Velo: Command Palette & Quick Navigation

Universal Command Palette overlay for any webpage

Velo — Universal Command Palette & Keyboard Launcher Elevate your browsing velocity. A keyboard-first, distraction-free command palette overlay inspired by Raycast, Alfred, and modern developer command palettes. Summon universal search, tab management, bookmarks, history, downloads, web shortcuts, and math from any webpage. WHY VELO? Tired of opening dozens of tabs, losing track of active windows, digging through browser menus, and context-switching away from your active work? Velo brings high-velocity keyboard productivity to Google Chrome. With a single keystroke (Cmd+Shift+K on Mac, Alt+Shift+K on Windows/Linux), Velo injects a fast, clean command palette directly over whatever webpage you are browsing. No new tab required. No mouse required. Just pure keyboard velocity. KEY FEATURES AT A GLANCE 1. UNIVERSAL HOTKEY SUMMONING • Access Anywhere: Press Cmd+Shift+K on macOS or Alt+Shift+K on Windows/Linux to trigger Velo over any active webpage. • Isolated Shadow DOM: Velo is rendered inside an encapsulated Shadow DOM root. It will never break or conflict with the CSS of the websites you visit. • Dual-Surface Fallback: On restricted browser pages where content scripts cannot execute (such as chrome://settings or the Chrome Web Store), Velo automatically falls back to an extension popup window with identical styling, shortcuts, and features. 2. BROWSER QUERY LANGUAGE (BQL) & NATURAL SYNTAX Velo features a compiler-inspired parsing engine that understands natural user intent. Instead of navigating confusing menus, type structured commands with real-time autocompletion: • close tabs duplicates — Automatically scans all open tabs, groups identical URLs, and closes redundant copies in one batch. • close tabs all except current — Keep your active workspace clean by closing all other open tabs in the current window. • switch tabs <query> — Jump directly to matching tabs across all windows and displays. • sleep tabs background — Suspend inactive background tabs to keep your browser fast without losing your tab positions or session state. • copy tabs url — Instantly copy the current page or active tab URL to your clipboard. • Tab Key Autocomplete: The suggestion engine guides you step-by-step through verbs, resources, filters, and dynamic tab titles as you type. 3. DEEP TAB MANAGEMENT (!tabs or !t) Take full control of your open browser tabs with keyboard precision: • Instant Tab Switcher: Search across all open tabs in all windows simultaneously with fuzzy title and domain matching. • Duplicate Tab Detector: Identify identical tabs open across different windows and clean them up in a single click or keystroke. • Domain Auto-Grouping: Automatically organize open tabs into color-coded Chrome Tab Groups based on their domain (such as GitHub, YouTube, Docs). • Window Consolidator (Merge Windows): Collapse multiple scattered browser windows into one clean window with a single command. • Mute & Audio Controls: Spot audio-playing tabs instantly and mute/unmute individual tabs or all tabs across your browser. • Pin / Unpin: Toggle pinned tabs without using your mouse. • Tab Sleep: Put background tabs to sleep to keep Chrome running light and snappy. 4. BOOKMARKS SEARCH (!bm) • Instant Bookmark Search: Search through thousands of saved bookmarks and nested bookmark folders in milliseconds. • Fast Navigation: Highlight any bookmark and press Enter to navigate immediately. 5. HISTORY NAVIGATOR (!his or !h) • Instant Page Recall: Query your past visit history directly from the search bar without opening the heavy Chrome History manager. • Fuzzy Search: Search by page title or partial URL with live keyword highlighting. 6. DOWNLOADS MANAGER (!dl) • Recent Downloads Hub: View your recent and active downloads without opening chrome://downloads. • Open Files: Press Enter on any finished download to launch the file immediately. • Reveal in Folder: Highlight a download and press Option+Enter (Alt+Enter) to reveal the file in macOS Finder or Windows File Explorer. • Batch Actions: Pause all active downloads or resume pending downloads with one click. 7. INSTANT INLINE CALCULATOR (!cal or =) • Scratchpad Math: Type math expressions directly into the search bar (for example: 42 * 12, (1500 / 12) + 85, 25% of 840). • Safe Parsing: Built on an arithmetic parser without JavaScript eval(), ensuring complete security. • One-Key Copy: Press Enter to copy the calculated result directly to your clipboard. 8. CUSTOM COMMANDS & WORKFLOW CENTER Tailor Velo to your personal daily workflow via the dedicated Settings page (Cmd+Shift+S / Alt+Shift+S): • Custom Command Triggers: Assign custom keyword triggers to launch any URL or internal browser tool. PRIVACY FIRST & LOCAL-ONLY Your browser activity belongs to you. Velo is built strictly on a Local-First, Client-Side Architecture: • Zero Tracking & Telemetry: Velo does not include tracking pixels, analytics SDKs, or data loggers. • No Remote Servers: All search indexing, BQL parsing, calculations, and tab commands execute 100% locally on your machine. • No Keystroke Logging: Your search input is evaluated in memory and discarded immediately upon closing the palette. • Lightweight & Fast: Minified production footprint (<350 KB), with instant sub-millisecond summon times. KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS CHEAT SHEET • Summon Velo Palette: Cmd+Shift+K (Mac) or Alt+Shift+K (Windows/Linux) • Open Settings: Cmd+Shift+S (Mac) or Ctrl+Shift+S (Windows/Linux) • Navigate List: Up / Down arrow keys (or Ctrl+P / Ctrl+N) • Execute / Select: Enter • Autocomplete Token: Tab • Dismiss / Close: Escape POPULAR COMMAND EXAMPLES Try typing any of these into Velo once installed: • !tabs — Browse and manage open tabs • close tabs duplicates — Close all duplicate tabs across windows • close tabs all except current — Close all tabs except the current one • !his react documentation — Search your history for React docs • !bm design inspiration — Search your bookmarks • !dl — View and open recent downloads • !yt lo-fi beats — Search YouTube • 450 * 1.18 — Calculate math and copy the answer