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Firefox Shortcuts

Description Shortcut
Caret mode (cursor on page) F7
Chat box Ctrl + Alt + x
Downloads, show Ctrl + Shift + y
Go to location bar Ctrl + l, F6
Location bar, search actions 1 @actions
Location bar, search bookmarks * <search> , @bookmarks
Location bar, search engine Ctrl + k
Location bar, search engine select Ctrl + k or search and Alt + arrow keys
Location bar, search history ^ <search> , @history
Location bar, search tabs % <search tabs> , @tabs
Manage Bookmarks Ctrl + Shift + o
Search, find again F3 or Ctrl + g
Search, find previous Shift + F3, Ctrl + Shift + g
Search, start or quick find Ctrl + f or /
Tab, Move tabs Alt-Page up/Page Down
Tab, new split tab Right click existing tab, Add split view
Tab, Reopen closed tab Ctrl + Shift + T
Tab, Select tab Alt + 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Description Shortcut
Back Alt + Left Arrow
Forward Alt + Right Arrow
Home Alt + Home
Open file Ctrl + o
Reload Ctrl + r, F5
Reload (override cache) Ctrl + Shift + r, F5
Stop Esc
Description Shortcut
Play/pause Space
Decrease volume down arrow
Increase volume up arrow
Mute/unmute Ctrl + down arrow/up arrow
Seek to beginning Home
Seek to end End
  • Sample colours on screen: Tools > Browser Tools > Eye dropper
Description Shortcut
about:profile see profiles in local storage
about:processes see processes in Firefox

Keyboard shortcuts - Perform common Firefox tasks quickly | Firefox Help

  1. Actions can be like clear history, open downloads, or take a screenshot