# Keyboard Surfing

> Easy keyboard web browsing with computer assisted cursor home-in. Mouseless browsing. Smart cursor-based link selection, simple keyboard navigation, single-hand control, laptop friendly.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/keyboard-surfing](https://chrome-stats.com/d/keyboard-surfing)

## Overview

- **ID:** `keyboard-surfing`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Somnia
- **Category:** other
- **Daily users:** 6
- **Weekly downloads:** 1
- **Rating:** 4.62 / 5 (13 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.3.21resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-25
- **First published:** 2016-05-05
- **Size:** 42 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/keyboard-surfing/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/keyboard-surfing/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/keyboard-surfing/privacy/)

## Description

Keyboard Surfing is a Firefox add-on that provides a keyboard-controlled cursor for easy web browsing. With intelligent link selection, smooth scrolling, and single-hand control, you can navigate web pages effortlessly without using a mouse.

## Rankings

- #39,631 — Overall
- #53 — keyboard
- #125 — cursors
- #127 — cursor
- #131 — laptop

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`

### Content script matches

- `*`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low 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/keyboard-surfing)