Slash to Search

Simply press / to start typing in the search bar without clicking it with the mouse first.

Slash to Search

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Extension stats

By: wuutae
Users: 22
4
Rating: 5.00
(2)
Version: 1.0.0 (Last updated: 2023-12-03)
Creation date: 2023-12-03
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • storage
Size: 23.77K

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Extension summary

⚡ Focus Search Bar Automatically

  • Press [ / ] to start typing in a search bar without clicking it with a mouse first.
  • It automatically finds and focuses a search bar upon key press.

✨ Focus and Clear Content of Search Bar

  • Press [ ? ] (shift + /) to focus a search bar and clear its content.

👆 Select Mode for Setting Search Bar Manually

  • Use [ Select Mode ] on websites where the extension cannot find a search bar automatically.
  • Search bar selected using the select mode will be the default for the site going forward.

🔁 Key Settings

  • You can swap the function of [ / ] with [ ? ].

User reviews

It is very easy and simple to search. There is no need to look for a search bar. Highly recommended for those who only use the keyboard. I hope that one day this feature will become commercially available and all sites will be updated with this idea, and I believe it will happen.
by leeel, 2023-12-24

by soumrac, 2023-12-12
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Slash to Search requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

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