Firefox Keyboard and Mouse Shortcuts

A comprehensive list, organized by topic, of keyboard and mouse shortcuts for Firefox 3.5 and Firefox 3.6 on each of the major operating systems.

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Browser Management	Windows	Mac OS X	Linux
Help	`F1`	`Cmd`+`Shift`+`?`	`F1`
Add Bookmark	`Ctrl`+`D`	`Cmd`+`D`	`Ctrl`+`D`
Copy Bookmark	`Ctrl`+`Drag`	`Opt`+`Drag`	`Ctrl`+`Drag`
Bookmark all Tabs into a Folder	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`D`	`Cmd`+`Shift`+`D`	n/a
Organize Bookmarks	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`O`	`Cmd`+`Shift`+`O`	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`O`
Bookmarks Sidebar (toggle)	`Ctrl`+`B` `Ctrl`+`I`	`Cmd`+`B`	`Ctrl`+`B`
Browsing History (toggle)	`Ctrl`+`H`	`Cmd`+`Shift`+`H`	`Ctrl`+`H`
Download History	`Ctrl`+`J`	`Cmd`+`J`	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Y` ⁷
Error Console	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`J`	`Cmd`+`Shift`+`J`	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`J`
Start Private Browsing (toggle) ¹	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`P`	`Cmd`+`Shift`+`P`	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`P`
Clear Recent History ³	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Del`	`Cmd`+`Shift`+`Del`	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Del`
Web Navigation	Windows	Mac OS X	Linux
Open Home Page	`Alt`+`Home`	`Option`+`Home`	`Alt`+`Home`
Open Home Page in New Tab	`Ctrl`+ Home button	`Cmd`+ Home button	`Ctrl`+ Home button
Back one Page	`Alt`+`⇦` `Ctrl`+`[` `Backspace` `Shift`+`Scroll down`	`Cmd`+`⇦` `Cmd`+`[` `Del` `Option`+`Scroll down`	`Alt`+`⇦` `Ctrl`+`[` `Shift`+`Scroll down`
Previous Page in New Tab	`Ctrl`+ Back button	`Cmd`+ Back button	`Ctrl`+ Back button
Forward one Page	`Alt`+`⇨` `Ctrl`+`]` `Shift`+`Backspace` `Shift`+`Scroll up`	`Cmd`+`⇨` `Cmd`+`]` `Shift`+`Del` `Option`+`Scroll up`	`Alt`+`⇨` `Ctrl`+`]` `Shift`+`Scroll up`
Next Page in New Tab	`Ctrl`+ Forward button	`Cmd`+ Forward button	`Ctrl`+ Forward button
Open Link/Bookmark	`Enter` `Left-click`	`Return` `Click`	`Enter` `Left-click`
Open Link/Bookmark in new Background Tab ⁴	`Ctrl`+`Enter` `Ctrl`+`Left-click` `Middle-click`	`Cmd`+`Return` `Cmd`+`Click`	`Ctrl`+`Enter` `Ctrl`+`Left-click` `Middle-click`
Open Link/Bookmark in new Foreground Tab ⁴	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Left-click` `Shift`+`Middle-click`	`Cmd`+`Shift`+`Click`	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Left-click` `Shift`+`Middle-click`
Paste URL in Tab	n/a	n/a	`Middle-click` in Tab ⁶
Open Link/Bookmark in New Window	`Shift`+`Enter` `Shift`+`Left-click`	`Shift`+`Return` `Shift`+`Click`	`Shift`+`Enter` `Shift`+`Left-click`
Save Link Target As	`Alt`+`Enter`	`Option`+`Return`	`Alt`+`Enter`
Caret Browsing	`F7`	`F7`	`F7`
Page Manipulation	Windows	Mac OS X	Linux
Full Screen (toggle)	`F11`	`Cmd`+`Shift`+`F` ⁸	`F11`
Zoom In ²	`Ctrl`+`+` `Ctrl`+`Scroll up`	`Cmd`+`+` `Ctrl`+`Scroll up`	`Ctrl`+`+` `Ctrl`+`Scroll up`
Zoom Out ²	`Ctrl`+`-` `Ctrl`+`Scroll down`	`Cmd`+`-` `Ctrl`+`Scroll down`	`Ctrl`+`-` `Ctrl`+`Scroll down`
Default Zoom Level ²	`Ctrl`+`0`	`Cmd`+`0`	`Ctrl`+`0`
Print	`Ctrl`+`P`	`Cmd`+`P`	`Ctrl`+`P`
Reload Page	`F5` `Ctrl`+`R`	`F5` `Cmd`+`R`	`F5` `Ctrl`+`R`
Force Reload Page (override cache)	`Ctrl`+`F5` `Ctrl`+`Shift`+`R` `Shift`+Reload button	`Cmd`+`F5` `Cmd`+`Shift`+`R` `Shift`+Reload button	`Ctrl`+`F5` `Ctrl`+`Shift`+`R` `Shift`+Reload button
Stop Loading	`Esc`	`Esc` `Cmd`+`.`	`Esc`
Save Page As	`Ctrl`+`S` `Alt`+`Left-click`	`Cmd`+`S`	`Ctrl`+`S`
Open File	`Ctrl`+`O`	`Cmd`+`O`	`Ctrl`+`O`
Page Source	`Ctrl`+`U`	`Cmd`+`U`	`Ctrl`+`U`
Page Info	n/a	`Cmd`+`I`	`Ctrl`+`I`
Page Navigation	Windows	Mac OS X	Linux
Go Down One Line	`⇩` `Alt`+`Scroll down`	`⇩`	`⇩` `Alt`+`Scroll down`
Go Up One Line	`⇧` `Alt`+`Scroll up`	`⇧`	`⇧` `Alt`+`Scroll up`
Go Down One Screen	`PageDown` `Spacebar`	`PageDown` `Spacebar`	`PageDown` `Spacebar` `Shift`+`Backspace` ⁵
Go Up One Screen	`PageUp` `Shift`+`Spacebar`	`PageUp` `Shift`+`Spacebar`	`PageUp` `Shift`+`Spacebar` `Backspace` ⁵
Go to Bottom of Page	`End`	`End`	`End`
Go to Top of Page	`Home`	`Home`	`Home`
Move to Next Frame	`F6`	`F6`	`F6`
Move to Previous Frame	`Shift`+`F6`	`Shift`+`F6`	`Shift`+`F6`
Move Focus to Next Actionable Item	`Tab`	`Tab`	`Tab`
Move Focus to Previous Actionable Item	`Shift`+`Tab`	`Shift`+`Tab`	`Shift`+`Tab`

