# Shortkeys (Custom Keyboard Shortcuts) for Firefox

> Create custom keyboard shortcuts for your browser: 125+ built-in actions, macros, shortcut packs, command palette, cloud sync, and more.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/shortkeys](https://chrome-stats.com/d/shortkeys)

## Overview

- **ID:** `shortkeys`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Peter Malecka
- **Category:** download-management,bookmarks,tabs
- **Daily users:** 7,542
- **Weekly downloads:** 4
- **Rating:** 3.11 / 5 (262 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.0.20
- **Last updated:** 2017-09-04
- **First published:** 2017-01-14
- **Size:** 589 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/shortkeys/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/crittermike/shortkeys/issues](https://github.com/crittermike/shortkeys/issues)

## Description

Shortkeys for Firefox is a powerful browser extension that allows users to create and customize keyboard shortcuts to streamline their browsing experience. You can assign shortcuts to a variety of actions such as running custom JavaScript, navigating tabs, scrolling pages, managing bookmarks, and many more. The extension supports complex key combos and sequences, along with site-specific blacklisting or whitelisting to tailor shortcuts exactly how you want.

Users can enable or disable shortcuts while focused in form fields to avoid conflicts and enjoy seamless typing. While certain Firefox API limitations apply — such as no shortcut functionality on internal pages or overriding default Firefox shortcuts outside page context — Shortkeys remains a versatile tool. It requires permissions to inject JavaScript into webpages for custom shortcut recognition but only uses them responsibly. Ideal for users looking to boost productivity and customize their Firefox browser with ease.

## Rankings

- #903 — Overall
- #23 — Bookmarks
- #66 — Tabs
- #80 — Download Management
- #4 — keyboard
- #5 — shortcut

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`
- `activeTab`
- `downloads`
- `clipboardWrite`
- `storage`
- `bookmarks`
- `<all_urls>`

### Content script matches

- `*`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High 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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## Review summary

Shortkeys lets you customize Firefox shortcuts, which can improve workflow (e.g., back navigation and text search features). However, many users report major reliability and compatibility problems: installs fail or extensions become greyed out after updates, and the addon seems abandoned or under-maintained. It also has significant limitations: many common shortcuts cannot be remapped, and behavior is inconsistent across pages and the URL bar. This mix of possible benefits and frequent issues explains mixed user satisfaction.

### Pros

- Allows remapping/overriding Firefox shortcuts to suit your workflow.
- Useful for tasks like back navigation (Backspace) and searching selected text.
- Can disable certain shortcuts (for example Ctrl+U) to prevent accidental activations.

### Cons

- Reliability problems: installation failures or the extension becoming corrupt after Firefox or OS updates, with it often appearing greyed out.
- Perceived lack of ongoing maintenance; described as abandoned or years without updates.
- Limited/remains rigid: cannot remap many common shortcuts (e.g., Ctrl+W, Ctrl+Alt modifiers, Cmd+Shift+N) and does not always respect Firefox’s tab behavior.
- Inconsistent or non-functional on some pages, including the URL bar.

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