Mozilla Firefox Keyboard Shortcuts for macOS

Keyboard shortcuts for Mozilla Firefox on Mac. Manage tabs and windows, use Reader View, and search the web on macOS.

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

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

Find in This Page: Cmd+F
Find Again: F3
or
Cmd+G
Find Previous: Shift+F3
or
Cmd+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: Cmd+K
or
Cmd+Opt+K
Focus the Search bar: Cmd+K
or
Cmd+Opt+K
Change the Default Search Engine (in the Search bar or the Search field of the New Tab page): Cmd+UpDown
View menu to switch, add or manage search engines (when the Search bar is focused): Opt+UpDown

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

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

Show All Bookmarks (Library Window): Cmd+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

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.: Cmd+UpDownLeftRight
or
Cmd+Home
or
Cmd+End

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

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