Learn keyboard shortcuts and become a pro at using Chrome.
Windows and Linux
Tab and window shortcuts
Action
Shortcut
Open a new window
Ctrl + n
Open a new window in Incognito mode
Ctrl + Shift + n
Open a new tab, and jump to it
Ctrl + t
Reopen the last closed tab, and jump to it
Ctrl + Shift + t
Jump to the next open tab
Ctrl + Tab or Ctrl + PgDn
Jump to the previous open tab
Ctrl + Shift + Tab or Ctrl + PgUp
Jump to a specific tab
Ctrl + 1 through Ctrl + 8
Jump to the last tab
Ctrl + 9
Open your home page in the current tab
Alt + Home
Open the previous page from your browsing history in the current tab
Alt + Left arrow
Open the next page from your browsing history in the current tab
Alt + Right arrow
Close the current tab
Ctrl + w or Ctrl + F4
Close the current window
Ctrl + Shift + w
Minimize the current window
Alt + Space + n
Maximize the current window
Alt + Space + x
Close the current window
Alt + F4
Quit Google Chrome
Ctrl + Shift + q
Google Chrome feature shortcuts
Action
Shortcut
Open the Chrome menu
Alt + f or Alt + e or F10 + Enter
Show or hide the Bookmarks bar
Ctrl + Shift + b
Open the Bookmarks Manager
Ctrl + Shift + o
Open the History page in a new tab
Ctrl + h
Open the Downloads page in a new tab
Ctrl + j
Open the Chrome Task Manager
Shift + Esc
Set focus on the first item in the Chrome toolbar
Shift + Alt + t
Set focus on the last item in the Chrome toolbar
F10
Switch focus to unfocused dialog (if showing)
F6
Open the Find Bar to search the current page
Ctrl + f or F3
Jump to the next match to your Find Bar search
Ctrl + g
Jump to the previous match to your Find Bar search
Ctrl + Shift + g
Open Developer Tools
Ctrl + Shift + j or F12
Open the Clear Browsing Data options
Ctrl + Shift + Delete
Open the Chrome Help Center in a new tab
F1
Log in a different user or browse as a Guest
Ctrl + Shift + m
Open a feedback form
Alt + Shift + i
Address bar shortcuts
Use the following shortcuts in the address bar:
Action
Shortcut
Search with your default search engine
Type a search term +Enter
Search using a different search engine
Type a search engine name and press Tab
Add www. and .com to a site name, and open it in the current tab
Type a site name + Ctrl + Enter
Open a new tab and perform a Google search
Type a search term +Alt + Enter
Jump to the address bar
Ctrl + l or Alt + d or F6
Search from anywhere on the page
Ctrl + k or Ctrl + e
Remove predictions from your address bar
Down arrow to highlight + Shift + Delete
Webpage shortcuts
Action
Shortcut
Open options to print the current page
Ctrl + p
Open options to save the current page
Ctrl + s
Reload the current page
F5 or Ctrl + r
Reload the current page, ignoring cached content
Shift + F5 or Ctrl + Shift + r
Stop the page loading
Esc
Browse clickable items moving forward
Tab
Browse clickable items moving backward
Shift + Tab
Open a file from your computer in Chrome
Ctrl + o + Select a file
Display non-editable HTML source code for the current page
Ctrl + u
Save your current webpage as a bookmark
Ctrl + d
Save all open tabs as bookmarks in a new folder
Ctrl + Shift + d
Turn full-screen mode on or off
F11
Make everything on the page bigger
Ctrl and +
Make everything on the page smaller
Ctrl and -
Return everything on the page to default size
Ctrl + 0
Scroll down a webpage, a screen at a time
Space or PgDn
Scroll up a webpage, a screen at a time
Shift + Space or PgUp
Go to the top of the page
Home
Go to the bottom of the page
End
Scroll horizontally on the page
Shift + Scroll your mousewheel
Move your cursor to the front of the previous word in a text field
Ctrl + Left arrow
Move your cursor to the back of the next word in a text field
Ctrl + Right arrow
Delete the previous word in a text field
Ctrl + Backspace
Open the Home page in the current tab
Alt + Home
Mouse shortcuts
The following shortcuts require you to use your mouse:
Action
Shortcut
Open a link in a current tab (mouse only)
Drag a link to a tab
Open a link in new background tab
Ctrl + Click a link
Open a link, and jump to it
Ctrl + Shift + Click a link
Open a link, and jump to it (mouse only)
Drag a link to a blank area of the tab strip
Open a link in a new window
Shift + Click a link
Open a tab in a new window (mouse only)
Drag the tab out of the tab strip
Move a tab to a current window (mouse only)
Drag the tab into an existing window
Return a tab to its original position
Press Esc while dragging
Save the current webpage as a bookmark
Drag the web address to the Bookmarks Bar
Download the target of a link
Alt + Click a link
