/nautilus_ctrltab

Use Ctrl+Shift+Tab and Ctrl+Tab to switch tabs in Nautilus, just like you do in your web browser

Primary LanguagePython

Consider Nautilus Hotkeys as a richer alternative.

Nautilus CtrlTab

Allow to switch tabs via Ctrl+Shift+Tab and Ctrl+Tab in Nautilus, in addition to the existing Ctrl+PageUp and Ctrl+PageDown hotkeys.

Now updated for GNOME 43 and newer (see older commits for pre-43 compatible version).

Installation

1) Install Nautilus Python

  • Fedora: dnf install nautilus-python
  • Ubuntu family: apt install python3-nautilus
  • Arch Linux: pacman -S python-nautilus
  • openSUSE: zypper install python-nautilus
  • Solus: eopkg install nautilus-python

2) Get CtrlTabSwitch and install it

git clone https://github.com/Nindaleth/nautilus_ctrltab
mkdir -p ~/.local/share/nautilus-python/extensions/
ln -s nautilus_ctrltab/CtrlTabSwitch.py ~/.local/share/nautilus-python/extensions/

3) Restart Nautilus

killall nautilus

Acknowledgements

Approach based on BackspaceBack by Ricardo Lenz