Top 40 keyboard shortcuts for Google Chrome on Mac

Do you use Google Chrome as your main web browser on Mac? Check out our list of the top 40 keyboard shortcuts for Chrome on the Mac, boosting your browsing efficiency and workflow like never before.

The Chrome window and tabs

This first list of shortcuts for the Google Chrome window and its tabs can help you move around fast and easy.

Chrome window

Open a new window: Command + N
Open a new incognito window: Command + Shift + N
Enter/Exit full-screen mode: Command + Control + F
Minimize the window: Command + M
Hide the window: Command + H
Close a window: Command + Shift + W
Quit Chrome: Command + Q

Chrome tabs

Open a new tab and move to it: Command + T
Select a tab 1 through 8: Command + 1, Command + 2, Command + 3, etc., up to 8
Select the last tab: Command + 9
Reopen previously closed tabs in the order you closed them: Command + Shift + T
Open the previous page in your history in the current tab: Command + [ (left bracket) or Left Arrow
Open the next page in your history in the current tab: Command + ] (right bracket) or Right Arrow
Move to the next open tab: Command + Option + Right Arrow
Move to the previous open tab: Command + Option + Left Arrow
Close a tab: Command + W

Page navigation

Reload the page, move up and down, and zoom in or out with these shortcuts.

Reload and ignore cache: Command + Shift + R
Zoom in: Command + Plus Sign
Zoom out: Command + Hyphen
Reset zoom: Command + 0 (zero)
Move down a screen: Space Bar
Move up a screen: Shift + Space Bar
Save the page: Command + S
Save the page as a bookmark: Command + D
Save open tabs in a new bookmarks folder: Command + Shift + D
Print the page: Command + P

Chrome address bar

Here are several keyboard shortcuts to help you use the address bar in Chrome.

Go to the address bar: Command + L
Move your cursor to the address bar or the back button: Control + F5
Search with your default search engine: Type a term + Return
Search with a different search engine: Type search engine’s name with domain extension (like Bing.com) + Space Bar or Tab
Open a website in a new tab: Type a web address + Option + Return
Complete www and .com in the address bar for the current tab: Control + Return
Complete www and .com in the address bar for a new tab: Control + Shift + Return

Bookmarks, history, and tools

View your bookmarks, review or clear your history, and open your settings with these shortcuts.

Show/Hide the Bookmarks toolbar: Command + Shift + B
Open the Bookmarks Manager: Command + Option + B
Open the History page: Command + Y
Open the Settings page: Command + , (comma)
Open the Download page: Command + Shift + J
Open the Developer Tools: Command + Option + J
Open Clear Data options: Command + Shift + Delete

Hopefully, this list of keyboard shortcuts for Chrome on Mac will help you accomplish your browser tasks much more easily. Many work the same for Windows and Linux, with some slight variations. So, if you use Chrome on different computers, check out Chrome’s keyboard shortcut list for those platforms, too.

And for more ways to navigate faster on your Mac or in your apps, have a look at our Keyboard Shortcuts section.