BrowseCut | Navigate with Keyboard Hotkeys, Vim Motions, Vimium Shortcuts

About

Intelligently detects and highlights clickable elements on page as you type or press [SLASH /] key. BrowseCut is the new, fast way of using your Browser:

• 🔥 Designed for busy people to navigate and operate browser at the speed of keyboard typing.
• 🚀 Optimised for performance, speed of use, and usability to keep you in the state of flow and reduce cognitive load.
• 🛡️ Complete security and privacy: BrowseCut works locally and does not log or exchange any data outside your Browser.
• ❤️ Helps with RSI and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, by reducing the need to use mouse or touchpad.


FEATURES & HOW TO USE

Instead of using your touchpad or mouse 🖱️:

• Just start typing a link or a button you want to click. BrowseCut highlights all matching elements.
• Press Enter [↵] or Number key [1]..[9] to click highlighted element.

Alternatively:

• Press [SLASH /] key to highlight 🔦 all clickable elements on page.
• Type the element mnemonic shortcut to focus and click it.

In addition:

• Use Escape [ESC] to exit focused Input or Form element.
• Use Arrow Keys [→][↓][←][↑] to scroll the page or largest scrollable element.
• If multiple elements highlighted, use Arrow [→][↓][←][↑], Tab [⇥] or Shift Tab [SHIFT][⇥] keys to switch between such.


BENEFITS

• 🎯 Minimalistic, fast, precise, and easy to use, BrowseCut is designed to save time and keep you in the state of flow.
• 🧠 Reduces cognitive load and micro-decision fatigue by providing consistent behaviour, using predictable keyboard shortcuts, such as [/][S] to focus on Search inputs, [SHIFT][I] on the largest Input, [/][C] on Cancel buttons, [/][N] on New buttons, and more.
• ⏩ Improves default browser scrolling by letting you fast-scroll the page or the largest scrollable element using Arrow Keys [→][↓][←][↑].
• ⚡ Engineered to reliably locate and highlight clickable elements at lightning speed for quick navigation, deals with tricky website markup and layouts.


TIPS & TRICKS

At first, BrowseCut takes a bit of time to get used to. Once you build a bit of muscle memory, you will navigate the web faster than anyone, browse without a mouse and accelerate your work. BrowseCut is especially useful for people who do a lot of web browsing, or repeatedly use the same websites daily, including developers, designers, writers, HR managers, teachers, students, sales, marketers, researchers and SEO experts.

Pair BrowseCut with these default Browser shortcuts for maximum efficiency:

1. [Ctrl] + [T] to open a new Tab.
2. [Ctrl] + [W] to close the current Tab.
3. [Ctrl] + [SHIFT] + [T] to reopen the last closed Tab.
4. [Ctrl] + [SHIFT] + [A] to search Tabs.
5. [Ctrl] + [SHIFT] + [ or ] to switch between Tabs.
6. [Ctrl] + [R] to reload the page.
7. [Ctrl] + [L] to focus Address Bar.
8. [Ctrl] + [ or ] to go back or forward in history.

On Mac, use [Cmd ⌘] key instead of [Ctrl].


LIMITATIONS

Browsers prevent BrowseCut from running on Chrome Web Store, New Tab and Browser Settings pages, by design.

Some websites, including Google Docs and Google Sheets, are coded in a way it prevents elements from being detectable. If you encounter a specific website where BrowseCut does not work properly, please let us know by leaving a support ticket in the Chrome Web Store.


DESIGNED BY

Inspired by Raycast on Mac, ThePrimeagen's Harpoon and Vimium, the BrowseCut extension is designed and engineered with ❤️‍🔥 for speed, productivity, efficiency and ergonomics. Reach out to JD, [email protected] for suggestions or support requests.


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