QuicKey – The quick tab switcher
Add keyboard shortcuts to switch tabs with a Quicksilver-style search or a most recently used menu
QuicKey – The Quick Tab Switcher for Edge
QuicKey – The quick tab switcher is an Edge add-on designed to enhance productivity by providing quick keyboard shortcuts for tab switching. It features a Quicksilver-style algorithm for efficient search and offers a most recently used menu to navigate through the recent tabs. With customizable options, you can limit search results to the current window, support Pinyin search, and enable CTRL-TAB shortcut. You can also manage bookmarks and history, close and reopen tabs, move tabs, and switch to InPrivate tabs, all from your keyboard.
Add-on stats
Manifest V2
Permissions:
- tabs
- bookmarks
- history
- storage
- sessions
- chrome://favicon/
Size: 339.82K
URLs: Website ,Privacy policy
Full description: See detailed description
Ranking
# 2,292
Other platforms
Not available on Android
User reviews
These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews.
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spammy, or outdated. Pros
- Supports Vim/Emacs key bindings with Ctrl + <key>
- Easy and quick tab switching functionality
- Remembers the last search and displays total number of open tabs
- Thoughtfully designed with useful features like searching history and copying URLs
- Overall positive experience on Chrome, with users requesting similar functionality on Edge.
Cons
- CTRL+TAB functionality did not work initially when installed from Edge Add-Ons store
- Some users prefer the functionality of other extensions like Clut
- Font size customization is limited or unavailable
- Issues with displaying sleeping tabs
Most mentioned
- Quick tab switching and management capabilities
- Support for Most Recently Used (MRU) tab switching
- Requirement for functionality that should be built-in to Edge
- Need for improvements in Edge extension compared to Chrome version
User reviews
Works extremely well , support Vim/Emacs key binding with Ctrl + <key> . good UI , non intrusive clean
by Mudit, 2025-02-20
Excellent extension - added features I did not even know I was missing.
by Nikolai, 2024-10-15
This is the best tab serach/close/swtich by shortcuts app. I have installed it in Chrome and Edge. Recommend it to you!
by JK.YANG, 2024-07-06
Add-on safety
Risk impact
QuicKey – The quick tab switcher requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk impact analysis details
- Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Risk likelihood
We don't have sufficient data to confidently determine the risk likelihood of QuicKey – The quick tab switcher. Use it at your own risk.
Risk likelihood analysis details
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