Web Search Navigator

Name: Web Search Navigator
Rating: 4.857142857142857 (259 reviews)
Author: Web Search Navigator Admin

Keyboard shortcuts for Google search, YouTube, Startpage, Brave Search, Google Scholar, Github, and Amazon.

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Web Search Navigator is a lightweight, open-source Chrome extension that enhances your search experience by adding comprehensive keyboard shortcuts for Google Search and optionally other sites like YouTube, Startpage, Brave Search, Google Scholar, GitHub, GitLab, and Amazon. Compatible with Chrome, Firefox, and Edge, it lets you navigate search results, switch tabs, filter results by date, and open links in new tabs or windows—all without leaving your keyboard.

Features include fully customizable shortcuts, synced settings across devices, and custom CSS for highlighting. Optional support for several popular websites can be enabled in options, with no intrusive permissions unless authorized. This tool is ideal for users seeking fast, keyboard-driven web navigation for more efficient searching and browsing.

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By:

Web Search Navigator Admin

Users:

9,000

Rating:

4.86

(259)

Version:

0.5.2 Last updated: 2023-05-29

Creation date:

2020-07-04

Risk:

Permissions:

storage

Size:

201.00KB

Email:

gs*****@gmail.com

URLs:

Full description:

Source:

Chrome Web Store

Updated:

14 hours ago

Ranking

# 9,873 ▲ 134

Other rankings

#6877 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 5

#7 in google search keyword 68 ▲ 1

#12 in navigation keyword 16

#13 in search keyword 64 ▲ 2

#27 in search box keyword 16 ▲ 6

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Other platforms

Web Search Navigator (v0.5.2)

972 4.96

(50)

Web Search Navigator (v0.4.17)

2,857 4.60

(7)

User reviews

Users consistently praise Web Search Navigator for significantly improving Google Search productivity through keyboard shortcuts and mouse-free navigation, making it a must-have for developers and accessibility users. However, many report recurring issues with specific shortcuts such as the 'i' key for images and the 'focus on search input' function, especially after recent Google updates. There is also a desire to customize or disable some shortcuts to prevent conflicts with other extensions. Additionally, users are concerned about the extension's availability due to possible restrictions imposed by Google.

Pros

Highly productive and greatly enhances Google Search experience
Supports customizable keyboard shortcuts, including combinations with Shift and Ctrl
Allows for keyboard-only navigation, reducing reliance on mouse
Simple, efficient, and appreciated by developers and keyboard-focused users
Complementary to other keyboard-centric extensions like Vimium

Cons

The 'i' hotkey to switch to Google Images is frequently not working
Some shortcuts stopped working recently, possibly due to Google updates
'Focus on search input' shortcut (Esc key) fails to function properly in latest versions
Users wish to disable certain shortcuts to avoid conflicts with other extensions
Extension appears to have been disabled or limited by Google for not following best practices

Recent reviews

Please update the Plugin, so that it´s available again🙏

Te*****, 2025-03-17

This is one of the best extensions, absolutely necessary for productivity, either google search should implement this functionality by themselves or they should reinstate it

an*****, 2025-03-05

Please open source this so we can at least run locally if Google decides to shut it down

Ga*****, 2025-03-04

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Extension safety

Risk impact

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Web Search Navigator requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details

High Injects scripts into web pages, which may alter or extract site contents, resulting in a substantial risk.

Risk likelihood

Risk likelihood measures the probability that a Chrome extension may turn malicious. This is determined by the publisher and the Chrome extension reputation on Chrome Web Store, the amount of time the Chrome extension has been around, and other signals about the Chrome extension. Our algorithms are not perfect, and are subject to change as we discover new ways to detect malicious extensions. We recommend that you always exercise caution when installing a Chrome extension.

Web Search Navigator has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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