These are Google Chrome’s keyboard shortcuts for Windows, Linux and Mac, taken from Google’s own list in Chrome Help: Chrome keyboard shortcuts. Choose your system and type in the filter box to find a shortcut fast. “Not listed” means Google gives no shortcut for that action on that system.
The basics: Ctrl + T opens a new tab, Ctrl + W closes it, Ctrl + Shift + T brings back a tab you closed by mistake, Ctrl + L jumps to the address bar and Ctrl + F finds text on the page. On a Mac, use ⌘ Cmd instead of Ctrl for all five.
Tab and window shortcuts
| Action | Windows and Linux | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| Open a new window | Ctrl + N | ⌘ Cmd + N |
| Open a new window in Incognito mode | Ctrl + Shift + N | ⌘ Cmd + Shift + N |
| Open a new tab, and jump to it | Ctrl + T | ⌘ Cmd + T |
| Reopen previously closed tabs in the order they were closed | Ctrl + Shift + T | ⌘ Cmd + Shift + T |
| Jump to the next open tab | Ctrl + Tab or Ctrl + PgDn | ⌘ Cmd + Option + Right arrow |
| Jump to the previous open tab | Ctrl + Shift + Tab or Ctrl + PgUp | ⌘ Cmd + Option + Left arrow |
| Jump to a specific tab | Ctrl + 1 through Ctrl + 8 | ⌘ Cmd + 1 through ⌘ Cmd + 8 |
| Jump to the last (rightmost) tab | Ctrl + 9 | ⌘ Cmd + 9 |
| Open your home page in the current tab | Alt + Home | ⌘ Cmd + Shift + H |
| Open the previous page from your browsing history in the current tab | Alt + Left arrow | ⌘ Cmd + [ or ⌘ Cmd + Left arrow |
| Open the next page from your browsing history in the current tab | Alt + Right arrow | ⌘ Cmd + ] or ⌘ Cmd + Right arrow |
| Close the current tab (on Mac, also a pop-up) | Ctrl + W or Ctrl + F4 | ⌘ Cmd + W |
| Close the current window | Ctrl + Shift + W or Alt + F4 | ⌘ Cmd + Shift + W |
| Minimize the current window | Alt + Space, then N | ⌘ Cmd + M |
| Maximize the current window | Alt + Space, then X | Not listed |
| Hide Google Chrome | Not listed | ⌘ Cmd + H |
| Quit Google Chrome | Alt + F, then X | ⌘ Cmd + Q |
| Move tabs right or left | Ctrl + Shift + PgUp or Ctrl + Shift + PgDn | Ctrl + Shift + PgUp or Ctrl + Shift + PgDn |
| Turn on full-screen mode | F11 | Fn + F |
| Turn off full-screen mode | F11 or press and hold Esc | Fn + F or press and hold Esc |
| Select multiple tabs | F6 twice, then Shift + Ctrl + H | Not listed |
| Move the focused tab or tab group | Ctrl + Left arrow or Ctrl + Right arrow | Ctrl + Left arrow or Ctrl + Right arrow |
| Collapse or expand the focused tab group | Space or Enter | Space or Enter |
Chrome feature shortcuts
| Action | Windows and Linux | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| Open the Chrome menu | Alt + F or Alt + E | Not listed |
| Show or hide the bookmarks bar | Ctrl + Shift + B | ⌘ Cmd + Shift + B |
| Open the Bookmark Manager | Ctrl + Shift + O | ⌘ Cmd + Option + B |
| Open the Settings page in a new tab | Not listed | ⌘ Cmd + , |
| Open the History page in a new tab | Ctrl + H | ⌘ Cmd + Y |
| Open the Downloads page in a new tab | Ctrl + J | ⌘ Cmd + Shift + J |
| Open the Chrome Task Manager | Shift + Esc | Not listed |
| Set focus on the first item in the Chrome toolbar | Shift + Alt + T | Not listed |
| Set focus on the rightmost item in the Chrome toolbar | F10 | Not listed |
| Switch focus to an unfocused dialog (if showing) and all toolbars | F6 | ⌘ Cmd + Option + Up arrow or Down arrow |
| Open the Find Bar to search the current page | Ctrl + F or F3 | ⌘ Cmd + F |
| Jump to the next match to your Find Bar search | Ctrl + G | ⌘ Cmd + G |
| Jump to the previous match to your Find Bar search | Ctrl + Shift + G | ⌘ Cmd + Shift + G |
