diff --git a/src/App.tsx b/src/App.tsx
index 1823dc00..0ef231ba 100644
--- a/src/App.tsx
+++ b/src/App.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import { Route, Switch } from "react-router-dom";
+import { MWMediaType } from "providers";
+import { Redirect, Route, Switch } from "react-router-dom";
 import { WatchedContextProvider } from "state/watched/context";
 import "./index.css";
 import { MovieView } from "./views/MovieView";
@@ -9,9 +10,12 @@ function App() {
   return (
     <WatchedContextProvider>
       <Switch>
-        <Route exact path="/" component={SearchView} />
+        <Route exact path="/">
+          <Redirect to={`/${MWMediaType.MOVIE}`} />
+        </Route>
         <Route exact path="/media/movie/:media" component={MovieView} />
         <Route exact path="/media/series/:media" component={SeriesView} />
+        <Route exact path="/:type/:query?" component={SearchView} />
       </Switch>
     </WatchedContextProvider>
   );
diff --git a/src/hooks/useSearchQuery.ts b/src/hooks/useSearchQuery.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3501f121
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/hooks/useSearchQuery.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import { MWMediaType, MWQuery } from "providers";
+import React, { useState } from "react";
+import { generatePath, useHistory, useRouteMatch } from "react-router-dom";
+
+export function useSearchQuery(): [MWQuery, (inp: Partial<MWQuery>) => void] {
+  const history = useHistory()
+  const { path, params } = useRouteMatch<{ type: string, query: string}>()
+  const [search, setSearch] = useState<MWQuery>({
+    searchQuery: "",
+    type: MWMediaType.MOVIE,
+  });
+
+  const updateParams = (inp: Partial<MWQuery>) => {
+    const copySearch: MWQuery = {...search};
+    Object.assign(copySearch, inp);
+    history.push(generatePath(path, { query: copySearch.searchQuery.length == 0 ? undefined : inp.searchQuery, type: copySearch.type }))
+  }
+
+  React.useEffect(() => {
+    const type = Object.values(MWMediaType).find(v=>params.type === v) || MWMediaType.MOVIE;
+    const searchQuery = params.query || "";
+    setSearch({ type, searchQuery });
+  }, [params, setSearch])
+
+  return [search, updateParams]
+}
diff --git a/src/providers/index.ts b/src/providers/index.ts
index 121d0eef..20a32d4b 100644
--- a/src/providers/index.ts
+++ b/src/providers/index.ts
@@ -1,85 +1,13 @@
-import Fuse from "fuse.js";
-import { tempScraper } from "./list/temp";
-import { theFlixScraper } from "./list/theflix";
+import { getProviderFromId } from "./methods/helpers";
 import {
-  MWMassProviderOutput,
   MWMedia,
-  MWMediaType,
   MWPortableMedia,
-  MWQuery,
   MWMediaStream,
 } from "./types";
-import { MWWrappedMediaProvider, WrapProvider } from "./wrapper";
 export * from "./types";
-
-const mediaProvidersUnchecked: MWWrappedMediaProvider[] = [
-  WrapProvider(theFlixScraper),
-  WrapProvider(tempScraper),
-];
-export const mediaProviders: MWWrappedMediaProvider[] =
-  mediaProvidersUnchecked.filter((v) => v.enabled);
-
-/*
- ** Fetch all enabled providers for a specific type
- */
-export function GetProvidersForType(type: MWMediaType) {
-  return mediaProviders.filter((v) => v.type.includes(type));
-}
-
-/*
- ** Call search on all providers that matches query type
- */
-export async function SearchProviders(
-  query: MWQuery
-): Promise<MWMassProviderOutput> {
-  const allQueries = GetProvidersForType(query.type).map<
-    Promise<{ media: MWMedia[]; success: boolean; id: string }>
-  >(async (provider) => {
-    try {
-      return {
-        media: await provider.searchForMedia(query),
-        success: true,
-        id: provider.id,
-      };
-    } catch (err) {
-      console.error(`Failed running provider ${provider.id}`, err, query);
-      return {
-        media: [],
-        success: false,
-        id: provider.id,
-      };
-    }
-  });
-  const allResults = await Promise.all(allQueries);
-  const providerResults = allResults.map((provider) => ({
-    success: provider.success,
-    id: provider.id,
-  }));
-  const output = {
-    results: allResults.flatMap((results) => results.media),
-    providers: providerResults,
-    stats: {
-      total: providerResults.length,
-      failed: providerResults.filter((v) => !v.success).length,
-      succeeded: providerResults.filter((v) => v.success).length,
-    },
-  };
-
-  // sort results
-  const fuse = new Fuse(output.results, { threshold: 0.3, keys: ["title"] });
-  output.results = fuse.search(query.searchQuery).map((v) => v.item);
-
-  if (output.stats.total === output.stats.failed)
-    throw new Error("All Scrapers failed");
