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Firefox Keybindings

Firefox keyboard shortcuts for efficient browsing. Keybindings shown use Ctrl for Windows/Linux; substitute Cmd on macOS.

Tabs

  • New Tab (Ctrl+T): Open a new tab.
  • Close Tab (Ctrl+W): Close the current tab.
  • Undo Close Tab (Ctrl+Shift+T): Reopen the last closed tab. Can be pressed multiple times.
  • Next Tab (Ctrl+Tab or Ctrl+Page Down): Switch to the next tab.
  • Previous Tab (Ctrl+Shift+Tab or Ctrl+Page Up): Switch to the previous tab.
  • Go to Tab (Ctrl+1-8): Jump to tab 1 through 8.
  • Last Tab (Ctrl+9): Jump to the last tab.
  • Move Tab Left (Ctrl+Shift+Page Up): Move the current tab to the left.
  • Move Tab Right (Ctrl+Shift+Page Down): Move the current tab to the right.
  • Mute Tab (Ctrl+M): Mute or unmute the current tab.
  • Duplicate Tab: No default shortcut. Use Ctrl+L then Alt+Enter.

Windows

  • New Window (Ctrl+N): Open a new browser window.
  • New Private Window (Ctrl+Shift+P): Open a new private browsing window.
  • Close Window (Ctrl+Shift+W or Alt+F4): Close the current window.
  • Fullscreen (F11): Toggle fullscreen mode.
  • Address Bar (Ctrl+L or Alt+D or F6): Focus the address bar.
  • Go Back (Alt+Left or Backspace): Navigate to the previous page.
  • Go Forward (Alt+Right or Shift+Backspace): Navigate to the next page.
  • Reload (Ctrl+R or F5): Reload the current page.
  • Hard Reload (Ctrl+Shift+R or Ctrl+F5): Reload, bypassing the cache.
  • Stop Loading (Esc): Stop loading the page.
  • Home Page (Alt+Home): Go to the homepage.
  • Scroll Down (Space or Page Down): Scroll down one page.
  • Scroll Up (Shift+Space or Page Up): Scroll up one page.
  • Go to Top (Home): Scroll to the top.
  • Go to Bottom (End): Scroll to the bottom.

Search & Find

  • Find on Page (Ctrl+F): Open the find bar.
  • Find Again (Ctrl+G or F3): Jump to the next match.
  • Find Previous (Ctrl+Shift+G or Shift+F3): Jump to the previous match.
  • Quick Find (/): Start quick find (type to search, auto-closes).
  • Quick Find Links Only ('): Quick find but only matches link text.
  • Close Find Bar (Esc): Close the find bar.
  • Search Bar (Ctrl+K or Ctrl+E): Focus the search bar / address bar for search.

Bookmarks

  • Bookmark Page (Ctrl+D): Bookmark the current page.
  • Bookmark All Tabs (Ctrl+Shift+D): Bookmark all open tabs.
  • Toggle Bookmarks Toolbar (Ctrl+Shift+B): Show or hide the bookmarks toolbar.
  • Library/Bookmarks Manager (Ctrl+Shift+O): Open the bookmarks library.
  • Bookmarks Sidebar (Ctrl+B): Toggle the bookmarks sidebar.

History & Downloads

  • History Sidebar (Ctrl+H): Toggle the history sidebar.
  • Downloads (Ctrl+J): Open the downloads panel.
  • Clear Recent History (Ctrl+Shift+Delete): Open the clear history dialog.
  • Recently Closed Windows/Tabs: Available in History > Recently Closed.

Zoom

  • Zoom In (Ctrl+= or Ctrl+Plus): Increase zoom.
  • Zoom Out (Ctrl+-): Decrease zoom.
  • Reset Zoom (Ctrl+0): Reset to 100%.

Developer Tools

  • Open DevTools (F12 or Ctrl+Shift+I): Toggle the developer tools.
  • Web Console (Ctrl+Shift+K): Open the web console directly.
  • Inspector (Ctrl+Shift+C): Activate the element picker.
  • Debugger (Ctrl+Shift+Z): Open the JavaScript debugger.
  • Network Monitor (Ctrl+Shift+E): Open the network tab.
  • Style Editor (Shift+F7): Open the style editor.
  • View Source (Ctrl+U): View the page source.
  • Responsive Design Mode (Ctrl+Shift+M): Toggle responsive design mode.

Firefox-Specific

  • Reader Mode (F9): Toggle Reader View for articles.
  • Screenshot (Ctrl+Shift+S): Take a screenshot (built-in Firefox tool).
  • Page Info (Ctrl+I): View page information (security, media, permissions).
  • Add-ons Manager (Ctrl+Shift+A): Open the extensions/add-ons page.
  • Toggle Caret Browsing (F7): Navigate pages with a text cursor.
  • About Config: Type about:config in the address bar for advanced settings.