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Complete Feature List
Address bar functionality
Seamless integration of Web search and address navigation into only one input box.
Seamless integration of Web search and address navigation into only one input box.
Navigation bar replacement
Tabs on top on a separate line (IE10, IE9)
Tabs on top on a separate line (IE10, IE9)
Title bar
Display the page title in the title bar (blank by default in IE9 and IE10)
Display the page title in the title bar (blank by default in IE9 and IE10)
Auto maximize
Automatically maximize every newly opened IE window.
Automatically maximize every newly opened IE window.
Search profile editor
Add your own favorite search engines to Quero or choose from a list of predefined search profiles.
Add your own favorite search engines to Quero or choose from a list of predefined search profiles.
Ad blocker
Guard against unwanted Flash, banner, layer, Google, IntelliTXT and pop-up ads.
Guard against unwanted Flash, banner, layer, Google, IntelliTXT and pop-up ads.
Quick Type & Find
Instantly jump to Quero's search box when you start typing and find the phrase as you type.
Instantly jump to Quero's search box when you start typing and find the phrase as you type.
Highlight search terms
Quero can automatically highlight the search term occurrencies of your last query.
Quero can automatically highlight the search term occurrencies of your last query.
Cursor search
Search or highlight any word on a Web page by selecting and right-clicking it.
Search or highlight any word on a Web page by selecting and right-clicking it.
Go to text URLs
Jump to URLs that are not hyperlinked.
Jump to URLs that are not hyperlinked.
Google's browse by name
Are you feeling lucky? Ctrl+Enter automatically directs you to the first Web page returned by Google for your query.
Are you feeling lucky? Ctrl+Enter automatically directs you to the first Web page returned by Google for your query.
Paste and go
Paste text into Quero and immediately load/search it with one command.
Paste text into Quero and immediately load/search it with one command.
One level up
Right-click on the address and quickly navigate one level up (Ctrl+Backspace).
Right-click on the address and quickly navigate one level up (Ctrl+Backspace).
Drag & Drop functionality
Drag keywords from or to Quero's serach box or drag URLs from Quero to your Favorites or Links bar.
Drag keywords from or to Quero's serach box or drag URLs from Quero to your Favorites or Links bar.
Zoom page
Make text on Web pages easier legible and scale them for printing.
Make text on Web pages easier legible and scale them for printing.
Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) plug-in
Access Web addresses in your own language. Experimental support for cyrillic TLDs (рф, ру, ком, нет, орг) included.
Access Web addresses in your own language. Experimental support for cyrillic TLDs (рф, ру, ком, нет, орг) included.
IDN phishing protection
Quero protects you against IDN phishing tricks by highlighting suspicious characters in the host name.
Quero protects you against IDN phishing tricks by highlighting suspicious characters in the host name.
Core domain highlighting
Quero helps you to figure out on which Web site you really are by highlighting the registered domain in the address.
Quero helps you to figure out on which Web site you really are by highlighting the registered domain in the address.
https indication
Secure connections are indicated by a change of Quero's background color to yellow and by displaying the lock symbol in the toolbar. You are encouraged to check the Web site's certificate.
Secure connections are indicated by a change of Quero's background color to yellow and by displaying the lock symbol in the toolbar. You are encouraged to check the Web site's certificate.
Favicons in taskbar
Quero makes the shortcut icons found on many Web sites visible and displays the favicons in the taskbar.
Quero makes the shortcut icons found on many Web sites visible and displays the favicons in the taskbar.
Resize browser window
Quickly change the size of your browser window to predefined dimensions.
Quickly change the size of your browser window to predefined dimensions.
User agent editor
Allows you to view and edit the user agent string to simulate another Web browser.
Allows you to view and edit the user agent string to simulate another Web browser.
Customize toolbar appearance
Change the design of the toolbar buttons and the font size of Quero's search box.
Change the design of the toolbar buttons and the font size of Quero's search box.
Respecting your privacy
Quero is an independent research project and is designed to protect your privacy. See privacy statement.
Quero is an independent research project and is designed to protect your privacy. See privacy statement.
Keyboard Shortcuts
| Shortcut | Context | Function |
| Ctrl+Q | Browser | Toggle focus between Quero's search box and the Web page |
| Alt+Q | Browser | Open the Quero menu |
| Ctrl+Shift+Q | Browser | Open Quick Tabs view |
| Ctrl+Del | Browser | Hide Adobe Flash animations on current page |
| Ctrl+Break/Pause | Browser | Toggle the ad blocker temporarily off, completely off or on again |
| Ctrl+Shift+B | Browser | View blocked content |
| / | Browser | Quick Find |
| Ctrl+/ | Browser | Start Quick Find regardless of the current cursor position |
| F3 | Browser | Find next |
| F2 | Browser | Find previous |
| F4 | Browser | Focus the Quero box and open the input list |
| Ctrl+Alt | Browser | Circumvent the pop-up blocker while the keys are pressed |
| Alt+Shift+H | Browser | Toggle highlighting of search terms on or off |
| Ctrl+Backspace | Browser | Go one level up |
| Ctrl+L | Browser | Focus the Quero box, if IE Address box is replaced |
| Ctrl+U | Browser | View source code |
| Escape | Search Box | Display the current address or clear the search box (if Show URL is disabled) |
| Tab | Search Box | Jump to the search engine box |
| Ctrl+L | Search Box | Toggle between search and navigation mode |
| Ctrl+Up/Down | Search Box | Select previous/next search engine |
| Ctrl+Enter | Search Box | Google's browse by name |
| Ctrl+Shift+V | Search Box | Paste and go |
| Shift+Del | Search Box | Delete current item from history |
| 0 to 9 | Search Engine Box | Select search profile |
| Left/Right | Search Engine Box | Select previous/next search profile |
| Character | Search Engine Box | Select search engine that begins with the specified character |
| Shift+Enter | Quero Toolbar | Process the query in a new window |
| Alt+Enter | Quero Toolbar | Open the search results or the link in a new tab |
| Shift+Enter | Context Menu | Open the search results or the link in a new window |
| Ctrl+Enter | Context Menu | Open the search results or the link in a new tab |
Mouse Shortcuts
| Shortcut | Context | Function |
| Middle Click | Quero Toolbar/Context Menu | Open the search results or the link in a new window or tab |
| Shift+Left Click | Quero Toolbar/Context Menu | Open the search results or the link in a new window |
| Ctrl+Left Click | Quero Toolbar | Open the search results or the link in a new foreground tab |
| Ctrl+Shift+Left Click | Quero Toolbar | Open the search results or the link in a new background tab |
| Ctrl+Left Click | Context Menu | Open the search results or the link in a new background tab |
| Ctrl+Shift+Left Click | Context Menu | Open the search results or the link in a new foreground tab |
Actual shortcut behavior depends on your current Quero settings.
Shortcuts available in Internet Explorer: Quick Reference Guide
