You can open extensions as applications using the GUI, but I cannot find the settings for it. They used to be under Chrome://Extensions, but the setting is not there any more.
You can also have the extension export a shortcut in the interface, but I just cannot find it.
I figured it out for Chrome Version 67.0.3396.99:
Go to Chrome://apps
Right click your app and select App Info
Select the drop down and press "Open as Window"
Close the popup
Go back and right click on your App
Click "Create Shortcuts..."
Select the checkboxes of where you would like the shortcuts (Desktop, Start Menu, Pin to Taskbar)
Press "Create" Button
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I seem to be almost entirely mouse-free at this point, minus being able to access the Bookmarks bar in Chrome with a keyboard shortcut! I've searched the web quite a bit for an answer, but to no avail....any ideas or workaround?
EDIT: Use Firefox. You can CMD + B --> will open Bookmarks navigator, and you can type to search, hit TAB, and then arrow through results
If you are hoping to click on the actual bookmarks on your Google Chrome browser, using keyboard shortcuts, on Mac, you can make use of Mac's Keyboard shortcuts feature.
Open System settings app
Open Shortcuts section under Keyboard
Choose App shortcuts
Click +
Choose Google Chrome as application
On the title field, enter Bookmarks->{Bookmark-name-goes-here}
Set a hotkey
Save the changes and you can now use this hotkey to call that bookmark. This basically is setting a shortcut to your browser's menu item.
Holmes is an extension that allows a shortcut activated bookmark search similar to Garrett's answer but without the "read and change all the data on any websites that you visit" permission.
Install the tool then press shift+alt+H
⌘ + Option + b
or
⌘ + Shift + b
Try this shortcut
cmd+opt+B
I found a chrome plugin that is super useful and goes beyond what I was hoping for. It's called Bookmark Navigator. Here is the link https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/bookmark-navigator/bfibpphfhdpgkmbpkfmhdiklgcfmmkha
Below is a picture of what it looks like. The tool is summoned with cmd + b, and then you can start typing to search all of your bookmarks. You can press enter to access the bookmark at top of list, or use arrow keys to navigate further down the list.
This is the fastest and most user friendly option I have found.
I have a web application (directory slides) program which is preferable to run in fullscreen on google chrome. Now the problem is i would like to limit the user access to the browsers functionality so when the browser is in fullscreen i would like to lock it.
Is there any way to do these?
This is generally referred to as "Kiosk mode," and Chrome does appear to support it. From https://lifehacker.com/use-chromes-kiosk-mode-to-limit-someones-access-to-yo-1243433249:
Open up Chrome's settings.
Under "Users" click "Add new user."
Give the new profile a name and picture. Make sure "Create a desktop shortcut for this user" is checked. Click "Create."
Right-click the newly-created shortcut and select "Properties."
In the "Target" field, add "--kiosk" (no quotes) to the end.
Click "Apply."
Some Chrome extensions have bookmark icons that are automatically added to the bookmarks bar, but, so far as I can tell apps such as Postman can't be added directly to the shortcut bar.
If I want to launch an "app" (i.e. not one of the extensions which already show up in the toolbar) such as this, I have to open the "Apps" shortcut window, and then find the app (or launch it separately from the app launcher).
I would very much like to have a bookmark to a specific App in the bookmark bar. Is this possible?
It's not possible.
The closest implementable thing is an extension with a toolbar icon that launches specifically the app.
Or toolbar popup launchers like Apps Launcher or AppJump App Launcher and Organizer.
Not the direct answer to the question, but this question is about quickly launching signal.
Two other solutions include:
https://github.com/WhisperSystems/Signal-Desktop/pull/1262
Add a shortcut to your Launcher or Desktop
Have Signal Desktop already open
Right our Double click on your app icon
On Mac: Choose Options > Choose Keep in Dock
On Windows: Select More > Pin to taskbar
The shortcut Alt + S, however this is being Depreciated:
I want to open a tab in chrome I use ctrl +t which open my tab at the last of already opened tab. But I want to open my new tab in between of some specific Tab, How can I do this using keyboard
Look for the extensions!
Not quite what you're after but this may help!: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/tab-position-configure/hfchebpfpmpdnninebmopbelkfhofgnd/details
If all fails and if you are a programmer use the Google chrome TAB api (https://developer.chrome.com/extensions/tabs) to develop a extension.
Just now, I noticed I can't search in resource panel.
In Google Chrome old version, press Ctrl + F and there is nice search pop-up at the bottom in resources panel just like the image showing bellow.
Is it gone permanently or it can be enable somehow?
If you are using Chrome Canary, as of this writing, follow these steps to search a tab:
Open Devtools
Press the Escape key to open the console drawer from any main tab (Resources, Source, etc).
Select the search tab on the console drawer (see image below)
Enter your search criteria
Press the Enter key