# Paste and Go Key

> Adds a changeable keyboard shortcut that pastes the clipboard into the URL bar and loads it/searches for it. Includes a toolbar button.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/paste-and-go-key](https://chrome-stats.com/d/paste-and-go-key)

## Overview

- **ID:** `paste-and-go-key`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** AQmx
- **Category:** search-tools,other,tabs
- **Daily users:** 263
- **Weekly downloads:** 5
- **Rating:** 4.00 / 5 (29 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.2.3
- **Last updated:** 2021-04-16
- **First published:** 2015-08-11
- **Size:** 40 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/paste-and-go-key/)

## Description

The Paste and Go Key Chrome extension enhances your browsing efficiency by allowing you to paste clipboard content directly into the URL bar with a customizable keyboard shortcut. If the pasted content is a valid URL, it loads the page instantly; otherwise, it can perform a search using your chosen search engine. The search feature is off by default but easily toggled and configurable in settings, including changing the search URL or defaulting to the browser’s search engine. 

Additionally, Paste and Go Key includes a handy toolbar button for quick access. While it offers language support through translations in Chinese Simplified, Italian, Portuguese, and Swedish, note that shortcut customization is limited in Firefox versions 57 to 59. Despite the extension’s small codebase (~15 kB), it delivers significant productivity benefits to streamline your web navigation experience.

## Rankings

- #7,123 — Overall
- #5 — paste
- #25 — waste
- #97 — include
- #120 — keyboard
- #172 — loading

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `clipboardRead`
- `search`
- `storage`
- `tabs`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- 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/paste-and-go-key)