Windows and Linux
Tab and window shortcuts
To do this | Press this |
Opens a new window. | Ctrl+N |
Opens a new tab. | Ctrl+T |
Opens a new window in incognito mode. | Ctrl+Shift+N |
Opens a file from your computer in Google Chrome. | Press Ctrl+O, then select file |
Opens the link in a new tab in the background. | Press Ctrl and click a link |
Opens the link in a new tab and switches to the newly opened tab. | Press Ctrl+Shift and click a link |
Opens the link in a new window. | Press Shift and click a link |
Reopens the last tab you’ve closed. Google Chrome remembers the last 10 tabs you’ve closed. | Ctrl+Shift+T |
Opens the link in the tab. | Drag a link to a tab |
Opens the link in a new tab. | Drag a link to a blank area on the tab strip |
Opens the tab in a new window. | Drag a tab out of the tab strip |
Opens the tab in the existing window. | Drag a tab out of the tab strip and into an existing window |
Returns the tab to its original position. | Press Esc while dragging a tab |
Switches to the tab at the specified position number on the tab strip. | Ctrl+1 through Ctrl+8 |
Switches to the last tab. | Ctrl+9 |
Displays your browsing history in the tab. | Right-click, or click and hold either the Back or Forward arrow in the browser toolbar. |
Goes to the previous page in your browsing history for the tab. | Press Backspace, or Alt and the left arrow together. |
Goes to the next page in your browsing history for the tab. | Press Shift+Backspace, or Alt and the right arrow together. |
Maximizes or minimizes the window. | Double-click the blank area on the tab strip. |
Google Chrome feature shortcuts
To do this | Press this |
Opens the Chrome menu which lets you customize and control settings in Google Chrome. | Alt+F or Alt+E or F10 |
Toggles the bookmarks bar on and off. | Ctrl+Shift+B |
Opens the History page. | Ctrl+H |
Opens the Downloads page. | Ctrl+J |
Opens the Task Manager. | Shift+Esc |
Sets focus on the first tool in the browser toolbar. You can then use the following shortcuts to move around in the toolbar:
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Shift+Alt+T |
Switches focus to the next keyboard-accessible pane. Panes include:
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F6 or Shift+F6 |
Opens Developer Tools. | Ctrl+Shift+J |
Opens the Clear Browsing Data dialog. | Ctrl+Shift+Delete |
Opens the Help Center in a new tab (our favorite). | F1 |
Switch between multiple users. | Ctrl+Shift+M |
Address bar shortcuts
Use the following shortcuts in the address bar:
To do this | Press this |
Performs a search using your default search engine. | Type a search term, then press Enter. |
Performs a search using the search engine associated with the keyword. | Type a search engine keyword, press Space, type a search term, and press Enter. |
Performs a search using the search engine associated with the URL. | Begin typing a search engine URL, press Tab when prompted, type a search term, and press Enter. |
Adds www. and .com to your input in the address bar and open the resulting URL. | Ctrl+Enter |
Opens the URL in a new tab. | Type a URL, then press Alt+Enter. |
Highlights the URL. | Ctrl+L or Alt+D |
Places a ‘?’ in the address bar. Type a search term after the question mark to perform a search using your default search engine. | Ctrl+K or Ctrl+E |
Moves your cursor to the preceding key term in the address bar | Press Ctrl and the left arrow together. |
Moves your cursor to the next key term in the address bar | Press Ctrl and the right arrow together. |
Deletes the key term that precedes your cursor in the address bar | Ctrl+Backspace |
Deletes the entry from your browsing history, if possible. | Select an entry in the address bar drop-down menu with your keyboard arrows, then press Shift+Delete. |
Selects the first or last entry in the drop-down menu. | Press Page Up or Page Down when the address bar drop-down menu is visible. |
Webpage shortcuts
To do this | Press this |
Prints your current page. | Ctrl+P |
Saves your current page. | Ctrl+S |
Reloads your current page. | F5 or Ctrl+R |
Stops the loading of your current page. | Esc |
Opens the find bar. | Ctrl+F |
Finds the next match for your input in the find bar. | Ctrl+G or F3 |
Finds the previous match for your input in the find bar. | Ctrl+Shift+G, Shift+F3, or Shift+Enter |
Reloads your current page, ignoring cached content. | Ctrl+F5 or Shift+F5 |
Downloads the target of the link. | Press Alt and click a link |
Opens the source of your current page. | Ctrl+U |
Saves the link as a bookmark. | Drag a link to bookmarks bar |
Saves your current webpage as a bookmark. | Ctrl+D |
Saves all open pages as bookmarks in a new folder. | Ctrl+Shift+D |
Opens your page in full-screen mode. Press F11 again to exit full-screen. | F11 |
