Keyboard shortcut registry for extension authors - Firefox
Here you may find listed many of the keyboard shortcut key combinations already used by Firefox and its extensions. If you are the author of a Firefox extension whose shortcuts are not listed or are incorrect here, please record those shortcuts and update the table with any changes as you make them.
If you are not an author but you know of Firefox extensions whose shortcuts are not included here, please help by adding them. Hopefully this will be useful for authors seeking unused key combinations for their use and to reduce the likelihood of extensions conflicting with each other.
It is not really intended for extension users who want to know how to use the shortcuts for particular extensions. Nor is it ordered in such a way as to be suitable for that purpose. However, where key conflict arises, users may find it helpful in resolving the problem.
The table is ordered as the KeyConfig Extension shows when displaying shortcut keys sorted by key combination and, within that, by shortcut name.
In most cases, shortcuts that use Ctrl on Windows use Cmd (⌘) in Mac OS X, and those that use Alt on Windows use Opt (⌥) in Mac OS X.
Ctrl+ | Alt+ | Shift+ | Key | Procedure | Function | Shortcut Name | Permanent | Optional | Variable | Comment |
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Alt+ | "`" (open single quote) | PasswordMaker | Populate or Clear Password Fields | key_populatepasswords | . | |||||
Alt+ | "=" | LookAhead | Get next results | LookAheadkB | . | |||||
Alt+ | C | MRTechAbout:About | Display about:config | about:config [/About:?] | . | |||||
Alt+ | D | Firefox | Open Location… | Open Location… | . | |||||
Alt+ | Home | Firefox | Home | Home | . | |||||
Alt+ | I | Tabbrowser Extensions | List of Tabs | List of Tabs | . | |||||
Alt+ | J | ScrapBook | Invoke ScrapBook Editing Mode | key_ScrapBookEditingMode | . | |||||
Alt+ | K | ScrapBook | Toggle ScrapBook Panel on/off | ScrapBook | . | |||||
Alt+ | L | LiveHTTPHeaders | Toggle Header Display in Sidebar | LiveHTTPHeaders | . | |||||
Alt+ | L | Tabbrowser Extensions | Load Tab Session | Load Tab Session | . | |||||
Alt+ | Left Arrow | Firefox | Back | Back | . | |||||
Alt+ | O | AVIM | Toggles AVIM on and off | Until version 20061001 | ||||||
Alt+ | P | MRTechAbout:About | Display about:plugins | About:Plugins [/About:?] | . | |||||
Alt+ | Page Down | LinkToolbar | Next | linktoolbar-key2-next | . | |||||
Alt+ | Page Up | LinkToolbar | Previous | linktoolbar-key2-prev | . | |||||
Alt+ | R | Tabbrowser Extensions | List of Recent Closed Tabs | Recent Closed Tabs | . | |||||
Alt+ | Right Arrow | Firefox | Forward | Forward | . | |||||
Alt+ | S | AVIM | Toggles "spell checking" on and off | Check Spelling | Until version 20061001 | |||||
Alt+ | S | Sage | Toggle Sage Sidebar Display on/off | Sage | . | |||||
Alt+ | Shift+ | Down Arrow | TBE Focus Last Tab Module | Focus Next Selected Tab | key_advanceSelectedTabToNextSelected | . | ||||
Alt+ | Shift+ | Left Arrow | TBE Focus Last Tab Module | Focus Previously Selected Tab | key_Focus Previously Selected Tab | . | ||||
