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Simple Shortcuts

by Dovie Weinstock · Functionality & UI
FeaturedManifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Simple Chrome extension that adds useful shortcuts.

Users
41
+8 in 30 days
Rating
0.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
0
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#116K
#97K among extensions
Version
0.5.1
updated 8 Oct 2026

Users

monthly, 3 years
02041Dec 2023Jun 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 41 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
001Dec 2023Jun 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 0 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.

About Simple Shortcuts

Control Chrome with useful keyboard shortcuts for tabs, groups, windows, navigation, and media. GET BACK TO THE TAB YOU NEED • Last active tab returns to the tab you were just using. Press it again to toggle back. • Older recent tab walks backward through a stable list of up to 32 recently used tabs, skipping closed tabs and stopping at the oldest available entry. • Both work across normal Chrome windows in the same regular/incognito context. Collapsed destination groups expand to reveal your tab. MANAGE TABS AND GROUPS • Duplicate highlighted tabs with their navigation history, pin state, and group membership. • Pin or unpin tabs, create tabs near the current tab or within its group, and move selected tabs left, right, to the front, or to the back. • Move tabs between normal windows, cycle groups, collapse or expand groups, and rearrange all groups. • Open selected web tabs in incognito or navigate to a site's home page. COPY LINKS AND SCREENSHOTS • Copy all highlighted tab URLs in tab-strip order, one per line. • Copy the visible page as a PNG image directly to your clipboard. Suggested shortcut: Alt+Shift+S. • Screenshots exclude browser toolbars and the rest of the scrolling page. REMEMBER YOUR SHORTCUT SETUP • Search your actual shortcut assignments in a compact popup. • Save a snapshot for your operating system, compare missing or changed keys on another browser, and export or import a JSON backup. • Backups provide a restoration checklist. Chrome does not allow extensions to assign shortcut keys or read whether their scope is global, so restore keys manually in Chrome's shortcut settings. • Snapshots cover Simple Shortcuts only. Chrome Sync requires the same extension ID and compatible sync settings. CONTROL MEDIA • Pause HTML audio and video across accessible browser tabs after granting optional site access. • See audible or muted tabs in the popup, jump to them, and mute or unmute them. • Restricted pages and some players may not support pausing. SETUP Open the popup and choose Edit keys, or visit chrome://extensions/shortcuts. Suggested shortcuts on installation: • Duplicate tabs: Alt+Shift+D • Pin / unpin tabs: Alt+Shift+P • Open in incognito: Alt+Shift+N • Copy screenshot: Alt+Shift+S Assign the other commands yourself. Chrome or your operating system may reserve a key combination or leave a conflicting suggestion unassigned. Existing assignments remain attached to their existing commands. PRIVACY No analytics, advertising, remote scripts, or developer-operated data servers. Tab activity is used locally for tab switching and organization; screenshots and copied links go to your clipboard only when requested. Shortcut snapshots can use Chrome's sync storage. Media site access is optional and can be revoked from Backup → Revoke media. Requires Chrome 116 or newer. Open source: https://github.com/DovieW/simple-shortcuts Support: https://github.com/DovieW/simple-shortcuts/issues Privacy policy: https://github.com/DovieW/simple-shortcuts/blob/12ad8b4683298d98794ed0813cb3c041b1997e0a/PRIVACY.md

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days+1+2.5%00.00
30 days+8+24.2%00.00
6 months+32+355.6%00.00
1 year+38+1266.7%00.00

Version history

12 versions recorded
0.5.18 Oct 2026
0.5.07 Oct 2026
0.4.130 Apr 2026
0.4.015 Dec 2025
0.3.215 Sep 2025
0.3.129 Aug 2025
0.3.08 Aug 2025
0.2.027 May 2025

Details

Category
Functionality & UI
First seen
26 Dec 2023
Size
71 KB
Languages
en-US
Pricing
Free
Support
github.com
Extension ID
ahocokogjkjpkdjaobcjjdnmmlhpcapn

Permissions and risk

Low riskimpact 2, likelihood 1
Permissions
tabsstoragetabGroupsscriptingoffscreenclipboardWriteactiveTab

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