Keyboard shortcuts
Press ⌥⇧H from any tab and History Monk opens with the search box ready. Type, move with the arrow keys and press ↵ to open. Try it in the demo below.
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Arrow keys move through the results. Right-click a row to open, copy or delete it.
On Windows and Linux, Ctrl takes the place of ⌘. The keys below match your computer.
| Keys | What it does |
|---|---|
| ⌥ ⇧ H | Open History Monk from any tab |
| / or ⌘ K | Jump to the search box |
| ↑ ↓ | Move through the results, even while you type |
| ↵ | Open the highlighted page |
| ⌘ ↵ | Open it in a background tab |
| ⌘ A | Select every result, press again to clear |
| Space | Tick or untick the focused row |
| ⇧ Space | Extend the selection from the last ticked row |
| ⇧ Click | Select a range of rows |
| Esc | Clear the search, then the selection |
In detail
The keys behave the way they do in your file manager and your inbox, so there is very little to learn.
Tick a row with Space, extend the selection with ⇧Space or Shift-click, and press ⌘A to select every result. Once something is ticked, a plain click toggles a row instead of opening it.
selected: to see only the rows you ticked, or selected:false for the rest.Right-click a row for Open, Copy, Copy title, Copy title + URL and Delete. With several rows selected, every item works on all of them at once.
Esc never throws away more than you meant to. Each press undoes the most recent thing, in the same order every time.
FAQ
Alt+Shift+H on Windows and Linux, ⌥⇧H on a Mac. In Chrome and Edge, the browser's own History shortcut opens it too, because History Monk replaces the History page.
Yes, in your browser's extension shortcuts page: chrome://extensions/shortcuts in Chrome, edge://extensions/shortcuts in Edge, or Manage Extension Shortcuts in the Firefox add-ons menu.
Press Ctrl+Enter, or ⌘↵ on a Mac, to open the highlighted page in a background tab.