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Keyboard shortcuts

Dozens of shortcuts for tabs, the address bar, downloads and screenshots — most of them customizable.

The value of shortcuts is not moving your eyes to the mouse. Below are the groups used most often; the rest are listed in settings, where you can also change them.

Tabs and windows

Ctrl/⌘ + T opens a tab, Ctrl/⌘ + W closes it, Ctrl/⌘ + Tab switches, and Ctrl/⌘ + Shift + T reopens the tab you just closed.

  • Ctrl/⌘ + T: new tab
  • Ctrl/⌘ + W: close current tab
  • Ctrl/⌘ + Tab: next tab
  • Ctrl/⌘ + Shift + T: reopen closed tab

Page and address bar

F5 or Ctrl/⌘ + R reloads, Ctrl/⌘ + F finds in page, Ctrl/⌘ + L focuses the address bar, Alt + ← goes back.

  • F5 / Ctrl/⌘ + R: reload
  • Ctrl/⌘ + F: find in page
  • Ctrl/⌘ + L: focus address bar
  • Alt + ← / →: back / forward

Feature shortcuts

Ctrl/⌘ + Shift + N opens an incognito window, Ctrl/⌘ + J opens downloads, Ctrl/⌘ + Shift + X takes a screenshot (changeable in settings).

  • Ctrl/⌘ + Shift + N: incognito window
  • Ctrl/⌘ + J: download manager
  • Ctrl/⌘ + Shift + X: screenshot
  • Ctrl/⌘ + ,: open settings

FAQ

Can shortcuts be changed?

Some can. In the shortcuts page of settings you can assign new combinations to screenshot, incognito and other features; core browser shortcuts are fixed by the system.

A shortcut does nothing — why?

It may clash with an input method or another program, or focus may not be on the page (for example you are in the address bar). Click the page and try again.

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