Input Cursor Focus

Focuses cursor in first text input if none is focused.
What is Input Cursor Focus?
'Input Cursor Focus' is a unique Chrome extension, designed to automate one of the often overlooked aspects of website interaction - cursor input focus. Upon landing on a webpage, it automatically focuses your cursor into the first available text input. This translates to fewer manual click-through actions, saving time and making web surfing more efficient. It's notably useful on popular sites like Amazon where the search text input is a primary user action.

Extension stats

Users: 1,000+
Rating: 4.08 (24)
Version: 0.1.2 (Last updated: 2012-08-21)
Creation date: 2012-08-21
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Size: 21.28K

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Not available on Edge
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Extension summary

Automatically focuses text input on websites allowing you to immediately write without using mouse. E.g. on Amazon.com cursor is focused on search text input.

User reviews

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Pros
  • Works really well on various sites, including YouTube.
  • Extremely useful and should be a Chrome standard.
  • Speeds up the process of typing/searching by automatically focusing the input.
  • Helpful for users accustomed to keyboard shortcuts.
Cons
  • Does not work on certain sites.
  • Zoom issues on mobile devices when selecting input fields.
  • No option to whitelist specific sites.
  • Preference for cursor to move to the end of the input field instead of the beginning.
Most mentioned
  • Works in YouTube!
  • Doesn't work as expected on some sites.
  • Need for more control over activation (like whitelisting).
  • Wants the cursor to move to the end of the input field.
User reviews
works in YouTube! (thank you.)
by gideonsward, 2021-09-22

Works but what mobile users on hd screens need is the exact oppostie. For the screen to not wildly zoom way to much when selecting an input field or at the very least, return the page to the original zoom level when clicking off the field. This behavior has annoyed so many for the better part of 10 years. Ridiculous.
by Chris Vydas, 2019-11-14

Works really well. I would only suggest one addition, however. It'd be nice if we could whitelist sites that it needs to be active on, and not EVERY site. Some sites I visit actually change the layout of the page, or pop up a dropdown "suggestion list" that covers the contents of the page when you enter the text field. I only wanted it on two sites, and it's damaging my experience on every other site. Still worth it for the two sites, so I'll keep it on.
by Justin Atwell, 2018-12-08
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Input Cursor Focus requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Input Cursor Focus has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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