Chrome / Edge / Firefox Cheat Sheet
Most shortcuts are the same in all three browsers. On macOS use ⌘ instead of Ctrl and ⌥ instead of Alt.
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Tabs & Windows #
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
Ctrl + T | New tab |
Ctrl + W | Close tab |
Ctrl + Shift + T | Reopen the last closed tab (repeat for more) |
Ctrl + Tab / Ctrl + Shift + Tab | Next / previous tab |
Ctrl + 1…8 | Go to tab 1…8 |
Ctrl + 9 | Go to the last tab |
Ctrl + N | New window |
Ctrl + Shift + N | Incognito / InPrivate (Chrome, Edge) |
Ctrl + Shift + P | Private window (Firefox) |
Ctrl + Shift + A | Search open tabs (Chrome, Edge) |
Ctrl + Shift + W | Close the window |
Address Bar #
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
Ctrl + L, Alt + D or F6 | Jump to the address bar |
Ctrl + K or Ctrl + E | Search with the default search engine |
Alt + Enter | Open what you typed in a new tab |
Ctrl + Enter | Add www. and .com automatically |
Shift + Delete (on a suggestion) | Remove it from the suggestions |
@tabs, @history, @bookmarks + Space | Search only those (Chrome / Edge) |
%, ^, * + Space | Search tabs / history / bookmarks (Firefox) |
Links #
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
Ctrl + click or middle-click | Open in a background tab |
Ctrl + Shift + click | Open in a new tab and switch to it |
Shift + click | Open in a new window |
Navigate the Page #
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
Alt + ← / Alt + → | Back / forward |
F5 or Ctrl + R | Reload |
Ctrl + F5 or Ctrl + Shift + R | Hard reload (ignore cache) |
Esc | Stop loading |
Space / Shift + Space | Scroll down / up one screen |
Home / End | Top / bottom of the page |
Ctrl + F | Find on the page |
Ctrl + G / Ctrl + Shift + G | Next / previous match |
Ctrl + + / Ctrl + - / Ctrl + 0 | Zoom in / out / reset |
F11 | Full screen |
Bookmarks, History & Tools #
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
Ctrl + D | Bookmark this page |
Ctrl + Shift + D | Bookmark all open tabs |
Ctrl + Shift + B | Show / hide the bookmarks bar |
Ctrl + Shift + O | Bookmark manager (Chrome, Edge) / Library (Firefox) |
Ctrl + H | History |
Ctrl + J | Downloads |
Ctrl + Shift + Delete | Clear browsing data |
Ctrl + U | View page source |
F12 | Developer tools |
Ctrl + P / Ctrl + S | Print / save the page |
Browser-Specific #
| Shortcut | Browser | Action |
|---|---|---|
Ctrl + Shift + S | Edge, Firefox | Screenshot / web capture |
F9 | Edge, Firefox | Immersive Reader / Reader View |
Ctrl + Shift + U | Edge | Read aloud |
Ctrl + Shift + , | Edge | Toggle vertical tabs |
Ctrl + B | Firefox | Bookmarks sidebar |
Shift + Esc | Chrome, Edge | Browser Task Manager (find heavy tabs) |
Handy Internal Pages #
| Chrome / Edge | Firefox | Shows |
|---|---|---|
chrome://settings / edge://settings | about:preferences | Settings |
chrome://extensions | about:addons | Extensions |
chrome://flags | about:config | Experimental settings |
chrome://downloads | about:downloads | Downloads |
chrome://password-manager | about:logins | Saved passwords |
Tips #
- Right-click a tab to pin, mute, duplicate or add to a group.
- Drag a tab out to make a new window; drag it back to merge.
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