What is Caret Browsing?

Caret Browsing is a Chrome extension developed by chrome-a11y-extensions, and its main feature is "Browse the text of web pages using arrow keys.".

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Extension Usage Instructions

Press F7 to turn on Caret Browsing. Press it again to turn it off.

Use arrow keys to move throughout the document.

Click anywhere to move the cursor to that location.

Press Shift + arrows to select text.

Hold down Option to move by word.

When you reach a link or control, it is automatically focused. Press Enter to click a link or button.

When a focused control (like a text box or a list box) is capturing arrow keys, press Esc followed by the left or right arrow to continue Caret Browsing.

Alternatively, press Tab to move to the next focusable control.

Extension Basic Information

Name	Caret Browsing
ID	fklpgenihifpccgiifchnihilipmbffg
Official URL	https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/caret-browsing/fklpgenihifpccgiifchnihilipmbffg
Description	Browse the text of web pages using arrow keys.
File Size	195 KB
Installation Count	59,231
Current Version	1.0.2
Last Updated	2019-10-09
Publish Date	2019-10-09
Rating	4.22/5 Total 1312 Ratings
Developer	chrome-a11y-extensions
Email	[email protected]
Payment Type	free
Privacy Policy Page URL	https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en
Supported Languages	id,ms,de,en,en-GB,fil,fr,sw,nl,vi,tr,ca,da,et,es,es-419,hr,it,lv,lt,hu,pl,pt-BR,pt-PT,ro,sk,sl,fi,sv,cs,el,sr,bg,ru,uk,iw,fa,mr,hi,bn,gu,ta,te,kn-IN,ml,th,am-ET,ar,zh-CN,zh-TW,ja,ko
manifest.json
{ "update_url": "https:\/\/clients2.google.com\/service\/update2\/crx", "name": "__MSG_CARET_BROWSING_APPNAME__", "version": "1.0.2", "description": "__MSG_CARET_BROWSING_APPDESC__", "manifest_version": 2, "permissions": [ "", "storage", "tabs" ], "background": { "scripts": [ "background.js" ] }, "browser_action": { "default_icon": "caret_19.png", "default_title": "__MSG_CARET_BROWSING_APPNAME__" }, "content_scripts": [ { "matches": [ "" ], "all_frames": true, "css": [ "caretbrowsing.css" ], "js": [ "axs_testing.js", "traverse_util.js", "caretbrowsing.js" ] } ], "default_locale": "en", "icons": { "16": "caret_16.png", "48": "caret_48.png", "128": "caret_128.png" }, "options_page": "options.html" }