Alt+ | Shift+ | Page Down | LinkToolbar | Last | linktoolbar-key2-last | . | ||||
Alt+ | Shift+ | Page Up | LinkToolbar | First | linktoolbar-key2-first | . | ||||
Alt+ | Shift+ | Up Arrow | TBE Focus Last Tab Module | Focus Previously Selected Tab | key_advanceSelectedTabToPreviouslySelected | . | ||||
Alt+ | Shift+ | Up Arrow | LinkToolbar | Top | linktoolbar-key-top | . | ||||
Alt+ | U | Update Scanner | Toggle Update Scanner Sidebar Display on/off | Update Scanner | . | |||||
Alt+ | Up Arrow | Go Up | Transfer URL to parent directory | Go Up | . | |||||
Alt+ | Up Arrow | LinkToolbar | Up | linktoolbar-key-up | . | |||||
Alt+ | Z | AVIM | Cycles between the five available input methods | Until version 20061001 | ||||||
Backspace | Firefox | Back | Back | . | ||||||
Ctrl+ | "`" (open single quote) | PasswordMaker | Open PasswordMaker Settings Dialog | key_passwordmakerfocus | . | |||||
Ctrl+ | "+" (plus) | Firefox | Increase [Text Size] | Increase [Text Size] | . | |||||
Ctrl+ | : (colon) | AVIM | Selects the previous input method | Since version 20080224.87 | ||||||
Ctrl+ | ; (semicolon) | AVIM | Selects the next input method | Since version 20080224.87 | ||||||
Ctrl+ | "," (comma) | ImageZoom (development only) | Decrease Image Size | Smaller [Image Zoom (100%)] | . | |||||
Ctrl+ | "-" (minus) | Firefox | Decrease [Text Size] | Decrease [Text Size] | . | |||||
Ctrl+ | "." (point) | ImageZoom (development only) | Increase Image Size | Larger [Image Zoom (100%)] | . | |||||
Ctrl+ | "/" (slash) | ImageZoom (development only) | Restore Original Image Size | 100% (Original Size) [Image Zoom (100%)] | . | |||||
Ctrl+ | "0" (zero) | Firefox | Normal [Text Size] | Normal [Text Size] | . | |||||
Ctrl+ | "9" | WebPanelEnhancer | Toggle Sidebar Display On/Off | SideBar Page Holder | . | |||||
Ctrl+ | "=" (equal) | Firefox | Increase [Text Size] | Increase [Text Size] | . | |||||
Ctrl+ | A | Windows | Select All | Select All | Permanent | . | ||||
Ctrl+ | Alt+ | ; (semicolon) | AVIM | Toggles between old- and new-style accent marks | Old Accents | Since version 20080224.87 | ||||
Ctrl+ | Alt+ | S | AVIM | Toggles "spell checking" on and off | Enforce Spelling | Since version 20080224.87 | ||||
Ctrl+ | Alt+ | Tab | Tabbrowser Extensions | Move Tab Right | key_move TabRight2 | . | ||||
Ctrl+ | B | Firefox | Bookmarks | Bookmarks | . | |||||
Ctrl+ | C | Windows | Copy | Copy | Permanent | . | ||||
Ctrl+ | D | Firefox | Bookmark This Page… | Bookmark This Page… | . | |||||
Ctrl+ | E | Related | Toggle Related Display On/Off | Related SideBar | . | |||||
Ctrl+ | E | Firefox | Websearch | Websearch | . | |||||
Ctrl+ | F | Firefox | Find in This Page… | Find in This Page… | . | |||||
Ctrl+ | F12 | GoogleBar | Select in Googlebar Search Box | key_boxFocus | . | |||||
Ctrl+ | F12 | Tab Mix Plus | Undo Close Tab | Undo Close Tab | . | |||||
Ctrl+ | F3 | Yast (Yet Another Search Trick) | Search for next occurrence of selected text | SearchNext | . | |||||
