TourBox Elite + Chrome | Custom Preset for Effortless Browsing

Chrome with TourBox Elite

If you rely on a mouse-and-keyboard workflow, it's easy to overlook left-handed controllers like the TourBox Elite. I built a Chrome-only preset called Chrome.tb to see how much smoother browsing can feel when shortcuts live under your fingertips.

🛒 TourBox Elite: Buy on Amazon

🧠 Why pair TourBox with Chrome?

TourBox Elite is marketed as a creator tool for photo and video editing, but its tactile knobs, wheels, and buttons translate surprisingly well to everyday browsing. This custom preset shines when you want to:

Jump between tabs with a single tap
Dial in scroll speed without the jitters
Drive Back/Forward history with a physical control
Adjust YouTube volume or scrub playback without hunting for on-screen controls

TourBox essentially becomes a left-hand command center, letting your right hand stay on the mouse.

⚙️ Chrome preset layout

Import the Chrome.tb preset into TourBox Console and you'll get these core mappings:

Knob: Scroll (up/down) → fine-grained page movement
Top button: Open new tab (⌘+T) → instantly launch a fresh tab
Side button: Back (⌘+[) → jump to the previous page
Dial click: Forward (⌘+]) → move ahead in history
C button: Close tab (⌘+W) → clear clutter quickly
Tall button + knob turn: Switch tabs (⌘+Option+←/→) → cycle through open tabs without thinking about shortcuts

Replace your most-used Chrome shortcuts with these gestures and you rarely need to touch the keyboard mid-flow.

🖱 Everyday browsing test

The first few minutes with the preset felt like Chrome had moved to my fingertips. The knob delivers more precise scrolling than a trackpad—perfect for reading long-form articles or research pages without overshooting. Rotating through tabs with physical controls also removes the mental tax of remembering keyboard combinations.

YouTube was another win. Assigning volume and timeline scrubbing to the wheel meant I could make micro-adjustments without aiming the cursor at tiny controls. The whole setup feels natural after a short learning curve.

💡 Recommended ideas

Because the TourBox Elite connects via Bluetooth, the preset travels well across devices. Try applying similar mappings for:

YouTube playback for play/pause, scrub, and volume
ChatGPT or Notion to move between pages and blocks
Google Drive browsing with quick Back/Forward actions

If you work across macOS and Windows, syncing the preset keeps the muscle memory consistent everywhere.

🧩 How to download and install

Download Chrome.tb
Launch TourBox Console
Go to Preset Management → Import
Choose the downloaded Chrome.tb file
Make Chrome the active app and test each control

✍️ Key takeaways

TourBox Elite might look like a niche controller for creatives, yet with the right Chrome preset it transforms daily browsing into a responsive, fingertip experience. If you spend hours researching, managing YouTube, or blogging, these physical shortcuts can keep you in flow and cut down on repetitive keyboard tasks. Next up, I'll compare this Chrome setup with Safari and experiment with a dedicated YouTube preset—stay tuned.

💾 File: Chrome.tb (preset for TourBox Console)
Compatibility: TourBox Elite (Bluetooth model)
Platform: macOS