Virtual Desktops

Place Chrome windows on virtual desktops using a tiling grid

What is Virtual Desktops?

Virtual Desktops is a Chrome extension developed by Rudolf Polzer, and its main feature is "Place Chrome windows on virtual desktops using a tiling grid".

Extension Screenshots

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Download Virtual Desktops Extension CRX File

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Extension Usage Instructions

                        This extension provides virtual desktop capabilities for ChromeOS, and some
more.

Current Features
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* Create virtual desktops. Move windows between them via keyboard shortcuts.
* Position windows on a tiling grid layout via keyboard shortcuts.

Note: to use the keyboard shortcuts (which is highly advisable), go to this
extension's settings and use the "Keyboard shortcuts" button to set a shortcut
to launch this extension. Alternatively, use the default shortcut of
[Shift]-[Alt]-d.

The following keyboard commands are available (where [Modifier] is any
modifier from Shift, Ctrl, Alt and Command, as per your preference, and
[Shortcut] is your configured keyboard shortcut, which is [Shift]-[Alt]-d by
default):

* [Shortcut] q: Move the current window to the top left (other position/size keys are displayed in the popup).
* [Shortcut] [Modifier]-q: Extract the current tab from the current window, and move it to the top left (other position/size keys are displayed in the popup).
* [Shortcut] [Left]: Switch to the previous virtual desktop.
* [Shortcut] [Modifier]-[Left]: Send the current window to the previous virtual desktop.
* [Shortcut] [Modifier]-[Right]: Send the current window to the next virtual desktop.
* [Shortcut] [Right]: Switch to the next virtual desktop.                    

Extension Basic Information

Name Virtual Desktops Virtual Desktops
ID migbdolpkobiafpigleooabjcbpkcdpd
Official URL https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/virtual-desktops/migbdolpkobiafpigleooabjcbpkcdpd
Description Place Chrome windows on virtual desktops using a tiling grid
File Size 20.77 KB
Installation Count 1,877
Current Version 0.6.0
Last Updated 2018-06-18
Publish Date 2018-06-18
Rating 2.92/5 Total 12 Ratings
Developer Rudolf Polzer
Email [email protected]
Payment Type free
Extension Website https://github.com/google/virtualdesktops-extension
Privacy Policy Page URL https://gist.github.com/divVerent/0356f9abdfcabc61f7ad6302ed554383
Supported Languages en
manifest.json
{
    "update_url": "https:\/\/clients2.google.com\/service\/update2\/crx",
    "manifest_version": 2,
    "name": "Virtual Desktops",
    "icons": {
        "48": "icons\/virtualdesktops48.png",
        "128": "icons\/virtualdesktops128.png"
    },
    "version": "0.6.0",
    "description": "Place Chrome windows on virtual desktops using a tiling grid",
    "permissions": [],
    "background": {
        "scripts": [
            "compiled\/background.js"
        ],
        "persistent": true
    },
    "browser_action": {
        "default_title": "Virtual Desktops",
        "default_popup": "client.html"
    },
    "commands": {
        "_execute_browser_action": {
            "suggested_key": {
                "default": "Alt+Shift+D"
            }
        }
    },
    "options_page": "options_page.html"
}