Type-ahead-find
Find text or links as you type
Type-ahead-find [1] is an accessibility feature to search links and text faster on a webpage. How to use it:
* Start writing (or press /) to start text search.
* Press ' to search only links.
* Change option "direct search state" to set the default search policy (text, links or disabled).
* Use (Shift+)F3 or (Shift+)Control+G or Alt+N/P to switch between matches.
* Use F4 to toggle matching mode (text/links) once the search is active.
* Blacklist sites that set up their own shortcuts.
* The search shows first matches in current viewport.
Limitations:
* It cannot search inside iframes.
* It does not search text in adjacent HTML nodes (i.e. "hello" won't be found in HTML <b>He</b>llo)
* If the page already sets Javascript keybidings, the extension may misbehave. The best solution is to blacklist the site in the options page and disable the extension for this particular website.
Latest reviews
Updated on March 27, 2025, yay!
Also for me it doesn't works anymore. Please fix it, it's one of my favourite extension!!!!
I'm heartbroken it's not working anymore... If anyone knows how to get it to work again, please share. Or if there are any alternatives. I basically want this extension to work again T.T
Probably the most useful extension out there, baffled how it is not getting maintained for the new Chrome manifest. Btw you can discard Chrome arse notifications about disabling this extension and re-enable it, it'll keep working until Chrome goes through with being an arse.
Honestly Google?!!! The only alternative to this "must have" extension soon going "out of order" on account of your blunders, is a pdf or adblocker? Gemini is going to need more than a few billion to make it useful!
Hope this Extension gets an update to work in future.
Essential extension for Chrome based browsers. The best and most useful of all my extensions. I use it constantly.
Find button did absolutely nothing
Using it almost since chrome got out. The best keyboard navigation extension available. Very fast selection and execution of the links.
Using it almost since chrome got out. The best keyboard navigation extension available. Very fast selection and execution of the links.
Finally! I was looking for something like this. I was used to use the 'type to navigate' extension on Safari. It improves my navigation speed and productivity a lot.
Finally! I was looking for something like this. I was used to use the 'type to navigate' extension on Safari. It improves my navigation speed and productivity a lot.
Excellent extension - works perfectly for me on Edge.
Excellent extension - works perfectly for me on Edge.
Not working in current Chrome versions :(
Not working in current Chrome versions :(
Can't get it to work at all
Can't get it to work at all
Omöjligt att leva utan detta plugin
I have been using it for many years. It hasn't been updated since 2014 and it does not need it! This tells all.
I have been using it for many years. It hasn't been updated since 2014 and it does not need it! This tells all.
It doesn't work in sourcecode-view with: view-source:URL
It doesn't work in sourcecode-view with: view-source:URL
works perfectly.
works perfectly.
Works very well. Only problem I have with it is that it sometimes doesn't seem to scroll the page to where its found a match and I can't see it. Works correctly most of the time however.
Works very well. Only problem I have with it is that it sometimes doesn't seem to scroll the page to where its found a match and I can't see it. Works correctly most of the time however.
Can u support chinese search?
Can u support chinese search?
Been using this for years. Thank you!
Been using this for years. Thank you!
Thank. You! This just made my switch from old Firefox to Vivaldi possible. Just amazing how some small things can make such a huge difference.
Thank. You! This just made my switch from old Firefox to Vivaldi possible. Just amazing how some small things can make such a huge difference.
Still surprised this isn't part of core functionality! Thanks for making this.
Still surprised this isn't part of core functionality! Thanks for making this.
Works perfectly, amazing time saver.
Works perfectly, amazing time saver.
Works well ! Please add an option to use "ENTER" just like with the "find" command instead of allowing "ENTER" to click on links.
Works well ! Please add an option to use "ENTER" just like with the "find" command instead of allowing "ENTER" to click on links.
I love the functionality. However, it appears to break text boxes since Chrome 61 (or so). Selecting the text in a text box and typing causes the first character to replace the text in the box, but then the cursor jumps to the beginning and the rest is typed in the wrong order.
I love the functionality. However, it appears to break text boxes since Chrome 61 (or so). Selecting the text in a text box and typing causes the first character to replace the text in the box, but then the cursor jumps to the beginning and the rest is typed in the wrong order.
Does the job BUT does not work when typing Chinese, at least not when using Windows 10's built-in IME. This is one of the very few features I'm missing since my recent switch from Fire-bloat-fox.
Does the job BUT does not work when typing Chinese, at least not when using Windows 10's built-in IME. This is one of the very few features I'm missing since my recent switch from Fire-bloat-fox.
It vanishes when I right-click a link. Extremely inconvenient. Otherwise a step in the right direction.
It vanishes when I right-click a link. Extremely inconvenient. Otherwise a step in the right direction.
Really good was not exactly what I was looking for, actually this is better than I was thinking of. Can not fault it. tip to all use alt gr + n to change through the search results. This plugin is like gold as a web analyst. Can not thanks tokland enough and all involved in its creation.
Really good was not exactly what I was looking for, actually this is better than I was thinking of. Can not fault it. tip to all use alt gr + n to change through the search results. This plugin is like gold as a web analyst. Can not thanks tokland enough and all involved in its creation.
I can't for the life of my understand why this isn't default behavior in every browser.
I can't for the life of my understand why this isn't default behavior in every browser.
Works pretty well, though still not as seamless as Firefox's implementation with results sometimes pretty difficult to see. Really is a function which should be included by Chrome devs.
