Block Ctrl+Shift+C DevTools Shortcut

Block Ctrl+Shift+C from opening Chrome DevTools while keeping the keystroke for web terminal copy (xterm.js, ttyd, code-server).

Microsoft Edge / Chromium hardcodes Ctrl+Shift+C as the "Open DevTools to the Elements tab" accelerator. This extension prevents that shortcut from opening DevTools while preserving the keystroke for page-level handlers — most importantly, web terminal emulators that bind Ctrl+Shift+C as the standard "copy" shortcut. Why this exists: - The Group Policy / registry approach to disable Ctrl+Shift+C consumes the keystroke at browser-chrome level, breaking web terminals. - Common "Disable keyboard shortcuts" extensions call stopImmediatePropagation(), which also kills page-level handlers. - This extension only calls preventDefault() on Ctrl+Shift+C and synthesizes a copy command, so DevTools does not open AND web terminal selection still copies. Behavior: - Ctrl+Shift+C on any page: DevTools does not open. Selected text (DOM or terminal) is copied. - F12 / Ctrl+Shift+I: open DevTools normally. - Right-click → Inspect: opens DevTools normally. Limitations: - Cannot run on browser-internal pages (chrome://*, the new-tab page, the Web Store, settings). DevTools will still open via Ctrl+Shift+C on those pages. This is a hard browser-platform restriction that no extension can override. Privacy: - No data collection. No network requests. No tracking. No analytics. No storage. The only permission is the <all_urls> content-script match, which is the minimum scope required to register a keydown listener on every page. Source code: https://github.com/tinywind/chrome-block-devtools-shortcut Privacy policy: https://github.com/tinywind/chrome-block-devtools-shortcut/blob/main/PRIVACY.md License: MIT