Tabs and Windows	Windows	Mac OS X	Linux
Open New Tab	`Ctrl`+`T` `Double-Click` on Tab Bar	`Cmd`+`T` `Double-Click` on Tab Bar	`Ctrl`+`T` `Double-Click` on Tab Bar
Close Tab (close Window if only one tab)	`Ctrl`+`W` `Ctrl`+`F4` `Middle-click` on Tab	`Cmd`+`W` `Cmd`+`F4`	`Ctrl`+`W` `Ctrl`+`F4` `Middle-click` on Tab
Undo Close Tab	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`T`	`Cmd`+`Shift`+`T`	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`T`
Copy Tab	`Ctrl`+`Drag`	`Opt`+`Drag`	`Ctrl`+`Drag`
Next Tab	`Ctrl`+`Tab` `Ctrl`+`PageDown`	`Ctrl`+`Tab` `Ctrl`+`PageDown` `Cmd`+`Opt`+`⇨` `Cmd`+`}`	`Ctrl`+`Tab` `Ctrl`+`PageDown`
Previous Tab	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Tab` `Ctrl`+`PageUp`	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Tab` `Ctrl`+`PageUp` `Cmd`+`Opt`+`⇦` `Cmd`+`{`	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Tab` `Ctrl`+`PageUp`
Select Tab [1 to 8]	`Ctrl`+`1`…`8`	`Cmd`+`1`…`8`	`Alt`+`1`…`8`
Select Last Tab	`Ctrl`+`9`	`Cmd`+`9`	`Alt`+`9`
Open New Window	`Ctrl`+`N`	`Cmd`+`N`	`Ctrl`+`N`
Close Window	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`W` `Alt`+`F4`	`Cmd`+`Shift`+`W` `Option`+`F4`	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`W` `Alt`+`F4`
Location Bar	Windows	Mac OS X	Linux
Select Location Bar	`Ctrl`+`L` `F6` `Alt`+`D`	`Cmd`+`L` `F6`	`Ctrl`+`L` `F6` `Alt`+`D`
Complete .com Address	`Ctrl`+`Enter`	`Cmd`+`Return`	`Ctrl`+`Enter`
Complete .net Address	`Shift`+`Enter`	`Shift`+`Return`	`Shift`+`Enter`
Complete .org Address	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Enter`	`Cmd`+`Shift`+`Return`	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Enter`
Open Address in New Tab	`Alt`+`Enter`	`Option`+`Return`	`Alt`+`Enter`
Search Bar	Windows	Mac OS X	Linux
Select Search Bar	`Ctrl`+`K` `Ctrl`+`E`	`Cmd`+`K`	`Ctrl`+`K` `Ctrl`+`J`
Select Next Search Engine	`Ctrl`+`⇩`	`Cmd`+`⇩`	`Ctrl`+`⇩`
Select Previous Search Engine	`Ctrl`+`⇧`	`Cmd`+`⇧`	`Ctrl`+`⇧`
Open List of Search Engines	`Alt`+`⇩` `Alt`+`⇧` `F4`	`Option`+`⇩` `Option`+`⇧`	`Alt`+`⇩` `Alt`+`⇧` `F4`
Open Search Results in New Tab	`Alt`+`Enter`	`Option`+`Return`	`Alt`+`Enter`
Forms	Windows	Mac OS X	Linux
Select Next Entry	`⇩`	`⇩`	`⇩`
Select Previous Entry	`⇧`	`⇧`	`⇧`
Toggle Checkbox	`Spacebar`	`Spacebar`	`Spacebar`
Auto Complete	Windows	Mac OS X	Linux
Select Next Auto-Complete Entry	`⇩`	`⇩`	`⇩`
Select Previous Auto-Complete Entry	`⇧`	`⇧`	`⇧`
Delete Selected Auto-Complete Entry	`Del`	`Del`	`Del`
Text Manipulation	Windows	Mac OS X	Linux