-  return output;
-}
-
-/*
- ** Get a provider by a id
- */
-export function getProviderFromId(id: string) {
-  return mediaProviders.find((v) => v.id === id);
-}
+export * from "./methods/helpers";
+export * from "./methods/providers";
+export * from "./methods/search";
 
 /*
  ** Turn media object into a portable media object
diff --git a/src/providers/methods/helpers.ts b/src/providers/methods/helpers.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..abb09466
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/providers/methods/helpers.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import { MWMediaType } from "providers";
+import { mediaProviders } from "./providers";
+
+/*
+ ** Fetch all enabled providers for a specific type
+ */
+ export function GetProvidersForType(type: MWMediaType) {
+  return mediaProviders.filter((v) => v.type.includes(type));
+}
+
+/*
+ ** Get a provider by a id
+ */
+ export function getProviderFromId(id: string) {
+  return mediaProviders.find((v) => v.id === id);
+}
diff --git a/src/providers/methods/providers.ts b/src/providers/methods/providers.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6496add2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/providers/methods/providers.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import { tempScraper } from "providers/list/temp";
+import { theFlixScraper } from "providers/list/theflix";
+import { MWWrappedMediaProvider, WrapProvider } from "providers/wrapper";
+
+const mediaProvidersUnchecked: MWWrappedMediaProvider[] = [
+  WrapProvider(theFlixScraper),
+  WrapProvider(tempScraper),
+];
+export const mediaProviders: MWWrappedMediaProvider[] =
+  mediaProvidersUnchecked.filter((v) => v.enabled);
diff --git a/src/providers/methods/search.ts b/src/providers/methods/search.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3353f758
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/providers/methods/search.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+import Fuse from "fuse.js";
+import { MWMassProviderOutput, MWMedia, MWQuery } from "providers";
+import { SimpleCache } from "utils/cache";
+import { GetProvidersForType } from "./helpers";
+
+// cache
+const resultCache = new SimpleCache<MWQuery, MWMassProviderOutput>();
+resultCache.setCompare((a,b) => a.searchQuery === b.searchQuery && a.type === b.type);
+resultCache.initialize();
+
+/*
+** actually call all providers with the search query
+*/
+async function callProviders(
+  query: MWQuery
+): Promise<MWMassProviderOutput> {
+  const allQueries = GetProvidersForType(query.type).map<
+    Promise<{ media: MWMedia[]; success: boolean; id: string }>
+  >(async (provider) => {
+    try {
+      return {
+        media: await provider.searchForMedia(query),
+        success: true,
+        id: provider.id,
+      };
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.error(`Failed running provider ${provider.id}`, err, query);
+      return {
+        media: [],
+        success: false,
+        id: provider.id,
+      };
+    }
+  });
+  const allResults = await Promise.all(allQueries);
+  const providerResults = allResults.map((provider) => ({
+    success: provider.success,
+    id: provider.id,
+  }));
+  const output: MWMassProviderOutput = {
+    results: allResults.flatMap((results) => results.media),
+    providers: providerResults,
+    stats: {
+      total: providerResults.length,
+      failed: providerResults.filter((v) => !v.success).length,
+      succeeded: providerResults.filter((v) => v.success).length,
+    },
+  };
+
+  // save in cache if all successfull
+  if (output.stats.failed === 0) {
+    resultCache.set(query, output, 60 * 60); // cache for an hour
+  }
+
+  return output;
+}
+
+/*
+** sort results based on query
+*/
+function sortResults(query: MWQuery, providerResults: MWMassProviderOutput): MWMassProviderOutput {
+  const fuse = new Fuse(providerResults.results, { threshold: 0.3, keys: ["title"] });
+  providerResults.results = fuse.search(query.searchQuery).map((v) => v.item);
+  return providerResults;
+}
+
+/*
+ ** Call search on all providers that matches query type
+ */
+export async function SearchProviders(
+  query: MWQuery
+): Promise<MWMassProviderOutput> {
+  // input normalisation
+  query.searchQuery = query.searchQuery.toLowerCase().trim();
+
+  // consult cache first
+  let output = resultCache.get(query);
+  if (!output)
+    output = await callProviders(query);
+
+  // sort results
+  output = sortResults(query, output);
+
+  if (output.stats.total === output.stats.failed)
+    throw new Error("All Scrapers failed");
+  return output;
+}
