Best alternatives to Shortkeys (Custom Keyboard Shortcuts) (2026)

10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Shortkeys (Custom Keyboard Shortcuts), closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.

Shortkeys (Custom Keyboard Shortcuts): reviews, users and permissions Best Workflow & Planning extensions

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≈100K users3.4★ from 814 ratingsUpdated 7 months ago14 permissions

Shortkeys (Custom Keyboard Shortcuts) alternatives, compared

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Keyboard Shortcuts
Set custom keyboard shortcuts for Chrome: View extension options, or browse to chrome://extensions/shortcuts to set.
≈70K users4.5★ from 122 ratingsNot updated for 2+ yearsNo special permissions
- A similar number of users to Shortkeys (Custom Keyboard Shortcuts)
- Rated 1.1 stars higher
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 14)
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Keyboard Shortcuts for Google Chrome™
Custom keyboard shortcuts for tabs, windows, zoom, and quick navigation — no permission warnings.
≈5K users4.1★ from 32 ratingsUpdated 3 months ago3 permissions
- About 20× fewer users than Shortkeys (Custom Keyboard Shortcuts)
- Rated 0.7 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 14)
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Bookmark Shortcuts Extension
Add keyboard shortcuts for 10 of your bookmarks.
≈3K users3.2★ from 25 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years2 permissions
- About 33× fewer users than Shortkeys (Custom Keyboard Shortcuts)
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 14)
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Disable YouTube Number Keyboard Shortcuts
Blocks 0-9 keys on YouTube, preventing video seek with keyboard shortcuts.
≈5K users4.3★ from 54 ratings2 permissions
- About 20× fewer users than Shortkeys (Custom Keyboard Shortcuts)
- Rated 0.9 stars higher
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 14)
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Keyboard Shortcuts to Reorder Tabs
Reorder shortcuts using ctrl-shift pgup/pgdn on Windows/Mac just like you can already do in Linux.
≈3K users3.8★ from 118 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years1 permissions
- About 33× fewer users than Shortkeys (Custom Keyboard Shortcuts)
- Rated 0.3 stars higher
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 14)
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Tab to Window/Popup - Keyboard Shortcut
Add a keyboard shortcut to move the current tab to a new window or popup.
≈10K users4.7★ from 125 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years3 permissions
- About 10× fewer users than Shortkeys (Custom Keyboard Shortcuts)
- Rated 1.3 stars higher
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 14)
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Keyboard shortcuts to manage Chrome tabs
Add hotkeys to 1)close tabs to the left, 2)close tabs to the right, 3)close other tabs, 4)toggle tab pinning
≈6K users4.5★ from 34 ratingsUpdated 24 months agoNo special permissions
- About 17× fewer users than Shortkeys (Custom Keyboard Shortcuts)
- Rated 1.1 stars higher
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 14)
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Shortcuts for Google™
Choose from 1000+ Google™ shortcuts to show up as buttons in a space-saving popup
≈100K users4.8★ from 3.2K ratingsUpdated 6 days ago9 permissions
- A similar number of users to Shortkeys (Custom Keyboard Shortcuts)
- Rated 1.3 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (9 vs 14)
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Keyboard Start Page
Open your favorite websites with visualized keyboard shortcuts.
≈2K users3.8★ from 21 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years2 permissions
- About 50× fewer users than Shortkeys (Custom Keyboard Shortcuts)
- Rated 0.4 stars higher
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 14)
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Emoboard Emoji Keyboard
Express Yourself with EmoBoard: The Ultimate Emoji Keyboard with Auto Search, Auto Insert, Emoji History, Shortcuts, and Dark Mode!
≈30K users4.8★ from 26 ratingsUpdated 20 months ago4 permissions
- About 3.3× fewer users than Shortkeys (Custom Keyboard Shortcuts)
- Rated 1.4 stars higher
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 14)
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Shortkeys (Custom Keyboard Shortcuts) alternatives: questions

What is the best alternative to Shortkeys (Custom Keyboard Shortcuts)?

By users, the most popular alternative is Shortcuts for Google™ with ≈100K users and a 4.8-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Keyboard Shortcuts.

Which Shortkeys (Custom Keyboard Shortcuts) alternative has the best rating?

Shortcuts for Google™ has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.8 out of 5 from 3.2K ratings.

Is there a Shortkeys (Custom Keyboard Shortcuts) alternative that asks for fewer permissions?

Keyboard Shortcuts asks for 0 permissions, against 14 for Shortkeys (Custom Keyboard Shortcuts).

How many alternatives to Shortkeys (Custom Keyboard Shortcuts) are there?

We list 10 close alternatives to Shortkeys (Custom Keyboard Shortcuts) on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.

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