Google Chrome is one of the most popular web browsers on personal computers and mobile devices. If you use Chrome, you should be familiar with at least the basic keyboard shortcuts, such as creating a new tab, checking your browsing history, and other similar functions. On both Windows and macOS, this cheat sheet will walk you through nearly all keyboard shortcuts available for use with Google Chrome.
To make it simpler to locate and recall the shortcuts, we have organized them into several distinct categories, such as tabs, displays, bookmarks, and windows.
Google Chrome Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows
Windows macOS Function Ctrl + N Command + N Open a new window. Ctrl + Shift + N Command + Shift + N Open a new window in Incognito mode. Ctrl + Shift + W or Alt + F4 Command + Shift + W Close the current window. Alt + Space then N Command + M Minimize the current window. Alt + Space then X Maximize the current window. Alt + F then X Command + Q Quit Google Chrome. Command + H Hide Google Chrome.
Google Chrome Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows
Google Chrome Keyboard Shortcuts for Tabs
Windows macOS Function Ctrl + T Command + T Open a new tab. Ctrl + Shift + T Command + Shift + T Reopen previously closed tabs one by one. Ctrl + Tab or Ctrl + PgDn Command + Option + Right arrow Jump to the next open tab. Ctrl + Shift + Tab or Ctrl + PgUp Command + Option + Left arrow Jump to the previous open tab. Ctrl + 1 to Ctrl + 8 Command + 1 through Command + 8 Jump to a specific tab number. Ctrl + 9 Command + 9 Jump to the rightmost/last tab. Alt + Home Command + Shift + H Open home page in current tab. Alt + Left arrow Command + [ or Command + Left arrow Open the previous page in your browsing history for the current tab. Alt + Right arrow Command + ] or Command + Right arrow Open the next page in your browsing history for the current tab. Ctrl + W or Ctrl + F4 Command + W Close the current tab. Ctrl + Right Arrow or Ctrl + Left arrow Command + Right Arrow or Command + Left arrow Move tabs right or left with keyboard focus Drag the tab out of the tab strip using mouse Drag the tab out of the tab strip using mouse Open a tab in a new window. Drag the tab into an existing window using mouse Drag the tab into an existing window using mouse Move a tab to a current window. Press Esc while dragging Press Esc while dragging Return a tab to its original position.
Google Chrome Keyboard Shortcuts for Tabs
Google Chrome Keyboard Shortcuts for Link
Windows macOS Function Drag a link to a tab Drag a link to a tab Open a link in a current tab (mouse only). Ctrl + Click on a link Command + Click on a link Open a link in a new background tab. Ctrl + Shift + Click a link Command + Shift + Click a link Open a link, and jump to it. Drag a link to a blank area of the tab strip using mouse Drag a link to a blank area of the tab strip using mouse Open a link, and jump to it. Shift + Click a link Shift + Click a link Open a link in a new window. Alt + Click a link Option + Click a link Download the target of a link.
Google Chrome Keyboard Shortcuts for Link
Google Chrome Keyboard Shortcuts for feature
Windows macOS Function Alt + F or Alt + E Open the Chrome menu. Command + , Open the Settings page. Ctrl + H Command + Y Open the History page. Ctrl + J Command + Shift + J Open the Downloads page. Shift + Esc Open the Chrome Task Manager. Shift + Alt + T Set focus on the first item in the Chrome toolbar. F10 Set focus on the rightmost item in the Chrome toolbar. F6 Command + Option + Up arrow or Down arrow Switch focus to the unfocused dialog (if showing) and all toolbars. F7 F7 Turn on caret browsing. Ctrl + Shift + J or F12 Open Developer Tools. Ctrl + F6 Skip to web content. Alt + Shift + A Command + Option + Shift + A Focus on inactive dialogs.
