Google Chrome Keyboard Shortcuts
We gathered all 181 Google Chrome shortcuts so you can browse the web with google at speed
Developed by Google, Google Chrome is a widely used browsers tool built to help users browse the web with google.
Learning keyboard shortcuts in Google Chrome can dramatically speed up repetitive tasks and free you to focus on the creative work that matters.
Google Chrome is available on macOS, Windows, and Linux, making these shortcuts useful no matter which operating system you prefer.
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Tab & window shortcuts 32 shortcuts
Open a new window
N/A Ctrl +N Ctrl +N
Open a new window in Incognito mode
N/A Ctrl +Shift +N Ctrl +Shift +N
Open a new tab, and jump to it
N/A Ctrl +T Ctrl +T
Reopen previously closed tabs in the order they were closed
N/A Ctrl +Shift +T Ctrl +Shift +T
Jump to the next open tab
N/A Ctrl +Tab Ctrl +Tab
Jump to the next open tab
N/A Ctrl +PageDown Ctrl +PageDown
Jump to the previous open tab
N/A Ctrl +Shift +Tab Ctrl +Shift +Tab
Jump to the previous open tab
N/A Ctrl +PageUp Ctrl +PageUp
Jump to a specific tab
N/A Ctrl +1 Ctrl +1
Jump to a specific tab
N/A Ctrl +2 Ctrl +2
Jump to a specific tab
N/A Ctrl +3 Ctrl +3
Jump to a specific tab
N/A Ctrl +4 Ctrl +4
Jump to a specific tab
N/A Ctrl +5 Ctrl +5
Jump to a specific tab
N/A Ctrl +6 Ctrl +6
Jump to a specific tab
N/A Ctrl +7 Ctrl +7
Jump to a specific tab
N/A Ctrl +8 Ctrl +8
Jump to the rightmost tab
N/A Ctrl +9 Ctrl +9
Open your home page in the current tab
N/A Alt +Home Alt +Home
Open the previous page from your browsing history in the current tab
N/A Alt +Left Alt +Left
Open the next page from your browsing history in the current tab
N/A Alt +Right Alt +Right
Close the current tab
N/A Ctrl +W Ctrl +W
Close the current tab
N/A Ctrl +F4 Ctrl +F4
Close the current window
N/A Ctrl +Shift +W Ctrl +Shift +W
Close the current window
N/A Alt +F4 Alt +F4
Minimize the current window
N/A Alt +Space +N Alt +Space +N
Maximize the current window
N/A Alt +Space +X Alt +Space +X
Quit Google Chrome
N/A Alt +F +X Alt +F +X
Move tabs right or left
N/A Ctrl +Shift +PageUp Ctrl +Shift +PageUp
Move tabs right or left
N/A Ctrl +Shift +PageDown Ctrl +Shift +PageDown
Turn on full-screen mode / Turn off full-screen mode
N/A F11 F11
Turn off full-screen mode
N/A Esc Esc
Select multiple tabs
N/A Ctrl +Shift +F6 +F6 +H Ctrl +Shift +F6 +F6 +H
Menu 2 shortcuts
Open the menu for tab groups
N/A Shift +F6 +Tab +Tab +Menu +Up +Down +Left +Right +Enter N/A
Open the menu for tab groups
N/A N/A Ctrl +Shift +Tab +\ +Forward +Search +Increase volume +Launcher +Increase volume +Up +Down +Left +Right +Enter
Tab Groups 4 shortcuts
Collapse or expand a tab group
N/A Space Space
Collapse or expand a tab group
N/A Enter Enter
Move a tab or tab group
N/A Ctrl +Left Ctrl +Left
Move a tab or tab group
N/A Ctrl +Right Ctrl +Right
Feature Shortcuts 31 shortcuts
Open the Chrome menu
N/A Alt +F Alt +F
Open the Chrome menu
N/A Alt +E Alt +E
Show or hide the Bookmarks bar
Shift +Cmd +B Ctrl +Shift +B Ctrl +Shift +B
Open the Bookmarks Manager / Open the Bookmark Manager
Opt +Cmd +B Ctrl +Shift +O Ctrl +Shift +O
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 Chrome Task Manager
N/A Shift +Esc Shift +Esc
Set focus on the first item in the Chrome toolbar
N/A Alt +Shift +T Alt +Shift +T
Set focus on the rightmost item in the Chrome toolbar / Jump to the main menu bar
N/A F10 F10
Switch focus to unfocused dialog (if showing) and all toolbars
N/A F6 F6
Open the Find Bar to search the current page
Cmd +F Ctrl +F Ctrl +F
Open the Find Bar to search the current page / Jump to the next match to your Find Bar search
Cmd +G F3 F3
Jump to the next match to your Find Bar search
N/A Ctrl +G Ctrl +G
Jump to the previous match to your Find Bar search
N/A Ctrl +Shift +G Ctrl +Shift +G
Open Developer Tools
N/A Ctrl +Shift +J Ctrl +Shift +J
Open Developer Tools
Opt +Cmd +I F12 F12
Open the Delete Browsing Data options