Ctrl+ | F5 | Firefox | Reload (override cache) | Reload (override cache) | . | |||||
Ctrl+ | F6 | Password Hasher | Invoke Password Hasher dialog | Hash Password | . | |||||
Ctrl+ | F7 | WebPanelEnhancer | Toggle Extensions Sidebar On/Off | Extensions panel ! | . | |||||
Ctrl+ | F7 | QuickNote | Toggle QuickNote Display On/Off | Float [QuickNote] | . | |||||
Ctrl+ | F8 | WebPanelEnhancer | Toggle Downloads Sidebar On/Off | Downloads panel ! | . | |||||
Ctrl+ | F8 | GoogleBar | Toggle Googlebar visibility | Googlebar [Toolbars] | . | |||||
Ctrl+ | G | Firefox | Find Next | Find Next | . | |||||
Ctrl+ | H | Firefox | History | History | . | |||||
Ctrl+ | I | Firefox | BookMarks | BookMarks | . | |||||
Ctrl+ | J | Firefox | Downloads | Downloads | . | |||||
Ctrl+ | K | Firefox | Web Search | Web Search | . | |||||
Ctrl+ | L | Firefox | Open Location… | Open Location… | . | |||||
Ctrl+ | M | Firefox | New Message… | New Message… | . | |||||
Ctrl+ | N | Firefox | New Window | New Window | . | |||||
Ctrl+ | O (Oh) | Firefox | Open File… | Open File… | . | |||||
Ctrl+ | P | Firefox | Print… | Print… | . | |||||
Ctrl+ | R | Firefox | Reload | Reload | . | |||||
Ctrl+ | R | Tabbrowser Extensions | Reload Tab | Reload Tab | Stamps on FF | |||||
Ctrl+ | S | Firefox | Save Page As… | Save Page As… | . | |||||
Ctrl+ | Shift+ | A | AdBlock | List All Blockable Elements | List All Blockable Elements [AdBlock] | . | ||||
Ctrl+ | Shift+ | B | AdBlock | Toggle AdBlock on/off | firebirdkey-toggle-adblock | . | ||||
Ctrl+ | Shift+ | B | WikiPedia | Bold | key_bold | ? | Variable | . | ||
Ctrl+ | Shift+ | C | CopyPlainText | Copy Selected As Plain Text | Copy As Plain Text | . | ||||
Ctrl+ | Shift+ | D | All-In-One Sidebar | Toggle 'Downloads' Sidebar Display on/off | Downloads | Optional | Variable | Default keys | ||
Ctrl+ | Shift+ | E | All-In-One Sidebar | Toggle 'Extensions' Sidebar Display on/off | Extensions | Optional | Variable | Default keys | ||
Ctrl+ | Shift+ | E | EMButtons | Show Installed Extensions | Extensions | . | ||||
Ctrl+ | Shift+ | F | AdBlock | Overlay Flash (for left-click) | Overlay Flash (for left-click) [Adblock] | . | ||||
Ctrl+ | Shift+ | F1 | All-In-One Sidebar | Move up a level in a site (URL-Tools) | GoUp (URL-Tools) | Optional | Variable | Default keys | ||
Ctrl+ | Shift+ | F12 | KeyConfig | Invoke KeyConfig | Keyconfig… | . | ||||
Ctrl+ | Shift+ | F12 | TabMix | Undo Close Tab | key_undoclosetab | . | ||||
Ctrl+ | Shift+ | F2 | All-In-One Sidebar | Download Embedded Files | Download Embedded Files | Optional | Variable | Default keys | ||
Ctrl+ | Shift+ | F3 | All-In-One Sidebar | Load Page from Google's Cache | Load Page from Google's Cache | Optional | Variable | Default keys | ||
Ctrl+ | Shift+ | F3 | Yast (Yet Another Search Trick) | Search for previous occurrence of selected text | SearchPrev | . | ||||
Ctrl+ | Shift+ | F4 | All-In-One Sidebar | Search for this Page at Wayback Machine | Search Page at Wayback Machine | Optional | Variable | Default keys | ||
Ctrl+ | Shift+ | F5 | All-In-One Sidebar | Show Domain Dossier (WhoIs?) | Show Domain Dossier (WhoIs?) | Optional | Variable | Default keys | ||