| When the Find Bar is open, search for the selected text | Not listed | ⌘ Cmd + E |
| Open Developer Tools | Ctrl + Shift + J or F12 | ⌘ Cmd + Option + I |
| Open the Delete browsing data options | Ctrl + Shift + Delete | ⌘ Cmd + Shift + Delete |
| Open the Chrome Help Center in a new tab | F1 | Not listed |
| Log in as a different user or browse as a Guest (on Mac, also payment and password info) | Ctrl + Shift + M | ⌘ Cmd + Shift + M |
| Jump to the main menu bar | Not listed | Control + F2 |
| Open a feedback form | Alt + Shift + I | ⌘ Cmd + Option + Shift + I |
| Turn on caret browsing | F7 | F7 |
| Skip to web contents | Ctrl + F6 | Not listed |
| Focus on inactive dialogs | Alt + Shift + A | ⌘ Cmd + Option + Shift + A |
| Open split view in the active tab | Shift + Alt + N | ⌘ Cmd + Option + N |
Address bar shortcuts
| Action | Windows and Linux | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| Search with your default search engine | Type a search term, then Enter | Type a search term, then Return |
| Search using a different search engine | Type a search engine name, then Tab | Type a search engine name, then Tab |
| Add www. and .com to a site name, and open it in the current tab | Type a site name, then Ctrl + Enter | Type a site name, then Ctrl + Return |
| Add www. and .com to a site name, and open it in a new window | Type a site name, then Ctrl + Shift + Enter | Type a site name, then Ctrl + Shift + Return |
| Open a new tab and perform a Google search | Type a search term, then Alt + Enter | Not listed |
| Open the website in a new background tab | Not listed | Type a web address, then ⌘ Cmd + Return |
| Jump to the address bar | Ctrl + L or Alt + D or F6 | ⌘ Cmd + L |
| Search from anywhere on the page | Ctrl + K or Ctrl + E | Not listed |
| Remove a prediction from the address bar | Down arrow to highlight it, then Shift + Delete | Down arrow to highlight it, then Shift + Forward Delete (on a laptop, Shift + Fn + Delete) |
| Move the cursor to the address bar | Ctrl + F5 | Ctrl + F5 |
Webpage shortcuts
| Action | Windows and Linux | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| Compose a new email message with a link to the current page | Not listed | ⌘ Cmd + Shift + I |
| Open options to print the current page | Ctrl + P | ⌘ Cmd + P |
| Open options to save the current page | Ctrl + S | ⌘ Cmd + S |
| Open the Page Setup dialog | Not listed | ⌘ Cmd + Option + P |
| Reload the current page | F5 or Ctrl + R | Not listed |
| Reload the current page, ignoring cached content | Shift + F5 or Ctrl + Shift + R | ⌘ Cmd + Shift + R |
| Stop the page loading | Esc | Esc |
| Browse clickable items moving forward | Tab | Tab |
| Browse clickable items moving backward | Shift + Tab | Shift + Tab |
| Open a file from your computer in Chrome | Ctrl + O, then select a file | ⌘ Cmd + O, then select a file |
| Display the HTML source code of the current page (read only) | Ctrl + U | ⌘ Cmd + Option + U |
| Open the JavaScript Console | Not listed | ⌘ Cmd + Option + J |
| Save the current page as a bookmark | Ctrl + D | ⌘ Cmd + D |
| Save all open tabs as bookmarks in a new folder | Ctrl + Shift + D | ⌘ Cmd + Shift + D |
| Make everything on the page bigger | Ctrl and + | ⌘ Cmd and + |
| Make everything on the page smaller | Ctrl and - | ⌘ Cmd and - |
| Return everything on the page to the default size | Ctrl + 0 | ⌘ Cmd + 0 |
| Scroll down a page, a screen at a time | Space or PgDn | Space |
| Scroll up a page, a screen at a time | Shift + Space or PgUp | Shift + Space |
