# No Stack Exchange Editor Keyboard Shortcuts

> Disables the JavaScript keyboard shortcuts on the answer box on Stack Overflow and all the Stack Exchange network websites so you can use readline/emacs style movement keys like ctrl-b.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/no-stack-exchange-shortcuts](https://chrome-stats.com/d/no-stack-exchange-shortcuts)

## Overview

- **ID:** `no-stack-exchange-shortcuts`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** aoeu
- **Category:** web-development
- **Version:** 1.6
- **Last updated:** 2025-02-19
- **First published:** 2025-02-18
- **Size:** 66 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/no-stack-exchange-shortcuts/)

## Rankings

- #131,798 — Overall
- #143 — exchange

## Permissions and access

### Content script matches

- `*.stackoverflow.com`
- `*.stackexchange.com`
- `*.serverfault.com`
- `*.superuser.com`
- `*.askubuntu.com`
- `*.mathoverflow.net`
- `stackapps.com`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Injects scripts into web pages, which may alter or extract site contents, resulting in a substantial risk.
- 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/no-stack-exchange-shortcuts)