Mozilla Firefox Keyboard Shortcuts for Linux

Mozilla Firefox Keyboard Shortcuts for Linux. View hotkeys online or download free PDF Cheat Sheet to browse faster and navigate efficiently.

Back. Backspace works only when browser.backspace_action is set to 0 (as in the Configuration Editor) which is not the default: Alt+Left
or
Ctrl+[
or
Bksp
Forward. Shift + Backspace works only when browser.backspace_action is set to 0 (as in the Configuration Editor) which is not the default: Alt+Right
or
Ctrl+]
or
Shift+Bksp
Home: Alt+Home
Open File: Ctrl+O

Reload: F5
or
Ctrl+R
Reload (override cache): Ctrl+F5
or
Ctrl+Shift+R
Stop: Esc

Focus Next Link or Input Field: Tab
Focus Previous Link or Input Field: Shift+Tab
Go Down a Screen: Pg Dn
or
Space
Go Up a Screen: Pg Up
or
Shift+Space
Go to Bottom of Page: End
or
Ctrl+Down
Go to Top of Page: Home
or
Ctrl+Up
Move to Next Frame, Pop-Up: F6

Move to Previous Frame, Pop-Up: Shift+F6
Print: Ctrl+P
Save Focused Link. Works when browser.altClickSave is set to true (as in the Configuration Editor), which is not the default.: Alt+Enter
Save Page As: Ctrl+S
Zoom In: Ctrl+=
Zoom Out: Ctrl+-
Zoom Reset: Ctrl+0

Copy: Ctrl+C
Cut: Ctrl+X
Delete: Del
Delete Word to the Left: Ctrl+Bksp
Delete Word to the Right: Ctrl+Del
Go one Word to the Left: Ctrl+Left
Go one Word to the Right: Ctrl+Right
Go to Beginning of Line: Home
Go to End of Line: End

Go to Beginning of Text: Ctrl+Home
Go to End of Text: Ctrl+End
Paste: Ctrl+V
Paste (as plain text): Ctrl+Shift+V
Redo: Ctrl+Y
or
Ctrl+Shift+Z
Select All: Ctrl+A
Undo: Ctrl+Z
Select link text only: Alt+Select

Find in This Page: Ctrl+F
Find Again: F3
or
Ctrl+G
Find Previous: Shift+F3
or
Ctrl+Shift+G
Quick Find within link-text only: '
Quick Find: /
Close the Find or Quick Find bar. When the Find or Quick Find bar is focused: Esc

Switch Search Engine. Press after you have written something in the address bar: Shift+Tab,Down
Web Search with Default Search Engine. Type into empty Address Bar: Shift+/+Space
or
Shift+/
Focus Address bar for Web Search with Default Search Engine: Ctrl+K
or
Ctrl+J
Focus the Search bar: Ctrl+K
or
Ctrl+J
Change the Default Search Engine (in the Search bar or the Search field of the New Tab page): Ctrl+UpDown
View menu to switch, add or manage search engines (when the Search bar is focused): Alt+UpDown

Close Tab (except for Pinned Tabs): Ctrl+W
or
Ctrl+F4
Close Window: Ctrl+Shift+W
or
Alt+F4
Cycle through Tabs in Recently Used Order (if enabled in Settings): Ctrl+Tab
Quit: Ctrl+Q
Go one Tab to the Left / Up: Ctrl+Pg Up
or
Ctrl+Shift+Tab
Go one Tab to the Right / Down: Ctrl+Pg Dn
or
Ctrl+Tab
Go to Tab 1 to 8: Alt+[1-8]
Go to Last Tab: Alt+9
Move Tab Left: Ctrl+Shift+Pg Up
Move Tab Right: Ctrl+Shift+Pg Dn
Move Tab to start / to end: Ctrl+Shift+HomeEnd
Mute/Unmute Audio: Ctrl+M
New Tab: Ctrl+T
New Window: Ctrl+N
New Private Window: Ctrl+Shift+P
Open Address or Search in New Background Tab (from address bar): Alt+Shift+Enter

