Caret Browsing

Browse the text of web pages using arrow keys.

What is Caret Browsing?

Caret Browsing is a Chrome extension that allows users to navigate and select text on web pages using arrow keys, providing an alternative way to interact with online content.

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By: chrome-a11y-extensions

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Users: 50,000+

Rating: 4.23 (1,305)

Version: 1.1.0 (Last updated: 2024-04-16)

Creation date: 2019-10-09

Risk impact: Very low risk impact

Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Size: 179.20K

Email: ch*****@google.com

URLs: Privacy policy

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 3560 ▲ 46

Other rankings

#4009 in Accessibility ▼ 154

#1 in browsing keyword 30 ▲ 2

#19 in press keyword 19 ▲ 2

#42 in arrow keyword 3 ▲ 1

#46 in browser keyword 91 ▲ 19

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Summary

Analyze keywords

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.

User reviews

User reviews summary

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Allows for text selection using keyboard shortcuts
Enables navigation and selection within web pages using cursor

Cons

Overrides system function keys
Causes confusion with existing Chrome shortcuts
Unintuitive user interface

Most mentioned

Overrides system function keys
Unintuitive user interface
Enables text selection using keyboard shortcuts

Recent reviews

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Abner Wirtz, 2024-06-03

It didnt allow you to use volume keys anymore, awful

Jack, 2021-06-14

Ich musste zwar erst einmal darauf 'zugreifen' - finde dennoch diese Tastaturnavigation nützlich. Die Batterien bei meiner Funkmaus 'gaben den Geist auf' ... (lediglich 1 Beispiel)