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Brave Browser Keyboard Shortcuts

    Brave Browser Keyboard Shortcuts

    Brave Browser Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows

    Tabs and Windows

    Open a new window

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • N

    Open a new window in Private mode

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • N

    Open a new tab, and jump to it

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • T

    Reopen the last closed tab, and jump to it

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • T

    Jump to the next open tab

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Tab

    Jump to the previous open tab

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • Tab

    Jump to a specific tab

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • 1-8

    Jump to the last tab

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • 9

    Open your home page in the current tab

    • Alt
    • +
    • Home

    Open the previous page from your browsing history in the current tab

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Left

    Open the next page from your browsing history in the current tab

    • Alt
    • +
    • Right

    Close the current tab

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • W

    Close the current window

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • W

    Minimize the current window

    • Alt
    • +
    • Space
    • +
    • N

    Maximize the current window

    • Alt
    • +
    • Space
    • +
    • X

    Close the current window

    • Alt
    • +
    • F4

    Quit Brave

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • Q

    Browser

    Open the main menu

    • Alt
    • +
    • F

    Show or hide the bookmarks bar

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • B

    Open the history page in a new tab

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • H

    Open the downloads page in a new tab

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • J

    Open the Brave task manager

    • Shift
    • +
    • Esc

    Set focus on the first item in the toolbar

    • Shift
    • +
    • Alt
    • +
    • T

    Set focus on the last item in the toolbar

    • F10

    Switch focus to unfocused dialog, if showing

    • F6

    Open the find bar to search the current page

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • F

    Jump to the next match in your find bar search

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • G

    Jump to the previous match in your find bar search

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • G

    Open developer tools

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • J

    Open the clear browser data options

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • Delete

    Open the Brave help center in a new tab

    • F1

    Open profile menu

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • M

    Address Bar

    Search with your default search engine (after typing)

    • Enter

    Search using a different search engine (after typing)

    • Tab

    Add www. and .com to a site name, and open it in the current tab (after typing)

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Enter

    Open a new tab and perform a search (after typing)

    • Alt
    • +
    • Enter

    Jump to the address bar

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • L

    Search from anywhere on the page

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • K

    Remove predictions from your address bar (after highlighting them)

    • Shift
    • +
    • Delete

    Webpage

    Open options to print the current page

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • P

    Open options to save the current page

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • S

    Reload the current page

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • R

    Reload the current page, ignoring cached content

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • R

    Stop the page loading

    • Esc

    Browse clickable items moving forward

    • Tab

    Browse clickable items moving backwards

    • Shift
    • +
    • Tab

    Open a file from your computer in Brave

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • O

    Display non-editable HTML source code for the current page

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • U

    Save your current webpage as a bookmark

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • D

    Save all open tabs as bookmarks in a new folder

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • D

    Turn full-screen mode on or off

    • F11

    Make everything on the page bigger

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • +

    Make everything on the page smaller

    • Ctrl
    • +

    Return everything on the page to default size

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • 0

    Scroll down a webpage, a screen at a time

    • Space

    Scroll up a webpage, a screen at a time

    • Shift
    • +
    • Space

    Go to the top of the page

    • Home

    Go to the bottom of the page

    • End

    Scroll horizontally on the page

    • Shift
    • +
    • (scroll)

    Move your cursor to the front of the previous word in a text field

    • Alt
    • +
    • Left

    Move your cursor to the back of the next word in a text field

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Right

    Delete the previous word in a text field

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Back

    Open the home page in the current tab

    • Alt
    • +
    • Home

    Brave Browser Keyboard Shortcuts for Mac

    Tabs and Windows

    Open a new window

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • N

    Open a new window in Private mode

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • N

    Open a new tab, and jump to it

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • T

    Reopen the last closed tab, and jump to it

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • T

    Jump to the next open tab

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Tab

    Jump to the previous open tab

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • Tab

    Jump to a specific tab

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • 1-8

    Jump to the last tab

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • 9

    Open your home page in the current tab

    • Alt
    • +
    • Home

    Open the previous page from your browsing history in the current tab

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Left

    Open the next page from your browsing history in the current tab

    • Alt
    • +
    • Right

    Close the current tab

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • W

    Close the current window

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • W

    Minimize the current window

    • Alt
    • +
    • Space
    • +
    • N

    Maximize the current window

    • Alt
    • +
    • Space
    • +
    • X

    Close the current window

    • Alt
    • +
    • F4

    Quit Brave

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • Q

    Browser

    Open the main menu

    • Alt
    • +
    • F

    Show or hide the bookmarks bar

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • B

    Open the history page in a new tab

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • H

    Open the downloads page in a new tab

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • J

    Open the Brave task manager

    • Shift
    • +
    • Esc

    Set focus on the first item in the toolbar

    • Shift
    • +
    • Alt
    • +
    • T

    Set focus on the last item in the toolbar

    • F10

    Switch focus to unfocused dialog, if showing

    • F6

    Open the find bar to search the current page

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • F

    Jump to the next match in your find bar search

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • G

    Jump to the previous match in your find bar search

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • G

    Open developer tools

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • J

    Open the clear browser data options

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • Delete

    Open the Brave help center in a new tab

    • F1

    Open profile menu

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • M

    Address Bar

    Search with your default search engine (after typing)

    • Enter

    Search using a different search engine (after typing)

    • Tab

    Add www. and .com to a site name, and open it in the current tab (after typing)

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Enter

    Open a new tab and perform a search (after typing)

    • Alt
    • +
    • Enter

    Jump to the address bar

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • L

    Search from anywhere on the page

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • K

    Remove predictions from your address bar (after highlighting them)

    • Shift
    • +
    • Delete

    Webpage

    Open options to print the current page

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • P

    Open options to save the current page

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • S

    Reload the current page

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • R

    Reload the current page, ignoring cached content

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • R

    Stop the page loading

    • Esc

    Browse clickable items moving forward

    • Tab

    Browse clickable items moving backwards

    • Shift
    • +
    • Tab

    Open a file from your computer in Brave

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • O

    Display non-editable HTML source code for the current page

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • U

    Save your current webpage as a bookmark

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • D

    Save all open tabs as bookmarks in a new folder

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • D

    Turn full-screen mode on or off

    • F11

    Make everything on the page bigger

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • +

    Make everything on the page smaller

    • Ctrl
    • +

    Return everything on the page to default size

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • 0

    Scroll down a webpage, a screen at a time

    • Space

    Scroll up a webpage, a screen at a time

    • Shift
    • +
    • Space

    Go to the top of the page

    • Home

    Go to the bottom of the page

    • End

    Scroll horizontally on the page

    • Shift
    • +
    • (scroll)

    Move your cursor to the front of the previous word in a text field

    • Alt
    • +
    • Left

    Move your cursor to the back of the next word in a text field

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Right

    Delete the previous word in a text field

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Back

    Open the home page in the current tab

    • Alt
    • +
    • Home