Script to intercept google search

Question

Many times I search for a keyword that I really just want a direct launch to the site.

e.g., I'll type "Stack Overflow" in the google search bar and then click the first link. Instead, I would like to simply go to stackoverflow.com. Obviously there are bookmarks and typing in the addressbar but out of force of habbit and speed I do the google thing. (usually takes about 1-2 seconds rather than finding a bookmark or selecting from the address bar drop down).

Is there a greasemonkey/tampermonkey script that does this or anyone know of a simple way to do this? I want to essentially just map exact search strings(case insensitive) to urls. If I type in something else like "stack overflow greasemonkey" I want the original search.

"stackoverflow" or "stack overflow" => stackoverflow.com, "microsoft" => microsoft.com, or whatever mapping I want(by editing the script to add them).

It should be a relatively easy task. I figure there surely is something out there that does this or that can be modified to do it?

Answer 1

I've cooked some up, this should work both pressing ENTER on search box or clicking the search button:

// ==UserScript==
// @name       Google redirects
// @namespace  http://googleredirects.com/
// @version    0.1
// @description  Make redirects based on google searches
// @require    http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.3.2/jquery.min.js
// @match      http://www.google.com/
// @copyright  2012+, cowboy_kangaroo
// ==/UserScript==


(function () {
    $(document).ready(function(){
        var mapping = [ "stackoverflow", "http://stackoverflow.com",
                       "reddit", "http://www.reddit.com",
                       "slashdot", "http://slashdot.org" ];
        $('input[name=q]').keydown(function(e) {
            if (e.keyCode == 13) {
                e.preventDefault();
                e.stopPropagation();
                v = $(this).val();
               for (i=0;i<mapping.length;i+=2) {
                   if (v == mapping[i]) {
                         window.location.href = mapping[i+1];
                   }
               }
            }
        });
        $("input[name='btnK']").click(function(e) {
            v = $('input[name=q]').val();
            for (i=0;i<mapping.length;i+=2) {
                if (v == mapping[i]) {
                     window.location.href = mapping[i+1];
                }
             }
        });
    });
})();

I've only tested it on Chrome with Tampermonkey. Make sure to adjust the @match rule if you are using a google specific country site, like www.google.co.uk or the like.