grep-click: type button text to click is a Chrome extension that allows users to navigate Chrome by typing the text of buttons and links. With grep-click, users can minimize mouse usage and enhance browsing speed and simplicity. It provides a simple and efficient way to search for and click on elements on a webpage, improving productivity and reducing the need for extensive mouse movements.
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Grep-click allows you to click buttons and links by inputting text; just type in the text of the thing you want to click. Inspired by Chrome’s native command-f functionality, which highlights results of a text search, grep-click implements this same pattern:
Type your search into the input field
Tab between results on the page, all of which will be clickable elements
Click on the desired element by pressing enter
Repeat!
Note that searching for the colon character only, “:”, will allow you to to find all input fields on the page.
With grep-click, you add speed and simplicity to your browsing behavior. Minimize the amount you need to reach for the mouse for a definite boost in productivity!
Grep click can be opened with the following keyboard shortcuts:
Mac & Windows: Alt+Shift+P
Linux: Ctrl+Shift+K
User reviews
doesn't seem to work, instructions says type : to search text, it highlights text, I type word I want to highlight, nothing happens and highlighted text disappear.
Too bad it does not simulate a "click" and instead I gues it follow the HTML link on the page.
Exemple for button, it won't work the same as if you physicaly click on button as some buttons have Jacascript on them so the "mouseclick" event is not captured with the extension. So it will follow an underlying "link" instead.
Exemple on GOG.Com campaign (I removes the h t t p s : / / www . gog . com ) : /partner/free_games?utm_campaign=20240108_Warmup_GR_EN&utm_medium=email&utm_source=salesmanago&r=true
Yes you can search and "click" on the "Free" button, but it will open the page, not just "click" on it.
Terrible for me at least i tried to search and click on inputs <flow-btn></flow-btn> from the text and nothing happenned only works on some links at google search unfortunately not on any text or element you should remove that from the description of the extension is misleading people.
And another problem is the extension input field doesn't accept paste on it only typing that's another issue because it saids is to improve productivity paste a text is a must.
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Risk likelihood
grep-click: type button text to click has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
josh wanner, 2024-04-29
Cédric, 2024-01-14
Mr. Schäeffer, 2022-05-15