Open Address or Search in New Foreground Tab (from address bar or Search bar): Alt+Enter
Open Address or Search in New Window (from address bar or the Search field on the New Tab page): Shift+Enter
Open Search in New Background Tab (from the Search field on the New Tab page): Ctrl+Enter
Open Search in New Foreground Tab (from the Search field on the New Tab page): Ctrl+Shift+Enter
Open Focused Bookmark or Link in Current Tab: Enter
Open Focused Bookmark in New Foreground Tab: Ctrl+Enter
Open Focused Bookmark in New Background Tab: Ctrl+Shift+Enter
Open Focused Link in New Background Tab: Ctrl+Enter
Open Focused Link in New Foreground Tab: Ctrl+Shift+Enter
Open Focused Bookmark or Link in New Window: Shift+Enter
Show All Tabs: Ctrl+Shift+Tab
Expand/collapse vertical tabs: Ctrl+Alt+Z
Reopen last closed tab or window. If there aren't any tabs or windows to reopen, this command restores the previous session.: Ctrl+Shift+T
Reopen last closed window: Ctrl+Shift+N
Moves the URL left or right (if cursor is in the address bar): Ctrl+Shift+X

History sidebar: Ctrl+H
Library window (History): Ctrl+Shift+H

Clear Recent History: Ctrl+Shift+Del

Bookmark This Page: Ctrl+D
Bookmarks sidebar: Ctrl+B
Show/hide the Bookmarks toolbar: Ctrl+Shift+B

Show All Bookmarks (Library Window): Ctrl+Shift+O
Show List of All Bookmarks (in Empty Search Field in Bookmarks Library Window or Sidebar): Space
Focus Next Bookmark/Folder whose name (or sorted property) starts with a given character or character sequence you type. Works in Bookmarks Library, Bookmarks Toolbar, Bookmarks Menu, Bookmarks Sidebar: Type

Downloads: Ctrl+Shift+Y
Add-ons: Ctrl+Shift+A
Toggle Developer Tools: F12
or
Ctrl+Shift+I
Web Console: Ctrl+Shift+K
Inspector: Ctrl+Shift+C
Take a screenshot: Ctrl+Shift+S
Style Editor: Shift+F7

Task Manager: Shift+Esc
Profiler: Shift+F5
Network: Ctrl+Shift+E
Responsive Design View: Ctrl+Shift+M
Page Source: Ctrl+U
Browser Console: Ctrl+Shift+J
Page Info: Ctrl+I

Next page: N
or
J
or
Right
Previous page: P
or
K
or
Left
Zoom in: Ctrl+=
Zoom out: Ctrl+-
Automatic Zoom: Ctrl+0
Rotate the document clockwise: R

Rotate counterclockwise: Shift+R
Switch to Presentation Mode: Ctrl+Alt+P
Choose Text Selection Tool: S
Choose Hand Tool: H
Focus the Page Number input box: Ctrl+Alt+G

Complete .com Address: Ctrl+Enter
Delete Selected Autocomplete Entry: Shift+Del
Toggle Full Screen: F11
Toggle Menu Bar activation (showing it temporarily when hidden): Alt
or
F10
Toggle Reader Mode: Ctrl+Alt+R
Caret Browsing: F7
Focus Address Bar (make sure to push F6 only one time): F6
or
Alt+D
or
Ctrl+L

Focus Search Field in Library: F6
or
Ctrl+F
Stop Autoscroll Mode: Esc
Cancel Drag-and-Drop Operation: Esc
Clear Search Field in Library or Sidebar: Esc
Close a Menu: Esc
or
Alt
or
F10
Toggle Context Menu: Shift+F10

Toggle Play / Pause: Space
Decrease volume: Down
Increase volume: Up
Mute audio: Ctrl+Down
Unmute audio: Ctrl+Up
Seek back 15 seconds: Left

Seek back 10 %: Ctrl+Left
Seek forward 15 seconds: Right
Seek forward 10 %: Ctrl+Right
Seek to the beginning: Home
Seek to the end: End

Select left, right, first or last tab. Deselect all other tabs.: UpDownLeftRight
or
Home
or
End
Move the colored border to left, right, first or last tab.: Ctrl+UpDownLeftRight
or
Ctrl+Home
or
Ctrl+End

Select or deselect the tab with the colored border. The other tabs stay selected or deselected.: Ctrl+Space

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Mozilla Firefox Keyboard Shortcuts for Linux

Navigation

Current Page

Editing

Search

Windows & Tabs

History

Bookmarks

Tools

PDF Viewer

Miscellaneous

Media shortcuts

Selection of Multiple Tabs