Set Autofill keyboard shortcut that ONLY works in Chrome?

luckman212
luckman212
Community Member
in Mac

I'm trying to set a keyboard shortcut that triggers the Autofill function, but I don't want this to be active in non-browser apps. I mainly use it in Chrome only but occasionally would use Firefox or Safari.

Is there a way to configure 1P such that the keyboard shortcut only activates when Chrome is the active application? In my case, I want to bind the ⌘S key to this function, which is problematic obviously for most other apps where that means "Save".

Here are my current settings (obviously this is not what I want):

1Password Version: 8.10.32
Extension Version: 2.23.3
OS Version: macOS 14.5
Browser: Chrome

Comments

  • Dave_1P
    Dave_1P

    Hello @luckman212! 👋

    Thanks for reaching out. As the name suggests, Universal Autofill is designed to be available in any Mac App on your device: Use Universal Autofill in apps and browsers on your Mac

    Is there a reason why you wanted to make the Autofill shortcut Command-S? That's a very common shortcut for saving on macOS, why not choose a different shortcut for Autofill?

    The best workaround, for Chrome specifically, that I can think of would be to set a blank shortcut for Autofill in the 1Password app. Then you can set the "Active the extension" shortcut for 1Password in the browser to Command-S: chrome://extensions/shortcuts

    When on a page you can then open the extension using Command-S and press Enter to autofill your login into the page.

    -Dave

  • luckman212
    luckman212
    Community Member

    My reasons for wanting to use ⌘S are

    • muscle memory - this is what I have been using for years w/ Bitwarden
    • it's one of the easiest to type (distance-wise) so is very comfortable
    • I never use the "Save" command in a browser so there is no conflict in general with that

    I had thought of (and tried) the workaround you suggest, to trigger the extension via ⌘S in Chrome's own keyboard shortcuts area, but that doesn't trigger the "Autofill" function, it just opens 1Passwords popup "Suggestions" window, which isn't nearly as convenient!

  • Dave_1P
    Dave_1P

    @luckman212

    I've let the team know that you'd like to see the ability to restrict what apps Universal Autofill works with added to 1Password. While I can't make any promises, the team will consider the request for future updates.

    For the time being, I recommend choosing a different keyboard shortcut that won't conflict with the other apps that you're using.

    Thank you for the feedback and request. 🙂

    -Dave

    ref: PB-39834145

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