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title: Keyboard Shortcuts
description: Enhance your Zen experience with customizable keybinds
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import KeyboardShortcut from '@/components/KeyboardShortcut';

Zen Browser supported lots of keyboard shortcuts to help you do common tasks quicker. Access `"Settings" > "Keyboard Shortcuts"` and edit the available shortcuts to suit your workflow even more!

### Change or rebind keyboard shortcuts in Zen

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- In Keyboard Shortcuts setting page, to change or rebind shortcut of a feature, click the text field beside it, press your shortcuts, and press Esc to save your new shortcut.
  - The text field will show a dark green outline quickly when the new shortcut is succesfully assigned and saved.
  - The text field will show a red outline if the new shortcut you assign is already taken as default shortcut for other feature in Zen. Below the field, a *Conflict with another shortcut* warning will be shown. If you encounter this, you can try assign another shortcut, or press Backspace to clear the shortcut field. You can also clear the shortcut field of a feature you don't need, before assigning it as a new shortcut for other features.
  - Some Zen features might not have conflict when its original shortcut got reassigned for other features, but when the shortcut is called, it will resort to do the original feature. You can check the Keyboard Settings if the shortcut you're assigning is already set for other feature, and try assign other shortcut to make it work.
- Not all features are available in the Keyboard Shortcuts settings, especially alternative shortcuts derived from Firefox ([Check default Firefox shortcut lists](https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/keyboard-shortcuts-perform-firefox-tasks-quickly)). This might result in failure when applying or accessing the feature using a custom shortcut you assigned. If a Firefox shortcut is not available in the Keyboard Shortcuts settings, you won't be able to use it as a custom shortcut yet. Kindly report it to [Zen Github Issues page](https://github.com/zen-browser/desktop/issues) first!


## List of editable keyboard shortcuts in Zen

### Compact Mode

| **Action**              | **Shortcut**                                   |
| ----------------------- | ---------------------------------------------- | 
| Toggle Floating Toolbar | <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Alt + Ctrl + T" /> |
| Toggle Floating Sidebar | <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Alt + Ctrl + S" /> |
| Toggle Compact Mode     | <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Alt + Ctrl + C" /> |

### Workspaces

| **Action**                 | **Shortcut**                                   |
| -------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------- |
| Backward Workspace         | <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Alt + Ctrl + Q" /> |
| Forward Workspace          | <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Alt + Ctrl + E" /> |
| Switch to Workspace (1-10) | Not set by default                             |

You can assign custom keyboard shortcuts to switch into up to 10 workspaces.

### Split View

The "Toggle Split View" shortcuts currently only applicable when selecting multiple tabs in tab sidebar, and doesn't worked when used inside a split view.

| **Action**                     | **Shortcut**                                   |
| ------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------- |
| Close Split View (Unsplit All) | <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Alt + Ctrl + U" /> |
| Toggle Split View Horizontal   | <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Alt + Ctrl + H" /> |
| Toggle Split View Vertical     | <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Alt + Ctrl + V" /> |
| Toggle Split View Grid         | <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Alt + Ctrl + G" /> |

### Window & Tab Management

| **Action**              | **Shortcut**                                     |
| ----------------------- | ------------------------------------------------ |
| New Window              | <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Alt + Ctrl + U" />   |
| New Tab                 | <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Ctrl + T" />         |
| Close Tab               | <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Ctrl + W" />         |
| Close Window            | <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Shift + Ctrl + W" /> |
| Quit Application        | <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Ctrl + Q" />         |
| Restore Last Closed Tab | <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Shift + Ctrl + T" /> |
| Undo Close Window       | <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Shift + Ctrl + N" /> |
| Select tab #1 - #8 ^    | <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Alt + 1/2/.../8" />  |
| Select last tab         | <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Alt + 9" />          |

- By default, you can **switch to next tab** using the <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Ctrl + Tab" /> shortcut and **switch to previous tab** using the <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Ctrl + Shift + Tab" /> shortcut.
- When you're in Compact Mode and switching tabs using <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Ctrl + Tab" /> or <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Ctrl + Shift + Tab" />, you can peek into the tab you're switching in by enabling the **"Briefly make the toolbar popup when switching or opening new tabs in compact mode"** option in `Settings` > `Look and Feel` > `Theme Settings`.
- Pressing <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Ctrl + Tab" /> when you're in the last tab will switch you to the first available tab (Essentials first, then pinned tabs, and lastly, regular tabs).
- ^ Tab numbers listed for these keyboard shortcuts includes Essentials and pinned tabs. Example: If you have three Essentials, four pinned tabs, and five regular tabs:
  - <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Alt + 1" /> until <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Alt + 3" /> will switch you to your Essentials,
  - <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Alt + 4" /> until <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Alt + 7" /> will switch you to your pinned tabs,
  - <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Alt + 8" /> will switch you to your first regular tab,
  - <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Alt + 9" /> will switch you to your last tab (12th).
- Zen can also let you cycle through recently used tabs, instead of cycling through all of your tabs. Enable it by go to `Settings` > `General` > `Tabs` and check the `Ctrl + Tab cycles through tabs in recently used order`. A popup containing up to 7 recently used tabs will show up when you press <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Ctrl + Tab" />.
  
