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Top 50+ Keyboard Shortcuts to Use in Brave Browser (Mac, Windows)

If you use Brave to browse the internet, you must be aware of its features, but not many of us know the keyboard shortcuts by which you can navigate the features quickly. In this read, you will learn the top 50+ keyboard shortcuts to use in brave browser for Mac and Windows PC.

Top 50+ Keyboard Shortcuts to Use in Brave Browser (Mac, Windows)

Keyboard Shortcuts to Use in Brave Browser

Remembering all the shortkeys of a browser is impossible, but regular functions like opening a new tab, minimizing the current window, and opening the download page are worth memorizing. Here, we have listed 50+ keyboard shortcuts for the Brave browser that you can memorize to improve productivity and save time while using the browser.

Keyboard Shortcuts to Navigate Tabs and Windows in Brave

1. Open a New Window

You can use Command + N for macOS or Ctrl + N for Windows / Linux to open a new window on the Brave browser and start browsing.


Open a new window: Keyboard Shortcuts to Use in Brave Browser

2. Open a New Private Window

You can use Command + Shift + N for macOS or Ctrl + Shift + N for Windows / Linux on Brave browser to open up a new window in a private mode where you can browse privately.

Open a new private window: Keyboard Shortcuts to Use in Brave Browser

3. Open a New Tab and Jump to it

You can open up a new tab in your current window and jump to it using the Command + T key on macOS or Ctrl + T key on Windows / Linux.

Open a new tab, and jump to it: Keyboard Shortcuts to Use in Brave Browser

4. Reopen the Last Closed Tab, and Jump to It

By pressing Command + Shift + T key on macOS or Ctrl + Shift + T key on Windows / Linux, you can easily reopen the last closed tab and jump to it.

5. Jump to the Next Open Tab

You can jump to the next open tab by pressing Command + Option + Right arrow for macOS or Ctrl + Tab / PgDn on Windows / Linux.

Jump to the next open tab: Keyboard Shortcuts to Use in Brave Browser

6. Jump to the Previous Open Tab

You can jump to the previous open tab on the Brave browser by pressing Command + Option + Left key on macOS or Ctrl + Shift + Tab key (or Ctrl + PgUp key) on the Windows / Linux computer.

Jump to the previous open tab: Keyboard Shortcuts to Use in Brave Browser

7. Jump to a Specific Tab

You can jump to a specific tab by pressing Command + 1 through Command + 8 key on macOS or Ctrl + 1 through Ctrl + 8 key on Windows / Linux computers. If you want to jump to the 5th tab, you need to press Command + 5 on macOS or Ctrl + 5 on Windows / Linux.

Jump to a specific tab: Keyboard Shortcuts to Use in Brave Browser

8.Jump to the Last Tab

If you want to jump to the last opened tab, you can easily do it by pressing Command + 9 on macOS or Ctrl + 9 on Windows / Linux computers.

Jump to the last tab: Keyboard Shortcuts to Use in Brave Browser

9. Close the Current Tab

You can close the current tab by pressing the Command + W key on your macOS system or Ctrl + W / F4 key on Windows / Linux computers.

10. Close the Current Window

To close the current window on the Brave browser, you need to press Command + Shift + W on macOS or Ctrl + Shift + W on Windows / Linux computers.

11. Minimize the Window

You can minimize the current window by pressing Command + M on macOS or Alt + Space + N on Windows / Linux.

12. Quit or Exit Brave

To quit or exit the browser, you need to press the Command + Q key on macOS or Ctrl + Shift + W key on Windows / Linux computers.

13. Maximize the Current Window

You can maximize the current window by pressing the Alt + Space + X key on the keyboard for Windows / Linux computers.

Keyboard Shortcuts to Navigate Brave Features

1. Show or Hide the Bookmarks Bar

You can easily show or hide the bookmarks bar by pressing the Command + Shift + B key on macOS or Ctrl + Shift + B key on Windows / Linux.

