Keyboard Surfing
Web browsing with keyboard, no need to use a mouse. Smart cursor-based keyboard navigation and control. Go mouseless today!
Keyboard Surfing provides a keyboard-controlled pointer on web pages, to avoid using a mouse for web browsing. Keyboard shortcuts for navigation are arranged like the common arrow keys.
No ads, no spyware.
The pointer can be moved to nearby links by pressing the up, down, left and right keys. Keyboard Surfing automatically selects nearby links on the page.
Three sets of shortcut keys are provided for navigation and control: the numpad set, the left-hand set and the right-hand set.
Additional functions include: smooth scrolling, open links in new tab and in new window, close windows and tabs, go to homepage.
*NOTE* Chrome has some alarmist messaging around the permissions that Keyboard Surfing needs to run. Don't be alarmed. Keyboard Surfing needs to inspect every page you visit (to find links), therefore it must be able to read all the pages you visit. Keyboard Surfing needs to inject a few elements into web pages (the javascript code, the cursor, the red box and the help screen). Any other parts of the visited page will remain unmodified. Keyboard Surfing does not log, store, or transmit to anyone any of your data or the data about web pages you visit. Keyboard Surfing does not send any data at all.
**********NOTE**********
- Press 'Pause' key on keyboard to enable or disable this extension.
- This extension is available for Chrome and Firefox browsers.
Right-handed keyset:
i, k up, down
j, l left, right
u scroll up
m scroll down
y scroll up half page
b scroll down half page
h open a link in the current tab or window
n open a link in a new tab or window
0 new browser window
p show the help page for a list of all keys
space smooth scrolling mode
Numpad keyset:
8, 5 up, down
4, 6 left, right
7 scroll up
1 scroll down
n.Enter open a link in the current tab or window
n.plus open a link in a new tab or window
2 go back in history
3 go forward in history
n.multiply new browser window
decimal show the help page for a list of all keys
0 smooth scroling mode
Only the most common commands are listed. For additional commands, consult the built-in help page.
Note:
Google does not allow extensions to run on built-in Chrome pages.
Latest reviews
Abandoned by dev, this plugin is broken on windows and mac; there is NO PAUSE KEY - literally useless unless ALL YOU DO is READ and never TYPE into your browser.FFS
Theres no pause button for chromebook.. How do I pause and stop the extension when typing?
Theres no pause button for chromebook.. How do I pause and stop the extension when typing?
прикольно но с colemac dh этим невозможно пользоваться. Жду API
There is no Pause button for Mac. How can we press it ?
There is no Pause button for Mac. How can we press it ?
only on wikipedia? I don't even use wikipedia
It needs a way to use the arrow keys to move the mouse around the screen just the arrow keys and then click with space and shift would be right click or something like that
It needs a way to use the arrow keys to move the mouse around the screen just the arrow keys and then click with space and shift would be right click or something like that
I love the extension, but vim keys would be awsome !!!
I love the extension, but vim keys would be awsome !!!
This needs to work with Chromebooks. It doesn't recognize the Pause key.
This needs to work with Chromebooks. It doesn't recognize the Pause key.
Perfect tool.
Perfect tool.
Great tool
Great tool
need to be more customizable(
need to be more customizable(
Not very intuitive, especially when you don't have a QWERTY, but very cool.
Not very intuitive, especially when you don't have a QWERTY, but very cool.
Needs to be able to drag
Needs to be able to drag
You are a genius! This is so well implemented and it makes navigation so so easy! Thank you :D
You are a genius! This is so well implemented and it makes navigation so so easy! Thank you :D
A hidden jewel.
A hidden jewel.
I'm recommending this to my friends.
I'm recommending this to my friends.
I have added this extension to my "best extensions" list. It is so amazingly easy and intuitive to use.
I have added this extension to my "best extensions" list. It is so amazingly easy and intuitive to use.
