Deep Link

Wox supports deep linking, allowing you to trigger Wox queries from external applications or scripts.

URL Scheme

The URL scheme for Wox is wox://.

Format

wox://query?q=<query>

• q: The query string you want to execute. It should be URL-encoded.

Examples

Open Wox with a pre-filled query

wox://query?q=wpm%20install

This will open Wox and type wpm install into the search box.

Trigger a specific plugin

wox://query?q=calc%201%2B1

This will open Wox and calculate 1+1 using the calculator plugin (assuming calc is the trigger).

Usage in Scripts

You can use deep links in your shell scripts or other automation tools.

macOS:

open "wox://query?q=test"

Windows:

start "wox://query?q=test"

Linux:

xdg-open "wox://query?q=test"