### Navigation

| **Action**                           | **Shortcut**                                     |
| ------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------ |
| Go Back                              | <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Alt + ←" />          |
| Go Forward                           | <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Alt + →" />          |
| Navigate Back (Alternative)          | <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Ctrl + [" />         |
| Navigate Forward (Alternative)       | <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Ctrl + ]" />         |
| Go Home                              | <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Alt + Home" />       |
| Reload Page                          | <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Ctrl + R" />         |
| Reload Page (Skip Current Cache)     | <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Shift + Ctrl + R" /> |
| Go to History (Open History Sidebar) | <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Ctrl + H" />         |
| Open Private Browsing Window         | <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Shift + Ctrl + P" /> |
  
### Search & Find

| **Action**                              | **Shortcut**                                     |
| --------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------ |
| Focus Search ^                          | <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Ctrl + K" />         |
| Focus Search ^ (Alternative)            | <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Ctrl + J" />         |
| Find on Page                            | <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Ctrl + F" />         |
| Find Again (Jump to Next Result)        | <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Ctrl + G" />         |
| Find Previous (Jump to Previous Result) | <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Shift + Ctrl + G" /> |

^ Focus Search shortcut will open your URL bar, shift focus and enable Search mode using your default search engine.
  
### Page Operations

| **Action**                              | **Shortcut**                                     |
| --------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------ |
| Open Location (Current link in URL Bar) | <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Ctrl + L" />         |
| Open Location (Alternative)             | <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Alt + D" />          |
| Save Page                               | <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Ctrl + S" />         |
| Print Page                              | <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Ctrl + P" />         |
| Toggle Reader Mode                      | <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Alt + Ctrl + R" />   |
| Toggle Picture-in-Picture               | <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Shift + Ctrl + ]" /> |
| View Page Source                        | <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Ctrl + U" />         |
| View Page Info                          | <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Ctrl + [" />         |

### History & Bookmarks

| **Action**                       | **Shortcut**                                     |
| -------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------ |
| Show All History                 | <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Shift + Ctrl + H" /> |
| Bookmark This Page               | <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Ctrl + D" />         |
| Bookmark This Page (Alternative) | <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Shift + Ctrl + D" /> |
| Show Bookmarks Library           | <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Shift + Ctrl + O" /> |

### Media & Display

| **Action**            | **Shortcut**                                     |
| --------------------- | ------------------------------------------------ |
| Toggle Mute           | <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Ctrl + M" />         |
| Zoom Out              | <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Ctrl + -" />         |
| Zoom In               | <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Ctrl + Plus" />         |
| Reset Zoom Level      | <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Ctrl + 0" />         |
| Switch Text Direction | <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Shift + Ctrl + X" /> |
| Take Screenshot       | <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Shift + Ctrl + S" /> |

### Developer Tools

| **Action**                    | **Shortcut**                                           |
| ----------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------ |
| Toggle DevTools               | <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Shift + Ctrl + I" />       |
| Toggle Browser Toolbox        | <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Alt + Shift + Ctrl + I" /> |
| Toggle Browser Console        | <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Shift + Ctrl + J" />       |
| Toggle Responsive Design Mode | <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Shift + Ctrl + M" />       |
| Toggle Inspector              | <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Shift + Ctrl + L" />       |
| Toggle Web Console            | <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Shift + Ctrl + K" />       |
| Toggle JavaScript Debugger    | <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Shift + Ctrl + Z" />       |
| Toggle Network Monitor        | <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Shift + Ctrl + E" />       |
| Toggle Style Editor           | <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Shift + F7" />             |
| Toggle Performance            | <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Shift + F5" />             |
| Toggle Storage                | <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Shift + F9" />             |
| Toggle DOM                    | <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Shift + Ctrl + W" />       |
| Toggle Accessibility          | <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Shift + F12" />            |

### Zen Features

| **Action**                     | **Shortcut**                                           |
| ------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------ |
| Copy Current URL as Markdown   | <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Alt + Shift + Ctrl + C" /> |
| Copy Current URL               | <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Shift + Ctrl + C" />       |
| Toggle Sidebar Width           | <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Alt + B" />                |
| Reset Pinned Tab to Pinned URL | Not set by default                                     |

### Other Features

| **Action**                 | **Shortcut**                                          |
| -------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- |
| Open Downloads             | <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Shift + Ctrl + Y" />      |
| Open Add-ons               | <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Shift + Ctrl + A" />      |
| Open File                  | <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Ctrl + O" />              |
| Delete Key                 | <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Delete" />                |
| Enter Full Screen          | <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="F11" />                   |
| Exit Full Screen           | <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="F11" />                   |
| About Processes            | <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Shift + Escape" />        |
| Show Bookmarks Sidebar     | <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Ctrl + B" />              |
| Show Bookmarks Toolbar     | <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Shift + Ctrl + B" />      |
| Stop Loading               | <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Escape" />                |
| Toggle AI Chatbot Sidebar^ | <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Alt + Ctrl + X" />        |
| Toggle Firefox Sidebar     | <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Alt + Ctrl + Z" />        |
| Show All Tabs              | <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Shift + Ctrl + Tab" />    |
| Clear Browsing Data        | <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Shift + Ctrl + Delete" /> |
| WR Capture Command         | <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Ctrl + #" />              |
| Toggle WR Capture Sequence | <KeyboardShortcut shortcut="Ctrl + ^" />              |
  
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Read more about default keyboard shortcuts in Firefox: 
[Keyboard shortcuts - Perform common Firefox tasks quickly | Firefox Help](https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/keyboard-shortcuts-perform-firefox-tasks-quickly)