Go Shortcuts

About

The fastest way to navigate the web.

Go Shortcuts turns Chrome's address bar into a keyboard-driven command launcher. Assign short names to your most-visited URLs, then reach any of them in under two seconds — no mouse, no bookmarks, no hunting through tabs.

🚀 How It Works

1. Click the address bar (or press Ctrl+L / Cmd+L)
2. Type goto and press Tab
3. Type your shortcut name (e.g., gh) and press Enter
4. You're there

That's it. Once it clicks, you'll never go back to clicking through bookmarks again.

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⚡ Key Features

Omnibox-powered navigation
Works directly in Chrome's address bar with live autocomplete. As you type, matching shortcuts appear ranked by exact match, prefix, and recent usage.

Search terms built in
Shortcuts that point to search engines work as mini launchers. Type goto → go python tutorial to land directly on a Google search for "python tutorial". Works with ?q=, ?query=, ?search= parameters and custom {q} placeholders.

Aliases
Give a shortcut multiple names. gh, github, and git can all point to the same URL.

Categories
Organise shortcuts into groups like work, dev, personal. Filter and batch-edit by category.

Recent shortcuts
Activate the omnibox without typing anything to see your last 10 used shortcuts at the top — your most-used links are always one keystroke away.

Usage analytics
Built-in dashboard shows total uses, daily bar chart for the last 7 days, and a ranked leaderboard of your top shortcuts. Understand which links matter most.

Sync or Local storage — your choice
On first install, choose whether your shortcuts sync across all your Chrome devices via your Google account, or stay private on this device only. Change at any time — your data migrates automatically.

Import / Export
Full JSON backup (includes aliases, categories, usage history) or simple CSV for spreadsheet editing. Import from either format, with merge or replace options.

Templates
One-click import of 15 popular shortcuts including Google, YouTube, GitHub, DuckDuckGo, Reddit, Wikipedia, npm, MDN, and more.

Keyboard shortcut
Press Alt+G (or Option+G on Mac) from anywhere in Chrome to open your default shortcut URL instantly.

Dark mode
Full dark theme built in — toggle with one click.

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🔒 Privacy

Go Shortcuts does not collect any data, make any network requests, or communicate with any external servers. Your shortcuts live in Chrome's local or sync storage only — nothing leaves your browser except through Chrome's own sync infrastructure (if you choose the Sync option).

Permissions used:
- storage — to save your shortcuts
- tabs — to navigate to URLs when you use a shortcut

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📋 Example Shortcuts

| Shortcut | URL | Usage |
|---|---|---|
| go | https://www.google.com/?q= | goto → go python searches Google |
| gh | https://github.com | goto → gh opens GitHub |
| yt | https://www.youtube.com | goto → yt opens YouTube |
| ddg | https://duckduckgo.com/?q= | goto → ddg privacy searches DDG |
| wiki | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/{q} | goto → wiki javascript opens the JS article |
| npm | https://www.npmjs.com/search?q= | goto → npm react searches npm |