Shortkeys (Custom Keyboard Shortcuts)

Name: Shortkeys (Custom Keyboard Shortcuts)
Rating: 3.4244791666666665 (768 reviews)
Author: Mike Crittenden

Custom keyboard shortcuts for your browser

Download

Install Compare

Shortkeys is a powerful Chrome extension that lets you create custom keyboard shortcuts to enhance browser navigation and productivity. With Shortkeys, you can easily configure shortcuts for a wide range of actions including browsing history commands, tab management, scrolling, running bookmarklets, and custom JavaScript execution.

Supporting key sequences and flexible key combinations, Shortkeys allows disabling conflicting shortcuts on specific sites or while focused on form fields. Whether you want to quickly switch tabs, reload pages, copy URLs, or disable default browser shortcuts, Shortkeys provides an intuitive way to tailor your browsing experience. Detailed documentation and active support make customization straightforward for any user.

Extension Productivity Developer Tools Utilities

By:

Users:

Rating:

Version:

4.1.4 Last updated: 2024-12-18

Creation date:

2020-06-08

Risk:

Permissions:

downloads
storage
tabs
clipboardWrite
background
browsingData
bookmarks
sessions
management
debugger

Host permissions:

*://*/*

Size:

255.00KB

Email:

mi*****@gmail.com

Full description:

Source:

Chrome Web Store

Data ingested on:

2025-07-12

Ranking

# 1,549 ▲ 3

Other rankings

#136 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 1

#2 in shortcut keyword 31

#5 in keyboard keyword 41

#62 in shift keyword 23 ▼ 1

#64 in command keyword 10 ▼ 4

Upgrade to see more rankings

User reviews

Users appreciate Shortkeys for its flexibility in creating custom keyboard shortcuts and support for JavaScript commands, enhancing browser navigation and workflow. However, many report it does not function on specific pages like new tabs or Chrome's internal pages unless configured properly. There are recurrent complaints about bookmarklet support breaking, lack of user-friendly error messages for invalid shortcuts, and sudden loss of functionality after updates. Despite these issues, users find it valuable once configured and working, particularly for advanced shortcut customizations.

Pros

Allows customization of keyboard shortcuts, including vim-like (hjkl) movements for tabs.
Flexible and powerful with support for running JavaScript code via shortcuts.
Works well on most webpages, helping improve workflow efficiency.
Supports function keys like F8, F10, and F4 for shortcuts.
User interface is generally intuitive once learned, with useful customization options.

Cons

Does not work on certain pages such as new tab pages and chrome://extensions pages without additional configuration.
Bookmarklet commands often don't run or fail, especially in recent versions.
Requires configuring shortcuts via chrome://extensions/shortcuts page, which some users find confusing or inconvenient.
No warnings for invalid shortcut entries or missing activation scopes, leading to user confusion.
Extension sometimes stops working after updates or breaks on certain dates without timely fixes.

Recent reviews

cant set F1 2 keys as shortcut

Li*****, 2025-07-11

Custom Javascript didn't worked first. But after some time Chrome notified me that extension activated. Don't know what that means, but after that it start working normally. Before the extension intersected shortcut succesfully, but didn't run JS (I tried different JS code alert(), document.execCommand('copy') etc.) Now it works and I'm happy :)

Vo*****, 2025-07-10

Doesn't work at all, can't even bind `ctrl+a` like the extension showed as an example

Os*****, 2025-07-07

View all user reviews ›

Extension safety

Risk impact

Risk impact measures the level of extra permissions an extension has access to. A low risk impact extension cannot do much harms, whereas a high risk impact extension can do a lot of damage like stealing your password, bypassing your security settings, and accessing your personal data. High risk impact extensions are not necessarily malicious. However, if they do turn malicious, they can be very harmful.

Shortkeys (Custom Keyboard Shortcuts) requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Allows for debugging of other web apps and extensions, which can intersect with sensitive information and security boundaries.
Critical ****** ****** ** ******* ***** ***** *** ** **** ** ***** **** ******** ****** *** ******** ********** * ******* ********
Critical ****** ****** ** *** ********* ****** * *********** ******** **** ** ** *** ******* *** ****** **** **** *** ******* *****
High ******* ******* **** *** ****** ***** *** ***** ** ******* **** ********* ********* ** * *********** *****
High ****** ******* *** ********* ********* ******** ***** *** ** ********** ****** * ******** ******* *****
Medium ****** ********** ** ******** ********** *** ********* ******* ******** ****** ******** ****** ********
Medium ****** ** ********* *** ******* ******** **** **** *********** *** ********* *** ********* ******* *** *****
Medium ******* ***** *********** ***** ****** ********* *** ***** ********* **** **** ************** *** ********
Medium ******* ******* ************* ***** *** ** ******* *** **** ******* ****** ******** *******

Risk likelihood

Risk likelihood measures the probability that a Chrome extension may turn malicious. This is determined by the publisher and the Chrome extension reputation on Chrome Web Store, the amount of time the Chrome extension has been around, and other signals about the Chrome extension. Our algorithms are not perfect, and are subject to change as we discover new ways to detect malicious extensions. We recommend that you always exercise caution when installing a Chrome extension.

Shortkeys (Custom Keyboard Shortcuts) has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
Low **** ********* *** ******* **** **** * ****** **** ***** ******** *** **** ****** ** ** ****** *** *****
Low **** ********* *** ***** **** **** * ****** **** ***** ********** *** **** ****** ** ** ****** *** *****
Good **** ********* ** ****** ** ********
Good **** ********* *** **** **** *******