A keyboard-first toolset for faster browsing search, switch, and preview without leaving your flow.
| Shortcut | Action | Context |
|---|---|---|
Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + K |
Open Spotlight search | Any website |
Ctrl/Cmd + Space |
Open Tab Switcher | Any website |
Alt + Click |
Open link preview (Glance) | Any website |
Escape |
Close active overlay | Any website |
Ctrl + / |
Open Spotlight search | New tab page |
Instant history search with smart autocompletion. Type to find and navigate to sites from your browsing history, or search the web using your preferred search engine.
- History search with domain autocomplete
- Tab key to complete suggested domain names
- Search engine selector (Google, DuckDuckGo, Brave, Bing, Unduck)
Ctrl+Enterto open first result in a new tab- Favicon loading with caching and high-resolution fallback
Visually switch between open tabs using the keyboard. A dock appears in the center of the screen showing tab favicons and page titles.
- Hold Ctrl/Cmd and press Space to cycle forward
- Add Shift to cycle in reverse
- Hover with mouse or keep pressing Space to navigate
- Release Ctrl/Cmd or click to confirm selection
- High-resolution favicon loading with local caching
Preview links in an overlay without leaving the current page. Alt+Click any link to open it in an iframe modal.
- Inline iframe preview with full page rendering
- Open in new tab button within the preview
- Close with Escape or click outside the iframe
- X-Frame-Options and CSP headers are stripped via declarativeNetRequest for compatibility
- Bun 1.2.8 or higher
- Chromium-based browser (Chrome, Brave, Edge)
git clone https://github.com/Rajeshpatel07/scythe.git
cd scythe
bun install
bun run buildBuild output is written to the dist/ folder.
- Open
chrome://extensions. - Enable Developer mode
- Click "Load unpacked"
- Select the
dist/directory
To disable the custom new tab page, remove this block from manifest.json and build extension again:
"chrome_url_overrides": {
"newtab": "index.html"
}Contributions are welcome. Open an issue for bugs or feature requests.
- Fork the repository
- Create a feature branch:
git checkout -b feature/my-feature - Commit your changes
- Push to your fork
- Open a pull request