Caret Browsing

CRX ID
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Status
Live on Store
Description from extension meta

Browse the text of web pages using arrow keys.

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Caret Browsing
Description from store

This is scheduled to be deprecated.

Press F7 to turn on Caret Browsing. Press it again to turn it off.
Use arrow keys to move throughout the document.
Click anywhere to move the cursor to that location.
Press Shift + arrows to select text.
Hold down Option to move by word.

When you reach a link or control, it is automatically focused. Press Enter to click a link or button.

When a focused control (like a text box or a list box) is capturing arrow keys, press Esc followed by the left or right arrow to continue Caret Browsing.

Alternatively, press Tab to move to the next focusable control.

Latest reviews

carmine mattia castello 2025-06-23

nice

John McGrath 2021-10-30

I don't get it. Chrome already does all of the things that are described here (i.e. F7 to turn on caret browsing). Installing this extension does not appear to have any effect. What gives?

John McGrath 2021-10-30

I don't get it. Chrome already does all of the things that are described here (i.e. F7 to turn on caret browsing). Installing this extension does not appear to have any effect. What gives?

Mike M 2021-08-31

How do I right-click text, links, images, etc that is selected in caret mode, or just right click at the caret position? Is it even possible?

Ryuu Dragonuv 2021-07-23

I didn't ask for it, didn't need it. ANd now, it has overwritten ALL of my function keys. Can't change volume, mute, or turn up/down brightness with those keys, as they turn the extention on again. Remove from system. Forced me to install just to write this....

Ryuu Dragonuv 2021-07-23

I didn't ask for it, didn't need it. ANd now, it has overwritten ALL of my function keys. Can't change volume, mute, or turn up/down brightness with those keys, as they turn the extention on again. Remove from system. Forced me to install just to write this....

Jack 2021-06-14

It didnt allow you to use volume keys anymore, awful

Jack 2021-06-14

It didnt allow you to use volume keys anymore, awful

Giovanni Santonastaso 2021-06-05

Thanks to this I now cant turn my volume up. Thanks google.

Giovanni Santonastaso 2021-06-05

Thanks to this I now cant turn my volume up. Thanks google.

E.T Al 2021-05-27

honnêtement je me demande en quoi vraiment cela facilite la navigation, je comprend pour le controle de la selection du text, mais tout les autres options, je n'ai pas saisi ou compris en quoi elles consistes. j'ai déja une base en raccourcis avec les boutons... J,aime le concepte de selectionner un text avec la fleche et shift, mais esc avec la fleche est completement déroutant, f7 est semi utile, au moins si je m'écoeure j'ai pas besoin de chercher dans mees paramètres, mais tu sais, juste le standar alt tab est meilleur et p;lus efficace que certaines de vos options semi fonctionnel .

Isaiah charleston 2021-02-18

it only works for desktops because desktops have the f7 on the keyboard

Isaiah charleston 2021-02-18

it only works for desktops because desktops have the f7 on the keyboard

Anonymous 2021-02-11

Very helpful

Jonathan Pool 2021-01-30

In my environment (OS X 10.15.7, Chrome 88), enabling this extension causes the Command-Shift modifier-key combination to execute a select-all operation on the current page. That is not a documented feature. It is, presumably, a bug. And it is harmful, because that combination is used for making the next click on a link open the destination in a new tab.

Jonathan Pool 2021-01-30

In my environment (OS X 10.15.7, Chrome 88), enabling this extension causes the Command-Shift modifier-key combination to execute a select-all operation on the current page. That is not a documented feature. It is, presumably, a bug. And it is harmful, because that combination is used for making the next click on a link open the destination in a new tab.

Ethan 2021-01-30

I do like this. Wish list!!! I would love, love, love this if I could set my own hot keys for current commands and for things like "Select whole sentence, line, word from anywhere in the sentence (or at least preceding capital word and to the next period would be good enough in most uses) , line, word. Select this word/line/sentence and three word/line/sentence back I prefer to set hotkeys like "jn" 3 for say "select word and preceding # words" (jn) 3 for number of words in addition to selected word. It would also be nice if I could set a hotkey to pulse the cursor flash whenever I like. like km at same time= cursor flash. It is better to not have to use awkward overused key combos with alt/ shift etc. and it should be portable whenever I sign on to chrome at any location I would think.Chrome has turned all the usual hotkeys to surfing use. and some of these hotkeys don't exist as far as I know.