Show or hide the Bookmarks bar: Keyboard Shortcuts to Use in Brave Browser

2. Open the Bookmark Manager

To open the bookmark manager, you need to press the Command + Option + B key on macOS or Ctrl + Shift + O key on Windows / Linux.

Open the Bookmark Manager: Keyboard Shortcuts to Use in Brave Browser

3. Open the History Page in a New Tab

By pressing Command + Y key on macOS or Ctrl + H key on Windows / Linux, you can open the history page in a new tab on the Brave browser.

Open the History page in a new tab: Keyboard Shortcuts to Use in Brave Browser

4. Open the Downloads Page in a New Tab

If you want to see the downloaded files, you can easily open the downloads page in a new tab by pressing Command + Shift + J key on macOS or Ctrl + J key on Windows / Linux.

Open the Downloads page in a new tab: Keyboard Shortcuts to Use in Brave Browser

5. Open Developer Tools

By pressing the Command + Option + I key on macOS or Ctrl + Shift + J key on Windows / Linux, you can access the developer tools.

Open Developer Tools: Keyboard Shortcuts to Use in Brave Browser

6. Open the Clear Browsing Data options

To see clear browsing data options, you need to press the Command + Shift + Delete key on your system running on macOS or Ctrl + Shift + Delete key on Windows / Linux.

Open the Clear Browsing Data options: Keyboard Shortcuts to Use in Brave Browser

7. Open the Profile menu

To open the profile menu on the Brave browser, you need to press Command + Shift + M on macOS or Ctrl + Shift + M on Windows / Linux.

Open the Profile menu: Keyboard Shortcuts to Use in Brave Browser

8. Open the Brave Task Manager

To open the Brave task manager, you need to press the Shift + Esc key on Windows / Linux computer. Once you do, you will be able to see all the opened tabs and also end the processes.

Open the Brave Task Manager

9. Open the Find Bar to search the current page

Just like other browsers, you can open the find bar to search the current page by pressing the Ctrl + F key (or F3) on Windows / Linux.

Open the Find Bar to search the current page

10. Jump to the Next Match in Your Find Bar Search

By pressing the Ctrl + G key on your Windows / Linux computer, you can easily jump to the next match to your find bar search.

11. Jump to the Previous Match in Your Find Bar Search

By pressing the Ctrl + Shift + G key on your Windows / Linux PC system, you can easily jump to the previous match to your find bar search.

Keyboard Shortcuts to Navigate Address bar in Brave

1. Add .www and .com to a Site Name, and Open It in the Current Tab

After typing a site name on the address bar then press Control + Enter for macOS or Ctrl + Enter on Windows / Linux.

2. Jump to the Address Bar

To jump to the address bar, you need to press the Command + I key for macOS and Ctrl + I or Alt + D or F6 for Windows / Linux computers.

Jump to the address bar: Keyboard Shortcuts to Use in Brave Browser

Keyboard Shortcuts to Navigate Web Pages in Brave

1. Print the Current Page

If you want to print the current page, you need to press the Command + P key on macOS or Ctrl + P key on Windows / Linux computers. Once you do, it will the option to print the page.

Print the current page: Keyboard Shortcuts to Use in Brave Browser

2. Save the Current Page

You can easily save the current page by pressing Command + S key on macOS or Ctrl + S key on Windows / Linux computers. Once you press the keys, you will see the options page to save it.

Save the current page: Keyboard Shortcuts to Use in Brave Browser

3. Hard Reload the Current Page

If you want to clear the cache of a webpage, then you need to hard reload your current page. To do so, you need to press Command + Shift + R on macOS or Ctrl + Shift + R (or Shift + F5) on Windows / Linux.

4. Stop the Page Loading

Just like other browsers, the short key to stopping a website from loading in the Brave browser is by pressing the Esc button on your keyboard.

5. Browse Clickable Items Moving Forward

If you want to navigate the clickable items, then press the Tab button, and it will forward you to the next clickable element or item available on the page.

6. Browse Clickable Items Moving Backward

To browse the clickable items moving backward, you need to press the Shift + Tab key on your keyboard, and you will hover over the previous clickable item available on the page.

