Google Chrome keyboard shortcuts
Chrome's shortcuts fall into a few habits worth keeping: manage tabs, move through history, search the current page, and reach bookmarks, downloads, and developer tools quickly.
Chrome is easiest to learn in the order you use it. Start with tabs and windows, then add history, page search, and the browser tools that usually pull you away from the page.
Tabs and windows
Open, close, restore, reorder, and move between Chrome tabs and windows.
| Action | Windows | macOS | Linux |
|---|---|---|---|
| New tab | CtrlT | CmdT | CtrlT |
| New window | CtrlN | CmdN | CtrlN |
| New Incognito window | CtrlShiftN | CmdShiftN | CtrlShiftN |
| Reopen the last closed tab | CtrlShiftT | CmdShiftT | CtrlShiftT |
| Next open tabCtrl+PgDn also works; Ctrl+Shift+Tab goes the other way. | CtrlTab | CtrlTab | CtrlTab |
| Jump to a specific tabCtrl+1 through Ctrl+8 pick tabs by position; Ctrl+9 jumps to the last tab. | Ctrl1 | Cmd1 | Ctrl1 |
| Close current tabCtrl+F4 also closes on Windows and Linux. | CtrlW | CmdW | CtrlW |
| Close current window | CtrlShiftW | CmdShiftW | CtrlShiftW |
| Previous open tab | CtrlShiftTab | CmdOptionLeft | CtrlShiftTab |
| Jump to the last tab | Ctrl9 | Cmd9 | Ctrl9 |
| Move the current tab left or rightUse PgDn instead of PgUp to move it right. | CtrlShiftPgUp | CtrlShiftPgUp | CtrlShiftPgUp |
| Toggle full-screen mode | F11 | FnF | F11 |
| Minimize the current window | AltSpaceN | CmdM | AltSpaceN |
| Maximize the current window | AltSpaceX | Not documented | AltSpaceX |
| Quit Chrome | AltFX | CmdQ | AltFX |
Address bar
Focus the omnibox, search with another engine, and change its suggestions without touching the mouse.
| Action | Windows | macOS | Linux |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jump to the address barF6 or Alt+D also work on Windows and Linux. | CtrlL | CmdL | CtrlL |
| Search with your default search engineCtrl+E does the same. | CtrlK | CmdK | CtrlK |
| Add www. and .com to a site name and open itType the site name first, then press the chord. | CtrlEnter | CmdEnter | CtrlEnter |
| Open the typed address in a new windowType a site name in the address bar first. | CtrlShiftEnter | CmdShiftEnter | CtrlShiftEnter |
| Open the typed address in a new tabType a search or address in the address bar first. | AltEnter | CmdEnter | AltEnter |
| Remove a highlighted address-bar prediction | DownShiftDelete | DownShiftDelete | DownShiftDelete |
Bookmarks and page
Find text, print or save the page, change its zoom, and manage bookmarks or developer tools.
| Action | Windows | macOS | Linux |
|---|---|---|---|
| Find on page | CtrlF | CmdF | CtrlF |
| Bookmark the current page | CtrlD | CmdD | CtrlD |
| Show or hide the bookmarks bar | CtrlShiftB | CmdShiftB | CtrlShiftB |
| Open the History page | CtrlH | CmdY | CtrlH |
| Open the Downloads page | CtrlJ | CmdShiftJ | CtrlJ |
| Open Developer ToolsF12 also works on Windows and Linux. | CtrlShiftI | CmdOptionI | CtrlShiftI |
| Print the current page | CtrlP | CmdP | CtrlP |
| Save the current page | CtrlS | CmdS | CtrlS |
| Open a file from the computer | CtrlO | CmdO | CtrlO |
| View the page source | CtrlU | CmdOptionU | CtrlU |
| Make everything bigger | Ctrl+ | Cmd+ | Ctrl+ |
| Make everything smaller | Ctrl- | Cmd- | Ctrl- |
| Return everything to the default size | Ctrl0 | Cmd0 | Ctrl0 |
| Scroll down one screen | Space | Space | Space |
| Scroll up one screen | ShiftSpace | ShiftSpace | ShiftSpace |
| Go to the top of the page | Home | Home | Home |
| Go to the bottom of the page | End | End | End |
| Jump to the next find match | CtrlG | CmdG | CtrlG |
| Jump to the previous find match | CtrlShiftG | CmdShiftG | CtrlShiftG |
| Move the cursor back one word in a text field | CtrlLeft | OptionLeft | CtrlLeft |
| Move the cursor forward one word in a text field | CtrlRight | OptionRight | CtrlRight |
| Delete the previous word in a text field | CtrlBackspace | OptionDelete | CtrlBackspace |
Make the useful keys stick
You do not need to learn Chrome in one sitting. Two tab keys and one page-search key will change the feel of a busy browser more than a long list memorised badly.
You do not need this whole page in your head. Pick two shortcuts that remove a repeated hand movement, use them until they feel ordinary, and come back for the next pair.