Keyboard Navigation Shortcuts

Assign custom keyboard shortcuts to 130+ browser actions - tab management, custom JS, scrolling, and more with no-modifier support.

🚀 Welcome to Keyboard Navigation Shortcuts — the general-purpose keyboard customizer for Google Chrome that let's you browse the web entirely mouse-free. Assign, record, and execute custom hotkeys for 130+ browser actions — from scrolling and tab grouping to custom JavaScript execution and macro chaining. Whether you are a developer looking for DevTools bindings, a Vim power-user wanting modal "hjkl" scrolling sequences, a researcher juggling 50 tabs, or a Content consumer wanting frame-accurate video controls, Keyboard Navigation Shortcuts is the power-tool you've been waiting for. Best of all: Keyboard Navigation Shortcuts is completely free, has ZERO trackers, ZERO analytics, and features a rock-solid, update-safe configuration engine that guarantees your custom setups will never be wiped. ========================================= 🔥 WHY KEYBOARD NAVIGATION SHORTCUTS? ========================================= Most custom shortcut extensions suffer from a fatal flaw: they are opaque about Chrome's security restrictions, leaving users frustrated when hotkeys silently fail on new tabs or address bars. Worse, major updates can wipe years of custom user configurations without a trace. Keyboard Navigation Shortcuts wins by being the tool that JUST WORKS. We handle Chrome's limitations transparently with helpful, inline guidance right in the creator form. We've built a multi-layered data preservation architecture featuring automated rolling backups, and we've designed an onboarding wizard that gets you from zero to your first active shortcut in under 60 seconds. ========================================= ⚡ CORE FEATURES & CAPABILITIES ========================================= ✔️ INSTANT KEY SHORTCUT RECORDER No typing required. Click "Record," press your desired key combination, and let the engine capture it. Fully supports: - Single action keys (e.g., "j", "k", "Space", "F1-F19", "Arrow keys") - Modified combinations (e.g., "Ctrl+Shift+K", "Alt+Shift+Z", "Cmd+J") - Multi-stroke key sequences (e.g., "g g" to jump to top, "d d" to close a tab, "Ctrl+x Ctrl+c") ✔️ MASSIVE 130+ BROWSER ACTION LIBRARY Command your browser across 10 functional categories, including: - Scrolling: Smooth vertical/horizontal scrolling, small/large steps, page up/down, jump to top/bottom. - Tab Management: Open tab to right, close, close others, close duplicates, switch to next/prev/first/last, toggle pin/mute, alphabetically sort, or suspend tabs to free memory. - Jump to Tab by URL: Switch instantly to any open tab matching a URL pattern (e.g., "*.notion.so"), or automatically open a fallback URL in a new tab if no match exists. - Universal Video Controls: Mute, play/pause, toggle full-screen, rewind/skip 10s, speed up/down in 0.25x steps, or lock speed to 2.0x. - Page Utilities: Extract all email addresses, copy as Markdown links, download tables as CSVs, show headings outline, clear local caches, or take instant screenshot downloads. ✔️ DYNAMIC CUSTOM JAVASCRIPT RUNNER A developer's dream. Write custom JavaScript snippets in our embedded editor and bind them to any key. Test scripts instantly with a built-in "Run Script" console, and receive actionable error notices if execution blocks. ✔️ 9 ONE-CLICK SHORTCUT PACKS Install comprehensive, pre-made keyboard setups instantly: 1. Vim Navigation: hjkl, gg/G, dd tab close, and gt/gT switching. 2. Emacs Navigation: C-n/C-p scrolling, C-x C-c exit, and Alt-v paging. 3. YouTube Power User: Playback speed controllers, skips, full-screen, and mutes. 4. Productivity: Link copies, prints, tab creators, and bookmark switches. 5. Developer Tools: Page sources, hard reloads, CSS layouts, and grid toggles. 6. Speed Reading: Font enlarging, word counter, and distraction-free Reader Mode. 7. Tab Manager: Tab sorting, closes, suspends, and duplicates. 8. Keyboard Power User: Alt-1 to Alt-9 tab jumps, cheatsheet, and audible focuses. 9. Media Control: Playback speeds, toggles, and volume reports. ✔️ COMMAND PALETTE (ACTION PORTAL) Click the extension toolbar icon to open a sleek, keyboard-navigable command center. Search and filter active hotkeys, navigate using Arrow keys, and press Enter to trigger any content or background script instantly. ✔️ PLATFORM-AWARE CONFLICT DETECTION Record with confidence. The extension automatically detects and warns you about keyboard conflicts in real-time, whether it is a duplicate of your existing hotkeys or conflicts with platform-native OS/Chrome shortcuts (such as Cmd+T on Mac or Ctrl+T on Windows). ✔️ INTERACTIVE IN-APP TROUBLESHOOTER No more searching through GitHub FAQs. Our active troubleshooter performs a 3-step live diagnostic of your active tab, letting you know if you are on a restricted page, if content script listeners are loaded, and if your configuration is sound. ========================================= 🔒 PRIVACY & ARCHITECTURE PARADIGM ========================================= - Zero Tracking: We do not log, harvest, or transmit your data. No external servers or API calls are used. All shortcuts are stored locally in your browser. - Cloud Sync: Fully supports chrome.storage.sync to synchronize your setups across your Google profile, with automatic local fallback if storage quotas are exceeded. - Update-Safe Backups: Extension updates will never wipe your setups. KNS automatically retains a rolling, dated backup history of your last 10 configurations, allowing you to rollback or restore snapshots with one click. - Import/Export: Fully compatible with sharing or offline backups via standard JSON files. ========================================= 🚀 GET STARTED IN 60 SECONDS ========================================= 1. Add Keyboard Navigation Shortcuts to Chrome. 2. On first open, our onboarding wizard will welcome you. 3. Select your desired starter pack (e.g., "Vim Navigation"), try out key triggers in our interactive sandbox, and click complete! 4. Navigate to any website (remember to reload already open tabs), press your triggers, and experience absolute web navigation freedom.