7 Best Command Palette Chrome Extensions (Oct 2026)

The best command palette Chrome extension for jumping between open tabs, bookmarks and history is Vimium: free, open source, 600,000 users and updated in 2026. If you also want the palette to reopen saved tab sets, paste snippets and run page actions like full-page screenshots, SuperCommands fits better.

All user counts, ratings and update dates come from each Chrome Web Store listing, checked in October 2026.

What does Chrome already do without an extension?

Chrome searches open tabs, bookmarks and history from the keyboard, but it cannot run actions or open a group of pages at once. Try it before installing anything.

• Tab Search: Ctrl + Shift + A (Command + Shift + A on Mac) finds any open tab across windows. Edge uses the same keys.
• Address bar: type @tabs, @bookmarks or @history, press Space, then type. These arrived in Chrome 108.
• Brave: the tab search button sits in the tab strip; with vertical tabs it becomes a magnifier in the tab panel.

The best command palette extensions, compared

Vimium

Best for: finding the right tab among 40 open ones.

Vimium opens its Vomnibar with o for URLs, bookmarks and history, b for bookmarks and T for open tabs. Rated 4.8 from about 4,600 reviews.

• Fact: MIT on GitHub; also on Edge and Firefox.
• Skip it if: you want it on the New Tab page or Web Store pages, which Google blocks for all extensions.
• Price: free.

SuperCommands

Best for: reopening saved work and running page actions from one bar.

SuperCommands searches what you saved: links, multi-tab collections, notes, snippets, to-dos and AI chat agents. Press Alt + S, or type c and Space in the address bar.

• Scenario: save six hiring tabs with c link; c hiring reopens all six. c and Space in Alt + S lists commands like Download All Tables.
• Skip it if: you need live tab search or Vim link hints (vs Vimium).
• Price: free and open source; the local version is 100% free, forever.

Surfingkeys

Best for: people who want to script their browser.

Surfingkeys opens bookmarks and history with t and its command list with :, and adds full-page capture and a JavaScript config file. Rated 4.4.

• Fact: runs on Chromium, Firefox and Safari (some features missing on Safari).
• Skip it if: you want zero setup.
• Price: free, MIT.

Chrome Palette

Best for: a VS Code-style list of every Chrome command.

Chrome Palette puts commands like "new incognito window" and "clear browsing data" in one fuzzy list, sorted by use. Sub-commands narrow to tabs, bookmarks or history.

• Fact: moved to Manifest V3 in its 2.0 release.
• Skip it if: you need updates; the last one was October 17, 2024.
• Price: free, MIT.

Command Palette (KS Lau)

Best for: quick switching across tabs, history and top sites.

Command Palette opens with Ctrl + I; type ! for "bang" triggers that scope the search, and Shift + Enter opens a result in incognito.

• Fact: updated October 20, 2026, with 6 ratings.
• Skip it if: you want saved notes, page actions or published source code.
• Price: free.

Shortkeys

Best for: custom shortcuts and per-site macros.

Shortkeys binds keys to 125+ actions, chains up to 10 into a macro and runs your own JavaScript. Its palette lists the shortcuts you made.

• Fact: updated March 19, 2026.
• Skip it if: you need reliability without testing; its 3.2 rating from 814 reviews is the lowest here.
• Price: free, MIT.

Raycast Companion

Best for: people who already run Raycast on the desktop.

Raycast Companion is not an in-browser palette. It passes the active tab to Raycast AI to summarize or answer questions. Rated 4.7.

• Fact: requires Raycast installed.
• Skip it if: you want a browser-only tool (Raycast alternatives).
• Price: Raycast AI starts with Pro at $10/month as of October 2026.

How do I set Ctrl+K or Cmd+K for a command palette?

Most extensions let you pick the keys in Chrome's shortcut page.

1. Open chrome://extensions/shortcuts (edge:// or brave:// in those browsers).
2. Click the pencil next to the extension's command.
3. Press the keys you want and close the page.

Which one should you pick?

• Pick Vimium if you only lose track of open tabs and want bookmarks and history in the same box.
• Pick SuperCommands if you reopen the same pages, paste the same text or export tables daily. See how to search tabs, links and notes from one command bar.
• Pick Surfingkeys or Shortkeys if you want to script your browser.
• Pick Raycast Companion if Raycast already runs your Mac or Windows desktop.

FAQ

Does Chrome have a built-in command palette?

Not a full one. Tab Search (Ctrl + Shift + A) and @tabs, @bookmarks, @history cover search, but running commands needs an extension.

Is there an open-source command palette for Chrome?

Yes. Vimium, Surfingkeys, Chrome Palette and Shortkeys are MIT licensed, and SuperCommands is open source on GitHub.

Is Omni still maintained?

No. Its Chrome Web Store listing has not changed since March 22, 2022, so treat it as unmaintained.

Do command palette extensions work in Edge and Brave?

Yes. Both install from the Chrome Web Store, and Vimium also has an Edge Add-ons listing.