Disable keyboard shortcuts
Disable arbitrary keyboard shortcuts
Lets you set browser keyboard shortcuts containing Ctrl and Alt keys (Ctrl+S, Ctrl+P, Ctrl+Shift+C, etc.) to do nothing. Just head on over to chrome://extensions/shortcuts and assign away! Small, simple, and requires no permissions.
Licensed under the Apache License, version 2.0. Source: https://git.benjamin.barenblat.name/disable-keyboard-shortcuts
Latest reviews
Straight to the point, works as advertised. Disable ⌘-D "Add Bookmark" bc it's so close to actually used and useful shortcut ⌘-F "Find in page". Thank you for this extension!
Very easy to use, works very well for me. I used this to set macros for my mouse because whenever i told it to open a new tab, well, it opened a new tab. 10/10 should just be a feature in Chrome itself
Im trying to disable Ctrl W to close a tab but it closes the config tab when trying to configure it to disable Ctrl W. Need to allow manual typing of the command or something to bypass it.
INSTRUCTIONS. you must open a browser tab and type chrome://extensions/shortcuts then press enter. Here you set the shortcuts that you want OFF. for example, click the edit pen then press on your physical keyboard CTRL + R. this will set OFF this setting for Chrome. PROBLEM PLEASE FIX: cannot set CTRL + T because it opens a tab right away and doesn't change the case. If I type by hand CTRL + T then I cannot set it for Chrome in the second case because the second case is set only automatically.
simple. elegant. functional. should come by default. 5/5
Stopped CTRL-W closing tab issue, thank god
Does the job. Just don't overlook the unintuitive fact that it needs to be configured in Chrome Extension Shortcuts, rather than the extension itself.
Can't set a Ctrl + Alt shortcut, which was the only purpose I had for it. :(
Doesn't work, or is so unintuitive it can't be reasonably figured out. I installed the plugin > restarted my browser (just incase) > clicked on the plugin in the panel section of my nav bar > no options open up this tool. The tool is greyed out (not active state) for no apparent reason.
Tried to use this extension to disable tab-switching via option-command + arrow keys left/right, but this did not work at all (while other deactivations like command-p worked). 🤷♂️
good for fixing the cmd + w closing tab issue ! thank you !
perfect!!!!!!!!!
Simply works. Death to Ctrl+Shift+W!!!!
tried disabling ctrl + n and it just open a new tab.
You guys need to go to the Chrome Extensions Shortcuts to ADD the Keyboard shortcuts you want to disable. It works!
Works perfectly disabling ctrl+d for bookmarks - something I assure nobody in the history of chrome usage has wanted macro'd to a key so close to C and F.
Doesn't work with num lock, so if i press ctrl numpad1 it still goes to the first tab. Please add more keys.
tried disabling ctrl + w and it just closed the shortcuts tab.
Does not work as of december 2024
Disabling Ctrl-K, for instance, not only disables Edge's unwelcome "jump to URL" function (Alt-D already does this), but it also disables the shortcut for ANY webpage (e.g., shortcut for adding hyperlink in Confluence and other webpages/docs).
It's simple stupid and it works! Suggestion: make the "how to configure" instructions more noticeable, as I believe many users won't read the extension description :P
i couldnt play AI minecraft cuz i kept press CTRL and W to run and it closed the window each time i looked so stupid and my friends laughed at me on discord lmao but now this solved my problem thank u dev
No more hitting Alt+Left/Alt+Right and ruining whatever I've typed just because I switched platforms and wanted to jump a word, not go to the previous page. THANK YOU.
Simple and works. Viewed the source and it's as minimal as possible.
Bad. Can't unbind F11 or F12. Only CTRL / SHIFT shortcuts can be removed.
Thank you, solves my issue of it constantly trying to create bookmarks when I accidentally hit ctrl D instead of ctrl F
Wonderful and useful! At my job I have to scan barcodes and sometimes the computer will think I'm doing a "Ctrl + J" input and open up the download history. Very annoying. Thanks to this, it's no longer an issue!
does the job
works as expected
terrible cant use it
Wow, amazing and simple and should be included natively in Chrome.
Thanks. Now i can play the FNF Matt Mod in peace
Excellent! added that damn ctrl d and it's gone baby! can't wait to set more.
i done disabled: ctrl + d = create bookmark ctrl + shift + w = close all tab chrome go go go go head so good she an honor roll she ride ride like a carnival i done did the impossible woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Working 2024, you do have to go into the extension and set what shortcuts you want ignored. I finally got rid of ctrl-d
not working. the shortcuts are working.
add a way to Pause the extension (turn off/on)
Exactly what I was looking for to get rid of the stupid back and forward shortcut keys (which screw you over when typing an email in Gmail for example). Can't get it to disable the useless Ctrl+Tab shortcut as that immediately switches to the next tab.
Exactly what I was looking for to get rid of the stupid back and forward shortcut keys (which screw you over when typing an email in Gmail for example). Can't get it to disable the useless Ctrl+Tab shortcut as that immediately switches to the next tab.
I'm using alt+num7 quite often for the bullet sign. Instead Chrome moves me to some stupid inner page, in case Num is not activated. I guess there are a lot of such issues. This extension helps to avoid such problem.
The only problem is that it can only catch Ctrl/Alt + "letter" type of shortcuts (e.g. not Ctrl + Tab). Aside from that it is works perfectly good!
Works great. 2024
Works very easy, but you should place a button or menu link in the extension to the page: chrome://extensions/shortcuts
To use it click on the "Extensions" icon, then "Manage extensions", from the left menu select "Keyboard shortcuts", in the "Disable keyboard shortcuts" panel click on an "Edit" icon to add a shortcut you want to disable.
I don‘t how to open it but it work before
I installed this to disable Gmail's stupid ctrl-Enter (send email) shortcut, that is ALWAYS on even if I disable Gmail's useless shortcuts. But it is not possible to enter "ctrl-enter" in the shortcuts field of this extension's settings. So I'm uninstalling it.
nice!
Can't disable alt+home shortcut within Chrome (which resets current tab to Home). This is what I often hit accidentally, since the keys are sensitive and right next to each other and under my hand!
As a game dev who uses turbowarp, this extension has really helped and is pretty much the only way i can properly use the ctrl and alt keys in my projects
Very useful for me. I needed to disable Ctrl+Shift+W since my new mechanic keyboard is too sensitive that whenever I pressed Ctrl+W I always accidentally triggered Ctrl+Shift+W and closed all tabs. This issue has been solved thanks to this wonderful, easy-to-use extension!