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first_captured: 2026-01-20
sources:
- sources/ideaflow/2026-01-20_bro-google-calendar-and-google-tasks-and-other.md
- sources/ideaflow/2025-12-22_extension-that-finds-the-button-you-press-most.md
- sources/google-sheets-ideas.md
status: raw
tags:
- productivity
- browser
- extension
- software
title: google shortcuts extension
type: idea
updated: 2026-04-10
visibility: public
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# google shortcuts extension

Google Calendar, Google Tasks, Google Docs, and Drive are all missing important keyboard shortcuts. examples: gdoc highlighter shortcut, calendar switch-to-task shortcut. make an extension that identifies UI elements and maps shortcuts to them. "shouldn't be too hard to identify the thing and click on it."

the broader variant: an extension that finds the button you press most on specific pages and lets you do it with a shortcut. evaluated and considered not that great — patterns are not consistent enough. even voice-to-click or focus-space-with-key-regions are not amazing. "something that would be good is a general purpose voice to computer control thing."

**spreadsheet evaluation:** the google workspace shortcut enhancer scored originality 7/10, excitement 4/10, MVP 1-2 weeks — no extension adds cross-app shortcuts to Google Workspace, niche but sticky for power users. the browser shortcut finder scored originality 5/10, excitement 3/10, MVP 1 weekend — auto-detecting most-clicked elements is original but utility questionable. tech depth 2/10 for both, labeled [ARCHIVE] ("tiny extension").

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## timeline

- [2025-12-22] button frequency analysis variant — decided not that great
- [2026-01-20] google-specific shortcuts variant
- [2026-04-10] google sheets evaluation — workspace 7/10 originality, 4/10 excitement; browser finder 5/10 originality, 3/10 excitement; both [ARCHIVE]