Navigate and control the Google Chrome browser using keyboard shortcuts — tab management, window management, address bar, bookmarks, downloads, DevTools, webpage navigation, and zoom. Use when: user needs to manage browser tabs/windows, navigate web pages, use the address bar, manage bookmarks, open DevTools, or control page zoom. Environment: Google Chrome browser on Windows/Linux.
Google Chrome is the primary browser for accessing Google Workspace apps.
| Action | Windows | macOS |
|---|---|---|
| Open a new window | Ctrl + n | ⌘ + n |
| Open a new window in Incognito mode | Ctrl + Shift + n | ⌘ + Shift + n |
| Open a new tab and jump to it | Ctrl + t | ⌘ + t |
| Reopen previously closed tab | Ctrl + Shift + t | ⌘ + Shift + t |
| Jump to next open tab | Ctrl + Tab or Ctrl + Page Down | ⌘ + Option + Right arrow |
| Jump to previous open tab | Ctrl + Shift + Tab or |
Ctrl + Page Up⌘ + Option + Left arrow |
| Jump to specific tab (1–8) | Ctrl + 1 through Ctrl + 8 | ⌘ + 1 through ⌘ + 8 |
| Jump to last tab | Ctrl + 9 | ⌘ + 9 |
| Open previous page in tab history | Alt + Left arrow | ⌘ + Left arrow or ⌘ + [ |
| Open next page in tab history | Alt + Right arrow | ⌘ + Right arrow or ⌘ + ] |
| Close current tab | Ctrl + w or Ctrl + F4 | ⌘ + w |
| Close current window | Ctrl + Shift + w or Alt + F4 | ⌘ + Shift + w |
| Minimize current window | Win + Down arrow | ⌘ + m |
| Maximize current window | Win + Up arrow | (use green traffic light button) |
| Quit Chrome | Alt + F4 (last window) | ⌘ + q |
| Move tab to a new window | Drag tab out of tab bar | Drag tab out of tab bar |
| Action | Windows | macOS |
|---|---|---|
| Open the Chrome menu | Alt + f or Alt + e | (no direct equivalent — click ⋮ menu) |
| Show or hide the Bookmarks bar | Ctrl + Shift + b | ⌘ + Shift + b |
| Open Bookmarks Manager | Ctrl + Shift + o | ⌘ + Option + b |
| Open History page | Ctrl + h | ⌘ + y |
| Open Downloads page | Ctrl + j | ⌘ + Shift + j |
| Open Chrome Task Manager | Shift + Esc | (Window menu → Task Manager) |
| Set focus on first item in Chrome toolbar | Shift + Alt + t | (not available) |
| Switch focus to unfocused dialog | F6 | ⌘ + `` `` ` (backtick) |
| Open Find bar | Ctrl + f or F3 | ⌘ + f |
| Find next match | Ctrl + g or Enter (in find bar) | ⌘ + g |
| Find previous match | Ctrl + Shift + g or Shift + Enter | ⌘ + Shift + g |
| Open Developer Tools | Ctrl + Shift + j or F12 | ⌘ + Option + j |
| Open Developer Tools (Elements panel) | Ctrl + Shift + c | ⌘ + Option + c |
| Open Developer Tools Console | Ctrl + Shift + j | ⌘ + Option + j |
| Open Clear Browsing Data dialog | Ctrl + Shift + Delete | ⌘ + Shift + Delete |
| Open Chrome Settings | Alt + f then s | ⌘ + , |
| Open Help page | F1 | (Chrome menu → Help) |
| Open Profile menu | Ctrl + Shift + m | ⌘ + Shift + m |
| Toggle full-screen mode | F11 | ⌘ + Ctrl + f |
| Toggle caret browsing | F7 | F7 |
| Action | Windows | macOS |
|---|---|---|
| Jump to address bar | Ctrl + l or Alt + d or F6 | ⌘ + l |
| Search from address bar | Type search query + Enter | Type search query + Enter |
| Search with specific engine | Type engine keyword + Tab + query | Type engine keyword + Tab + query |
| Add www. and .com and open | Type site name + Ctrl + Enter | Type site name + ⌘ + Enter |
| Open URL in new background tab | Type URL + Alt + Enter | Type URL + ⌘ + Enter |
| Move cursor to address bar | Ctrl + l | ⌘ + l |
| Select address bar text | Ctrl + l (selects all) | ⌘ + l (selects all) |
| Delete autocomplete entry | Highlight + Shift + Delete | Highlight + Shift + Fn + Delete |
| Move cursor to beginning of word | Ctrl + Left arrow | Option + Left arrow |
| Move cursor to end of word | Ctrl + Right arrow | Option + Right arrow |
| Delete word before cursor | Ctrl + Backspace | Option + Delete |
| Open page in new tab | Alt + Enter | ⌘ + Enter |
| Action | Windows | macOS |
|---|---|---|
| Print page | Ctrl + p | ⌘ + p |
| Save page | Ctrl + s | ⌘ + s |
| Reload page | Ctrl + r or F5 | ⌘ + r |
| Reload page (ignore cache) | Ctrl + Shift + r or Shift + F5 | ⌘ + Shift + r |
| Stop loading | Esc | Esc |
| Scroll down | Space or Page Down | Space or Fn + Down arrow |
| Scroll up | Shift + Space or Page Up | Shift + Space or Fn + Up arrow |
| Go to top of page | Home or Ctrl + Home | ⌘ + Up arrow or Fn + Left arrow |
| Go to bottom of page | End or Ctrl + End | ⌘ + Down arrow or Fn + Right arrow |
| Scroll horizontally | Shift + scroll wheel | Shift + scroll wheel |
| Zoom in | Ctrl + + | ⌘ + + |
| Zoom out | Ctrl + - | ⌘ + - |
| Reset zoom to 100% | Ctrl + 0 | ⌘ + 0 |
| Move focus to next clickable element | Tab | Tab |
| Move focus to previous clickable element | Shift + Tab | Shift + Tab |
| Open link in current tab | Click or Enter | Click or Enter |
| Open link in new background tab | Ctrl + click | ⌘ + click |
| Open link in new tab and switch to it | Ctrl + Shift + click | ⌘ + Shift + click |
| Open link in new window | Shift + click | Shift + click |
| Download link target | Alt + click | Option + click |
| View page source | Ctrl + u | ⌘ + Option + u |
| Save link as bookmark | Drag link to Bookmarks bar | Drag link to Bookmarks bar |
| Toggle reading mode | F9 (if available) | F9 (if available) |
| Select all content | Ctrl + a | ⌘ + a |
| Copy selected text | Ctrl + c | ⌘ + c |
| Paste from clipboard | Ctrl + v | ⌘ + v |
| Action | Windows | macOS |
|---|---|---|
| Open link in new background tab | Ctrl + click | ⌘ + click |
| Open link in new window | Shift + click | Shift + click |
| Open link in same tab | Drag link to address bar | Drag link to address bar |
| Open link in new tab | Drag link to tab bar | Drag link to tab bar |
| Close tab | Middle-click on tab | Middle-click on tab |
| Reopen closed tab | Middle-click on tab bar | Middle-click on tab bar |
| Zoom in | Ctrl + scroll up | ⌘ + scroll up |
| Zoom out | Ctrl + scroll down | ⌘ + scroll down |
| Scroll left/right | Shift + scroll | Shift + scroll |
| Back | Alt + click back arrow | ⌘ + click back arrow |
| Forward | Alt + click forward arrow | ⌘ + click forward arrow |
| Switch to specific tab | Click tab | Click tab |
Ctrl + l (Windows) or ⌘ + l (macOS) is the fastest way to jump to the address bar and start typing a URL or search.Ctrl + Shift + t / ⌘ + Shift + t reopens the last closed tab — invaluable for accidental closes. Works multiple times.Ctrl + 1–8 / ⌘ + 1–8 to jump directly to a specific tab by position.F12 / ⌘ + Option + j opens DevTools — essential for web debugging.Ctrl + Shift + Delete / ⌘ + Shift + Delete quickly opens the clear browsing data dialog.⌘ replaces Ctrl, Option replaces Alt, and Fn + Delete is forward delete.