# Ctrl Alt Arrow tab switcher

> Switch tabs with Ctrl + Alt + Arrow keys or move tabs left or right with Shift + Alt + Arrow keys

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/ctrl-alt-arrow-tab-switcher](https://chrome-stats.com/d/ctrl-alt-arrow-tab-switcher)

## Overview

- **ID:** `ctrl-alt-arrow-tab-switcher`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** rakennus
- **Category:** tabs
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Weekly downloads:** 1
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-15
- **First published:** 2026-07-12
- **Size:** 9.10 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-06
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/ctrl-alt-arrow-tab-switcher/)

## Description

This extension allows you to switch or rearrange tabs with keyboard shortcuts.
Use Alt + Ctrl + Left Arrow to switch to the left tab of your current tab
and Alt + Ctrl + Right Arrow to switch to the right tab respectively.
You can also rearrange tabs by using Alt + Shift in combination with Left and Right Arrow key to move the current tab to the left or right.

This is a simple extension I made for myself because I work a lot with switching tabs. For Example when reading a pdf, asking questions ai and googling information simultaneously. On laptops I used PageUp and PageDown for switching tabs but on desktops I found this very unintuitiv. Maybe someone else will find this extension useful too.

## Rankings

- #96,608 — Overall
- #36 — arrow
- #53 — cmd/ctrl+m

## Permissions and access

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** High risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/ctrl-alt-arrow-tab-switcher)