Shift +Cmd +Delete Ctrl +Shift +Delete Ctrl +Shift +Delete
Open the Chrome Help Center in a new tab
N/A F1 F1
Log in as a different user, browse as a Guest, or access payment and password info
Shift +Cmd +M Ctrl +Shift +M Ctrl +Shift +M
Open a feedback form
Opt +Shift +Cmd +I Alt +Shift +I Alt +Shift +I
Turn on caret browsing
F7 F7 F7
Skip to web contents
N/A Ctrl +F6 Ctrl +F6
Focus on inactive dialogs
N/A Alt +Shift +A Alt +Shift +A
Open split view in the active tab
N/A Alt +Shift +N Alt +Shift +N
Open the Settings page in a new tab
Cmd +, Ctrl +, Ctrl +,
Jump to the previous match to your Find Bar search
Shift +Cmd +G Shift +F3 Shift +F3
When Find Bar is open, search for selected text
Cmd +E Ctrl +E Ctrl +E
Cycle focus to unfocused dialog (if showing) and all toolbars
Opt +Cmd +Up N/A N/A
Cycle focus to unfocused dialog (if showing) and all toolbars
Opt +Cmd +Down N/A N/A
Focus on inactive dialogs
Opt +Shift +Cmd +A N/A N/A
Open split view in the active tab
Opt +Cmd +N N/A N/A
Address Bar 14 shortcuts
Search with your default search engine
Enter Enter Enter
Search using a different search engine
Tab Tab Tab
Add `www.` and `.com` to a site name, and open it in the current tab
Ctrl +Enter Ctrl +Enter Ctrl +Enter
Add `www.` and `.com` to a site name, and open it in a new window
Ctrl +Shift +Enter Ctrl +Shift +Enter Ctrl +Shift +Enter
Open a new tab and perform a Google search
N/A Alt +Enter Alt +Enter
Jump to the address bar
Cmd +L Ctrl +L Ctrl +L
Jump to the address bar
N/A Alt +D Alt +D
Jump to the address bar
N/A F6 F6
Search from anywhere on the page
N/A Ctrl +K Ctrl +K
Search from anywhere on the page
N/A Ctrl +E Ctrl +E
Remove predictions from your address bar
N/A Shift +Down +Delete Shift +Down +Delete
Move cursor to the address bar
N/A Ctrl +F5 Ctrl +F5
Open the website in a new background tab
Cmd +Enter Ctrl +Shift +Enter Ctrl +Shift +Enter
Remove predictions from your address bar
Shift +Fn +Delete Shift +Delete Shift +Delete
Webpage shortcuts 27 shortcuts
Open options to print the current page
N/A Ctrl +P Ctrl +P
Open options to save the current page
N/A Ctrl +S Ctrl +S
Reload the current page
N/A F5 F5
Reload the current page
N/A Ctrl +R Ctrl +R
Reload the current page, ignoring cached content
N/A Shift +F5 Shift +F5
Reload the current page, ignoring cached content
N/A Ctrl +Shift +R Ctrl +Shift +R
Stop the page loading
N/A Esc Esc
Browse clickable items moving forward
N/A Tab Tab
Browse clickable items moving backward
N/A Shift +Tab Shift +Tab
Open a file from your computer in Chrome
N/A Ctrl +O Ctrl +O
Display non-editable HTML source code for the current page
N/A Ctrl +U Ctrl +U
Save your current webpage as a bookmark
N/A Ctrl +D Ctrl +D
Save all open tabs as bookmarks in a new folder
N/A Ctrl +Shift +D Ctrl +Shift +D
Make everything on the page bigger
N/A Ctrl ++ Ctrl ++
Make everything on the page smaller
N/A Ctrl +- Ctrl +-
Return everything on the page to default size
N/A Ctrl +0 Ctrl +0
Scroll down a webpage, a screen at a time
N/A Space Space
Scroll down a webpage, a screen at a time
N/A PageDown PageDown
Scroll up a webpage, a screen at a time
N/A Shift +Space Shift +Space
Scroll up a webpage, a screen at a time
N/A PageUp PageUp
Go to the top of the page
N/A Home Home
Go to the bottom of the page
N/A End End
Scroll horizontally on the page
N/A Shift +Scroll your mousewheel Shift +Scroll your mousewheel
Move your cursor to the beginning of the previous word in a text field
N/A Ctrl +Left Ctrl +Left
Move your cursor to the next word
N/A Ctrl +Right Ctrl +Right
Delete the previous word in a text field
N/A Ctrl +Backspace Ctrl +Backspace
Open the Home page in the current tab
N/A Alt +Home Alt +Home
Mouse shortcuts 15 shortcuts
Open a link in a current tab (mouse only)
N/A Drag a link to a tab Drag a link to a tab
Open a link in new background tab
N/A Ctrl +Click a link Ctrl +Click a link
Open a link, and jump to it
N/A Ctrl +Shift +Click a link Ctrl +Shift +Click a link
Open a link, and jump to it (mouse only)
