Google Chrome Reference

Kip Landergren

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My cheat sheet for Google Chrome covering keyboard shortcuts and useful documentation.

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MacOS Keyboard Shortcuts

Note: all letter keys are displayed uppercase. Shortcuts requiring use of ⇧ Shift will be called out.

Official Chrome keyboard shortcuts

Fast Menu Item Access

Not every operation has a keyboard shortcut. In the event that you know the title of the menu item you wish to select you can use the following steps to quickly access it:
access Help menu, focusing search ⌘ Command + ⇧ Shift + /
access Menu Item type Menu Item and select from search results

General
scroll page down SPACE
scroll page up ⇧ Shift + SPACE
open new window ⌘ Command + N
open new tab ⌘ Command + T
navigate backwards through focused tab’s browsing history ⌘ Command + ←
navigate forwards through focused tab’s browsing history ⌘ Command + →
scroll to top ⌘ Command + ↑
scroll to bottom ⌘ Command + ↓
open new incognito window ⌘ Command + ⇧ Shift + N
jump to the sequentially previous open tab in the tab bar (to the left, wraps around) ⌘ Command + ⌥ Option + ←
jump to the sequentially next open tab in the tab bar (to the right, wraps around) ⌘ Command + ⌥ Option + →
jump to the sequentially last open tab in the tab bar (to the right) ⌘ Command + 9
jump to the address bar / jump to the page ⌘ Command + ⌥ Option + ↓
move tabs left ⌃ Control + ⇧ Shift + PgUp
move tabs right ⌃ Control + ⇧ Shift + PgDn
open link in new focused tab ⌃ Control + ⇧ Shift + middle click
open / close developer tools ⌘ Command + ⌥ Option + I
show page source ⌘ Command + ⌥ Option + U
(method 1: preferred due to fuzzy match) find tab / find open tab / search for tab / search for open tab / search open tabs ⌘ Command + ⇧ Shift + / + Tab Title
(method 2: not preferred due to lack of fuzzy match) search open tabs ⌘ Command + ⇧ Shift + A + Tab Title
open link in new background tab (do not switch focus) middle click

Developer Tools
open / close developer tools ⌘ Command + ⌥ Option + I
expand all DOM nodes ⌥ Option + click the ▶
open / close javascript console (note: you must ↹ Tab out of the console for close to work) ⌘ Command + ⌥ Option + J
open the command menu ⌘ Command + ⇧ Shift + P

Documentation

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

How do I add a custom keyboard shortcut for an extension?

Visit chrome://extensions/shortcuts and configure.

What is the circled number to the left of the JavaScript console log lines?

This is the number of repeated lines, known as “Message Stacking”. It can be enabled or disabled via:

“Settings” -> “Console” -> “Group similar”

How to disable JavaScript?
open developer tools ⌘ Command + ⌥ Option + I
open the command menu ⌘ Command + ⇧ Shift + P
type command and click enter disable javascript + ↵ Enter
reload the page ⌘ Command + R

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