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Firefox Browser Shortcuts Cheatsheet

A quick reference guide to Firefox browser shortcuts, designed to boost your browsing efficiency. Covers essential navigation, tab management, search, and developer tools shortcuts for both Windows/Linux and macOS.

Navigation Shortcuts

Basic Navigation

Alt + Left Arrow (Win/Linux)
Cmd + [ (Mac)

Go back one page in history.

Alt + Right Arrow (Win/Linux)
Cmd + ] (Mac)

Go forward one page in history.

Ctrl + R (Win/Linux)
Cmd + R (Mac)
F5

Reload the current page.

Ctrl + Shift + R (Win/Linux)
Cmd + Shift + R (Mac)

Reload the current page, bypassing the cache (hard refresh).

Alt + Home (Win/Linux)
Cmd + Shift + H (Mac)

Go to your home page.

Esc

Stop loading the current page.

Scrolling

Spacebar

Scroll down one page.

Shift + Spacebar

Scroll up one page.

Home

Scroll to the top of the page.

End

Scroll to the bottom of the page.

Tab Management Shortcuts

Basic Tab Operations

Ctrl + T (Win/Linux)
Cmd + T (Mac)

Open a new tab.

Ctrl + W (Win/Linux)
Cmd + W (Mac)

Close the current tab.

Ctrl + Shift + T (Win/Linux)
Cmd + Shift + T (Mac)

Reopen the last closed tab.

Ctrl + K or Ctrl + E (Win/Linux)
Cmd + K or Cmd + E (Mac)

Focus the search bar.

Ctrl + N (Win/Linux)
Cmd + N (Mac)

Open a new Firefox window.

Tab Navigation

Ctrl + Tab (Win/Linux)
Cmd + Option + Right Arrow (Mac)

Switch to the next tab.

Ctrl + Shift + Tab (Win/Linux)
Cmd + Option + Left Arrow (Mac)

Switch to the previous tab.

Ctrl + [1-9] (Win/Linux)
Cmd + [1-9] (Mac)

Switch to the specified tab number (1-9).

Ctrl + 9 (Win/Linux)
Cmd + 9 (Mac)

Switch to the last tab.

Search and Address Bar

Address Bar Shortcuts

Ctrl + L or F6 or Alt + D (Win/Linux)
Cmd + L (Mac)

Focus the address bar.

Ctrl + Enter (after typing a domain name) (Win/Linux)
Cmd + Enter (Mac)

Automatically add www. and .com to the domain name and open it.

Shift + Enter (after typing in address) (Win/Linux/Mac)

Open the address in a new window.

Search Shortcuts

Ctrl + K or Ctrl + E (Win/Linux)
Cmd + K or Cmd + E (Mac)

Focus the search bar.

Alt + Enter (after typing search query)

Perform a search in a new tab.

Find in Page

Ctrl + F (Win/Linux)
Cmd + F (Mac)

Open the find toolbar to search within the current page.

F3 or Ctrl + G (Win/Linux)
Cmd + G (Mac)

Find the next occurrence of the search term.

Shift + F3 or Ctrl + Shift + G (Win/Linux)
Cmd + Shift + G (Mac)

Find the previous occurrence of the search term.

Developer Tools and Miscellaneous

Developer Tools

Ctrl + Shift + I (Win/Linux)
Cmd + Option + I (Mac)
F12

Open the developer tools.

Ctrl + Shift + M (Win/Linux)
Cmd + Option + M (Mac)

Toggle responsive design mode.

Ctrl + Shift + C (Win/Linux)
Cmd + Shift + C (Mac)

Open the element inspector.

Miscellaneous Shortcuts

Ctrl + P (Win/Linux)
Cmd + P (Mac)

Print the current page.

Ctrl + S (Win/Linux)
Cmd + S (Mac)

Save the current page.

Ctrl + O (Win/Linux)
Cmd + O (Mac)

Open a file.

Ctrl + H (Win/Linux)
Cmd + Y (Mac)

Open the browsing history.

Ctrl + J (Win/Linux)
Cmd + Shift + J (Mac)

Open the downloads window.

Ctrl + Shift + A (Win/Linux)
Cmd + Shift + A (Mac)

Open the Add-ons manager.

Zoom Controls

Ctrl + + (Win/Linux)
Cmd + + (Mac)

Zoom in.

Ctrl + - (Win/Linux)
Cmd + - (Mac)

Zoom out.

Ctrl + 0 (Win/Linux)
Cmd + 0 (Mac)

Reset zoom to default.