Brave Keyboard Shortcuts
We collected 123 keyboard shortcuts for Brave so you can browse with privacy built-in faster
Developed by Brave Software, Brave is a widely used browsers tool built to help users browse with privacy built-in.
Shortcut fluency in Brave separates casual users from power users. The more shortcuts you commit to muscle memory, the faster your work becomes.
Available on macOS, Windows, and Linux, Brave serves a broad audience of professionals who benefit from learning platform-specific shortcut keys.
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123 shortcuts
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General 12 shortcuts
Open a new window
Cmd +N Ctrl +N Ctrl +N
Open a new window in Incognito mode
Shift +Cmd +N Ctrl +Shift +N Ctrl +Shift +N
Open a new tab
Cmd +T Ctrl +T Ctrl +T
Reopen the last closed tab. Brave remembers the last 10 closed tabs.
Shift +Cmd +T Ctrl +Shift +T Ctrl +Shift +T
Open a file from your computer in Brave
Cmd +O Ctrl +O Ctrl +O
Save the current page
Cmd +S Ctrl +S Ctrl +S
Print the current page
Cmd +P Ctrl +P Ctrl +P
Close the current tab or pop-up
Cmd +W Ctrl +W Ctrl +W
Close the current window
Shift +Cmd +W Ctrl +Shift +W Ctrl +Shift +W
Quit Brave
Cmd +Q N/A N/A
Open Brave's customization panel
N/A Alt +F Alt +F
Open the Brave menu
N/A Alt +Space Alt +Space
Navigation 7 shortcuts
Go to the previous page in your browsing history
Cmd +[ Alt +Left Alt +Left
Go to the next page in your browsing history
Cmd +] Alt +Right Alt +Right
Go to the previous page in your browsing history
Cmd +Left N/A N/A
Go to the next page in your browsing history
Cmd +Right N/A N/A
Open the home page in the current window
Shift +Cmd +H Alt +Home Alt +Home
Open the home page in the current window
Fn +Left N/A N/A
Open the home page in the current window
Fn +Right N/A N/A
Tabs and Windows 26 shortcuts
Switch to the next tab
Shift +Cmd +] Ctrl +Tab Ctrl +Tab
Switch to the previous tab
Shift +Cmd +[ Ctrl +Shift +Tab Ctrl +Shift +Tab
Switch to a specific tab / Jump to a specific tab
Cmd +1 Ctrl +1 Ctrl +1
Switch to a specific tab / Jump to a specific tab
Cmd +2 Ctrl +2 Ctrl +2
Switch to a specific tab / Jump to a specific tab
Cmd +3 Ctrl +3 Ctrl +3
Switch to a specific tab / Jump to a specific tab
Cmd +4 Ctrl +4 Ctrl +4
Switch to a specific tab / Jump to a specific tab
Cmd +5 Ctrl +5 Ctrl +5
Switch to a specific tab / Jump to a specific tab
Cmd +6 Ctrl +6 Ctrl +6
Switch to a specific tab / Jump to a specific tab
Cmd +7 Ctrl +7 Ctrl +7
Switch to a specific tab / Jump to a specific tab
Cmd +8 Ctrl +8 Ctrl +8
Switch to a specific tab / Jump to the last tab
Cmd +9 Ctrl +9 Ctrl +9
Minimize the current window
Cmd +M Alt +Space +N Alt +Space +N
Cycle through all open windows
Cmd +` Alt +Tab Alt +Tab
Open a new window
Cmd +N Ctrl +N Ctrl +N
Open a new window in Private mode
Shift +Cmd +N Ctrl +Shift +N Ctrl +Shift +N
Open a new tab, and jump to it
Cmd +T Ctrl +T Ctrl +T
Reopen the last closed tab, and jump to it