N/A Drag a link to a blank area of the tab strip Drag a link to a blank area of the tab strip
Open a link in a new window
N/A Shift +Click a link Shift +Click a link
Open a tab in a new window (mouse only)
N/A Drag the tab out of the tab strip Drag the tab out of the tab strip
Move a tab to a current window (mouse only)
N/A Drag the tab into an existing window Drag the tab into an existing window
Return a tab to its original position
N/A Esc +while dragging Esc +while dragging
Save the current webpage as a bookmark
N/A Drag the web address to the Bookmarks Bar Drag the web address to the Bookmarks Bar
Scroll horizontally on the page
N/A Shift +Scroll your mousewheel Shift +Scroll your mousewheel
Download the target of a link
N/A Alt +Click a link Alt +Click a link
Display your browsing history
N/A Back +RightClick +Back +click & hold Back +Next +RightClick +Next +click & hold Next Back +RightClick +Back +click & hold Back +Next +RightClick +Next +click & hold Next
Switch between maximized and windowed modes
N/A Double-click a blank area of the tab strip Double-click a blank area of the tab strip
Make everything on the page bigger
N/A Ctrl +Scroll your mousewheel up Ctrl +Scroll your mousewheel up
Make everything on the page smaller
N/A Ctrl +Scroll your mousewheel down Ctrl +Scroll your mousewheel down
General 1 shortcut
Focus keyboard on text boxes or list items
Cmd +F7 N/A N/A
Tab & Window Management 32 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, and jump to it
Cmd +T Ctrl +T Ctrl +T
Reopen previously closed tabs in the order they were closed
Shift +Cmd +T Ctrl +Shift +T Ctrl +Shift +T
Jump to the next open tab
Opt +Cmd +Right N/A N/A
Jump to the previous open tab
Opt +Cmd +Left N/A N/A
Jump to a specific tab
Cmd +1 Ctrl +1 Ctrl +1
Jump to a specific tab
Cmd +2 Ctrl +2 Ctrl +2
Jump to a specific tab
Cmd +3 Ctrl +3 Ctrl +3
Jump to a specific tab
Cmd +4 Ctrl +4 Ctrl +4
Jump to a specific tab
Cmd +5 Ctrl +5 Ctrl +5
Jump to a specific tab
Cmd +6 Ctrl +6 Ctrl +6
Jump to a specific tab
Cmd +7 Ctrl +7 Ctrl +7
Jump to a specific tab
Cmd +8 Ctrl +8 Ctrl +8
Jump to the last tab
Cmd +9 Ctrl +9 Ctrl +9
Open the previous page in your browsing history for the current tab
Cmd +[ Alt +Left Alt +Left
Open the previous page in your browsing history for the current tab
Cmd +Left Alt +Left Alt +Left
Open the next page in your browsing history for the current tab
Cmd +] Alt +Right Alt +Right
Open the next page in your browsing history for the current tab
Cmd +Right Alt +Right Alt +Right
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
Minimize the window
Cmd +M Alt +Space +N Alt +Space +N
Hide Google Chrome
Cmd +H N/A N/A
Quit Google Chrome
Cmd +Q Alt +F4 Alt +F4
Move tabs right or left
N/A Ctrl +Shift +PageUp Ctrl +Shift +PageUp
Move tabs right or left
N/A Ctrl +Shift +PageDown Ctrl +Shift +PageDown
Turn on full-screen mode / Turn off full-screen mode
Fn +F F11 F11
Turn off full-screen mode (Escape)
Esc Esc Esc
Collapse or expand a tab group
Space Space Space
Collapse or expand a tab group
Enter Enter Enter
Move a tab or tab group (left)
N/A Ctrl +Left Ctrl +Left
Move a tab or tab group (right)
N/A Ctrl +Right Ctrl +Right
Webpage 23 shortcuts
Compose a new email message with a link to the current page
Shift +Cmd +I Ctrl +Shift +I Ctrl +Shift +I
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 N/A N/A
Reload your current page, ignoring cached content
Shift +Cmd +R Ctrl +F5 Ctrl +F5
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 Google Chrome
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 Ctrl +Shift +J Ctrl +Shift +J
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
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 Space
Scroll up a webpage, a screen at a time
Shift +Space Shift +Space Shift +Space
Search the web
Opt +Cmd +F Ctrl +Alt +F Ctrl +Alt +F
Move your cursor to the beginning 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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