roktiw / NewTabKeyHub

New tab keyboard navigator - go to the url with a single key press
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New Tab Key Hub

New Tab Key Hub is a cool and efficient way to navigate the web. It's a Google Chrome extension that allows you to go to your desired website with a single key press. No more typing out long URLs or searching through your bookmarks. Just open a new tab, hit 'Esc' to shift focus from the URL bar, and press the key for your desired site. It's that simple!

Installation

Follow these steps to install New Tab Key Hub in Google Chrome:

  1. Download or clone this repository to your local machine.
  2. Open Google Chrome and navigate to chrome://extensions.
  3. Enable Developer mode by ticking the checkbox in the upper-right corner.
  4. Click on the "Load unpacked" button.
  5. Navigate to the directory where you downloaded or cloned this repository and select it.

Now, New Tab Key Hub should be installed in your browser.

Enjoy your new, efficient way of navigating the web!

Using

On opening a new tab in Chrome or Edge, hit 'Esc' to shift focus from the URL bar, then press the key for your desired site

Your own links

Adding your own URLs is very simple too. Just open the script.js file and look for the links object. This object contains key-value pairs where the key is the keyboard key and the value is the URL you want to open when that key is pressed. To add a new URL, just add a new key-value pair to this object.