Zen Browser keyboard shortcuts
Zen Browser is a Firefox-based browser with vertical tabs, workspaces, and split views. Its own keys toggle compact mode, switch workspaces, and split the view, and the rest handle tabs, navigation, and page and developer tools.
Windows, macOS, Linux · 53 shortcutsZen layout
Switch compact browser controls, workspaces, and split views.
| Action | Shortcuts |
|---|---|
| Toggle the floating toolbar | Windows / macOS / LinuxAlt + Ctrl + T |
| Toggle the floating sidebar | Windows / macOS / LinuxAlt + Ctrl + S |
| Toggle compact mode | Windows / macOS / LinuxAlt + Ctrl + C |
| Move to the previous workspace | Windows / macOS / LinuxAlt + Ctrl + Q |
| Move to the next workspace | Windows / macOS / LinuxAlt + Ctrl + E |
| Unsplit the current view | Windows / macOS / LinuxAlt + Ctrl + U |
| Split horizontally | Windows / macOS / LinuxAlt + Ctrl + H |
| Split vertically | Windows / macOS / LinuxAlt + Ctrl + V |
| Use grid split view | Windows / macOS / LinuxAlt + Ctrl + G |
Tabs and windows
Create, close, restore, and move between Zen Browser tabs and windows.
| Action | Shortcuts |
|---|---|
| Open a new window | Windows / macOS / LinuxCtrl + N |
| Open a new tab | Windows / macOS / LinuxCtrl + T |
| Close the current tab | Windows / macOS / LinuxCtrl + W |
| Close the current window | Windows / macOS / LinuxShift + Ctrl + W |
| Quit Zen Browser | Windows / macOS / LinuxCtrl + Q |
| Restore the last closed tab | Windows / macOS / LinuxShift + Ctrl + T |
| Restore the last closed window | Windows / macOS / LinuxShift + Ctrl + N |
| Move to the next tab | Windows / macOS / LinuxCtrl + Tab |
| Move to the previous tab | Windows / macOS / LinuxCtrl + Shift + Tab |
| Select tab one | Windows / macOS / LinuxAlt + 1 |
| Select tab eight | Windows / macOS / LinuxAlt + 8 |
| Select the last tab | Windows / macOS / LinuxAlt + 9 |
Page and developer tools
Save, print, inspect, and change the current page with Zen's published browser commands.
| Action | Shortcuts |
|---|---|
| Focus the location bar | Windows / macOS / LinuxCtrl + L |
| Focus the alternate location bar | Windows / macOS / LinuxAlt + D |
| Save the page | Windows / macOS / LinuxCtrl + S |
| Print the page | Windows / macOS / LinuxCtrl + P |
| Open reader view | Windows / macOS / LinuxAlt + Ctrl + R |
| Toggle picture-in-picture | Windows / macOS / LinuxShift + Ctrl + ] |
| View page source | Windows / macOS / LinuxCtrl + U |
| Open page information | Windows / macOS / LinuxCtrl + [ |
| Mute the current tab | Windows / macOS / LinuxCtrl + M |
| Zoom in | Windows / macOS / LinuxCtrl + + |
| Zoom out | Windows / macOS / LinuxCtrl + - |
| Reset page zoom | Windows / macOS / LinuxCtrl + 0 |
| Take a screenshot | Windows / macOS / LinuxShift + Ctrl + S |
| Open developer tools | Windows / macOS / LinuxShift + Ctrl + I |
| Open the browser console | Windows / macOS / LinuxShift + Ctrl + J |
| Open responsive design mode | Windows / macOS / LinuxShift + Ctrl + M |
| Open the Inspector | Windows / macOS / LinuxShift + Ctrl + L |
| Open downloads | Windows / macOS / LinuxShift + Ctrl + Y |
| Open add-ons | Windows / macOS / LinuxShift + Ctrl + A |
| Stop loading the page | Windows / macOS / LinuxEscape |
Source
official Zen Browser shortcuts · Checked
Zen Browser shortcut reference checked October 10, 2026. The published table uses Ctrl and Alt notation without operating-system variants, so this record keeps the published notation for Windows, macOS, and Linux.