Hew 2021-01-21

bruh y it exist worst extension on earth

Hew 2021-01-21

bruh y it exist worst extension on earth

Deniz Uraş 2021-01-20

anlamadım ki hiç birşey olmuyor

Dorin Ionescu (BrianAI.com) 2020-12-20

I still do not understand how to use it For me all keywords work on web pages no matter if I activate F7 or not Tab navigate through controls, Pg* scrolls, arrows work in checkboxes, shift arrows select What is the difference or maybe it is now implicit in Chrome ?

Dorin Ionescu (Videnda AI) 2020-12-20

I still do not understand how to use it For me all keywords work on web pages no matter if I activate F7 or not Tab navigate through controls, Pg* scrolls, arrows work in checkboxes, shift arrows select What is the difference or maybe it is now implicit in Chrome ?

Celia Liang 2020-12-04

请问在卸载扩展程序后选文字仍然是光标模式的怎么办呢?连清缓存都没有用,有时候这个程序并不好用,甚至无法选中扩展程序评分星星,换了谷歌账号才能评价。

Alex Hubers 2020-10-08

Makes your webpages feel like they are word documents. Allows you to drop a cursor on a webpage and then select sentences using shortcuts like ctrl shift arrow. Very cool.

Alex Hubers 2020-10-08

Makes your webpages feel like they are word documents. Allows you to drop a cursor on a webpage and then select sentences using shortcuts like ctrl shift arrow. Very cool.

Josef Friedrich 2020-09-10

Wie immer, alles von Chrome umd co ist super^^

gratienne Coppens 2020-08-27

goed

Darío barroso 2020-08-12

genial

Darío barroso 2020-08-12

genial

Leandro NIEVES GONZALEZ 2020-08-04

Creo que llena todas las expectativas necesarias para su manejo y entendimiento. Bueno queda incluida [email protected]

Anonymous 2020-08-04

Bonjour. Mais mon N° de mobile pose problème

petar atanaso 2020-07-28

Паживьом-увидим!?!

mateusz lesnicki 2020-07-08

migmig

mateusz lesnicki 2020-07-08

migmig

Jonny Vargas 2020-06-25

DEMASIADO BUENO

Pedro Dantas 2020-04-13

amei

Lu Negão 2020-04-03

Rsss... Ainda estou tentando entender, pq acabei de instalar várias opções, mas estou gostando! ^_^

Anonymous 2020-04-03

its good

Edgar Amaya 2020-03-28

good perfect

Edgar Amaya 2020-03-28

good perfect

Silvia Teresa Abad Ramos 2020-03-21

exelente.

Gregorio Palacios 2020-03-12

Hay que ponerla en practica

nathan pierronnet 2020-03-09

bien

mohammad nasiri 2020-03-09

مثل همیشه عالی

Khoa Trinhvan 2020-02-27

very good

Khoa Trinhvan 2020-02-27

very good

D O 2020-02-22

Not sure what happened but this extension has been causing all kinds of issues as of late. Like when I hit the CTRL key it will highlight everything on some websites or simple does not allow the arrow keys to work at all on some websites. I've never messed with the settings so I don't know if it was Windows, Google or the extension itself that changed things but I will no longer be using this as I don't trust it anymore.

D O 2020-02-22

Not sure what happened but this extension has been causing all kinds of issues as of late. Like when I hit the CTRL key it will highlight everything on some websites or simple does not allow the arrow keys to work at all on some websites. I've never messed with the settings so I don't know if it was Windows, Google or the extension itself that changed things but I will no longer be using this as I don't trust it anymore.

An Nguyễn Đình 2020-02-22

How to even use it

Nguyễn Đình An 2020-02-22

How to even use it

Statistics

Installs
40,000
Market
Chrome Web Store
Category
Rating
4.23 (1,296 votes)
Last update
2024-04-16
Version 1.1.0
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