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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.

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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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