Select All	`Ctrl`+`A`	`Cmd`+`A`	`Ctrl`+`A` `Alt`+`A`
Cut	`Ctrl`+`X`	`Cmd`+`X`	`Ctrl`+`X`
Copy	`Ctrl`+`C`	`Cmd`+`C`	`Ctrl`+`C`
Paste	`Ctrl`+`V`	`Cmd`+`V`	`Ctrl`+`V`
Delete	`Del`	`Del`	`Del`
Undo	`Ctrl`+`Z`	`Cmd`+`Z`	`Ctrl`+`Z`
Redo	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Z` `Ctrl`+`Y`	`Cmd`+`Shift`+`Z`	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Z` `Ctrl`+`Y`
Search in Page	Windows	Mac OS X	Linux
Find in This Page	`Ctrl`+`F`	`Cmd`+`F`	`Ctrl`+`F`
Find Again	`Ctrl`+`G` `F3`	`Cmd`+`G` `F3`	`Ctrl`+`G` `F3`
Find Previous	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`G` `Shift`+`F3`	`Cmd`+`Shift`+`G` `Shift`+`F3`	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`G` `Shift`+`F3`
Quick Find Text	`/`	`/`	`/`
Quick Find Link	`'`	`'`	`'`
Media (Ogg/Theora)	Windows	Mac OS X	Linux
Play/Pause (toggle)	`Spacebar`	`Spacebar`	`Spacebar`
Decrease Volume	`⇩`	`⇩`	`⇩`
Increase Volume	`⇧`	`⇧`	`⇧`
Mute	`Ctrl`+`⇩`	`Cmd`+`⇩`	`Ctrl`+`⇩`
Unmute	`Ctrl`+`⇧`	`Cmd`+`⇧`	`Ctrl`+`⇧`
Back to Beginning	`Home`	`Home`	`Home`
Back 10%	`Ctrl`+`⇦`	`Cmd`+`⇦`	`Ctrl`+`⇦`
Back 15 seconds	`⇦`	`⇦`	`⇦`
Forward 15 seconds	`⇨`	`⇨`	`⇨`
Forward 10%	`Ctrl`+`⇨`	`Cmd`+`⇨`	`Ctrl`+`⇨`
Forward to End	`End`	`End`	`End`

1: Since Firefox 3.5.

2: Prior to Firefox 3, affected text size only.

3: Clear Private Data prior to Firefox 3.5.

4: Opening a link in a new background or foreground tab can be inversed in the Options/Preferences menu, Tabs tab, ticking the option when I open a new tab, switch to it immediately.

5: For Backspace to work like on Windows set browser.backspace_action to 0 in about:config.

6: For Middle-click not to paste URL in tab set middlemouse.contentLoadURL to false in about:config.

7: Ctrl+Y prior to Firefox 3.5.

8: Since Firefox 3.6.

Ken Saunders from AccessFirefox.org has created and made available PDF and ODT versions of this document.

http://www.7is7.com/software/firefox/shortcuts.html Copyright Otto de Voogd. The shortcuts related content is available under the Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Creative Commons license. This work was originally created to present only Firefox shortcuts for each platform (operating system) organized in topical groups, and was partially based on the keyboard shortcuts and mouse shortcuts documents on Mozilla.org, which have since been removed.

This overview of keyboard and mouse shortcuts is one of the Firefox Utilities created by Otto de Voogd ( E-mail ). Please report any mistakes.