Firefox is adding support for a feature, that users requested since 2004

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Mozilla's Firefox web browser has a rich history. From humble beginnings in 2004 to the high of being responsible for the decline of Microsoft's Internet Explorer and a noticeable drop in users in recent years.

Mozilla started to add highly requested features in the past year or two. These include favorites such as tab groups or vertical tabs. Features, that Firefox users requested for years.

Soon, Firefox users may get another feature that some have requested since the very early releases of the browser: customizable keyboard shortcuts. Firefox users had some extensions at their disposal in the past, but most of them stopped working entirely when Mozilla switched the system it uses for extensions or are very limited.

Browsers such as Opera or Vivaldi support custom keyboard shortcuts. While not for everyone, they let users change the defaults to something else. If you are not happy with a particular keyboard shortcut, because it tends to get in the way or is requiring an advanced degree in finger acrobatics, then you could use the feature to change that.

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