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Brave shortcuts for Mac

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Mac keyboard shortcuts for Brave

Window and Tab Management

  • Open a new window⌘ (command) + n Add →
  • Open a new window in private mode⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + n Add →
  • Open a new tab, and jump to it⌘ (command) + t Add →
  • Reopen the last closed tab, and jump to it⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + t Add →
  • Jump to the next open tab⌘ (command) + ⇥ Add →
  • Jump to the previous open tab⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + ⇥ Add →
  • Jump to tab 1⌘ (command) + 1 Add →
  • Jump to tab 2⌘ (command) + 2 Add →
  • Jump to tab 3⌘ (command) + 3 Add →
  • Jump to tab 4⌘ (command) + 4 Add →
  • Jump to tab 5⌘ (command) + 5 Add →
  • Jump to tab 6⌘ (command) + 6 Add →
  • Jump to tab 7⌘ (command) + 7 Add →
  • Jump to tab 8⌘ (command) + 8 Add →
  • Jump to the last tab⌘ (command) + 9 Add →

Page navigation

  • Open your home page in the current tab⌥ (option) + home Add →
  • Open the previous page from your browsing history in the current tab⌘ (command) + ← Add →
  • Open the next page from your browsing history in the current tab⌥ (option) + → Add →
  • Close the current tab⌘ (command) + w Add →
  • Close the current window⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + w Add →
  • Minimize the current window⌥ (option) + space  + n Add →
  • Maximize the current window⌥ (option) + space  + x Add →
  • Close the current window⌥ (option) + f4 Add →
  • Quit brave⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + q Add →
  • Open the main menu⌥ (option) + f Add →

History and bookmarks

  • Show or hide the bookmarks bar⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + b Add →
  • Open the history page in a new tab⌘ (command) + h Add →
  • Open the downloads page in a new tab⌘ (command) + j Add →
  • Open the brave task manager⇧ (shift) + esc Add →
  • Set focus on the first item in the toolbar⇧ (shift) + ⌥ (option) + t Add →
  • Set focus on the last item in the toolbarf10 Add →
  • Switch focus to unfocused dialog, if showingf6 Add →
  • Open the find bar to search the current page⌘ (command) + f Add →
  • Jump to the next match in your find bar search⌘ (command) + g Add →
  • Jump to the previous match in your find bar search⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + g Add →

Developer tools

  • Open developer tools⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + j Add →
  • Open the clear browser data options⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + ⌫ Add →
  • Open the brave help center in a new tabf1 Add →
  • Open profile menu⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + m Add →

Search and address bar

  • Search with your default search engine (after typing)↵ Add →
  • Search using a different search engine (after typing) / browse clickable items moving forward⇥ Add →
  • Add www. and .com to a site name, and open it in the current tab (after typing)⌘ (command) + ↵ Add →
  • Open a new tab and perform a search (after typing)⌥ (option) + ↵ Add →
  • Jump to the address bar⌘ (command) + l Add →
  • Search from anywhere on the page⌘ (command) + k Add →
  • Remove predictions from your address bar (after highlighting them)⇧ (shift) + ⌫ Add →

Viewing and printing

  • Open options to print the current page⌘ (command) + p Add →
  • Open options to save the current page⌘ (command) + s Add →
  • Reload the current page⌘ (command) + r Add →
  • Reload the current page, ignoring cached content⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + r Add →
  • Stop the page loadingesc Add →
  • Browse clickable items moving backwards⇧ (shift) + ⇥ Add →
  • Open a file from your computer in brave⌘ (command) + o Add →
  • Display non-editable html source code for the current page⌘ (command) + u Add →
  • Save your current webpage as a bookmark⌘ (command) + d Add →
  • Save all open tabs as bookmarks in a new folder⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + d Add →
  • Turn full-screen mode on or offf11 Add →

Zoom and scroll

  • Make everything on the page bigger⌘ (command) + + Add →
  • Make everything on the page smaller⌘ (command) + - Add →
  • Return everything on the page to default size⌘ (command) + 0 Add →
  • Scroll down a webpage, a screen at a timespace Add →
  • Scroll up a webpage, a screen at a time⇧ (shift) + space Add →
  • Go to the top of the pagehome Add →
  • Go to the bottom of the pageend Add →

Text navigation

  • Move your cursor to the front of the previous word in a text field⌥ (option) + ← Add →
  • Move your cursor to the back of the next word in a text field⌘ (command) + → Add →

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