Brave keyboard shortcuts
Brave is a web browser built on Chromium that blocks ads and trackers by default. Its shortcuts reopen a closed tab, search from the address bar, open the Brave menu, bookmarks, and history, and go back or reload a page.
Windows, macOS, Linux · 59 shortcutsTabs and windows
Create, close, restore, move, and resize browser windows without losing the page you are reading.
| Action | Shortcuts |
|---|---|
| New tab | Windows / LinuxCtrl + T macOSCmd + T |
| New window | Windows / LinuxCtrl + N macOSCmd + N |
| New private window | Windows / LinuxCtrl + Shift + N macOSCmd + Shift + N |
| Reopen the last closed tab | Windows / LinuxCtrl + Shift + T macOSCmd + Shift + T |
| Open the next tabCtrl+Page Down also works on Windows and Linux. Cmd+Option+Left, or Ctrl+Shift+Tab, goes to the previous tab. | Windows / LinuxCtrl + Tab macOSCmd + Option + Right |
| Open the previous tabCtrl+Page Up also works on Windows and Linux. | Windows / LinuxCtrl + Shift + Tab macOSCmd + Option + Left |
| Jump to a tab by position1 through 8 choose a position. 9 goes to the last tab. | Windows / LinuxCtrl + 1 macOSCmd + 1 |
| Open the home page | Windows / LinuxAlt + Home macOSCmd + Shift + H |
| Close the current tabCtrl+F4 also closes a tab on Windows and Linux. | Windows / LinuxCtrl + W macOSCmd + W |
| Close the current window | Windows / LinuxCtrl + Shift + W macOSCmd + Shift + W |
| Minimize the current window | Windows / LinuxAlt + Space then N macOSCmd + M |
| Maximize the current windowNo macOS shortcut is listed by Brave for this action. | Windows / LinuxAlt + Space then X macOSNot documented |
| Quit BraveOn Windows and Linux, Alt+F then X is also documented. | Windows / LinuxAlt + F4 macOSCmd + Q |
Browser tools
Open bookmarks, history, downloads, developer tools, settings, and other Brave controls from the keyboard.
| Action | Shortcuts |
|---|---|
| Open the Brave menuAlt+E or F10 then Enter also opens the menu on Windows and Linux. | Windows / LinuxAlt + F macOSCtrl + F2 |
| Show or hide the bookmarks bar | Windows / LinuxCtrl + Shift + B macOSCmd + Shift + B |
| Open Bookmark Manager | Windows / LinuxCtrl + Shift + O macOSCmd + Option + B |
| Open history | Windows / LinuxCtrl + H macOSCmd + Y |
| Open downloads | Windows / LinuxCtrl + J macOSCmd + Shift + J |
| Open the Brave Task Manager | Windows / LinuxShift + Esc macOSOption + Cmd + Esc |
| Focus the first item in the toolbarBrave does not list a macOS equivalent for this action. | Windows / LinuxShift + Alt + T macOSNot documented |
| Focus the rightmost item in the toolbarBrave does not list a macOS equivalent for this action. | Windows / LinuxF10 macOSNot documented |
| Move focus between unfocused dialogs and toolbarsBrave's macOS table does not list a binding for this action. | Windows / LinuxF6 macOSNot documented |
| Open Clear Browsing Data | Windows / LinuxCtrl + Shift + Delete macOSCmd + Shift + Delete |
| Open Developer ToolsF12 also opens Developer Tools on Windows and Linux. | Windows / LinuxCtrl + Shift + J macOSCmd + Option + I |
| Open Brave Help | Windows / macOS / LinuxF1 |
| Open the profile menu | Windows / LinuxCtrl + Shift + M macOSCmd + Shift + M |
Address bar and search
Focus the address bar, choose a search engine, remove suggestions, and move through page-search matches.
| Action | Shortcuts |
|---|---|
| Focus the address barAlt+D or F6 also works on Windows and Linux. | Windows / LinuxCtrl + L macOSCmd + L |
| Search from anywhere on the pageCtrl+E also works on Windows and Linux. | Windows / LinuxCtrl + K macOSCmd + K |
| Search with another search engineType the engine's shortcut name in the address bar, then press Tab. Brave documents this for all platforms. | Windows / macOS / LinuxTab |
| Add www. and .com to a site name | Windows / LinuxCtrl + Enter macOSCtrl + Return |
| Open an address-bar search in a new tab | Windows / LinuxAlt + Enter macOSCtrl + Return |
| Remove a highlighted address-bar prediction | Windows / LinuxDown then Shift + Delete macOSDown then Shift + Fn + Delete |
| Find text on the current pageF3 also opens Find on Windows and Linux. | Windows / LinuxCtrl + F macOSCmd + F |
| Go to the next find match | Windows / LinuxCtrl + G macOSCmd + G |
| Go to the previous find match | Windows / LinuxCtrl + Shift + G macOSCmd + Shift + G |
Page and editing
Reload, print, save, zoom, scroll, focus links, and edit text fields without reaching for the page menu.
| Action | Shortcuts |
|---|---|
| Go back one page | Windows / LinuxAlt + Left macOSCmd + [ |
| Go forward one page | Windows / LinuxAlt + Right macOSCmd + ] |
| Reload the current pageF5 also reloads on Windows and Linux. | Windows / LinuxCtrl + R macOSCmd + R |
| Reload ignoring cached contentShift+F5 is an equivalent Windows and Linux binding. | Windows / LinuxCtrl + Shift + R macOSCmd + Shift + R |
| Stop page loading | Windows / macOS / LinuxEsc |
| Print the current page | Windows / LinuxCtrl + P macOSCmd + P |
| Save the current page | Windows / LinuxCtrl + S macOSCmd + S |
| Open a file from the computer | Windows / LinuxCtrl + O macOSCmd + O |
| View the page source | Windows / LinuxCtrl + U macOSCmd + Option + U |
| Bookmark the current page | Windows / LinuxCtrl + D macOSCmd + D |
| Bookmark all open tabs | Windows / LinuxCtrl + Shift + D macOSCmd + Shift + D |
| Toggle full-screen mode | Windows / LinuxF11 macOSCmd + Ctrl + F |
| Zoom in | Windows / LinuxCtrl + + macOSCmd + + |
| Zoom out | Windows / LinuxCtrl + - macOSCmd + - |
| Reset page zoom | Windows / LinuxCtrl + 0 macOSCmd + 0 |
| Move focus to the next link or control | Windows / macOS / LinuxTab |
| Move focus to the previous link or control | Windows / macOS / LinuxShift + Tab |
| Scroll down one screen | Windows / macOS / LinuxSpace |
| Scroll up one screen | Windows / macOS / LinuxShift + Space |
| Go to the top of the page | Windows / LinuxHome macOSCmd + Shift + H |
| Go to the bottom of the page | Windows / macOS / LinuxEnd |
| Move back one word in a text field | Windows / LinuxCtrl + Left macOSOption + Left |
| Move forward one word in a text field | Windows / LinuxCtrl + Right macOSOption + Right |
| Delete the previous word in a text field | Windows / LinuxCtrl + Backspace macOSOption + Delete |
Source
official Brave keyboard shortcuts · Checked
Documented defaults from the Brave Help Center checked August 26, 2026. The Windows and Linux table shares bindings, while macOS has its own table. Brave also allows shortcut changes in Settings, System, Shortcuts.