knogs

keyboard navigation on google search™
What is knogs?
"knogs" is a Chrome extension that allows you to navigate Google Search results using keyboard shortcuts, enabling mouse-free access. It provides shortcuts for opening links in new tabs or windows, selecting the search box, and more.

Extension stats

Users: 14 ▲ 2
Rating: 4.00 (4)
Version: 1.1.0 (Last updated: 2015-08-07)
Creation date: 2015-08-06
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Size: 11.14K
URLs: Website

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Extension summary

use google search without the mouse keyboard shortcuts for use with google search

j/k navigate google search results o to open the selected link in a new tab enter to open the selected link in the current tab shift+o or shift+enter to open the page in a new window / selects the search box esc unselects the search box

note: set up your own search engine keyword for google for total mouse-free access chrome://chrome/settings/searchEngines

my normal search sequence is as follows ctrl-L g space stuff j j j o

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User reviews

Doesn't seem to work anymore. Installing and using google.ca or google.com/ncr doesn't allow j and k to be used to navigate (instead it jumps to the search bar). The k icon stays greyed out. I assume the last google javascript update broke this extension. Chrome Version 52.0.2743.116 (64-bit) on Linux
by David, 2016-09-05

Thank goodness. I have been wanting this for a long time. Just installed it and loving it. In your blog post you mention turning off Google Instant Search. I feel like that information should be added to the Details here. I wish Google would implement first-class keyboard shortcuts for Search like with their other services. Thanks.
by Aaron Howell, 2013-02-07

super useful!
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Extension safety

Risk impact

knogs requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

knogs has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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