Shortkeys (Custom Keyboard Shortcuts) for Firefox

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

Users: 9,070
-35
Rating: 3.21
(237)
Version: 4.0.2 (Last updated: 2020-11-06)
Creation date: 2017-01-14
Weekly download count: 314
Firefox on Android: Yes
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • downloads
  • tabs
  • clipboardWrite
  • browsingData
  • storage
  • bookmarks
  • sessions
  • management
  • <all_urls>
Size: 266.78K
URLs: Website

Other platforms

Not available on Chrome
Not available on Android
Not available on Edge
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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:(
Shortkeys makes it easy to add custom shortcuts to your browser for the following actions:
  • 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)
Shortkeys allows for enabling or disabling key combos while you're currently focused on a form field, so you can have keyboard shortcuts like "r" or "shift+h" and still be able to type those values into a form without triggering the shortcut if you want. You can also blacklist or whitelist sites per-shortcut, to pick and choose which shortcuts you don't want active on which sites (this field also supports regular expressions in the following format: /regexp/). Shortkeys lets you use pretty much any key combo you want. Key combos are zero or more modifier keys (including ⇑, shift, option, ⌥, alt, ctrl, control, command, and ⌘), and one action key (letter, number, punctuation, or special key shown below), combined with + signs. Examples: "shift+r", "k", "ctrl+alt+f7", "command+pageup", etc. You can also string multiple key combos together to make key sequences (like how Gmail has "g i" to go to inbox). Examples: "g g" or "ctrl+t shift+f7". Special action keys that can be used include backspace, tab, clear, enter, return, esc, escape, space, up, down, left, right, home, end, pageup, pagedown, del, delete and f1 through f19 (make sure the F keys are specified in lowecase e.g. f1).
    Permissions Required Shortkeys requires the "Your data on all websites" permission because it's the only way to inject JavaScript code into every page, and injecting JavaScript code into every page is the only way to get Firefox to recognize custom shortcuts. If you try to register key listeners (i.e., create shortcuts) outside the context of the page, then they will be ignored by Firefox. I promise that the code that runs on the pages you visit only checks the URL against the blacklists you have set, and adds the shortcuts if they're not blacklisted. That's it. Shortkeys also requires read/write clipboard permissions so that import and export from clipboard can function. If you're still nervous, you're more than welcome to look at the source code: https://github.com/mikecrittenden/shortkeys

    User reviews

    These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Firefox Browser Add-ons does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
    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
    by Oshi41, 2025-01-01

    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
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    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.

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    Shortkeys (Custom Keyboard Shortcuts) for Firefox has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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