Shift +Cmd +T Ctrl +Shift +T Ctrl +Shift +T
Jump to the next open tab
Opt +Cmd +Right Ctrl +Tab +PageDown Ctrl +Tab +PageDown
Jump to the previous open tab
Opt +Cmd +Left Ctrl +Shift +Tab +PageUp Ctrl +Shift +Tab +PageUp
Open your home page in the current tab
null Alt +Home Alt +Home
Open the previous page from your browsing history in the current tab
Cmd +[ Alt +Left Alt +Left
Open the next page from your browsing history in the current tab
Cmd +] Alt +Right Alt +Right
Closes the current tab or pop-up
Cmd +W Ctrl +W +F4 Ctrl +W +F4
Closes the current window
Shift +Cmd +W Ctrl +Shift +W Ctrl +Shift +W
Hide Brave
Cmd +H null null
Quit Brave
Cmd +Q Ctrl +Alt +Shift +W +F +X Ctrl +Alt +Shift +W +F +X
Zoom 3 shortcuts
Zoom in / Open the zoom settings
Cmd ++ Ctrl ++ Ctrl ++
Zoom out / Open the zoom settings
Cmd +- Ctrl +- Ctrl +-
Reset zoom level / Open the zoom settings
Cmd +0 Ctrl +0 Ctrl +0
Text 10 shortcuts
Open the find bar to search the current page
Cmd +F Ctrl +F Ctrl +F
Find next
Cmd +G F3 F3
Find previous
Shift +Cmd +G Shift +F3 Shift +F3
Copy the selected text
Cmd +C Ctrl +C Ctrl +C
Cut the selected text
Cmd +X Ctrl +X Ctrl +X
Paste
Cmd +V Ctrl +V Ctrl +V
Paste text, without formatting, into a text field.
Shift +Cmd +V Ctrl +Shift +V Ctrl +Shift +V
Select all
Cmd +A Ctrl +A Ctrl +A
Undo the last action
Cmd +Z Ctrl +Z Ctrl +Z
Redo the last action
Shift +Cmd +Z Ctrl +Y Ctrl +Y
Tools 7 shortcuts
Open the Brave Task Manager
N/A Shift +Esc Shift +Esc
Open the Extensions page
Shift +Cmd +E Ctrl +Shift +E Ctrl +Shift +E
Open the Developer Tools
Opt +Cmd +I Ctrl +Shift +I Ctrl +Shift +I
Open the Developer Tools
Opt +Cmd +J N/A N/A
Toggle Developer Tools
Shift +Cmd +C Ctrl +Shift +C Ctrl +Shift +C
Clear browsing data
Shift +Cmd +Delete Ctrl +Shift +Delete Ctrl +Shift +Delete
Toggle full screen mode
Ctrl +Cmd +F F11 F11
Other 12 shortcuts
Show or hide the Bookmarks bar
Shift +Cmd +B Ctrl +Shift +B Ctrl +Shift +B
Open the Downloads page in a new tab
Cmd +J Ctrl +J Ctrl +J
Open the History page in a new tab
Cmd +Y Ctrl +H Ctrl +H
Open the Settings page in a new tab
Cmd +, N/A N/A
Open the Settings page in a new tab
N/A Alt +F +S Alt +F +S
Search with your default search engine
N/A Ctrl +K Ctrl +K
Search with your default search engine
Ctrl +E N/A N/A
Open Help
F1 N/A N/A
Open Help
N/A F1 F1
Open a specific item from the address bar results
Down +Enter Down +Enter Down +Enter
To temporarily show the context menu for a link, image or other element
Shift +F10 N/A N/A
To temporarily show the context menu for a link, image or other element
N/A Shift +F10 Shift +F10
Address Bar 6 shortcuts
Search from the address bar
Cmd +Enter Ctrl +Enter Ctrl +Enter
Search from the address bar
Shift +Enter Shift +Enter Shift +Enter
Search from the address bar
Ctrl +Enter N/A N/A
Jump to the address bar
Cmd +L Ctrl +Alt +L +D +F6 Ctrl +Alt +L +D +F6
Search from anywhere on the page
null Ctrl +K +E Ctrl +K +E
Remove predictions from your address bar
