Disable GitHub Shortcuts by hayatogh
Disable all GitHub keyboard shortcuts
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About this extension
This add-on disables ALL GitHub keyboard shortcuts.
When the URL starts with https://github.com or its subdomains, keyboard shortcuts like "Ctrl-B" are ignored on GitHub web and delivered to Firefox.
There are no settings.
In the case of "Ctrl-B", which expands/collapses file tree on code view, it is ignored and delivered to Firefox to open/close Firefox Bookmark Side bar.
This add-on blindly disables all keyboard shortcuts; for example, after the installation of this add-on,
Currently, I have no plans to implement features like a toggle button or a shortcut to quickly disable this add-on, allow-listing of some keys, focused elements, or Firefox containers.
However, any comments are welcome :)
I'm not so familiar with GitHub workloads on the web interface, maybe there are some useful shortcuts worth implementing some easy way to switch the add-on behavior.
When the URL starts with https://github.com or its subdomains, keyboard shortcuts like "Ctrl-B" are ignored on GitHub web and delivered to Firefox.
There are no settings.
In the case of "Ctrl-B", which expands/collapses file tree on code view, it is ignored and delivered to Firefox to open/close Firefox Bookmark Side bar.
This add-on blindly disables all keyboard shortcuts; for example, after the installation of this add-on,
- "Ctrl-B" in text boxes of new issues or comments will not surround words with "**" to make it bold.
- GitHub web editor will also not work.
- Moreover, Vimium, Tridactyl and other remapping add-ons will also not work on github.com and its subdomains. This is because these Web extensions capture a key press with the same API and would be in a race condition.
Currently, I have no plans to implement features like a toggle button or a shortcut to quickly disable this add-on, allow-listing of some keys, focused elements, or Firefox containers.
However, any comments are welcome :)
I'm not so familiar with GitHub workloads on the web interface, maybe there are some useful shortcuts worth implementing some easy way to switch the add-on behavior.
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Permissions and data
Required permissions:
- Access your data for sites in the github.com domain
Data collection:
- The developer says this extension doesn't require data collection.
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- Version
- 1
- Size
- 7.75 KB
- Last updated
- 4 days ago (Aug 18, 2026)
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- Mozilla Public License 2.0
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