Keyboard shortcuts - Perform common Firefox tasks quickly

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  • Creator: Dingster
  • Comment: Added the "ESC" key for closing the Tab Groups View. Unfortunately, I don't know if it also works on Mac & Linux
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  • Reviewed by: Verdi
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This is a list of keyboard shortcuts in Mozilla Firefox. If you have enabled Emacs-style text editing shortcuts in GNOME, they will also work in Firefox. When an Emacs text editing shortcut conflicts with the default shortcuts (as occurs with Ctrl+K), the Emacs shortcut will take preference if focus is inside a text box (which would include the location bar and search bar). In such cases you should use the alternate keyboard shortcut if one is listed below.

Note: Firefox does not provide any method of customizing keyboard shortcuts. In order to be able to do that, you need to update Firefox to its latest version and install the Customizable Shortcuts extension.
Note: Keyboard shortcuts can be customized using the Customizable Shortcuts extension.

Navigation

Command Shortcut
Back Alt +
Backspace
command +
command + [
Delete
Alt +
Ctrl + [
Forward Alt +
Shift + Backspace
command +
command + ]
Shift + Delete
Alt +
Ctrl + ]
Home Alt + Homeoption + home
Open File Ctrl + Ocommand + O
Reload F5
Ctrl + Rcommand + R
Reload (override cache) Ctrl + F5
Ctrl + Shift + R
command + shift + R
Stop Esc
command + .


Current Page

Command Shortcut
Go to Bottom of Page End
Go to Top of Page Home
Move to Next Frame F6
Move to Previous Frame Shift + F6
Print Ctrl + Pcommand + P
Save Page As Ctrl + Scommand + S
Zoom In Ctrl + +command + +
Zoom Out Ctrl + -command + -
Zoom Reset Ctrl + 0command + 0


Editing

Command Shortcut
Copy Ctrl + Ccommand + C
Cut Ctrl + Xcommand + X
Delete Deldelete
Paste Ctrl + Vcommand + V
Redo Ctrl + Ycommand + shift + ZCtrl + Shift + Z
Select All Ctrl + Acommand + A
Undo Ctrl + Zcommand + Z


Search

Command Shortcut
Find Ctrl + Fcommand + F
Find Again F3
Ctrl + Gcommand + G
Find Previous Shift + F3
Ctrl + Shift + Gcommand + shift + G
Quick Find within link-text only '
Quick Find /
Close the Find or Quick Find bars Esc - when the Find or Quick Find bars is focused
Search bar - add, change and manage search engines on Firefox Ctrl + Kcommand + K
Ctrl + ECtrl + J
Select or Manage Search Engines Alt +
Alt +
F4
option +
option +
- when Search Bar is focused


Windows & Tabs

Command Shortcut
Close Tab Ctrl + W
Ctrl + F4
command + W
- except for App Tabs
Close Window Ctrl + Shift + W
Alt + F4
command + shift + W
Move Tab in focus Left Ctrl +
Ctrl +
command +
command +
Move Tab in focus Right Ctrl +
Ctrl +
command +
command +
Move Tab in focus to start Ctrl + Homecommand + home
Move Tab in focus to end Ctrl + Endcommand + end
New Tab Ctrl + Tcommand + T
New Window Ctrl + Ncommand + N
Next Tab Ctrl + Tab
Ctrl + Page Down
control + tab
control + page down
command + option +
Open Address in New Tab Alt + Enteroption + return - from Location Bar or Search Bar
Previous Tab Ctrl + Shift + Tab
Ctrl + Page Up
control + shift + tab
control + page up
command + option +
Undo Close Tab Ctrl + Shift + Tcommand + shift + T
Undo Close Window Ctrl + Shift + Ncommand + shift + N
Select Tab 1 to 8 Ctrl + 1to8command + 1to8Alt + 1to8
Select Last Tab Ctrl + 9command + 9Alt + 9
Tab Groups View Ctrl + Shift + Ecommand + shift + E
Close Tab Groups View Esc
Next Tab Group Ctrl + `control + ` - only for some keyboard layouts
Previous Tab Group Ctrl + Shift + `control + shift + ` - only for some keyboard layouts


History

Command Shortcut
History sidebar Ctrl + Hcommand + shift + H
Library window (History) Ctrl + Shift + H


Bookmarks

Command Shortcut
Bookmark All Tabs Ctrl + Shift + Dcommand + shift + D
Bookmark This Page Ctrl + Dcommand + D
Bookmarks sidebar Ctrl + B
Ctrl + I
command + BCtrl + B
Library window (Bookmarks) Ctrl + Shift + Bcommand + shift + BCtrl + Shift + O


Tools

Command Shortcut
Downloads Ctrl + JCtrl + Shift + Ycommand + J
Add-ons Ctrl + Shift + Acommand + shift + A
Web Console Ctrl + Shift + Kcommand + shift + K
Scratchpad Shift + F4
Page Source Ctrl + Ucommand + U
Error Console Ctrl + Shift + Jcommand + shift + J
Page Info command + ICtrl + I
Toggle Private Browsing - Use Firefox without saving history Ctrl + Shift + Pcommand + shift + P
Delete browsing, search and download history on Firefox Ctrl + Shift + Delcommand + shift + delete


Miscellaneous

Command Shortcut
Complete .com Address Ctrl + Entercommand + return
Complete .net Address Shift + Entershift + return
Complete .org Address Ctrl + Shift + Entercommand + shift + return
Delete Selected Autocomplete Entry Delshift + delete
Toggle Full Screen command+Shift+FF11
Help F1
Toggle Menu Bar (when hidden) Alt
F10
Alt (KDE)
F10 (GNOME)
Show/Hide Add-on Bar Ctrl + /command + /
Caret Browsing F7
Select Location Bar F6
Alt + D
Ctrl + L
command + L


Media shortcuts (Ogg and WebM Videos Only)

Command Shortcut
Toggle Play / Pause Space bar
Decrease volume
Increase volume
Mute audio Ctrl + command +
Unmute audio Ctrl + command +
Seek back 15 seconds
Seek back 10 % Ctrl + command +
Seek forward 15 seconds
Seek forward 10 % Ctrl + command +
Seek to the beginning Home
Seek to the end End