Assign custom hotkey on any Google chrome extension?

Question

Is it possible to assign custom (own) hotkey on any Google chrome extension? Looking for in-box or 3-rd party solution.

Answer 1

Look at the bottom of you extensions page, in newer versions (It's here in dev/canary for now, don't know about beta/release. Soon to be in release, I'm sure) there is a link 'Configure commands' to keyboard shortcuts options for main extension action (the one it performs when you click on extension button on Chrome toolbar)

Answer 2

Yes, you can. You need the following:

1. The extension ID of your extension.
2. A program to script the hotkey with (AutoHotkey for Windows, Keyboard Maestro for Mac or Autokey for Linux).
3. The script needs to open a link to your extension such as chrome-extension://iinhokidgfoomcighckbjmlcndbjmomp/options.html

You'll find the ID of your desired chrome extension in the Webstore - e.g. https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/mgjjeipcdnnjhgodgjpfkffcejoljijf?hl=en

An AutoHotkey script for a hotkey like this would be:

F5:: ; Hotkey is F5 here
SendInput ^t ; open new tab
SendInput chrome-extension://iinhokidgfoomcighckbjmlcndbjmomp/options.html ; write the extension's address
SendInput {enter} ; press enter to confirm.
Return

I have toyed with the Shortcuts Manager extension to create a JavaScript command to open the extension, but my knowledge of JS is very limited and I was unsuccessful. I'll post an example code in a comment to this answer.