Take it for granted: knowing the Google Chrome keyboard shortcuts makes you more productive. This is the full list
We are going to tell you what are all the keyboard shortcuts of Google Chrome. Trying to memorize most of them will help you increase productivity in your day to day with this browser. To facilitate reading, we have classified the key combinations into different categories, of which we offer you a detailed explanation.
On the other hand, remember that, beyond your own keyboard shortcuts , there are other Chrome features that are sure to interest you. Without going any further, it is possible to always start the browser in incognito mode or add useful extensions to extend its functionality.
All Google Chrome keyboard shortcuts
Google Chrome has key combinations or keyboard shortcuts. When you press on two or more specific keys , that is, you use a keyboard shortcut, an action is executed. Thus, you control certain aspects of the web browser without having to touch the mouse.
Depending on which function it is associated with, a keyboard shortcut can be classified into the following categories:
- Tab and window key combinations
- Google Chrome Function Key Combinations
- Address bar shortcuts
- Web Page Key Combinations
Next, we provide you with a complete list of the actions associated with a key combination.
_ NOTE: The shortcuts we mention here are supported by Google Chrome for Windows and Linux. If you have a Mac, the most common is to replace the Control and Alt keys with Command and Option, respectively _ .
Tab and window key combinations
This category includes all those combinations that control tabs and windows. Some of them allow you to open a new tab, close the current window, and much more.
- Ctrl+N ➨Open a new window
- Ctrl + Shift + N ➨ Open a new window in incognito mode
- Ctrl+T ➨ Open a new tab and access it
- Ctrl + Shift + T ➨ Reopen previously closed tabs in the order they were closed
- Ctrl + Tab or Ctrl + Page Down ➨ Go to the next open tab
- Ctrl + Shift + Tab or Ctrl + Page Up ➨ Go to the previous open tab
- From Ctrl + 1 to Ctrl + 8 ➨ Go to a specific tab
- Ctrl + 9 ➨ Go to the rightmost tab
- Alt + Home ➨ Open your main page in the current tab
- Alt + Left Arrow ➨ Open previous page of browsing history in current tab
- Alt + Right Arrow ➨ Open the next page of browsing history in the current tab
- Ctrl + W or Ctrl + F4 ➨ Close current tab
- Ctrl + Shift + W or Alt + F4 ➨ Close the current window
- Alt + Space, then N ➨ Minimize current window
- Alt + Space, then X ➨ Maximize the current window
- Alt + F, then X ➨ Quit Google Chrome
- Ctrl + Shift + Page Up or Ctrl + Shift + Page Down ➨ Move tabs to the right or left
Google Chrome Function Key Combinations
In this case, we are talking about keyboard shortcuts that are associated with browser features. They control things like bookmarks, search, or signing in with your Google account.
- Alt+F or Alt+E ➨ Open the Chrome menu
- Ctrl + Shift + B ➨ Show or hide the bookmarks bar
- Ctrl + Shift + O ➨ Open bookmark manager
- Ctrl+H ➨ Open the History page in a new tab
- Ctrl+J ➨ Open the Downloads page in a new tab
- Shift + Esc ➨ Open Chrome task manager
- Shift + Alt + T ➨ Focus on the first item on the Chrome toolbar
- F10 ➨ Focus on the rightmost element of the Chrome toolbar
- F6 ➨ Toggle between unselected dialog (if displayed) and all toolbars
- Ctrl + F or F3 ➨ Open the search bar to search the current page
- Ctrl+G ➨ Go to the next result of the query entered in the search bar
- Ctrl + Shift + G ➨ Go to the previous result of the query entered in the search bar
- Ctrl + Shift + J or F12 ➨ Open developer tools
- Ctrl + Shift + Delete ➨ Open the options to clear browsing data
- F1 ➨ Open Chrome Help Center in a new tab
- Ctrl + Shift + M ➨ Sign in with another user or browse as a guest
- Alt + Shift + I ➨ Open a feedback form
- F7 ➨ Activate Navigation by text cursor
- Ctrl+F6 ➨ Go to web content
- Alt + Shift + A ➨ Focus on inactive dialogs
Address bar shortcuts
The shortcuts we list in this section have to do with a very specific element of the browser: address bar. They allow you to type in it without clicking your mouse or opening a new tab and doing a Google search.
