Brave is one of the best browsers for desktop and mobile platforms. Brave is based on Chromium with added features for privacy. Brave browser automatically blocks ads and web trackers by default. We have already listed Brave in our list of best browsers for Android and best browsers for Windows 10. This is also one of the best private browsers for anonymous web browsing. Brave also recently confirmed to have more than 50 million active users. If you also use Brave on a desktop platform, you need to learn keyboard shortcuts of Brave browser to perform different actions in a faster way. Keyboard shortcuts help you perform so many tasks quicker than doing the same tasks using a mouse. In case you are interested in learning Brave keyboard shortcuts, keep reading. In this article, I am listing all the important keyboard shortcuts of Brave browser.
Brave Keyboard shortcuts for Windows
Tabs and Windows
| Open a new window | Ctrl + n |
| Open a new window in Private mode | Ctrl + Shift + n |
| Open a new tab, and jump to it | Ctrl + t |
| Reopen the last closed tab, and jump to it | Ctrl + Shift + t |
| Jump to the next open tab | Ctrl + Tab or Ctrl + PgDn |
| Jump to the previous open tab | Ctrl + Shift + Tab or Ctrl + PgUp |
| Jump to a specific tab | Ctrl + 1 through Ctrl + 8 |
| Jump to the last tab | Ctrl + 9 |
| Open your home page in the current tab | Alt + Home |
| Open the previous page from your browsing history in the current tab | Alt + Left arrow |
| Open the next page from your browsing history in the current tab | Alt + Right arrow |
| Close the current tab | Ctrl + w or Ctrl + F4 |
| Close the current window | Ctrl + Shift + w |
| Minimize the current window | Alt + Space + n |
| Maximize the current window | Alt + Space + x |
| Close the current window | Alt + F4 |
| Quit Brave | Ctrl + Shift + w or alt + f (then) x |
Browser
| Open the Main menu | Alt + f or Alt + e or F10 + Enter |
| Show or hide the Bookmarks bar | Ctrl + Shift + b |
| Open the Bookmarks Manager | Ctrl + Shift + o |
| Open the History page in a new tab | Ctrl + h |
| Open the Downloads page in a new tab | Ctrl + j |
| Open the Brave Task Manager | Shift + Esc |
| Set focus on the first item in the toolbar | Shift + Alt + t |
| Set focus on the last item in the toolbar | F10 |
| Switch focus to unfocused dialog (if showing) | F6 |
| Open the Find Bar to search the current page | Ctrl + f or F3 |
| Jump to the next match to your Find Bar search | Ctrl + g |
| Jump to the previous match to your Find Bar search | Ctrl + Shift + g |
| Open Developer Tools | Ctrl + Shift + j or F12 |
| Open the Clear Browsing Data options | Ctrl + Shift + Delete |
| Open the Brave Help Center in a new tab | F1 |
| Open Profile menu | Ctrl + Shift + m |
Address bar
| Search with your default search engine | Type a search term + Enter |
| Search using a different search engine | Type a search engine name and press Tab |
Add www. and .com to a site name, and open it in the current tab | Type a site name + Ctrl + Enter |
| Open a new tab and perform a search | Type a search term + Alt + Enter |
| Jump to the address bar | Ctrl + l or Alt + d or F6 |
| Search from anywhere on the page | Ctrl + k or Ctrl + e |
| Remove predictions from your address bar | Down arrow to highlight + Shift + Delete |
Webpage
| Open options to print the current page | Ctrl + p |
| Open options to save the current page | Ctrl + s |
| Reload the current page | F5 or Ctrl + r |
| Reload the current page, ignoring cached content | Shift + F5 or Ctrl + Shift + r |
| Stop the page loading | Esc |
| Browse clickable items moving forward | Tab |
| Browse clickable items moving backward | Shift + Tab |
| Open a file from your computer in Brave | Ctrl + o + Select a file |
| Display non-editable HTML source code for the current page | Ctrl + u |
| Save your current webpage as a bookmark | Ctrl + d |
| Save all open tabs as bookmarks in a new folder | Ctrl + Shift + d |
| Turn full-screen mode on or off | F11 |
| Make everything on the page bigger | Ctrl and + |
| Make everything on the page smaller | Ctrl and – |
| Return everything on the page to default size | Ctrl + 0 |
| Scroll down a webpage, a screen at a time | Space or PgDn |
| Scroll up a webpage, a screen at a time | Shift + Space or PgUp |
| Go to the top of the page | Home |
| Go to the bottom of the page | End |
| Scroll horizontally on the page | Shift + Scroll your mouse wheel |
| Move your cursor to the front of the previous word in a text field | Ctrl + Left arrow |
| Move your cursor to the back of the next word in a text field | Ctrl + Right arrow |
| Delete the previous word in a text field | Ctrl + Backspace |
| Open the Home page in the current tab | Alt + Home |
Brave Keyboard shortcuts for macOS
Tabs and Windows
Browser
| Show or hide the Bookmarks Bar | ⌘ + Shift + b |
| Open the Bookmark Manager | ⌘ + Option + b |
| Open the Settings page in a new tab | ⌘ + , |
| Open the History page in a new tab | ⌘ + y |
| Open the Downloads page in a new tab | ⌘ + Shift + j |
| Open the Find Bar to search the current page | ⌘ + f |
| Jump to the next match to your Find Bar search | ⌘ + g |
| Jump to the previous match to your Find Bar search | ⌘ + Shift + g |
| When Find Bar is open, search for selected text | ⌘ + e |
| Open Developer Tools | ⌘ + Option + i |
| Open the Clear Browsing Data options | ⌘ + Shift + Delete |
| Open Profile menu | ⌘ + Shift + m |
Address bar
| Search with your default search engine | Type a search term + Enter |
| Search using a different search engine | Type a search engine name and press Tab |
Add www. and .com to a site name, and open it in the current tab | Type a site name + Control + Enter |
Add www. and .com to a site name, and open it in a new tab | Type a site name + Control + Shift + Enter |
| Open the website in a new background tab | Type a web address + ⌘ + Enter |
| Jump to the address bar | ⌘ + l |
| Remove predictions from your address bar | Down arrow to highlight + Shift + fn + Delete |
Webpage
| Open options to print the current page | ⌘ + p |
| Open options to save the current page | ⌘ + s |
| Open the Page Setup dialog | ⌘ + Option + p |
| Reload your current page, ignoring cached content | ⌘ + Shift + r |
| Stop the page loading | Esc |
| Browse clickable items moving forward | Tab |
| Browse clickable items moving backward | Shift + Tab |
| Open a file from your computer in Brave | ⌘ + o + Select a file |
| Display non-editable HTML source code for the current page | ⌘ + Option + u |
| Open the JavaScript Console | ⌘ + Option + j |
| Save your current webpage as a bookmark | ⌘ + d |
| Save all open tabs as bookmarks in a new folder | ⌘ + Shift + d |
| Turn full-screen mode on or off | ⌘ + Ctrl + f |
| Make everything on the page bigger | ⌘ and + |
| Make everything on the page smaller | ⌘ and – |
| Return everything on the page to the default size | ⌘ + 0 |
| Scroll down a webpage, a screen at a time | Space |
| Scroll up a webpage, a screen at a time | Shift + Space |
| Search the web | ⌘ + Option + f |
| Move your cursor to the front of the previous word in a text field | Option + Left arrow |
| Move your cursor to the back of the next word in a text field | Option + Right arrow |
| Delete the previous word in a text field | Option + Delete |
| Open your home page in the current tab | ⌘ + Shift + h |
