Best alternatives to Search Navigator – Keyboard shortcuts for Google & YouTube (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Search Navigator, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.
Search Navigator – Keyboard shortcuts for Google & YouTube today
Search Navigator alternatives, compared
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Google Search Keyboard Shortcuts
Adds keyboard shortcuts/hotkeys back to Google search results
≈9K users4.6★ from 159 ratingsUpdated 19 months ago1 permissions- About 9.0× more users than Search Navigator
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 3)
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Google search results shortcuts
Keyboard shortcuts for google search results
≈7K users4.5★ from 77 ratingsUpdated 8 months agoNo special permissions- About 7.0× more users than Search Navigator
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 3)
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Search Fixer for YouTube
Remove all distracting YouTube search suggestions, redirect shorts and much more!
≈30K users4.5★ from 89 ratingsUpdated 2 months ago2 permissions- About 30× more users than Search Navigator
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 3)
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TextExpander: Keyboard Shortcuts & Templates
Create and expand repetitive text anywhere on the web with custom keyboard shortcuts.
≈100K users4.5★ from 130 ratingsUpdated 7 weeks ago10 permissions- About 100× more users than Search Navigator
- Asks for more permissions (10 vs 3)
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Search on YouTube
Search for anything on YouTube by selecting the text and right clicking.
≈5K users5.0★ from 13 ratingsNot updated for 5+ years1 permissions- About 5.0× more users than Search Navigator
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 3)
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Google Search date range shortcut
Add a date range shortcut to your Google search results.
≈6K users4.4★ from 35 ratingsUpdated 8 months ago1 permissions- About 6.0× more users than Search Navigator
- Rated 0.2 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 3)
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Tab Pinner (Keyboard Shortcuts)
Pin or Unpin a tab easily from the keyboard
≈10K users4.8★ from 128 ratingsUpdated 23 months agoNo special permissions- About 10× more users than Search Navigator
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 3)
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Better YouTube Search
Fix YouTube search results by showing all search results and stop Recommended videos from appearing in your search results.
≈8K users3.5★ from 51 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years2 permissions- About 8.0× more users than Search Navigator
- Rated 1.1 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 3)
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Comments Search for YouTube
Search youtube comments by keywords.
≈4K users3.7★ from 53 ratingsUpdated 3 weeks ago4 permissions- About 4.0× more users than Search Navigator
- Rated 0.9 stars lower
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 3)
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YCS - YouTube Comment Search
Search comments, replies, chat replay, video transcript for the current video on YouTube by contents, authors, time.
≈40K users3.3★ from 561 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years3 permissions- About 40× more users than Search Navigator
- Rated 1.3 stars lower
- Updated less recently
Search Navigator alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Search Navigator?
By users, the most popular alternative is TextExpander: Keyboard Shortcuts & Templates with ≈100K users and a 4.5-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Google Search Keyboard Shortcuts.
Which Search Navigator alternative has the best rating?
Tab Pinner (Keyboard Shortcuts) has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.8 out of 5 from 128 ratings.
Is there a Search Navigator alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Google search results shortcuts asks for 0 permissions, against 3 for Search Navigator.
How many alternatives to Search Navigator are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to Search Navigator on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
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