Gemini Temporary Chat Shortcut

Tracking since Apr 1, 2026.

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• May 27, 2026
  short_description

  Open Gemini temporary chat instantly with Option+Shift+N (macOS) / Alt+Shift+N (Windows/Linux). No data collected.

  Open Gemini's temporary chat with Option+Shift+G (macOS) / Alt+Shift+G (Win/Linux). Rebindable. No data collected.

• May 27, 2026
  description

  Gemini Temporary Chat Shortcut — Open Gemini temporary chat instantly with a keyboard shortcut.
  
  🔑 Shortcut: Option+Shift+N (macOS) / Alt+Shift+N (Windows/Linux)
  
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  💡 Why this extension?
  
  Unlike ChatGPT, Google Gemini does not provide a keyboard shortcut or URL to start a temporary chat. The only way is to manually click the sidebar icon — which interrupts keyboard-driven workflows.
  
  This extension solves that by letting you open a temporary chat with a single keyboard shortcut.
  
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  ✨ Features
  
  • Press Option+Shift+N (macOS) or Alt+Shift+N (Windows/Linux) to instantly open a temporary chat
  • Works even when the sidebar is collapsed — the extension auto-expands it
  • IME-compatible — works in both Korean and English input modes on macOS
  • Runs ONLY on gemini.google.com — no interference with other sites
  
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  🔒 Privacy
  
  This extension does NOT collect, store, or transmit any user data. No analytics, no tracking, no network requests. The source code is fully open on GitHub.
  
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  📖 Open Source: https://github.com/TaehyeonPark/gemini-temporary-chat-shortcut

  Gemini Temporary Chat Shortcut — Open Gemini temporary chat instantly with a keyboard shortcut.
  
  🔑 Default shortcut: Option+Shift+G (macOS) / Alt+Shift+G (Windows/Linux)
     Rebindable from chrome://extensions/shortcuts — or click the extension icon to jump straight to the shortcut manager.
  
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  💡 Why this extension?
  
  Unlike ChatGPT, Google Gemini does not provide a keyboard shortcut or URL to start a temporary chat. The only way is to manually click the icon — which interrupts keyboard-driven workflows.
  
  This extension solves that by letting you open a temporary chat with a single keyboard shortcut.
  
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  ✨ Features
  
  • Press Option+Shift+G (macOS) or Alt+Shift+G (Windows/Linux) to instantly open a temporary chat
  • Rebind the shortcut to any combination via chrome://extensions/shortcuts
  • Click the toolbar icon to open the shortcut manager; hover to see the current binding
  • Resilient to Gemini UI changes — layered DOM selector fallbacks survive renames
  • IME-compatible — works regardless of input language
  • Runs ONLY on gemini.google.com — no interference with other sites
  
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  🆕 What's new in v1.0.2
  
  • Default shortcut changed from Alt+Shift+N to Alt+Shift+G — the old combo now collides with Chrome's split-view tab shortcut.
  • Shortcut is now user-configurable via Chrome's built-in shortcut manager (chrome.commands API).
  • Toolbar icon opens the shortcut manager in one click; tooltip shows the current binding (e.g. "Shortcut: ⌥⇧G").
  • Tightened content-script match pattern from *://*.gemini.google.com/* to https://gemini.google.com/* for minimum-privilege scope.
  
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  🔒 Privacy
  
  This extension does NOT collect, store, or transmit any user data. No analytics, no tracking, no network requests. The source code is fully open on GitHub.
  
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  📖 Open Source: https://github.com/TaehyeonPark/gemini-temporary-chat-shortcut

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