Go Focus Self

Press Ctrl+Shift+1 (customizable) when on a webpage with a text box to automatically focus the text box that is nearest the center of the screen. This works even when you have scrolled down the webpage as only visible text boxes get focused.

Go Focus Self - Firefox Add-on

Go Focus Self is a Firefox add-on that allows you to easily focus on the main text box of a webpage using a keyboard shortcut. It automatically selects the nearest text box, excluding buttons and links, and only focuses on text boxes at the current scroll position. No permissions are required to use this add-on.

Add-on stats

By: em_te
Users: 15
-2
Rating: 5.00
(1)
Version: 0.2.1 (Last updated: 2019-09-09)
Creation date: 2019-08-28
Weekly download count: NaN
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: Very low risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • activeTab
Size: 19.10K

Other platforms

Not available on Chrome
Not available on Android
Not available on Edge
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Add-on summary

Why: Many webpages require typing as the first thing you do. This includes entering your username to login or typing text to perform a search. Sometimes the webpage won't focus the main text box for the user, which means the user needs to click it with the mouse which is an extra step.

Sometimes your hands are already on the keyboard ready to type and moving your hand back to the mouse to click and then move your hand back to the keyboard is simply too much work.

How: With the extension, simply press Ctrl + Shift + 1 (customizable) to put the text cursor into the main input field on the webpage.

Features: This extension is different than simply pressing Tab to move the focus to the webpage's form controls.

This extension has the following unique features:

  • Only text boxes are focused, buttons and links are ignored.
  • If multiple text boxes are present, the text box closest to the center of the screen is focused. This allows you to focus the login box instead of the search box.
  • Only text boxes at the current scroll position are focused. This prevents focusing text boxes at the very top or very bottom of the page.
  • If there is a password text box and a normal text box near each other, the password text box has less priority.
  • If the webpage has a text box with the autofocus attribute, it is selected first.
Customization: See more

User reviews

Possibly the smartest trick to make websites more keyboard friendly that I know. It's just so clever.
by beyanora, 2021-11-11
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Add-on safety

Risk impact

Go Focus Self does not require any sensitive permissions.

Risk likelihood

Go Focus Self has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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