Ctrl+ | Shift+ | G | Firefox | Find Previous | Find Previous | . | ||||
Ctrl+ | Shift+ | H | EnhancedHistoryManager | Toggle EHM Sidebar Panel On/Off | Enhanced History Manager | . | ||||
Ctrl+ | Shift+ | I | WikiPedia | Italic | key_italic | ? | Variable | . | ||
Ctrl+ | Shift+ | J | All-In-One Sidebar | Toggle 'JavaScript Console' Sidebar Display on/off | JavaScript Console | Optional | Variable | Default keys | ||
Ctrl+ | Shift+ | K | ScrapBook | Capture Page As… | Capture Page As… | . | ||||
Ctrl+ | Shift+ | K | AdBlock | Toggle Quickblock On/Off | firebirdkey-toggle-adblock-quickblock | . | ||||
Ctrl+ | Shift+ | L | ScrapBook | Capture Page | Capture Page | . | ||||
Ctrl+ | Shift+ | L | WikiPedia | Link | key_link | ? | Variable | . | ||
Ctrl+ | Shift+ | L | Linkification | Linkify/unLinkify Toggle | linkifyhotkey | . | ||||
Ctrl+ | Shift+ | M | WikiPedia | Image | key_image | ? | Variable | . | ||
Ctrl+ | Shift+ | M | MouseGestures | Invoke Preferences Dialogue | mgPrefKey | Key depends on Localisation | ||||
Ctrl+ | Shift+ | M | MinimizeToTray | Minimize To Tray | Minimize to Tray | . | ||||
Ctrl+ | Shift+ | N | All-In-One Sidebar | Toggle 'WebPanel' Sidebar Display on/off | WebPanel | Optional | Variable | Default keys | ||
Ctrl+ | Shift+ | O (Oh) | MouseGestures | Toggle Gestures Guide in Sidebar | Mouse Gestures Guide [Sidebar] | Key depends on Localisation | ||||
Ctrl+ | Shift+ | O (Oh) | EMButtons | Show EMB Options Dialogue | Options | . | ||||
Ctrl+ | Shift+ | O (Oh) | All-In-One Sidebar | Toggle 'Page Info' Sidebar Display on/off | Page Info | Optional | Variable | Default keys | ||
Ctrl+ | Shift+ | P | AdBlock | Invoke Preferences Dialogue | Preferences [Adblock] | . | ||||
Ctrl+ | Shift+ | P | All-In-One Sidebar | View Page in Sidebar | View Page in Sidebar | Optional | Variable | Default keys | ||
Ctrl+ | Shift+ | Page Down | Tabbrowser Extensions | Move Tab Right | Move tab Right | . | ||||
Ctrl+ | Shift+ | Page Up | Tabbrowser Extensions | Move Tab Left | Move tab Left | . | ||||
Ctrl+ | Shift+ | Q | WikiPedia | Signature | key_signature | ? | Variable | . | ||
Ctrl+ | Shift+ | R | Firefox | Reload (override cache) | Reload (override cache) | . | ||||
Ctrl+ | Shift+ | S | MenuEditor | Customize Menus | Customize Menus… | . | ||||
Ctrl+ | Shift+ | S | HideSearchBar | Toggle FF Searchbar Visiblity | key_showhidesearch | . | ||||
Ctrl+ | Shift+ | T | WikiPedia | Table | key_table | ? | Variable | . | ||
Ctrl+ | Shift+ | T | Tabbrowser Extensions | Save Current Tab Session | Save Current Tab Session | . | ||||
Ctrl+ | Shift+ | T | All-In-One Sidebar | Toggle 'Themes' Sidebar Display on/off | Themes | Optional | Variable | Default keys | ||
Ctrl+ | Shift+ | T | EMButtons | Show Installed Themes | Themes | . | ||||
Ctrl+ | Shift+ | U | All-In-One Sidebar | View Source Code in Sidebar | View Source Code in Sidebar | Optional | Variable | Default keys | ||
Ctrl+ | Shift+ | V | All-In-One Sidebar | Show AIOS Options Dialogue | All-in-One Sidebar Options... | Optional | Variable | Default keys | ||
