# Feature Request: Hold Hotkey to Temporarily Disable “Type Directly to Search” (Explorer)

**URL:** <https://discussion.listary.com/t/feature-request-hold-hotkey-to-temporarily-disable-type-directly-to-search-explorer/10249>\
**Category:** Feature Request\
**Created:** [June 14, 2026, 5:23am UTC](https://discussion.listary.com/t/feature-request-hold-hotkey-to-temporarily-disable-type-directly-to-search-explorer/10249 "2026-06-14T05:23:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![titus](https://discussion.listary.com/user_avatar/discussion.listary.com/titus/32/5464_2.png) [@titus](https://discussion.listary.com/u/titus)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2026, 5:23am UTC](https://discussion.listary.com/t/feature-request-hold-hotkey-to-temporarily-disable-type-directly-to-search-explorer/10249/1 "2026-06-14T05:23:13Z")

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Feature Request:

Allow users to hold a modifier key (e.g., **Ctrl, Shift** or **Alt** ) while typing to temporarily disable Listary’s “Type Directly to Search” filtering, falling back to Explorer’s native first-letter/first-word jump behavior.

**Problem:** When “Type Directly to Search” is enabled, Listary matches files _anywhere_ in the filename (substring matching). This is great for fuzzy finding, and would be nice left on always, but gets in the way when a user wants quick first-letter navigation in Explorer (e.g., pressing “R” to jump to the first file starting with “R”).

**Proposed Solution:** Holding Shift (or a user-configurable modifier key) while typing the first letter/number bypasses Listary’s search takeover and passes keystrokes directly to Explorer’s native navigation.

**Example Use Case:**

- Press **R** → Listary search activates (current behavior)

- Hold **Shift** + press **R** → Explorer jumps natively to the first item starting with "R\*\*

**Requested Options:**

1. Configurable modifier key (Ctrl, Alt, or Shift)

2. Only needed on the first keystroke to redirect control to Explorer

3. Toggle back to Listary search on the next keystroke without the modifier

This gives users the best of both worlds without needing to toggle settings on/off.

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**Author:** ![horst](https://discussion.listary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/edb3f5/32.png) [@horst](https://discussion.listary.com/u/horst)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2026, 2:11pm UTC](https://discussion.listary.com/t/feature-request-hold-hotkey-to-temporarily-disable-type-directly-to-search-explorer/10249/2 "2026-06-14T14:11:57Z")

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That’s not true for me.  
Listary prefers to jump to the first file name starting with the typed character  
and not to the same char inside of file names.

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Windows 11 Home Version 25H2 (OS Build 26200.8655)  
Listary Pro 6.3.6.99