ctrlw
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Description from extension meta
A no-op extension. Useful for killing the dreaded Ctrl-W hotkey!
Description from store
I wrote this extension after the thousandth time I had closed a tab while meaning to delete a word. If you are tired of Chrome hijacking your muscle memory on ^W, this extension is for you! It provides two commands, one which does nothing, and one which closes the current tab. If you map the former to Ctrl-W, and the latter to Alt-W, you will never again mistakenly close a tab!
A future version may include the expected Ctrl-W functionality, but don't hold your breath.
Latest reviews
- Martin Bergman
- Thank you so much. To save other writers 30 seconds, please add instructions on how to bind keys to the extensions functions.
- David Saad
- Works perfectly for me on ChromeOS, just had to change the keyboard shortcut from the extensions menu as other reviewers have mentioned.
- Leo Tango
- working in 122.0.6261.6 set first : chrome://extensions/shortcuts
- Jman Zx
- Using it to disable Ctrl + D, works fine. To future readers: you need to set the shortcut (to be disabled) in chrome://extensions/shortcuts
- Nisim Simsolo
- not working, Version 114.0.5735.198 (Official Build)
- Nisim Simsolo
- not working, Version 114.0.5735.198 (Official Build)
- unk 1
- doesn't work
- unk 1
- doesn't work
- Michael Lynch
- Doesn't work. Ctrl+W still closes out the tab...
- Michael Lynch
- Doesn't work. Ctrl+W still closes out the tab...
- Cole D.
- Works perfectly! In order for it to work you have to select the three bars in the top left. From there you can add your desired shortcuts.
- Cole D.
- Works perfectly! In order for it to work you have to select the three bars in the top left. From there you can add your desired shortcuts.
- Andrii Haranin
- Thank you! It works. Just needed to go to chrome://extensions and assign Ctrl-W to this extention "do nothing" action. That did the job! :)
- Andrii Haranin
- Thank you! It works. Just needed to go to chrome://extensions and assign Ctrl-W to this extention "do nothing" action. That did the job! :)
- Ghost Slayin
- for it to work, go to chrome://extensions/shortcuts, set this extensions "do absolutely nothing!" keybind to Ctrl+W and then it will work.
- Ghost Slayin
- for it to work, go to chrome://extensions/shortcuts, set this extensions "do absolutely nothing!" keybind to Ctrl+W and then it will work.
- Piotr Kierklo
- This does not work (anymore?) for Chrome Version 86.0.4240.183 (Official Build) (64-bit) and Windows 10 Another solution that works (but disables closing the tab) I found here: https://superuser.com/questions/569248/disable-hardwired-chrome-hot-key-ctrlw/1207752 Only solution that worked for me was to rebind ctrl+w to some extension keyboard shortcut. go to chrome://extensions/shortcuts add ctrl+w as shortcut to any chrome extension you like. Now, ctrl+w does not close the browser tab.
- Piotr Kierklo
- This does not work (anymore?) for Chrome Version 86.0.4240.183 (Official Build) (64-bit) and Windows 10 Another solution that works (but disables closing the tab) I found here: https://superuser.com/questions/569248/disable-hardwired-chrome-hot-key-ctrlw/1207752 Only solution that worked for me was to rebind ctrl+w to some extension keyboard shortcut. go to chrome://extensions/shortcuts add ctrl+w as shortcut to any chrome extension you like. Now, ctrl+w does not close the browser tab.
- Longaui (Ľubomír Longauer)
- One of most useful extensions here, no joke, just try playing an FPS browser game
- Longaui (Ľubomír Longauer)
- One of most useful extensions here, no joke, just try playing an FPS browser game
- Will保哥（保哥）
- I have only a few websites need to ignore ctrl-w hotkey. Can you please provide Options for the extension that can configure specific Domain or URL prefix to disable ctrl-w hotkey? Here is the use case: 1. Install ctrlw extension 2. Configure Ctrl-W hotkey for Do absolutely nothing only for specific URL-prefixes! action 3. Configure some URL-prefixes for that action.
- Will保哥（保哥）
- I have only a few websites need to ignore ctrl-w hotkey. Can you please provide Options for the extension that can configure specific Domain or URL prefix to disable ctrl-w hotkey? Here is the use case: 1. Install ctrlw extension 2. Configure Ctrl-W hotkey for Do absolutely nothing only for specific URL-prefixes! action 3. Configure some URL-prefixes for that action.
- Robin
- Perfect, thanks so much :D
- Robin
- Perfect, thanks so much :D
- Stéphane Wetterwald
- thank you so much, just don't forget to add the shortcut in the "extenstion" menu. Work perfectly on my chromebook. A suggestion : can you add an other zone to add more shortcut to do nothing ? i'd like to add ctrl + shift + W also ;)
- Stéphane Wetterwald
- thank you so much, just don't forget to add the shortcut in the "extenstion" menu. Work perfectly on my chromebook. A suggestion : can you add an other zone to add more shortcut to do nothing ? i'd like to add ctrl + shift + W also ;)
- Samuel Day
- Handy program! The hotkey for placing wire in Altium Designer is Ctrl + W and when working in and out of chrome and Altium its very easy and frustrating to mistakenly begin closing part datasheets and other design references! Thank you for taking the time to build this extension!
- Samuel Day
- Handy program! The hotkey for placing wire in Altium Designer is Ctrl + W and when working in and out of chrome and Altium its very easy and frustrating to mistakenly begin closing part datasheets and other design references! Thank you for taking the time to build this extension!
- Papeleria Alexis
- :D
- Johan Guldmyr
- Does not work in Windows 10 and chrome 70.0
- Johan Guldmyr
- Does not work in Windows 10 and chrome 70.0