Google Chrome is a cross-platform web browser developed by Google. It was first released in 2008 for Microsoft Windows, and was later ported to Linux, macOS, iOS, and Android. The browser is also the main component of Chrome OS, where it serves as the platform for web apps.
As of July 2019, StatCounter estimates that Chrome has a 71%[16] worldwide browser market share on traditional PCs and 63.34%[17] share across all platforms.
Google Chrome is one of the best browsers and this has increased its popularity, But did you know Chrome has a ton of keyboard shortcuts that let you access its most important features instantly?
The Google Chrome Keyboard Shortcuts Cheat Sheet
| Windows/Linux Shortcut | Mac Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Navigating Tabs and Windows | ||
| Ctrl + N | Cmd + N | Open new window |
| Ctrl + Shift + N | Cmd + Shift + N | Open new incognito window |
| Ctrl + T | Cmd + T | Open new tab |
| Ctrl + W | Cmd + W | Close current tab |
| Ctrl + Shift + W | Cmd + Shift + W | Close current window |
| Ctrl + Shift + T | Cmd + Shift + T | Reopen last closed tab |
| Ctrl + 1 — Ctrl + 8 | Cmd + 1 — Cmd + 8 | Switch to tab 1-8 |
| Ctrl + 9 | Cmd + 9 | Switch to last tab |
| Ctrl +Tab | Cmd + Option + Right | Move to next tab |
| Ctrl + Shift + Tab | Cmd + Option + Left | Move to prior tab |
| Ctrl + Click | Cmd + Click | Open link in a new tab |
| Ctrl + Shift + Click | Cmd + Shift + Click | Open link in a new tab and switch to it immediately |
| Shift + Click | Shift + Click | Open link in a new window |
| Alt + Left | Cmd + [ | Go back one page |
| Alt + Right | Cmd + ] | Go forward one page |
| Alt + Home | Cmd + Shift + H | Open your homepage in the current tab |
| Ctrl + Shift + Q | Cmd + Q | Quit Chrome |
| General Chrome Functions | ||
| Ctrl + P | Cmd + P | Open Print dialog |
| Ctrl + S | Cmd + S | Save the current webpage |
| Ctrl + R | Cmd + R | Refresh the page |
| Ctrl + Shift + R | Cmd + Shift + R | Refresh the page without loading cache |
| Esc | Esc | Stop page from loading |
| Ctrl + O | Cmd + O | Open a file |
| Ctrl + H | Cmd + Y | View History |
| Ctrl + J | Cmd + Shift + J | Open Downloads |
| Ctrl + D | Cmd + D | Bookmark current page |
| Ctrl + Shift + D | Cmd + Shift + D | Bookmark all open tabs |
| Ctrl + Shift + B | Cmd + Shift + B | Toggle bookmarks bar |
| Alt + E | Open Chrome’s menu | |
| Ctrl + Shift + O | Cmd + Option + B | Open Bookmark Manager |
| Search + Esc | Open Chrome Task Manager | |
| Ctrl + U | Cmd + Option + U | View page source |
| Ctrl + Shift + J | Cmd + Option + I | Open the Developer Tools panel |
| Ctrl + Shift + Del | Cmd + Shift + Delete | Open Clear Browsing Data menu |
| Ctrl + Shift + M | Cmd + Shift + M | Open Users menu to log in as someone else |
| Webpage Navigation | ||
| Ctrl + Plus (+) | Cmd + Plus (+) | Zoom in |
| Ctrl + Minus (-) | Cmd + Minus (-) | Zoom out |
| Ctrl + 0 (Zero) | Cmd + 0 (Zero) | Reset zoom to 100% |
| F11 | Cmd + Ctrl + F | Toggle full-screen mode |
| Ctrl + F | Cmd + F | Search the current page |
| Space | Space | Move down the page |
| Shift + Space | Shift + Space | Move up the page |
| Home | Cmd + Up | Go to top of current page |
| End | Cmd + Down | Go to bottom of current page |
| Ctrl + L | Cmd + L | Select all text in the address bar |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| Ctrl + Enter | Cmd + Enter | Add “www.” and “.com” to text in the address bar and open page |
| Ctrl + K | Cmd + Option + F | Moves cursor to the address bar to perform a Google search |
| Shift + Alt + B | Highlight bookmarks bar; use arrows to navigate | |
| Shift + Alt + T | Highlight the icons in the address bar row | |
| Alt + Click | Option + Click | Download the target of a link |
| Alt + Space + N | Maximize current window | |
| Alt + Space + X | Cmd + M | Minimize current window |
| F1 | Open Chrome help | |
| Alt + Shift + I | Open a form to send feedback on Chrome | |
| Text Editing | ||
| Ctrl + Backspace | Option + Delete | Delete previous word |
| Ctrl + Alt + Backspace | Option + Fn + Delete | Delete next word |
| Ctrl + A | Cmd + A | Select all |
| Ctrl + Right/Left | Option + Right/Left | Move the cursor to the next/previous word |
| Ctrl + Shift + Right/Left | Option + Shift + Right/Left | Select next/previous word |
| Ctrl + Shift + End/Home | Command + Shift + Right/Left | Select all text to the end/beginning of the current line |
| Ctrl + End/Home | Cmd + Down/Up | Jump to the end/beginning of a text field/document |
| Ctrl + C | Cmd + C | Copy |
| Ctrl + X | Cmd + X | Cut |
| Ctrl + V | Cmd + V | Paste |
| Ctrl + Shift + V | Cmd + Shift + V | Paste without formatting |
| Ctrl + Z | Cmd + Z | Undo |
| Ctrl + Y | Cmd + Shift + Z | Redo |