Easily customizable custom keyboard shortcuts for Firefox. To configure this addon go to Addons (ctrl+shift+a) ->Shortkeys ->Options. Report issues here (please specify that the issue is found in Firefox): https://github.com/mikecrittenden/shortkeys
Shortkeys: Custom Keyboard Shortcuts for Firefox
Shortkeys (Custom Keyboard Shortcuts) for Firefox is an add-on designed to enhance browser functionality. It provides customizable keyboard shortcuts for a number of actions including running custom JS, opening bookmarks, scrolling, navigating history, tab control, page reloading, URL copying, zoom control and more. It offers options to enable or disable key combos in specific contexts and supports blacklisting or whitelisting of shortcuts on selected sites. Requires specific permissions for full functionality.
Add-on stats
Weekly download count: 314
Firefox on Android: Yes
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
Size: 266.78K
URLs: Website
Ranking
# 816
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Add-on summary
***Important: You have to refresh already opened web pages after installing shortkeys to make it work on them, better yet - restart the browser after installing the extension. If your shortcut does not work when an input is focused, this can be turned off in Shortcut Options -> Activation Settings -> ticking the option Active while in form fields
Current limitations based on the Firefox API (more details on github):
- shortkeys only works in the context of a loaded page. What does *NOT* work is: new tab page, addons page, or any other internal pages such as about:config,about:newtab,about:addons, etc.
- shortkeys cannot override Firefox default shortcuts such as: ctrl+j, alt+d and others using the "Do nothing" action *outside of the webpage* e.g. the default firefox chortcut will still work in the url bar/ search bar
- shortkeys does not work in the url bar or the search bar, it only works in the context of a webpage
- shortkeys will start working when the page has finished loading, not *right* after you opened a page, or clicked a link (this annoys me, too, but yeah - API Limitation:(
- Run custom JS
- Do nothing (for disabling a Firefox shortcut you don't like, in the context of the page, not the whole browser window - explained above)
- Open a bookmark or bookmarklet
- Scroll up/down/left/right by a little or a lot
- Scroll to the top or bottom of the page
- Go back or forward in history
- Jump to existing tab by URL
- Open new tab with URL
- Switch to the previous/next/first/last tab
- Create a new tab or close the current tab
- Clone the current tab
- Close all (unpinned) tabs except for current tab
- Reload the page
- Copy the current URL
- Pin/Unpin the current tab
- Move the current tab left or right
- Zoom in/out/reset
- Blacklist or whitelist specific shortcuts on specific sites
- Clear downloads (page and bar)
- Click button and switch to next tab (for Tribal Wars players)
User reviews
Pros
- Allows customization of keyboard shortcuts
- Enables specific actions like going back/forward with key combinations
- Backup/restore functionality available
- Does not interfere with typing text
- Generally works well for basic remapping tasks
Cons
- Does not work with certain key combinations (e.g., ctrl+alt)
- Some default Firefox shortcuts cannot be overwritten
- Causes issues on certain sites like Reddit, affecting typing
- Functionality may break after system updates
- Greyed out toolbar icon on some pages, rendering it useless
Most mentioned
- Inability to override certain default Firefox shortcuts
- Issues with specific key combinations not working
- Problems experienced after Windows updates
- Functional on certain websites but problematic on others
- Customization process involving typing out shortcuts instead of recording them
User reviews
Not work on short cut "ctrl+shift+c"
Does not work with ctrl+alt modifiers, basically useless
Doesn't work. Tried to disable the tab key on gmail with no success, and even on a much simpler html page, the tabs key is still working as normal
Add-on safety
Risk impact
Shortkeys (Custom Keyboard Shortcuts) for Firefox requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk likelihood
Shortkeys (Custom Keyboard Shortcuts) for Firefox has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
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