Link Hints

Click with your keyboard.

What is Link Hints?

'Link Hints' is a unique browser extension designed to enhance your web experience. If you're having difficulty using a mouse or just prefer keyboard shortcuts, Link Hints offers a creative solution. Press specific keyboard combinations and watch as clickable 'hints' appear next to links or buttons. Type the letter hint to click the link or hold Shift and type a part of the link text. You can even customize the keyboard shortcuts for your convenience.

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By: Simon Lydell

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Users: 1,000+

Rating: 4.96 (26) ▲ 1 new ratings

Version: 1.3.1 (Last updated: 2022-08-08)

Creation date: 2020-05-23

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

<all_urls>
storage

Size: 171.01K

Email: si*****@gmail.com

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 22783 ▲ 309

Other rankings

#557 in Accessibility #48 in links keyword 31 ▲ 2 #94 in shift keyword 30 ▼ 2 #180 in keyboard keyword 21 ▲ 1 #265 in shortcut keyword 31 ▼ 13

Other platforms

Link Hints (v1.3.1)

5.00 (26) 542

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Summary

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Have a bad touchpad? Trouble using a mouse? Love keyboard shortcuts?

Link Hints is a browser extension that complements the built-in keyboard shortcuts with ones for clicking.

Press Alt+J (Ctrl+J on macOS). This makes little yellow boxes with letters, called hints, appear next to links (and other clickable things). Type the letters to click the link. Alternatively, hold Shift and type a bit of the link text.

The keyboard shortcuts and hints are fully customizable.

Alt+J: Click links, buttons, etc. Alt+K: Open link in new tab. Alt+L: Open link in new tab and switch to it.

Alt+Shift+J: Click many things. Alt+Shift+K: Open many links. Alt+Shift+L: Select element.

User reviews

User reviews summary

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Great for keyboard navigation
Lightweight and simple to use
Increases productivity

Cons

Doesn't work with other languages
Not as fully-featured as Vimium

Most mentioned

Great for keyboard navigation
Lightweight and simple to use
Vimium alternative
Increases productivity

Recent reviews

Fantastic. Almost makes me think I'm using qutebrowser.

Tom Campbell, 2024-06-18

I was looking for an extension to open Google search results solely using keyboard. Vim-related extensions were the only ones I found. But I didn't want unnecessary shortcuts because I was only looking for opening links, clicking buttons and elements using keyboards. This extension only had 11 reviews and I thought this won't be a good extension. But it turns out its so much powerful and more useful to me than Vim-ish extension. Thank you for developing this extension! :)

Solomon, 2022-10-02

fire

Brian Feng, 2024-04-24

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Safety

Risk impact

Link Hints may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing.