Google Chrome Action | Windows or Linux Shortcut | Macintosh OS Shortcut |
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 tabs in the order they were closed | Ctrl + Shift + t | ⌘ + Shift + t |
Jump to the next open tab | Ctrl + Tab or Ctrl + PgDn | ⌘ + Option + → |
Jump to the previous open tab | Ctrl + Shift + Tab or Ctrl + PgUp | ⌘ + Option + ← |
Jump to a specific tab | Ctrl + 1 through Ctrl + 8 | ⌘ + 1 through ⌘ + 8 |
Jump to the rightmost tab | Ctrl + 9 | ⌘ + 9 |
Open the previous page from your browsing history in the current tab | Alt + ← | ⌘ + [ or ⌘ + ← |
Open the next page from your browsing history in the current tab | Alt + → | ⌘ + ] or ⌘ + → |
Close the current tab | Ctrl + w or Ctrl + F4 | ⌘ + w |
Close the current window | Ctrl + Shift + w or Alt + F4 | ⌘ + Shift + w |
Minimize the current window | Alt + Space + n | ⌘ + m |
Quit Google Chrome | Alt + f + x | ⌘ + q |
Show or hide the Bookmarks bar | Ctrl + Shift + b | ⌘ + Shift + b |
Open the Bookmarks Manager | Ctrl + Shift + o | ⌘ + Option + b |
Open the History page in a new tab | Ctrl + h | ⌘ + y |
Open the Downloads page in a new tab | Ctrl + j | ⌘ + Shift + j |
Open the Find Bar to search the current page | Ctrl + f or F3 | ⌘ + f |
Jump to the next match to your Find Bar search | Ctrl + g | ⌘ + g |
Jump to the previous match to your Find Bar search | Ctrl + Shift + g | ⌘ + Shift + g |
Open Developer Tools | Ctrl + Shift + j or F12 | ⌘ + Option + i |
Open the Clear Browsing Data options | Ctrl + Shift + Delete | ⌘ + Shift + Delete |
Log in a different user or browse as a Guest | Ctrl + Shift + m | ⌘ + Shift + m |
Move cursor to the address bar | Ctrl + l | ⌘ + l |
Open options to print the current page | Ctrl + p | ⌘ + p |
Open options to save the current page | Ctrl + s | ⌘ + s |
Reload the current page | F5 or Ctrl + r | ⌘ + r |
Reload the current page, ignoring cached content | Shift + F5 or Ctrl + Shift + r | ⌘ + 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 + Select a file | ⌘ + o + Select a file |
Save your current webpage as a bookmark | Ctrl + d | ⌘ + d |
Save all open tabs as bookmarks in a new folder | Ctrl + Shift + d | ⌘ + Shift + d |
Turn full-screen mode on or off | F11 | ⌘ + Control + f |
Make everything on the page bigger | Ctrl and + | ⌘ and + |
Make everything on the page smaller | Ctrl and – | ⌘ and – |
Return everything on the page to default size | Ctrl + 0 | ⌘ + 0 |
Open a link in a current tab (mouse only) | Drag a link to a tab | Drag a link to a tab |
Open a link in new background tab | Ctrl + Click a link | ⌘ + Click a link |
Open a link, and jump to it | Ctrl + Shift + Click a link | ⌘ + Shift + Click a link |
Open a link, and jump to it (mouse only) | Drag a link to a blank area of the tab strip | 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 (mouse only) | Drag the tab out of the tab strip | Drag the tab out of the tab strip |
Move a tab to a current window (mouse only) | Drag the tab into an existing window | Drag the tab into an existing window |
Return a tab to its original position | Press Esc while dragging | Press Esc while dragging |
Download the target of a link | Alt + Click a link | Option + Click a link |
Switch between maximized and windowed modes | Double-click a blank area of the tab strip | Double-click a blank area of the tab strip |
On the PC keyboard, the CTRL key is in the bottom left corner of the keyboard. So, it's very easy to hold it with your pinky, while keeping your hand in its normal position, so you can easily press the other key required for the shortcut (e.g., A, C, V, etc). On a Mac, the "equivalent" key to CTRL is Command.
As We Know Google Chrome is the most popular web browser and there is no denying it. Its open source version, Chromium, is also gaining a lot of popularity and some Linux distributions now include it as the default web browser.
If you have installed Google Chrome on Windows or any other operating system, you can improve your browsing experience by using Google Chrome keyboard shortcuts. There's no need to go over your mouse and spend time finding your way. Just master these shortcuts and you'll save some time, but be more productive with it.
Well, now you know that you can. By learning a few simple keyboard shortcuts, you can speed up your work.
To get the most out of your Google Chrome experience, here is a list of the most useful Chrome shortcuts that will boost your productivity while browsing the Internet.
Accidentally closed a tab? Open last closed tab)
This shortcut is probably the one that will get the most out of you on this list. This shortcut lets you re-open the last browser tab you closed – great for those times when you accidentally closed a tab. You can do this until you close the first tab after running Chrome.
Note: This feature does not work in Incognito Mode, so be careful when closing a tab in that mode.
This is for those times when you want to start a new chapter. To open a new window -
Already have too many tabs open? So now you should open the new tab in a new window. Use the Ctrl + N keys to open a new browser window.
If you want to open a new tab in the same window, then press-
Quickly jump to next and previous tabs - Navigate from tab to tab easily and quickly.
This is very useful when you have hundreds of tabs open at the same time. If you're used to having multiple tabs open while browsing the Internet, it can be frustrating to use your mouse partner to click on every other tab and see what's on it.
Instead, you can jump to the next and previous open tabs by simply holding these keys – Ctrl + PgDn or Ctrl + PgUp.
go to specific tab
If you're like me, you have multiple tabs open on your computer within seconds, so to jump between these open tabs, press Ctrl and any number between 1 and 9. For example, the Ctrl+1 shortcut will take you to the leftmost first tab.
Similarly, Ctrl + 5 takes you to the fifth tab from the left. This way you can move around a particular tab without clicking.
You can close the currently visible tab with the Ctrl + W keys. Now you don't need to move the mouse over the tab's x button at the top and see.
When you need to quickly close a tab in Chrome that's open, you can click the little X on this tab, but why do that now when you can just press Ctrl+W instead?
This Chrome shortcut quickly closes the tab that is currently open (ie the one you are currently viewing on your screen).
And remember, if you close a tab by mistake, you can always press Ctrl+Shift+T to bring it back.
Quickly close the entire browser window
Has it ever happened to you when you needed to close the entire browser window immediately? So at such times just press Ctrl + Shift + W and the browser window will disappear as if it never existed.
To minimize all the opened windows-
If for some reason, you're the kind of person who opens multiple windows instead of tabs, you can minimize the open window immediately by pressing Win + M.
This is useful if you have stacks of browser windows on top of each other.
To minimize only the current window – hold down the Windows key and press the down arrow key (twice).
If you want privacy, go to incognito mode-
for private browsing
Want to check flight or hotel prices online? Switching to Incognito Mode might help. In Chrome, open an incognito window with Ctrl+Shift+N.
Go to your download page-
Want to see what files you've downloaded using Chrome?
This shortcut brings up your Downloads window and lets you access downloaded files through the browser instead of using File Explorer on Windows.
Immediately open Bookmark Manager-
Use this shortcut to open the Bookmarks Manager on Chrome, which will let you select different bookmarks