Google Chrome Keyboard Shortcuts for feature
Google Chrome Keyboard Shortcuts for Settings and Help
Windows macOS Function Ctrl + Shift + Delete Command + Option + L Open the Clear Browsing Data options. F1 Command + Shift + Delete Open the Chrome Help Center in a new tab. Ctrl + Shift + M Command + Shift + M Log in as a different user or browse as a Guest. Alt + Shift + L Command + Option + Shift + L Open a feedback form.
Google Chrome Shortcuts for Settings and Help
Google Chrome Keyboard Shortcuts for Find
Windows macOS Function Ctrl + F or F3 Command + F Search on the current page. Ctrl + G Command + G Jump to the next match in the search. Ctrl + Shift + G Command + Shift + G Jump to the previous match in the search results.
Google Chrome Keyboard Shortcuts for Find
Google Chrome Keyboard Shortcuts for the Address bar
Windows macOS Function Search term + Enter Search term + Enter Search with your default search engine. Search engine name and press Tab Search engine name and press Tab Search using a different search engine. Site name + Ctrl + Enter Site name + Ctrl + Enter Add www. and .com to a site name, and open it in the current tab. Search term + Alt + Enter Web address + Command + Enter Open a new tab and perform a Google search. Ctrl + L or Alt + D or F6 Command + L Jump to the address bar. Ctrl + D or Ctrl + E Search from anywhere on the page. Down arrow to highlight + Shift + Delete Down arrow to highlight + Shift + fn + Delete Remove predictions from your address bar. Control + F5 Control + F5 Move the cursor to the address bar.
Google Chrome Keyboard Shortcuts for the Address bar
Google Chrome Keyboard Shortcuts for Control Bookmarks
Windows macOS Function Ctrl + Shift + B Command + Shift + B Show or hide the Bookmarks bar. Ctrl + Shift + O Command + Option + B Open the Bookmarks Manager. Ctrl + D Command + D Save your current webpage as a bookmark. Ctrl + Shift + D Command + Shift + D Save all open tabs as bookmarks in a new folder. Drag the web address to the Bookmarks Bar Drag the web address to the Bookmarks Bar Save the current webpage as a bookmark.
Google Chrome Keyboard Shortcuts for Control Bookmarks
Google Chrome Keyboard Shortcuts for Webpage
Windows macOS Function Ctrl + P Command + P Print the current page. Ctrl + S Command + S Save the current page. F5 or Ctrl + R Reload the current page. Shift + F5 or Ctrl + Shift + R Command + Shift + R Reload the current page, ignoring cached content. Esc Esc Stop the page loading. Tab Tab Browse clickable items moving forward. Shift + Tab Shift + Tab Browse clickable items moving backward. Ctrl + O + Select a file Command + O + Select a file Open a file from your computer in Chrome. Ctrl + U Command + Option + U Display non-editable HTML source code for the current page (View source).
Google Chrome Keyboard Shortcuts for Webpage
Google Chrome Keyboard Shortcuts for Display and Navigation
Windows macOS Function F11 Command + Ctrl + F Turn full-screen mode on or off. Ctrl and + or Ctrl + Scroll up using mouse Command and + Make everything on the page bigger. Ctrl and – or Ctrl + Scroll down using mouse Command and – Make everything on the page smaller. Ctrl + 0 (Zero) Command + 0 (Zero) Return everything on the page to the default size. Space or PgDn Space Scroll down a webpage, a screen at a time. Shift + Space or PgUp Shift + Space Scroll up a webpage, a screen at a time. Home Go to the top of the page. End Go to the bottom of the page. Shift + Scroll your mouse wheel Scroll horizontally on the page. Ctrl + Left arrow Option + Left arrow Move your cursor to the beginning of the previous word in a text field. Ctrl + Right arrow Option + Right arrow Move your cursor to the next word. Ctrl + Backspace Option + Delete Delete the previous word in a text field. Alt + Home Command + Shift + H Open the Home page in the current tab. Command + Option + P Open the Page Setup dialog. Command + Option + J Open the JavaScript Console. Command + Option + F Search the web. Double-click a blank area of the tab strip Switch between maximized and windowed mode
Google Chrome Keyboard Shortcuts for Display and Navigation