Enlarges everything on the page. | Ctrl and +, or press Ctrl and scroll your mousewheel up. |
Makes everything on the page smaller. | Ctrl and –, or press Ctrl and scroll your mousewheel down. |
Returns everything on the page to normal size. | Ctrl+0 |
Scrolls down the web page. | Space bar |
Goes to the top of the page. | Home |
Goes to the bottom of the page. | End |
Scrolls horizontally on the page. | Press Shift and scroll your mousewheel. |
Mac
Tab and window shortcuts
To do this | Press this |
Opens a new window. | ⌘ +N |
Opens a new tab. | ⌘+T |
Opens a new window in incognito mode. | ⌘+Shift+N |
Opens a file from your computer in Google Chrome. | Press ⌘+O, then select a file |
Opens the link in a new tab in the background . | Press ⌘ and click a link |
Opens the link in a new tab and switches to the newly opened tab. | Press ⌘+Shift and click a link |
Opens the link in a new window. | Press Shift and click a link |
Reopens the last tab you’ve closed. Google Chrome remembers the last 10 tabs you’ve closed. | ⌘+Shift+T |
Opens the tab in a new window. | Drag a tab out of the tab strip |
Opens the tab in the existing window. | Drag a tab out of the tab strip and into an existing window |
Switches to the next tab. | Press ⌘+Option and the right arrow together |
Switches to the previous tab. | Press ⌘+Option and the left arrow together |
Closes the current tab or pop-up. | ⌘+W |
Closes the current window. | ⌘+Shift+W |
Displays your browsing history in the tab. | Click and hold either the Back or Forward arrow in the browser toolbar. |
Goes to the previous page in your browsing history for the tab. | Press Delete or ⌘+[ |
Goes to the next page in your browsing history for the tab. | Press Shift+Delete or ⌘+] |
Maximizes the window. | Press Shift while clicking the + button in the top left corner of the window |
Minimizes the window. | ⌘+M |
Hides Google Chrome. | ⌘+H |
Hides all other windows. | ⌘+Option+H |
Closes Google Chrome. | ⌘+Q |
Google Chrome feature shortcuts
To do this | Press this |
Toggles the bookmarks bar on and off. | ⌘+Shift+B |
Opens the bookmark manager. | ⌘+Option+B |
Opens the Settings page. | ⌘+, |
Opens the History page. | ⌘+Y |
Opens the Downloads page. | ⌘+Shift+J |
Opens the Clear Browsing Data dialog. | ⌘+Shift+Delete |
Switch between multiple users. | ⌘+Shift+M |
Address bar shortcuts
To do this | Press this |
Performs a search using your default search engine. | Type a search term, then press Enter. |
Performs a search using the search engine associated with the keyword. | Type a search engine keyword, press Space, type a search term, and press Enter. |
Performs a search using the search engine associated with the URL. | Begin typing a search engine URL, press Tab when prompted, type a search term, and press Enter. |
Opens the URL in a new background tab. | Type a URL, then press ⌘+Enter. |
Highlights the URL. | ⌘+L |
Moves your cursor to the preceding key term in the address bar | Press Option and the left arrow together. |
Moves your cursor to the next key term in the address bar | Press Option and the right arrow together. |
Highlights the preceding key term in the address bar | Press Shift+Option and the left arrow together. |
Highlights the next key term in the address bar | Press Shift+Option and the right arrow together. |
Deletes the key term that precedes your cursor in the address bar | ⌘+Delete |
Deletes the entry from your browsing history, if possible. | Select an entry in the address bar drop-down menu with your keyboard arrows, then press Shift-Fn-Delete. |
Webpage shortcuts
To do this | Press this |
Prints your current page. | ⌘+P |
Opens the Page Setup dialog. | ⌘+Shift+P |
Saves your current page. | ⌘+S |
Emails your current page. | ⌘+Shift+I |
Reloads your current page. | ⌘+R |
Opens the find bar. | ⌘+F |
Finds the next match for your input in the find bar. | ⌘+G |
Finds the previous match for your input in the find bar. | ⌘+Shift+G or Shift+Enter |
Uses selection for find | ⌘+E |
Jumps to selection | ⌘+J |
Opens Developer Tools. | ⌘+Option+I |
Opens the JavaScript Console. | ⌘+Option+J |
Opens the source of your current page. | ⌘+Option+U |
Downloads the target of the link. | Press Option and click a link. |
Saves the link as a bookmark. | Drag a link to the bookmarks bar. |
Saves your current webpage as a bookmark. | ⌘+D |
Saves all open tabs as bookmarks in a new folder. | ⌘+Shift+D |
Opens your page in full-screen mode. Press ⌘-Shift-F again to exit full-screen. | ⌘+Shift+F |
Enlarges everything on the page. | ⌘ + (+) |
Makes everything on the page smaller. | ⌘ + (-) |
Returns everything on the page to normal size. | ⌘+0 |
Opens your home page in your current tab. | ⌘+Shift+H |
Scrolls down the web page. | Space bar |
Searches the web. | ⌘+Option+F |