Ctrl+ | Alt+ | V | AVIM | Toggles AVIM on and off | Enabled | Since version 20080224.87 | ||||
Ctrl+ | Shift+ | W | Firefox | Close Window | Close Window | . | ||||
Ctrl+ | Shift+ | W | WikiPedia | External Link | key_weblink | ? | Variable | . | ||
Ctrl+ | Shift+ | X | Firefox | Switch Text Direction | Switch Text Direction | . | ||||
Ctrl+ | Shift+ | Y | Linkification | Auto-Linkify On/Off Toggle | linkifytogglekey | . | ||||
Ctrl+ | Shift+ | Y | All-In-One Sidebar | Open Sidebar in New Tab | Open Sidebar in New Tab | Optional | Variable | Default keys | ||
Ctrl+ | Shift+ | Z | Tabbrowser Extensions | Undo Close Tab | Undo Close Tab | . | ||||
Ctrl+ | Shift+ | "[" (left square) | LinkToolbar | First | linktoolbar-key-first | . | ||||
Ctrl+ | Shift+ | "]" (right square) | LinkToolbar | Last | linktoolbar-key-last | . | ||||
Ctrl+ | Shift,Alt+ | Tab | Tabbrowser Extensions | Move Tab Left | key_moveTabLeft2 | . | ||||
Ctrl+ | T | Firefox | New Tab | New Tab | . | |||||
Ctrl+ | U | Firefox | Page Source | Page Source | . | |||||
Ctrl+ | V | Windows | Paste | Paste | Permanent | . | ||||
Ctrl+ | W | Firefox | Close Tab | Close Tab | . | |||||
Ctrl+ | W | Tabbrowser Extensions | Close Tab | Close | Stamps on FF | |||||
Ctrl+ | X | Windows | Cut | Cut | Permanent | . | ||||
Ctrl+ | Y | Windows | Redo | Redo | Permanent | . | ||||
Ctrl+ | Z | ImageZoom (development only) | Zoom Images With Text Zoom | Zoom with Text [Image Zoom (100%)] | . | |||||
Ctrl+ | Z | Windows | Undo | Undo | Permanent | . | ||||
Ctrl+ | "[" (left square) | LinkToolbar | Previous | linktoolbar-key-prev | . | |||||
Ctrl+ | "]" (right square) | LinkToolbar | Next | linktoolbar-key-next | . | |||||
Del | Firefox | Delete | Delete | . | ||||||
Esc | Firefox | Stop | Stop | . | ||||||
F1 | Firefox | Help Contents | Help Contents | . | ||||||
F11 | Firefox | Full Screen Toggle | Full Screen | . | ||||||
F3 | Firefox | Find Next | Find Next | . | ||||||
F3 | AllInOneSearchButton | Find Next | Find Next | Optional | . | |||||
F4 | All-In-One Sidebar | Toggle AIOS Sidebar/Toolbar/Switch Visibility on/off | Open Sidebar | Optional | Variable | Default keys | ||||
F5 | Firefox | Reload | Reload | . | ||||||
F8 | PrefBar | Toggle PrefBar visibility on/off | Preferences Toolbar | . | ||||||
F8 | Tab Mix Plus | Start/Stop Tab Rotating Focus 'Slideshow' | Toggle Slideshow | . | ||||||
F9 | Tab Mix Plus | Toggle Focus When Closing Tab from 'Last Selected Tab' to 'Right' | Toggle FLST | . | ||||||
Shift+ | Backspace | Firefox | Forward | Forward | . | |||||
Shift+ | F12 | GoogleBar | Select in Googlebar Search Box | key_boxFocus2 | . | |||||
Shift+ | F3 | Firefox | Find Previous | Find Previous | . | |||||
Shift+ | F8 | GoogleBar | Toggle Googlebar visibility | Googlebar [Toolbars] | . | |||||
Shift+ | Backspace | AVIM | Deletes a diacritic | Since version 20080728.450 | ||||||
Ctrl+ | Ctrl (2× in 1 s) | AVIM | Toggles AVIM on and off | Since version 20080728.524 | ||||||
Shift+ | Space | AVIM | Inserts a syllable break | Since version 5.6.0b2 |