- Chrome has many features which make using it with a mouse alone difficult.
- Thankfully, it comes with lots of keyboard shortcuts to make the browser easier to use.
- These include shortcuts for Chrome features, address bar, web search, and tabs and windows.
Keyboard shortcuts are lifesavers for any application. Almost every operating system and app across different categories comes with built-in shortcuts. And Google Chrome is no exception. Chrome offers many handy shortcuts for different aspects of the browser such as tabs, settings, address bar, Chrome features, etc. Let’s look at all the Google Chrome keyboard shortcuts you can use to instantly up your productivity on the web.
Best Chrome Webpage Shortcuts
Chrome has plenty of web page shortcuts that help you navigate to different sections of the browser. These shortcuts can make reading and controlling aspects of the web pages easier. Here are all of them:
Action Windows, Linux Shortcut macOS Shortcut Print the current page Ctrl + P Command + P Save the current page Ctrl + S Command + S Reload the current page regardless of whether it’s cached Shift + F5 or Ctrl + Shift + R Command + Shift + R Stop the page from loading Esc Esc Browse clickable items Tab Tab Browse clickable items (backward) Shift + Tab Shift + Tab Open a file from your PC Ctrl + O + Select files Command + O + Select files Display the source code of the page Ctrl + U Command + Option + U Bookmark a page Ctrl + D Command + D Save all open tabs as bookmarks in a new folder Ctrl + Shift + D Command + Shift + D Toggle full-screen F11 Command + Ctrl + F Make contents bigger Ctrl and + Command and + Make contents smaller Ctrl and – Command and – Return everything to the default size Ctrl + O Command + O Scroll down one screen at a time Space or Pg Dn Space Scroll up one screen at a time Shift + Space or Pg Up Shift + Space Move your cursor to the beginning of the previous word Ctrl + Left arrow Option + Left arrow Move your cursor to the end of the next word Ctrl + Right arrow Option + Right arrow Delete the previous word in a text field Ctrl + Backspace Option + Delete Open the home page in the current tab Alt + Home Command + Shift + H Compose a new email message NA Command + Shift + I Open the page setup dialogue NA Command + Option + p Reload a webpage F5 or Ctrl + R NA Search the web NA Command + Option + J To the top of the page Home NA To the bottom of the page End NA Scroll horizontally Shift + Scroll wheel NA Display the source code of the page Move the cursor to the back of the word NA
Chrome Tab and Window Keyboard Shortcuts
Tab and Window shortcuts help you navigate or alter the Google Chrome tabs and windows you have opened so that you spend less time dragging and clicking them and more time focusing on your work. Here are all the Tab and Window shortcuts in Chrome.
Action Windows, Linux Shortcut macOS Shortcut Open a new window Ctrl + N Command + N Open a new window in Incognito mode Ctrl + Shift + N Command + Shift + N Open a new tab and go to it Ctrl + T Command + T Reopen previously closed tabs in the order they were closed Ctrl + Shift + T Command + Shift + T Jump to the next open tab Ctrl + Tab or Ctrl + Pg Dn Command + Option + Right arrow Jump to the previous open tab Ctrl + Shift + Tab or Ctrl + Pg Up Command + Option + Left arrow Jump to a specific tab Ctrl + 1 through Ctrl + 8 Command+ 1 through Command + 8 Jump to the rightmost tab Ctrl + 9 Command + 9 Open the previous page from your browsing history in the current tab Alt + Left arrow Command+ [ or Command + Left arrow Open the next page from your browsing history in the current tab Alt + Right arrow Command + ] or Command + Right arrow Close the current tab Ctrl + W or Ctrl + F4 Command + W Close the current window Ctrl + Shift + W or Alt + F4 Command + Shift + W Minimize the current window Alt + Space then N Command + M Maximize the current window Alt + Space then X NA Quit Google Chrome Alt + f then X Command + Q Move tabs right or left Ctrl + Shift + Pg Up or Ctrl + Shift + Pg Dn Ctrl + Shift + Pg Up or Ctrl + Shift + Pg Dn Open your home page in the current tab Alt + Home NA Hide Google Chrome NA Command + H
Google Chrome Address Bar Keyboard Shortcuts
Address bar shortcuts make searching the web a lot easier. Here are all the Chrome Address bar keyboard shortcuts.
Action Windows Shortcut macOS Shortcut Search with your default search engine Type a search term + Enter Type a search term + Return Search using a different search engine Type a search engine name and press Tab Type a search engine name and press Tab Move the cursor to the address bar Type a site name + Ctrl + Enter Type a site name + Ctrl + Return Add www. and .com to a site name, and open it in a new window Type a site name + Ctrl + Shift + Enter Type a site name + Ctrl + Shift + Return Jump to the address bar Ctrl + L or Alt + D or F6 Command + L Move cursor to the address bar Ctrl + F5 Ctrl + F5 Remove predictions from your address bar Down arrow to highlight + Shift + Delete Down arrow to highlight + Shift + fn + Delete
Forward Delete or fn + delete on MacBookOpen a new tab and perform a Google search Type a search term + Alt + Enter Type a web address + Command + Return Search from anywhere on the page Ctrl + K or Ctrl + e –
Shortcuts to Use Google Chrome Features
Chrome packs a ton of features and you can access them using shortcuts as well. Here’s how.
Action Windows Shortcut macOS Shortcut Show or hide the Bookmarks bar Ctrl + Shift + B Command + Shift + B Open the Bookmarks Manager Ctrl + Shift + O Command + Option + B Open the History page in a new tab Ctrl + H Command + Y Open the Downloads page in a new tab Ctrl + J Command + Shift + J Open the Find Bar to search the current page Ctrl + F or F3 Command + F Jump to the next match to your Find Bar search Ctrl + G Command + G Jump to the previous match to your Find Bar search Ctrl + Shift + G Command + Shift + G Open Developer Tools Ctrl + Shift + J or F12 Command + Option + I Open the Clear Browsing Data options Ctrl + Shift + Delete Command + Shift + Delete Jump to the previous match in your Find Bar search Ctrl + Shift + M Command + Shift + M Open a feedback form Alt + Shift + I Command + Option + Shift + I Log in as a different user or browse as a Guest F7 F7 Focus on inactive dialogs Alt + Shift + A Command + Option + Shift + A Turn on Caret browsing F6 Command + Option + Up arrow or Down arrow Open the Chrome menu Alt + F or Alt + E – Open the Chrome Task Manager Shift + Esc – Set focus on the first item in the Chrome toolbar Shift + Alt + T – Set focus on the rightmost item in the Chrome toolbar F10 – Open the Chrome Help Center in a new tab F1 – Skip to web contents Ctrl + F6 – Open the Settings page in a new tab – Command + , When Find Bar is open, search for selected text – Command + E Jump to the main menu bar – Control + F2
So, these are all the Chrome shortcuts you can use to increase your productivity and navigate easily on web pages. Remembering all the shortcuts can be daunting, but you can try using some of them and learn more as you progress. What are your thoughts on Chrome shortcuts? Do you use them regularly? Let us know in the comments.