Shift +Fn +Down +to +highlight +Delete Shift +Down +to +highlight +Delete Shift +Down +to +highlight +Delete
Browser 17 shortcuts
Show or hide the Bookmarks Bar
Shift +Cmd +B Ctrl +Shift +B Ctrl +Shift +B
Open the Main menu
null Alt +F +E +F10 +Enter Alt +F +E +F10 +Enter
Open the Bookmark Manager
Opt +Cmd +B Ctrl +Shift +O Ctrl +Shift +O
Open the Settings page in a new tab
Cmd +, null null
Open the History page in a new tab
Cmd +Y Ctrl +H Ctrl +H
Open the Downloads page in a new tab
Shift +Cmd +J Ctrl +J Ctrl +J
Open the Brave Task Manager
null Shift +Esc Shift +Esc
Set focus on the first item in the toolbar
null Alt +Shift +T Alt +Shift +T
Set focus on the last item in the toolbar
null F10 F10
Switch focus to unfocused dialog (if showing)
null F6 F6
Open the Find Bar to search the current page
Cmd +F Ctrl +F +F3 Ctrl +F +F3
Jump to the next match to your Find Bar search
Cmd +G Ctrl +G Ctrl +G
Jump to the previous match to your Find Bar search
Shift +Cmd +G Ctrl +Shift +G Ctrl +Shift +G
When Find Bar is open, search for selected text
Cmd +E null null
Open Developer Tools
Opt +Cmd +I Ctrl +Shift +J +F12 Ctrl +Shift +J +F12
Open the Clear Browsing Data options
Shift +Cmd +Delete Ctrl +Shift +Delete Ctrl +Shift +Delete
Open Profile menu
Shift +Cmd +M Ctrl +Shift +M Ctrl +Shift +M
Webpage 23 shortcuts
Open options to print the current page
Cmd +P Ctrl +P Ctrl +P
Open options to save the current page
Cmd +S Ctrl +S Ctrl +S
Open the Page Setup dialog
Opt +Cmd +P null null
Reload your current page, ignoring cached content
Shift +Cmd +R Ctrl +Shift +R Ctrl +Shift +R
Stop the page loading
Esc Esc Esc
Browse clickable items moving forward
Tab Tab Tab
Browse clickable items moving backward
Shift +Tab Shift +Tab Shift +Tab
Open a file from your computer in Brave
Cmd +O Ctrl +O Ctrl +O
Display non-editable HTML source code for the current page
Opt +Cmd +U Ctrl +U Ctrl +U
Open the JavaScript Console
Opt +Cmd +J null null
Save your current webpage as a bookmark
Cmd +D Ctrl +D Ctrl +D
Save all open tabs as bookmarks in a new folder
Shift +Cmd +D Ctrl +Shift +D Ctrl +Shift +D
Turn full-screen mode on or off
Ctrl +Cmd +F F11 F11
Make everything on the page bigger
Cmd ++ Ctrl ++ Ctrl ++
Make everything on the page smaller
Cmd +- Ctrl +- Ctrl +-
Return everything on the page to the default size
Cmd +0 Ctrl +0 Ctrl +0
Scroll down a webpage, a screen at a time
Space Space +PageDown Space +PageDown
Scroll up a webpage, a screen at a time
Shift +Space Shift +Space +PageUp Shift +Space +PageUp
Search the web
Opt +Cmd +F null null
Move your cursor to the front of the previous word in a text field
Opt +Left Ctrl +Left Ctrl +Left
Move your cursor to the back of the next word in a text field
Opt +Right Ctrl +Right Ctrl +Right
Delete the previous word in a text field
Opt +Delete Ctrl +Backspace Ctrl +Backspace
Open your home page in the current tab
Shift +Cmd +H Alt +Home Alt +Home
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