Google Chrome Keyboard Shortcuts
Here is a (growing) list of obvious and not-so-obvious keyboard shortcuts and special/hidden pages you can use with Google Chrome.
| Shortcut | Description |
|---|---|
| Ctrl+Shift+T | Reopen the last tab you’ve closed. Google Chrome remembers the last 10 tabs you’ve closed. |
| Drag link to tab | Open link in specified tab |
| Drag link to space between tabs | Open link in a new tab in the specified position on the tab strip |
| Alt+Home | Open your homepage |
| Type the part of the web address that’s between ‘www.’ and ‘.com’, then press Ctrl+Enter | Add www.and .com to your input in the address bar and open the web address |
| Type a search engine keyword or URL, press Tab, then type a search term | Perform a search using the search engine associated with the keyword or the URL. Google Chrome prompts you to press Tab if it recognizes the search engine you’re trying to use. |
| Type a web address, then press Alt+Enter | Open your web address in a new tab |
| Ctrl+B | Show/Hide bookmarks bar |
| Ctrl+J | View the Downloads page |
| Shift+Escape | View the Task manager |
| Ctrl+K or Ctrl+E | Places a ‘?’ in the address bar. Type a search term after the ‘?’ to perform a search using your default search engine. |
Special Hidden Pages in Google Chrome
Internets: Don't Clog The Tubes!
Below are some of the hidden and debugging pages found that work in Google Chrome. To try any of these out, just copy/paste or type the commands into the address bar.
| Enter in the address bar | Description |
|---|---|
| about:internets | A funny depiction of “the internets” |
| about:crash | Causes the current tab to “crash” |
| about:blank | A blank tab |
| about:cache | Information about your browser cache |
| about:dns | DNS prefetch information |
| about:histograms | Browser statistics with text histograms |
| about:objects | |
| about:memory | “Stats for nerds” |
| about:plugins | Standard data on installed plugins |
| about:stats | “secret” stats page |
| about:version | Basic Google Chrome version info |
| about:network | Interesting realtime display of what your browser is loading when browsing a website |
| about:ipc |