Browser Extensions are extra features that became a necessity for a lot of people. There are a lot of extensions in the market that have helped a lot of users, but to trigger them, we need to go to the extensions option and click on it. This is not an efficient method, that’s why users want to know if there is a shortcut to trigger the extension. Well, we are here with an answer. In this article, we are going to how to set Keyboard Shortcuts for Chrome or Edge Extensions.
Set Keyboard Shortcuts for Chrome or Edge Extensions
Both Chrome and Edge have a similar base, that is, Chromium, but the method to access this setting is different on both the browsers. Our guide covers both the method to set Keyboard Shortcuts for Chrome or Edge extensions.
How do I create a shortcut for Chrome extensions?
To create shortcuts for Chrome extensions, you need to go to the following location.
chrome://extensions/shortcuts
So, either paste it in the address bar or follow the given steps to navigate to the setting.
- Open Chrome
- Click on the three vertical dots.
- Select More tools > Extensions.
- Now, click on the three horizontal lines from the top-right corner of the screen.
- Click Keyboard shortcuts.
This way you will be redirected to the location mentioned above. Now, set the shortcut of your extension in Activate the extension box. To do that, click on the Pen icon and hit the shortcut that you want to set, make sure to include Ctrl or Alt while setting the shortcut. Hopefully, this will help you in saving a lot of time.
How do I create a shortcut for Edge extensions?
If you are a Microsoft Edge user then you amp up your productivity by setting a shortcut to trigger an extension.
To do that, you have to go to the following location.
edge://extensions/shortcuts
So, go ahead and paste the given URL in the address bar. Or, follow the steps mentioned below to go to the location in question.
- Open Microsoft Edge
- Click on the three horizontal dots from the top-left corner of the window.
- Select Extensions. If you can’t find it there, click More tools > Extensions.
- Go to the Keyboard shortcuts tab.
- Then give shortcuts to the extensions you want by writing it in the Active the extension box.
That’s how you can set a shortcut to launch Microsoft Edge easily.
How do I customize keyboard shortcuts in Edge?
In this section, we are going to see two things. These are the following.
- Change Keyboard shortcuts
- Add Keyword for URL
Let us talk about them in detail.
1] Change Keyboard shortcuts
To change the default keyboard shortcuts, we are going to use the Developer tools. Follow the given steps to do the same.
- Open Microsoft Edge, and either hit Cltr + Shift + I or go to the three dots > More tools > Developer tools.
- Now, click on the gear option to go to Settings.
- Click on the Shortcut tab.
- Hover over the shortcut you want to change and click on the Pen icon associated with it.
- Add a new shortcut and you will be good to go.
2] Add Keyword for URL
If you want to create a keyboard shortcut in Microsoft Edge to open a website. To do that, you need to go to the following location.
edge://settings/searchEngines
So, either paste it in the address bar or follow the given steps.
- Open Microsoft Edge
- Click on the three horizontal dots from the top-left corner and select Settings.
- Go to Privacy, search and services > Address bar and search.
- Click on Manage search engines.
- Press on Add.
- In the Search engine, write the name of the shortcut, and paste the URL and the keyword.
Once you have set the shortcut, you can just type the keyword in the address bar to get redirected to the URL associated with that keyword. It is very convenient and you should set the shortcuts to trigger the website you work on the most.
How do I customize keyboard shortcuts in Chrome?
Following are the things we are going to learn in this section.
- Change Keyboard shortcuts
- Add Keyword for URL
Let us talk about them in detail.
1] Change Keyboard shortcuts
To change keyboard shortcuts we are going to use an extension called AutoControl. Go to chrome.google.com/webstore to download the extension and then install it. Now, in Action, select what you want the shortcut to do and in Trigger, set the keyword. This will do the job for you.
2] Add Keyword for URL
Follow the given steps to add a Keyword for the URL.
- Open Chrome
- Click on the three vertical dots and click Settings.
- Go to Search engine > Manage search engine.
- From Other search engines, click Add.
- In the Search engine, write the name of the shortcut, and paste the URL and the keyword.
Now, you can use the keyword to open the website.
Why are my Chrome extensions not showing?
By default, Google Chrome moves all the extensions in the Extensions menu. It is a Puzzle icon located just next to the address bar. Click on it and then click on the Pin icon to make Chrome extensions visible on the toolbar. Also, Chrome does not show the disabled extensions. Hence, make sure that your extensions are enabled in Google Chrome.
How do I manage Chrome extensions?
To manage a Chrome extension, right-click on that extension and select the Manage extension option. After that, Chrome will show you different options to manage that extension. You can allow that extension on all or specific sites, enable it in incognito mode, etc.
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