What is Switch between recent tabs (MRU tabs switch)?
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By default, the hotkey is Alt+Q (⌥Q on Mac) but can be configured by accessing the following URL: chrome://extensions/shortcuts Please, take note that it's not possible to use existing Chrome hotkeys on this page.
If you still want to set e.g. Ctrl+Tab as a hotkey, you have to change the Chrome settings file. On Windows: Press Win+R and execute "notepad %LOCALAPPDATA%\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Preferences". On Ubuntu: gedit ~/.config/google-chrome/Default/Preferences Then change all occurrences of Alt+Q to Ctrl+Tab Important: if you're using Google account sync, disable settings synchronization. Otherwise, Chrome will be overriding the changed hotkey on each restart.
If the above way doesn't work for you, follow the instructions on this Gist: https://gist.github.com/ilyachase/49c7a6d1aa543d16568520560cfaf226
User reviews
- Works effectively for tab switching
- Offers productivity enhancements
- Free to use and lightweight
- Can be remapped to preferred shortcuts
- Provides a solution to a common need among users
- Limited to switching between only the last two tabs
- Issues with functionality when tabs are pushed to another window
- Not compatible with tab groups
- Users experienced setup difficulties and errors
- Some users found default settings lacking compared to other browsers
- Works well
- Alt-Q shortcut functionality
- Limitations with tab groups
- Setup difficulties
- Lack of built-in Chrome functionality
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Switch between recent tabs (MRU tabs switch) does not require any sensitive permissions.
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Switch between recent tabs (MRU tabs switch) has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.
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