While beginners may find it an overkill, experienced users of Firefox can customize their browser and make it suit their workflow like never before using the Menu Wizard add-on. For instance, let's change the global "Undo Close Tab" hotkey from Ctrl + Shift + T to Alt + Z.įind the Undo Close tab item in the list and press Alt + Z in the text field on the right.Ĭlick the green mark icon to activate the new hotkey:Īs you can see, Menu Wizard is a must-have extension for anyone who is not happy with the default menu in Firefox. Find the key sequence that you want to change and edit it. ![]() To change global (context independent) Firefox shortcuts, click on the keyboard icon in Menu Wizard.Now, when the focus is on the address bar or on tabs, I can press Ctrl + Shift + Z to re-open the recently closed tab. In the example below, I assigned the Ctrl+ Shift+ Z hotkey to the "Undo Close Tab" menu item of the tab context menu: You can click the tool icon next to the individual menu item and assign a new hotkey via the opened dialog.It will allow you to undo specific changes or revert them all at once:Ĭhange keyboard shortcuts (hotkeys) in FirefoxĪs you can see, Menu Wizard gives you full control over the menus in Firefox. To undo the changes you made, click the button with the red arrow.For example, I moved "Pin Tab" from the tab context menu into the main "File" menu: To organize menu items, you can simply drag them to the desired location.There you can enter a new name for the menu item, change the access key and assign a shortcut. To rename a menu item, click the tiny tool icon to the left of its name.For instance, I usually hide the entire Help menu: To hide a menu item, untick its checkbox.Using Menu Wizard, you can create new menu items, and rename or hide existing items. Type this in the address bar and then you can bookmark it. Now, click Tools - Menu Wizard or press Shift+ Alt+ M to launch it.Īlternatively, you can launch it by entering this in the address bar: about:config-menu.When an Emacs text editing shortcut conflicts with the default shortcuts (as occurs with Ctrl + K ), the Emacs shortcut will take precedence if focus is inside a text box (which would include the address bar and search bar). ![]() ![]() In the search box, type Menu Wizard and press Enter. If you have enabled Emacs-style text editing shortcuts in GNOME, they will also work in Firefox.You can also click "Add-ons" from the Tools menu instead to open it. See more useful Firefox hotkeys HERE and HERE. Press Ctrl + Shift + A keys together in Firefox to open the Add-ons Manager in a new tab.For customizing keyboard shortcuts, there is an extension called Menu Wizard. Some of them have to be revived using add-ons, some of them are completely gone. Mozilla has simplified its browser lately and continued to remove lesser used features. Unfortunately, Firefox does not come with the ability to edit shortcut keys out of the box.
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