press D to jump to the OneLook definition.

IP Info — :ipconfig

Shows your IPv4 and IPv6 addresses fetched from separate protocol-locked endpoints, plus ISP, ASN, timezone, location, and VPN detection from ipapi.co.

Speed Test — :netspeed

Runs an in-browser download/upload speed test and displays latency.

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Customization

Bookmarks

The start page uses a 4-column layout. Customize bookmarks two ways:

1. Visual Editor (:bookmarks) — drag-and-drop grid editor that maps directly to the 4-column layout.
2. JSON Mode — toggle "Edit as JSON" inside the bookmarks modal for bulk edits or to share your setup.

Search Overrides & Custom Tags

Run :tags to override built-in search prefix URLs (e.g. point amazon: to amazon.in) or define entirely new prefixes. Custom prefixes get full syntax highlighting and autocomplete automatically.

Open Directory Extensions

Run :dirconfig to customize which file extensions each dir/ category searches for. Click × on a pill to remove an extension, type a new one and press Enter to add it, or use ↺ to reset to defaults.

Syntax Colors

Run :customize to set the highlight color for each input type independently. Colors are stored separately from themes — switching themes never resets your color choices.

Backup & Restore

Use ↓ Export and ↑ Import in :config to save all settings (bookmarks, colors, API keys, custom tags, dir extensions) to a single JSON file and restore them anytime.

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Privacy

All settings, including your Gemini API Key, are stored locally in your browser's localStorage. No data is sent to any external server except for:

• Google Gemini — when using gem: or ai: prompts
• Open-Meteo — for real-time weather
• Wiktionary / Free Dictionary API — for pronounce: IPA lookup (no key, no tracking)
• Datamuse — for spell: suggestions (no key, no tracking)
• ipapi.co / ident.me — for :ipconfig (your IP is sent by nature of the request)