QuicKey – The quick tab switcher
Add keyboard shortcuts to switch tabs with a Quicksilver-style search or a most recently used menu
What is QuicKey – The quick tab switcher?
QuicKey – The quick tab switcher is an Edge add-on designed to enhance productivity by providing quick keyboard shortcuts for tab switching. It features a Quicksilver-style algorithm for efficient search and offers a most recently used menu to navigate through the recent tabs. With customizable options, you can limit search results to the current window, support Pinyin search, and enable CTRL-TAB shortcut. You can also manage bookmarks and history, close and reopen tabs, move tabs, and switch to InPrivate tabs, all from your keyboard.
Stats
By: fwextensions
Rating: 4.70
(23)
Creation date: 2021-10-28
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
- tabs
- bookmarks
- history
- storage
- sessions
- chrome://favicon/
Size: 339.82K
URLs: Website ,Privacy policy
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Summary
Add keyboard shortcuts to switch tabs with a Quicksilver-style search or a most recently used menu. No mouse needed!
• Press ALT-Q (CTRL-Q on macOS) • Type a few letters • Press ENTER to switch to the selected tab
★ New options in v1.7.x
• Support pinyin when searching for bookmarks and history items • Limit recent tab navigation to the current browser window • Limit tab search results to the current browser window
★ Use CTRL-TAB to switch between recent tabs
User reviews
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Pros
- Quick tab search
- Easy to use
- Useful settings and features
- Allows for quick switch to most recently used tab
- Good for keyboard shortcuts
Cons
- Issues with installation from Microsoft Edge Add-Ons store
- Some users experienced functionality issues
- Limited customization options
Most mentioned
- Quick tab search
- Ctrl+Tab functionality
- Most Recently Used tab
- Useful for keyboard shortcuts
Recent reviews
This is the best tab serach/close/swtich by shortcuts app. I have installed it in Chrome and Edge. Recommend it to you!
by JK.YANG, 2024-07-06
so quick, so easy, works like a dream
lots of useful settings (like remembering the last search) and features (like displaying the total number of tabs open)
- AND you can contact the developer for support
Would pay/donate if you add a donate button in settings :)
by Gary, 2024-03-20
NOTE: The CTRL+TAB functionality did NOT work when I installed the extension from the MIcrosoft Edge Add-Ons stor. I had to remove it and install the extension from the CHROME Add-Ons store to get it to work. So... three stars in EDGE, five stars in CHROME.
(Then I had to re-add it from EDGE in order to add this note to my Review!)
Pretty much all other browsers now have this functionality built-in, and it's now firmly in my muscle-memory. I think it's pretty pathetic that MS has had users asking for it for FOUR YEARS, and they keep ignoring us.
Thank you for making this work-around so that when I do have to use Edge (no choice at work), I don't have to give up this EXTREMELY basic fucntionality!
by Livingston,, 2023-08-23
Safety
Risk impact
QuicKey – The quick tab switcher may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this add-on. Review carefully before installing.
Risk likelihood
QuicKey – The quick tab switcher has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
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