Click with your keyboard.

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Version
1.3.2
Update
September 2, 2024
Size
169KiB
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Category
Users
1,000+
Rating
4.96429 ★
Manifest Version
2
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Languages Support
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Link Hints Extension

Have a bad touchpad? Trouble using a mouse? Love keyboard shortcuts?

Link Hints is a browser extension that complements the built-in keyboard shortcuts with ones for clicking.

Press Alt+J (Ctrl+J on macOS). This makes little yellow boxes with letters, called hints, appear next to links (and other clickable things). Type the letters to click the link. Alternatively, hold Shift and type a bit of the link text.

The keyboard shortcuts and hints are fully customizable.

Alt+J: Click links, buttons, etc.
Alt+K: Open link in new tab.
Alt+L: Open link in new tab and switch to it.

Alt+Shift+J: Click many things.
Alt+Shift+K: Open many links.
Alt+Shift+L: Select element.
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "manifest_version": 2, "version": "1.3.2", "name": "Link Hints", "author": "Simon Lydell", "description": "Click with your keyboard.", "homepage_url": "https://lydell.github.io/LinkHints", "icons": { "16": "icons/png-$normal/16.png", "32": "icons/png-$normal/32.png", "48": "icons/png-$normal/48.png", "64": "icons/png-$normal/64.png", "96": "icons/png-$normal/96.png", "128": "icons/png-$normal/128.png", "256": "icons/png-$normal/256.png" }, "permissions": [ "", "storage" ], "browser_action": { "browser_style": true, "default_popup": "popup.html", "default_icon": { "16": "icons/png-$normal/16.png", "32": "icons/png-$normal/32.png", "48": "icons/png-$normal/48.png", "64": "icons/png-$normal/64.png", "96": "icons/png-$normal/96.png", "128": "icons/png-$normal/128.png", "256": "icons/png-$normal/256.png" } }, "options_ui": { "page": "options.html", "open_in_tab": true }, "background": { "scripts": [ "browser-polyfill.js", "background.js" ] }, "content_scripts": [ { "matches": [ "" ], "all_frames": true, "match_about_blank": true, "run_at": "document_start", "js": [ "browser-polyfill.js", "worker.js" ] }, { "matches": [ "" ], "run_at": "document_start", "js": [ "browser-polyfill.js", "renderer.js" ] } ]}
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How to download and manually install Link Hints extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install Link Hints extensions for Chrome, you can search for them in the Chrome Web Store, clicking the "Add to Chrome" button, and following the straightforward process.

However, you may need to install Link Hints extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install Link Hints extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

Method 1: Download Link Hints extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a Link Hints extension for Chrome, don't worry, it's a simple process. Just follow these easy steps, and you will have your extension ready to use in no time.

Step 1: Download the Link Hints Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the Link Hints extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the Link Hints extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for Link Hints extension that contains all the data.

Step 2: Extract &Arrange Files

Once the file is downloaded, extract that file into its own folder. Similarly, give that extension files a permanent home. In other words, keep it in a folder that you don't accidentally delete it because these files will be needed to make that extension work.

Step 3: Go to the Chrome Extensions Page

Open Google Chrome and in the address bar, type chrome://extensions; it will open the Google Chrome extensions page. Make sure that "My extensions" is selected in the sidebar.

Step 4: Drag and Drop the Extension

Now, go to the folder where you extracted the Link Hints extension and drag &drop the extension file from there anywhere onto the extension page within Google Chrome.

Step 5: Complete the Installation

Once you drag and drop the extension file, follow the steps that Google Chrome takes you through. Similarly, if the extension file is of .crx file format, you will be required to review the permissions and then add the extension.

Now, you can manage that added extension as you would like to with any other Chrome extension that you added through Chrome Webstore. Its icon will also appear in the Google Chrome Menu on the right side of the address bar once you activate it.

Method 2: Download Link Hints extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install Link Hints extension manually, but the twist is that here, you install by enabling the developer mode option provided in Google Chrome. This mode is commonly used for testing extensions or running unpublished tools.

Step 1: Download the Link Hints extension file

Select and download the Link Hints extension by clicking the 'Download CRX' button on the website.

Step 2: Extract the downloaded contents

Convert the file to a ZIP file if it is in CRX format then extract the Link Hints extension zip file or folder that you downloaded. Make sure you extract it using the same folder name and keep it safely in another folder, so you don't delete it by mistake. The extracted folder will be needed to keep your Link Hints extension running.

Step 3: Open Chrome Extension Setting Page

In the address bar of Google Chrome, type chrome://extensions and open the Chrome Extension Page.

Step 4: Enable Developer Mode

After opening the Chrome Extension page, look at the top right side, and you will find the toggle option of "Developer mode."Simply enable that developer mode option.

Step 5: Load the Unpacked Extension

Once you enable the developer mode option, you will see the menu of Load Unpacked, Pack Extensions and Update. From that, select the option "Load unpacked."

Step 6: Select the Extension Folder

Once the pop-up opens upon clicking Load unpacked, select the Link Hints extension directory and click on the "Select Folder "button.

Step 7: Confirm and Install

After you select an extension folder of a Google Chrome extension you're installing manually, confirm its installation for the final time and let the installation complete.

Conclusion

Here we've made a step-by-step guide on How to manually install Link Hints extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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John Beisley (ID: 000000b50a97ed3d) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 07/18/2023 I like to drive user interfaces as much from keyboard as possible. I found that Vimium did that, but also (for me) tried to do far more than I wanted and actually started getting in the way. Link Hints however does *exactly* the right things, within the capabilities of Chrome extensions. I wish I'd found this long ago. Kudos to the developer(s)!

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ExDCode Dmitry (ID: 0000000f6abcdbfa) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 02/28/2023 I didn't see it during the initial search in the Chrome store, but then found it through google and I love it! Doesn't work if you switch to another language, I've noticed, but I like it more than VIM-related extension. Writing this review only to get it more popular to show up in the store easier, because I was installing it on my second device now.

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Samir Oli (ID: 000000f35611c287) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 10/04/2022 Awesome

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Space (ID: 00000011518743bb) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 10/02/2022 I was looking for an extension to open Google search results solely using keyboard. Vim-related extensions were the only ones I found. But I didn't want unnecessary shortcuts because I was only looking for opening links, clicking buttons and elements using keyboards. This extension only had 11 reviews and I thought this won't be a good extension. But it turns out its so much powerful and more useful to me than Vim-ish extension. Thank you for developing this extension! :)

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Artur Camargo (ID: 000000d96bf34f21) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 07/15/2022 Uma das melhores que usei até hoje. Fácil, intuitiva, aumenta sobremaneira a produtividade. Está de parabéns o desenvolvedor.