# Web Input Readline Hotkeys

> readline / emacs like keyboard shortcuts for text input across the web

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/web-input-readline-hotkeys](https://chrome-stats.com/d/web-input-readline-hotkeys)

## Overview

- **ID:** `web-input-readline-hotkeys`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Edwin Kofler
- **Category:** other
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Version:** 0.3.1
- **Last updated:** 2020-04-23
- **First published:** 2020-04-22
- **Size:** 809 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/web-input-readline-hotkeys/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/eankeen/web-input-readline-hotkeys-extension/](https://github.com/eankeen/web-input-readline-hotkeys-extension/)

## Description

Web Input Readline Hotkeys is a Firefox add-on that enables readline / emacs style keyboard shortcuts for text input across the web, including input elements and contenteditable HTML elements. It works on popular platforms like Slack, Discord, and Youtube.

## Rankings

- #88,399 — Overall
- #47 — input

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`

### Content script matches

- `*`
- `localhost`
- `127.0.0.1`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate 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/web-input-readline-hotkeys)