Keyboard Start Page

Open your favorite websites with visualized keyboard shortcuts.
What is Keyboard Start Page?
"Keyboard Start Page" is a Chrome extension that provides a unique way to access your favorite websites. It replaces your new tab page with a virtual keyboard. Each key can be customized to link to a specific website. By clicking or pressing the key, you can quickly navigate to your desired site. The extension offers different methods to open the links, such as in the same tab, new tab, in the background, or in a new window. It can be set as a home page when you open Chrome, making your browsing experience more efficient and enjoyable.

Extension stats

Rating: 4.22 (18)
Version: 0.4.1 (Last updated: 2024-06-04)
Creation date: 2017-08-24
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Overrides new tab: Yes
Permissions:
  • storage
  • background
Size: 496.64K

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Extension summary

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This is an alternative start page for Chrome. It will replace the new tab page while you can also set it as home page when startup.

On the page there's only a virtual keyboard and you can set each key to the link you want. By pressing down any key on the keyboard, no matter the virtual one or physical one, you can jump to your favorite website as you set.

Available shortcuts of opening links: Mouse left click In the same tab. Mouse middle click In a new tab in the background. <Key> In the same tab. Shift+<Key> In a new tab in the background. Ctrl+click In a new tab in the background. Ctrl+Shift+click In a new tab and switches to the newly opened tab. Shift+click In a new window.

For more information: https://github.com/ligyxy/KeyboardStartPage For Privacy Policy: https://github.com/gyli/KeyboardStartPage/blob/master/PRIVACYPOLICY.md

User reviews

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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
  • Novel, practical and works as advertised
  • Nice application with additional settings
  • User-friendly and efficient for its purpose
  • Good overall functionality
Cons
  • Focus is on the address bar when opening a new tab, breaking shortcut keys
  • No option to customize keyboard layout for non-standard keyboards
  • Doesn't override the default Google search page
  • No sync to Google account for saving tabs
Most mentioned
  • Doesn't work
  • Focus issue in the address bar
  • Excellent app
  • Request for customization and additional features
Recent reviews
Не работает

how it work????
by AdrienettePower_YT, 2021-02-08

I want to love it but each time I open a new tab my cursor is in the address bar waiting for me to type out an address. That means the shortcut keys don't work at all...
by Studio Laflamme, 2019-08-13
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Keyboard Start Page is relatively safe to use as it requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Keyboard Start Page has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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