Chrome-Stats extension
ctrlw
A no-op extension. Useful for killing the dreaded Ctrl-W hotkey!
Total ratings for ctrlw
3.82
(Rating count:
17)
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Pros
- Prevents accidental closing of tabs with Ctrl+W
- Works perfectly once shortcuts are configured
- Essential for playing browser-based games to avoid tab closure
Cons
- Requires manual configuration on chrome://extensions/shortcuts
- Does not work on some versions of Chrome or with certain operating systems
- No option to customize for specific URLs or domains
Most mentioned
- Need to set up the shortcut manually in the extensions menu
- Not working for some users with different Chrome versions or operating systems
- Effectiveness for gaming and preventing accidental tab closures
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Recent reviews for ctrlw
Recent rating average:
3.70
All time rating average:
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| Date | Author | Rating | Lang | Comment |
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| 2024-03-03 |  |
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en | Thank you so much. To save other writers 30 seconds, please add instructions on how to bind keys to the extensions functions. |
| 2024-02-14 |  |
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en | Works perfectly for me on ChromeOS, just had to change the keyboard shortcut from the extensions menu as other reviewers have mentioned. |
| 2024-02-04 |  |
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en | working in 122.0.6261.6 set first : chrome://extensions/shortcuts |
| 2023-12-14 |  |
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en | Using it to disable Ctrl + D, works fine. To future readers: you need to set the shortcut (to be disabled) in chrome://extensions/shortcuts |
| 2023-07-10 |  |
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not working, Version 114.0.5735.198 (Official Build) | |
| 2023-05-20 |  |
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doesn't work | |
| 2023-01-11 |  |
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Doesn't work. Ctrl+W still closes out the tab... | |
| 2022-01-03 | |
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Works perfectly! In order for it to work you have to select the three bars in the top left. From there you can add your desired shortcuts. | |
| 2021-12-12 |  |
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Thank you! It works. Just needed to go to chrome://extensions and assign Ctrl-W to this extention "do nothing" action. That did the job! :) | |
| 2021-09-08 |  |
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for it to work, go to chrome://extensions/shortcuts, set this extensions "do absolutely nothing!" keybind to Ctrl+W and then it will work. |
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