Arc Browser keyboard shortcuts

Arc organizes browsing around tabs, Spaces, a sidebar, and Split View. This reference preserves the different Windows and macOS navigation chords, including macOS-only Little Arc and alternate history keys.

Windows, macOS · 30 shortcuts

Tabs and windows

These commands create, close, restore, pin, and copy tabs or open browser windows. Little Arc has no Windows binding in Arc's reference.

ActionWindowsmacOS
Open a new tabCtrlTCmdT
Open a new windowCtrlNCmdN
Open a new incognito windowCtrlShiftNCmdShiftN
Close the current tab or windowCtrlWCmdW
Open Little ArcNot documentedCmdOptionN
Reopen the last closed tabCtrlShiftTCmdShiftT
Pin or unpin the current tabCtrlDCmdD
Copy the current tab URLCtrlShiftCCmdShiftC
Copy the current tab URL as MarkdownCtrlShiftAltCCmdShiftOptionC
Change the current tab URLCtrlLorAltDCmdL
Clear unpinned tabsCtrlShiftKCmdShiftK

Tab and Space navigation

Number keys target tabs or Spaces depending on the modifier. Up and Down cycle tabs, while Left and Right cycle Spaces.

ActionWindowsmacOS
Go directly to tab 1 through 9Ctrl1-9Cmd1-9
Focus Space 1 through 9Alt1-9Control1-9
Toggle between recent tabsCtrlTabControlTab
Switch to the previous tabCtrlAltUpCmdOptionUp
Switch to the next tabAltCtrlDownOptionCmdDown
Switch to the previous SpaceCtrlAltLeftCmdOptionLeft
Switch to the next SpaceAltCtrlRightOptionCmdRight
Go forward in tab historyAltRightCmdRightorCmd]
Go back in tab historyAltLeftCmdLeftorCmd[

Split View

Split View uses the same Control+Shift bindings on Windows and macOS, including numbered focus targets.

ActionWindowsmacOS
Add a Split ViewCtrlShift+ControlShift+
Close Split ViewCtrlShift-ControlShift-
Focus Split View pane 1 through 9CtrlShift1-9ControlShift1-9

Page and history

These browser commands open history or change the current page's zoom, reload state, and text search.

ActionWindowsmacOS
View historyCtrlHCmdY
Zoom in on the webpageCtrl+Cmd+
Zoom out on the webpageCtrl-Cmd-
Reset webpage zoomCtrl0Cmd0
Reload the webpageCtrlRCmdR
Find in the webpageCtrlFCmdF

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