| Go to the top of the page | Home | Not listed |
| Go to the bottom of the page | End | Not listed |
| Search the web | Not listed | ⌘ Cmd + Option + F |
| Move the cursor to the start of the previous word in a text field | Ctrl + Left arrow | Option + Left arrow |
| Move the cursor to the next word in a text field | Ctrl + Right arrow | Option + Right arrow |
| Delete the previous word in a text field | Ctrl + Backspace | Option + Delete |
Mouse shortcuts
| Action | Windows and Linux | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| Open a link in the current tab | Drag a link to a tab | Drag a link to a tab |
| Open a link in a new background tab | Ctrl + click a link | ⌘ Cmd + click a link |
| Open a link in a new tab, and jump to it | Ctrl + Shift + click a link, or drag a link to a blank area of the tab strip | ⌘ Cmd + Shift + click a link, or drag a link to a blank area of the tab strip |
| Open a link in a new window | Shift + click a link | Shift + click a link |
| Open a tab in a new window | Drag the tab out of the tab strip | Drag the tab out of the tab strip |
| Move a tab to a window that is already open | Drag the tab into the existing window | Drag the tab into the existing window |
| Return a tab to its original position | Press Esc while dragging | Press Esc while dragging |
| Save the current page as a bookmark | Drag the web address to the bookmarks bar | Drag the web address to the bookmarks bar |
| Scroll sideways on the page | Shift + scroll your mouse wheel | Not listed |
| Download the file a link points to | Alt + click a link | Option + click a link |
| Show your browsing history for the tab | Right-click, or click and hold, the Back or Forward button | Right-click, or click and hold, the Back or Forward button |
| Switch between maximized and windowed modes | Double-click a blank area of the tab strip | Not listed |
| Make the window full height | Not listed | Double-click a blank area of the tab strip |
| Make everything on the page bigger | Ctrl + scroll your mouse wheel up | Not listed |
| Make everything on the page smaller | Ctrl + scroll your mouse wheel down | Not listed |
Use tab groups with the keyboard
Google gives these steps in Use tab groups with your keyboard.
On Windows, to open the menu for a tab group:
- Press F6 until your tabs are in focus.
- Press Tab to move forward or Shift + Tab to move backward until the tab or group you want is in focus.
- Press the Menu key to open the tab group menu.
- Use the arrow keys to move through the menu, and press Enter to choose an option.
On a Chromebook, to open the menu for a tab group:
- Press Ctrl + Tab to move to the tabs.
- Press Ctrl + Back or Ctrl + Forward to move to the tab you want.
- Press Search + Shift + Increase volume (or Launcher + Shift + Increase volume) to open the tab group menu.
- Use the arrow keys to move through the menu, and press Enter to choose an option.
On a Mac, turn on VoiceOver first, then press Tab to move to the tabs and Tab or Shift + Tab to move between them.
On every system, once a tab group header has focus, press Space or Enter to collapse or expand the group. A collapsed group can only be selected as a whole, not tab by tab. To move a tab or group, give it focus and press Ctrl + Left arrow or Ctrl + Right arrow.
More help
- Mac only: Chrome keyboard shortcuts for Mac lists just the Mac keys.
- Google updates its list as Chrome changes. If a shortcut here does not work, check Google’s current list, linked at the top of this page.