Search Shortcut

by Bora M. Alper · Tools

Manifest V3 Free

View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 17 Oct 2026

Adds a shortcut (by default Ctrl+Y) to focus on the search box in webpages.

Users

0 in 30 days

Rating

0.0 / 5

unchanged in 30 days

Ratings

0 in 30 days

Store rank

#314K

#252K among extensions

Version

2.0

updated 3 Aug 2026

Users

monthly, 3 years

Latest, 17 Oct 2026: 3 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years

Latest, 17 Oct 2026: 0 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

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About Search Shortcut

Search Shortcut is an extension that allows you to focus on the main search box in any webpage by simply pressing Ctrl+Y (and Control+Y on macOS). I have developed Search Shortcut based on the observation that an overwhelming majority of websites present their own search facilities, yet there is no unified way (or any way at all) to focus quickly on those search boxes, as easily as focusing on the the address bar of your browser for example.