# Single Key Shortcuts

> Navigate by pressing a single key. This add-on provides a few shortcuts that were available in the old Opera browser to make browsing a more pleasant experience. z,x: backward/forward in browser history c,v: previous/next tab

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/single-key-shortcuts](https://chrome-stats.com/d/single-key-shortcuts)

## Overview

- **ID:** `single-key-shortcuts`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Jeroen Hoekx
- **Category:** other,tabs
- **Daily users:** 9
- **Rating:** 4.50 / 5 (2 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.0.4
- **Last updated:** 2022-07-24
- **First published:** 2017-11-15
- **Size:** 15 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-11
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/single-key-shortcuts/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/jhoekx/singlekeyshortcuts](https://github.com/jhoekx/singlekeyshortcuts)

## Description

Single Key Shortcuts is a Firefox add-on that brings back the old Opera browser functionality by allowing you to navigate through browser history and tabs with just a single key press.

## Rankings

- #34,573 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`

### Content script matches

- `*`
- ``

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- 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/single-key-shortcuts)