Docs Hotkey

Create hotkeys for Google Docs

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Docs Hotkey: Boost Your Google Docs Productivity

Docs Hotkey is a powerful Chrome extension that allows users to create customized hotkeys for Google Docs, Slides, and Classroom, making text formatting and editing lightning-fast. With simple configuration, you can easily set hotkeys for a variety of functions such as highlighting, bolding, underlining, changing fonts and sizes, adding emoji reactions, and much more.

Key Features

Customizable Hotkeys: Create multi-function hotkeys for complex formatting tasks.
Versatile Functions: Quickly apply styles like headings, text alignments, and lists.
Broad Compatibility: Works seamlessly with Google Slides and Classroom.
Flexible Add-ons Execution: Run add-ons with just a keystroke.

Originally designed to add a highlight shortcut, Docs Hotkey has evolved into a comprehensive tool for improving workflow efficiency. If your desired shortcut isn’t currently available, feel free to reach out for support. Explore documentation here.

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By:: Zack Murry
Users:: 8,000+
Rating:: 4.72

(65)
Version:: 0.18 (Last updated: 2025-01-07)
Creation date:: 2022-07-13
Risk:: Low risk impact Low risk likelihood
Permissions:: storage
Size:: 808.96K
Email:: za*****@gmail.com
Full description:: See detailed description
Source:: Chrome Web Store
Updated:: 17 hours ago

Ranking

# 10,380 ▲ 543

Other rankings

#372 in Tools ▼ 4 #35 in google docs keyword 56 ▲ 1 #100 in shortcut keyword 35 ▲ 5 #233 in change color keyword 15 ▲ 6

User reviews

Pros

Very useful for quickly changing text colors
Great for formatting documents efficiently
Open source and well-supported
Time-saving for repetitive tasks
Simple and effective interface

Cons

Setup can be confusing for some users
Not all hotkey commands are intuitive or documented
Issues with functionality on Macbook for some users
Limited commands for text formatting like capitalization

Most mentioned

Need for better documentation on hotkeys
Works well once set up correctly
Very beneficial for students and note-taking
Desire for additional features like text capitalization
Users express appreciation for the time-saving aspect

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. User reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

User reviews

형광펜(highlight)에 연한 핑크(light PINK) 연한 그린(light GREEN) 등 색상을 추가할 수 없을까요?

k G, 2025-04-20

Have been looking for exactly this!! Thank you--super easy to use, such a time saver.

L, 2025-04-18

The hero we did not expect. Love it!!

Danielle Jonah Mendoza, 2025-04-02

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Docs Hotkey requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details

High Injects scripts into web pages, which may alter or extract site contents, resulting in a substantial risk.

Risk likelihood

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

Risk likelihood analysis details

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