- Type a search term + Enter ➨ Search with default search engine
- Type the name of a search engine and press Tab ➨ Search with another search engine
- Type the name of a website + Ctrl + Enter ➨ Add www. and .com to the name of a site and open it in the current tab
- Type a site name + Ctrl + Shift + Enter ➨ Add www. and .com to the name of a site and open it in a new window
- Type a search term + Alt + Enter ➨ Open a new tab and do a Google search
- Ctrl + L, Alt + D or F6 ➨ Go to address bar
- Ctrl + K or Ctrl + E ➨ Search from anywhere on the page
- Down arrow to highlight prediction + Shift + Delete ➨ Remove predictions from address bar
- Ctrl+F5 ➨ Move the cursor to the address bar
Web Page Key Combinations
Finally, we look at those key combinations that are responsible for control the web pages you have opened. Among the tools that run we find the HTML code viewer or add the site you have on screen to bookmarks.
- Ctrl+P ➨ Open the options to print the current page
- Ctrl+S ➨ Open the options to save the current page
- F5 or Ctrl + R ➨ Reload current page
- Shift + F5 or Ctrl + Shift + R ➨ Reload current page, ignoring cached content
- Esc ➨ Stop a page that is loading
- Tabulator ➨ Scroll forward through clickable items
- Shift + Tab ➨ Scroll back through clickable items
- Ctrl + O + Select a file ➨ Open a file from your computer in Chrome
- Ctrl+U ➨ Show the non-editable HTML source code of the current page
- Ctrl+D ➨ Save the current web page as a bookmark
- Ctrl + Shift + D ➨ Save all open tabs as bookmarks in a new folder
- F11 ➨ Turn full screen mode on or off
- ctrl+ ➨ Expand all page content
- Ctrl and – ➨ Shrink all page content
- Ctrl + 0 ➨ Restore the default size of all page content
- Space bar or Page Down ➨ Scroll down a web page (from screen to screen)
- Shift + Spacebar or Page Up ➨ Scroll up a web page (from screen to screen)
- Start ➨ Go to the top of the page
- End ➨ Go to the bottom of the page
- Shift + Roll mouse wheel ➨ Scroll horizontally on the page
- Ctrl + Left Arrow ➨ Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous word in a text field
- Ctrl + Right Arrow ➨ Move the cursor to the next word
- Ctrl + Backspace key ➨ Delete the previous word in a text field
- Alt + Home ➨ Open the main page in the current tab
Mouse and keyboard combinations
All the shortcuts that we have mentioned in the previous section are executed exclusively with the keyboard. However, Google Chrome has some combinations that require the use of the mouse and keyboard at the same time.
We cannot consider them, so to speak, comprehensive keyboard shortcuts , but they also make things much easier for you when browsing the web. Because of this, we list them below:
- Drag a link to a tab ➨ Open a link in an already open tab (only with the mouse)
- Ctrl + Click a link ➨ Open a link in a new tab in the background
- Ctrl + Shift + Click a link ➨ Open a link and access it
- Drag a link to an empty space in the tab bar ➨ Open a link and access it (mouse only)
- Shift + Click a link ➨ Open a link in a new window
- Drag the tab out of the tab bar ➨ Open a tab in a new window (mouse only)
- Drag the tab to an already open window ➨ Move a tab to an already open window (mouse only)
- Press Esc while dragging a tab ➨ Return a tab to its original position
- Drag the web address to the bookmarks bar ➨ Save the current web page as a bookmark
- Shift + scroll mouse wheel ➨ Scroll horizontally on the page
- Alt + Click a link ➨ Download the content of a link
- Double-click an empty space in the tab bar ➨ Switch between maximized mode and windowed mode
- Ctrl + Scroll mouse wheel up ➨ Expand all page content
- Ctrl + scroll mouse wheel down ➨ Shrink all page content