Display your browsing history
Right-click Back ← or click & hold Back ← Right-click Next → or click & hold Next →
Switch between maximized and windowed modes
Double-click a blank area of the tab strip
Make everything on the page bigger
Ctrl + Scroll your mousewheel up
Make everything on the page smaller
Ctrl + Scroll your mousewheel down
Mac
Tab and window shortcuts
Action
Shortcut
Open a new window
⌘ + n
Open a new window in Incognito mode
⌘ + Shift + n
Open a new tab, and jump to it
⌘ + t
Reopen the last closed tab, and jump to it
⌘ + Shift + t
Jump to the next open tab
⌘ + Option + Right arrow
Jump to the previous open tab
⌘ + Option + Left arrow
Jump to a specific tab
⌘ + 1 through ⌘ + 8
Jump to the last tab
⌘ + 9
Open the previous page in your browsing history for the current tab
⌘ + [ or ⌘ + Left arrow
Open the next page in your browsing history for the current tab
⌘ + ] or ⌘ + Right arrow
Closes the current tab or pop-up
⌘ + w
Closes the current window
⌘ + Shift + w
Minimize the window
⌘ + m
Hide Google Chrome
⌘ + h
Quit Google Chrome
⌘ + q
Google Chrome feature shortcuts
Action
Shortcut
Show or hide the Bookmarks Bar
⌘ + Shift + b
Open the Bookmark Manager
⌘ + Option + b
Open the Settings page in a new tab
⌘ + ,
Open the History page in a new tab
⌘ + y
Open the Downloads page in a new tab
⌘ + Shift + j
Open the Find Bar to search the current page
⌘ + f
Jump to the next match to your Find Bar search
⌘ + g
Jump to the previous match to your Find Bar search
⌘ + Shift + g
When Find Bar is open, search for selected text
⌘ + e
Open Developer Tools
⌘ + Option + i
Open the Clear Browsing Data options
⌘ + Shift + Delete
Log in as a different user or browse as a Guest
⌘ + Shift + m
Address bar shortcuts
Use the following shortcuts in the address bar:
Action
Shortcut
Search with your default search engine
Type a search term + Enter
Search using a different search engine
Type a search engine name and press Tab
Add www. and .com to a site name, and open it in the current tab
Type a site name + Control + Enter
Add www. and .com to a site name, and open it in a new tab
Type a site name +Control + Shift + Enter
Open the website in a new background tab
Type a web address + ⌘ + Enter
Jump to the address bar
⌘ + l
Remove predictions from your address bar
Down arrow to highlight + Shift + fn + Delete
Webpage shortcuts
Action
Shortcut
Open options to print the current page
⌘ + p
Open options to save the current page
⌘ + s
Open the Page Setup dialog
⌘ + Option + p
Reload your current page, ignoring cached content
⌘ + Shift + r
Stop the page loading
Esc
Browse clickable items moving forward
Tab
Browse clickable items moving backward
Shift + Tab
Open a file from your computer in Google Chrome
⌘ + o + Select a file
Display non-editable HTML source code for the current page
⌘ + Option + u
Open the JavaScript Console
⌘ + Option + j
Save your current webpage as a bookmark
⌘ + d
Save all open tabs as bookmarks in a new folder
⌘ + Shift + d
Turn full-screen mode on or off
⌘ + Ctrl + f
Make everything on the page bigger
⌘ and +
Make everything on the page smaller
⌘ and -
Return everything on the page to the default size
⌘ + 0
Scroll down a webpage, a screen at a time
Space
Scroll up a webpage, a screen at a time
Shift + Space
Search the web
⌘ + Option + f
Move your cursor to the front of the previous word in a text field
Option + Left arrow
Move your cursor to the back of the next word in a text field
Option + Right arrow
Delete the previous word in a text field
Option + Delete
Open your home page in the current tab
⌘ + Shift + h
Mouse shortcuts
The following shortcuts require you to use your mouse:
Action
Shortcut
Open a link in a current tab (mouse only)
Drag a link to a tab
Open a link in new background tab
⌘ + Click a link
Open a link, and jump to it
⌘ + Shift + Click a link
Open a link, and jump to it (mouse only)
Drag a link to a blank area of the tab strip
Open a link in a new window
Shift + Click a link
Open a tab in a new window (mouse only)
Drag the tab out of the tab strip
Move a tab to a current window (mouse only)
Drag the tab into an existing window
Return a tab to its original position
Press Esc while dragging
Save the current webpage as a bookmark
Drag the web address to the Bookmarks Bar
Download the target of a link
Option + Click a link
Display your browsing history
Right-click Back ← or click & hold Back ← Right-click Next → or click & hold Next →
Increase the window to full height
Double-click a blank area of the tab strip
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