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Keyboard shortcuts

gwarser edited this page Sep 22, 2024 · 11 revisions

Supported shortcuts

  • Enter element picker mode

    Will activate Element picker that will allow creating new filters

  • Enter element zapper mode

    Will activate Element zapper that will allow to temporarily remove elements from the page

  • Open the logger

    Will activate The logger where you can preview network connection and applied filters

  • Open the dashboard

    Will open The dashboard where you can configure uBO settings

  • Relax blocking mode

    Advanced feature, will decrease blocking mode one step at a time.

    Default sequence:

    • Hard mode + No scripting
    • Medium mode + No scripting
    • Medium mode
    • Default.

    Can be configured in Advanced settings#blockingprofiles

  • Toggle cosmetic filtering

    New in 1.41.7b1.

    Will toggle "cosmetic filtering" (element hiding filters) on/off for current website.

  • Toggle JavaScript

    New in 1.55.1b5.

    Will toggle "scripts" on/off for current website.

  • Activate toolbar button

    New in 1.24.0.

    Will open uBlock Origin (uBO) popup panel - equivalent of clicking the button on the toolbar

Accessing shortcut configuration

Firefox

  • Main menu (three bars) in top right corner
  • Add-ons
  • "Tools for all add-ons" menu in top right corner of the page (gear wheel)
  • Manage Extension Shortcuts

Configuring shortcuts in Firefox

Chrome

  • Main menu (three dots) in top right corner
  • More tools
  • Extensions
  • Extensions menu in top left corner (three bars)
  • Keyboard shortcuts

Configuring shortcuts in Chrome

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