shortkeys

Shortkeys

Custom keyboard shortcuts for your browser

A cross-browser extension for Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Opera with 200,000+ Chrome users.

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Features

• ⚡ 125+ built-in actions across 11 categories: scrolling, tabs, navigation, video controls, search, bookmarks, windows, zooming, page tools, page scripts, and more
• Command palette - click the icon or set a shortcut to search and trigger any action
• 9 curated shortcut packs - one-click install for Vim, Emacs, YouTube, Productivity, Developer, Reading, Tab Manager, Keyboard Power, and Media Control
• ☁️ Cloud sync with automatic local fallback when data exceeds sync quota
• Groups - organize shortcuts into collapsible, renamable sections with bulk enable/disable
• Macro chaining - chain multiple actions into a single shortcut
• Site filtering - all sites, blocklist, or allowlist per shortcut
• Live reload - shortcuts update in all tabs instantly, no page refresh needed
• Shareable links - generate a URL to share shortcuts or groups with anyone
• ⌨️ Shortcut recorder with multi-key sequence support (e.g. g i, g h)
• ⚠️ Conflict detection - platform-aware warnings for browser default clashes
• Dark mode following system preference
• Userscript import from Greasyfork and OpenUserJS
• Guided onboarding wizard for new users
• ↩️ Undo/redo in the settings page

More screenshots

Custom JavaScript editor

Macro chaining

Dark mode

Install

    Chrome
  


  
    

    Firefox
  


  
    

    Edge
  


  
    

    Opera

Or build from source:

npm install
npm run build          # Chrome → .output/chrome-mv3/
npm run build:firefox  # Firefox → .output/firefox-mv2/

Development

npm run dev            # Chrome dev mode with hot reload
npm run dev:firefox    # Firefox dev mode
npm test               # Run all tests (722 tests across 25 files)
npm run test:watch     # Watch mode
npm run test:coverage  # With coverage report

Project structure

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Tech stack

• WXT - Vite-based browser extension framework
• Vue 3 - Composition API with ``
• TypeScript throughout
• Vitest - 722 tests across 25 files
• Mousetrap - keyboard shortcut detection
• CodeMirror 6 - JavaScript editor with syntax highlighting
• Astro - community website (shortkeys.app)

Contributing

Pull requests are welcome. Please ensure all tests pass (npm test) before submitting. For bugs and feature requests, open a GitHub issue.

Support

Shortkeys is free and open source. If you find it useful, consider supporting development:

• ⭐ Star this repo
• Sponsor on GitHub
• ☕ Buy me a coffee
• Leave a review

Credits and license

Icon by Freepik from Flaticon.

Licensed under the MIT License.