7. Open a File From Your Computer in Brave

To open a file from your computer in Brave browser, use the Command + O key on macOS or Ctrl + O key on Windows / Linux, then select a file you want to open.

Open a file from your computer in Brave: Keyboard Shortcuts to Use in Brave Browser

8. Display Non-editable HTML Source Code

To view the HTML page source of the page, you need to press the Command + Option + U key on macOS or Ctrl + U key on Windows / Linux computer.

Display non-editable HTML source code

9. Bookmark the Current Webpage

You can easily bookmark a webpage by pressing the Command + D key on your computer running on macOS or Ctrl + D key on Windows / Linux.

Bookmark the current webpage

10. Bookmark All the Opened Tabs in a New Folder

You can save all the opened tabs as bookmarks in a new folder by pressing Command + Shift + D on macOS or Ctrl + Shift + D on Windows / Linux.

Bookmark all the opened tabs in a new folder

11. Turn On or off Full-Screen Mode

If you want to turn the full-screen mode on or off, press the Command + Ctrl + F key on macOS or the F11 key on Windows / Linux computer.

Turn on or off full-screen mode

12. Zoom In on the Webpage

To make everything on the page bigger, you must press Command and ‘+’ keys on macOS or Ctrl and ‘+’ keys on Windows / Linux computers.

Zoom in on the webpage

13. Zoom Out the Webpage

To make everything on the page smaller, you must press Command and – key on macOS or Ctrl and – key on Windows / Linux computers.

Zoom out the webpage

14. Make the Webpage to Its Default Size

If you want to return everything on the page to the default size, you need to press Command + 0 on macOS or Ctrl + 0 on Windows / Linux computers.

Make the webpage its default size

15. Scroll Down a Webpage

You can easily scroll down a webpage, a screen at a time, by pressing the Space key on your macOS / Windows / Linux system.

16. Scroll up a Web Page

If you want to scroll up a webpage, a screen at a time, you can do it by pressing the Shift + Space key on your system running on macOS / Windows / Linux

17. Open the Home Page in the Current Tab

In order to open the home page in the current tab on Brave browser, you need to press Command + Shift + H key on macOS or Alt + Home key on Windows / Linux computers.

18. Go to the Top of the Page

To go to the top of the page on the Brave browser, you need to press the Home button on your keyboard for Windows / Linux computers.

19. Go to the Bottom of the Page

If you want to go to the bottom of the page on the Brave browser, you need to press the End key on your keyboard for Windows or Linux computers.

20. Reload the Current Page

Like other browsers, you can easily reload the current page on the Brave browser by pressing the Ctrl + R key (or F5) on Windows / Linux.

Keyboard Shortcuts to Navigate Mouse in Brave

1. Open a Link in a Current Tab

If you want to open a link from a web page in the current tab, you need to drag the link from the mouse to the address bar.

2. Open a Link in a New Tab

To open a link from a web page in a new tab on the current window, you need to press the Command key on macOS or the Ctrl key on Windows / Linux, then click on the link.

Open a link in a new tab

3. Open a Link in a New Tab, and Jump to It

You can easily open a link from a web page in a new tab and jump to it by pressing the Command + Shift key on macOS or Ctrl + Shift key on Windows / Linux, then clicking on the link.

Open a link in a new tab, and jump to it

4. Open a Link in a New Window

To open a link in a new window, you need to press the Shift key on the keyboard for macOS / Windows / Linux computers and then click on the link.

Open a link in a new window

5. Switch Between Maximized and Windowed Modes

To switch between maximized and windowed modes, you need to double-click on a blank area of the tab strip on Windows / Linux computers.

Switch between maximized and windowed modes

Wrapping Up

These were some of the top keyboard shortcuts to use in the Brave browser for Mac and Windows PC. I hope the above article helped you with learning new Brave keyboard shortcuts. Stay tuned for more such articles to enhance your web browsing experience on Brave browser.

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