diff --git a/src/utils/cache.ts b/src/utils/cache.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2e08f0fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/cache.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+export class SimpleCache<Key, Value> {
+  protected readonly INTERVAL_MS = 2 * 60 * 1000; // 2 minutes
+
+  protected _interval: NodeJS.Timer | null = null;
+  protected _compare: ((a: Key, b: Key) => boolean) | null = null;
+  protected _storage: { key: Key; value: Value; expiry: Date }[] = [];
+
+  /*
+  ** initialize store, will start the interval 
+  */
+  public initialize(): void {
+    if (this._interval) throw new Error("cache is already initialized");
+    this._interval = setInterval(() => {
+      const now = new Date();
+      this._storage.filter((val) => {
+        if (val.expiry < now) return false; // remove if expiry date is in the past
+        return true;
+      });
+    }, this.INTERVAL_MS);
+  }
+
+  /*
+  ** destroy cache instance, its not safe to use the instance after calling this
+  */
+  public destroy(): void {
+    if (this._interval)
+      clearInterval(this._interval);
+    this.clear();
+  }
+  
+  /*
+  ** Set compare function, function must return true if A & B are equal
+  */
+  public setCompare(compare: (a: Key, b: Key) => boolean): void {
+    this._compare = compare;
+  }
+
+  /*
+  ** check if cache contains the item
+  */
+  public has(key: Key): boolean {
+    return !!this.get(key);
+  }
+  
+  /*
+  ** get item from cache
+  */
+  public get(key: Key): Value | undefined {
+    if (!this._compare) throw new Error("Compare function not set");
+    const foundValue = this._storage.find(item => this._compare && this._compare(item.key, key));
+    if (!foundValue)
+      return undefined;
+    return foundValue.value;
+  }
+    
+  /*
+  ** set item from cache, if it already exists, it will overwrite
+  */
+  public set(key: Key, value: Value, expirySeconds: number): void {
+    if (!this._compare) throw new Error("Compare function not set");
+    const foundValue = this._storage.find(item => this._compare && this._compare(item.key, key));
+    const expiry = new Date((new Date().getTime()) + (expirySeconds * 1000));
+
+    // overwrite old value
+    if (foundValue) {
+      foundValue.key = key;
+      foundValue.value = value;
+      foundValue.expiry = expiry;
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // add new value to storage
+    this._storage.push({
+      key,
+      value,
+      expiry,
+    })
+  }
+
+  /*
+  ** remove item from cache
+  */
+  public remove(key: Key): void {
+    if (!this._compare) throw new Error("Compare function not set");
+    this._storage.filter((val) => {
+      if (this._compare && this._compare(val.key, key)) return false; // remove if compare is success
+      return true;
+    });
+  }
+  
+  /*
+  ** clear entire cache storage
+  */
+  public clear(): void {
+    this._storage = [];
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/views/SearchView.tsx b/src/views/SearchView.tsx
index fef0dc72..1af65fc7 100644
--- a/src/views/SearchView.tsx
+++ b/src/views/SearchView.tsx
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import { useDebounce } from "hooks/useDebounce";
 import { useLoading } from "hooks/useLoading";
 import { IconPatch } from "components/buttons/IconPatch";
 import { Navigation } from "components/layout/Navigation";
+import { useSearchQuery } from "hooks/useSearchQuery";
 
 function SearchLoading() {
   return <Loading className="my-12" text="Fetching your favourite shows..." />;
@@ -125,10 +126,7 @@ function SearchResultsView({
 export function SearchView() {
   const [searching, setSearching] = useState<boolean>(false);
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState<boolean>(false);
-  const [search, setSearch] = useState<MWQuery>({
-    searchQuery: "",
-    type: MWMediaType.MOVIE,
-  });
+  const [search, setSearch] = useSearchQuery();
 
   const debouncedSearch = useDebounce<MWQuery>(search, 2000);
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -153,7 +151,7 @@ export function SearchView() {
             onChange={setSearch}
             value={search}
             placeholder="What movie do you want to watch?"
-          />
+          /> 
         </div>
 
         {/* results view */}
@@ -162,7 +160,7 @@ export function SearchView() {
         ) : searching ? (
           <SearchResultsView
             searchQuery={debouncedSearch}
-            clear={() => setSearch((v) => ({ searchQuery: "", type: v.type }))}
+            clear={() => setSearch({ searchQuery: "" })}
           />
         ) : null}
       </ThinContainer>