92 Shortcuts for Safari Browser

Jump to: General Shortcuts (Browser), Navigation/Scroll Operation, Mouse actions, Menu Shortcuts

1. General Shortcuts (Browser)

Command+1

Switch to first tab

Command+9

Switch to last tab

Control+Tab/ Control+Shift+Tab

Switch to next tab

Command+1...8

Switch to specified tab

Command+W or Command+F4

Close the current tab

Alt+F4

Close the browser

Command+Shift+T

Reopen the last closed tab

Command+T

Open new tab

Command+N

Open new browser window

Command+Mouse Wheel up/ down

Zoom in/ zoom out

Command+0

Default Zoom level

F11 or Spacebar

FullScreen Mode

Command+L

Go to address bar

Command+Enter

Prefix www. and Post .com in address bar

Alt+Enter

Open the loaction in address bar

Command+K or Command+E

Go to address bar for search

Command+F

Open the page search box

Command+G

Find the next match in page search box

Command+Shift+G

Find the previous match in page search box

Command+P

Print current page

Command+S

Save Current page

Command+O

Open a file of computer in browser

Command+U

Open the page source code

F12

Open developer tools

Return

Start/finish editing bookmark name

Command+Ctrl+S

Save browser window

Command+?

Help

Command+.

Stop

Command+,

Preferences

Command+=

Define in dictionary

Command+shift+:

Spelling correction

Command+;

Spelling checking

Command++

Zoom text

Command+-

Zoom out text

Command+Option+,

Open Setting

Command+Shift+*

AppleScript Result

Command+Shift+L

Toggle Bookmark List

2. Navigation/Scroll Operation

F5

Reload

Command+F5

Reload and skip cache

Esc

Stop

Alt+Left Arrow or Delete

Back

Alt+Right Arrow or Shift+Delete

Forward

Command+Up arrow

Scroll to top-left corner of web page

Command+Down arrow

Scroll to bottom-right corner of web page

Left/Right Arrow

Scroll page horizontally

Up/down Arrow

Scroll Page vertically

Option+Arrow Keys

Scroll Page by fullscreen

Command+Home

Homepage

Command+Arrow Left

Page Back

Command+Arrow Right

Page Forward

3. Mouse actions

Middle-click on tab

Close the tab

Command+Left-click

Open a link in background tab

Shift+Left-click

Open a link in a new window

Command+Shift+Left-click

Open a link in foreground tab

Option+Left-click

Download file

Shift+Click on add bookmark

Add bookmark directly

Command+Double-click

Open bookmark in a new window

Option+Left-click New Folder

Put selected items in folder

Double-click or Spacebar

Open bookmark

4. Menu Shortcuts

Command+A

Select all

Command+B

Show/hide favourites bar

Command+D

Add bookmark

Command+H

Hide browser

Command+J

Go to selection

Command+M

Minimize

Command+Q

Close browser

Command+C

Copy

Command+V

Paste

Command+X

Cut

Command+R

Reload

Command+Z

Undo

Command+Shift+Z

Redo

Command+Shift+F

Full Screen mode

Command+Shift+H

Go to Home Page

Command+Shift+M

Maximize

Command+Shift+P

Page setup loading

Command+Shift+S

Start Sampling

Command+Shift+T

Stop Sampling

Command+Shift+A

Form autofilling

Command+Shift+B

Bluetooth transfer

Command+Shift+K

Block plugins

Command+Shift+D

Add bookmark to menu

Command+Shift+W

Close window

Command+Shift+Y

Make stickey notes

Command+Shift+U

Open URL

Command+Option+B

Show all bookmarks

Command+Option+E

Empty cache

Command+Option+M

Minimize all

Command+Option+V

View Source

Command+Ctrl+D

Add safaristand bookmarks

Command+Option+F

Search from google

Command+Option+A

Show Activities

Created by rank17 on 2/17/2017. Last updated by admin on 3/16/2021

 

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Comment #21 by Nikolay Apr 9, 2024 at 07:20 pm  Reply

Switching to next tab can also be done by using Option-Command-◀︎\▶︎. It seems more natural since you use command for selecting tabs and it's just "closer" than Control+Tab.

Comment #20 by Mark Nov 16, 2022 at 11:53 am  Reply

thanks fixed my youtube here!

Comment #19 by AL_just-two-letters-not-the-required-three May 24, 2021 at 11:22 am  Reply

This page is mostly light grey text on white background - VERY hard ago read! That's only for stuff that "they" don't want you to read, i.e. car and gym contracts. Use better (dark) text colors. Personally, I don't need "high contrast" or assistive, but super-light is just obnoxious. This list is old, several items don't work in 2021. Also, check your spelling, there are errors.

Reply #1 admin May 24, 2021 at 12:07 pm

Hi - thanks for taking time giving feedback! I will change the font color to darker and will rework the Safari List. I thought the font color less dark would make it easier on the eye, but you got a good point on readability. As far as updates - yes. I am on it and should have this improved by end of the week.

Comment #18 by jovogtmd Mar 16, 2021 at 09:16 am  Reply

Another Shortcut: Command+Shift+L will open and close the Bookmark List on the left side of the Browser Window

Reply #1 admin Mar 16, 2021 at 02:32 pm

fixed as well. thanks!

Comment #17 by jovogtmd Mar 15, 2021 at 09:22 am  Reply

Noted error on Safari Browser--MacOS To navigate from tab to tab the shortcut is "Cntrl +tab" not "Cmd+tab"

Reply #1 admin Mar 15, 2021 at 12:59 pm

fixed. thank you!

Comment #16 by rank17 Feb 26, 2017 at 12:12 am  Reply

You can set Safari to automatically clear your history every so often..

Comment #15 by nlg Jul 10, 2015 at 09:35 am  Reply

What is the option to navigate to previous page in current window like the back button in windows? (...and please don't say "cmd-arrow key", because it is not working in safari.) What is the option to navigate to the top of the page and end of the page?

Reply #2 Yents Dec 1, 2015 at 06:39 pm

Use command + left arrow to go back one page within the tab. Use command + right arrow to go to the next page within the tab. Hope this helped.

Reply #1 marty zaluski Nov 21, 2015 at 10:03 am

just checking out mac OS, and i'm looking for this too! can't believe it can't be done.

Comment #14 by Jim Jan 3, 2015 at 05:26 pm  Reply

How do I get safari keybord yo unsplit.

Comment #13 by rsbrux Dec 9, 2014 at 03:43 am  Reply

Most of these don't work for me on an ipad 3 running iOS 7 with a Kensignton Bluetooth keyboard. For example, tab switching, reopen tab, hide window and new tab do not work. The only one I found that worked was close tab.

Reply #1 SaphrynShikaze Jan 27, 2015 at 09:22 pm

Hey rsbrux, These shortcuts are meant for the Safari Browser on OS X. I think the main reason for that is the fact that bluetooth keyboard makers are not regulated to include all of the required keys you would find on a Mac, such as [Option], [fn], [alt], etc. A great idea would be for Apple to launch an official "umbrella certification" program for companies like Logitech and others so they can comply with keyboard, AirPlay, DRM rules that apply to Apple products across the board. Tim Cook, get on it! lol.

Comment #12 by seonag Nov 11, 2014 at 06:34 am  Reply

Hi
Switching tabs works fine as described...but when I get to my yahoo email it doesn't. Once I reach the yahoo page, using command & shift & left or right arrow just results in navigating round the yahoo page, switching from one message to the next....Does anyone have any solution to this?????
Thanks!

Reply #1 SaphrynShikaze Jan 27, 2015 at 09:28 pm

Hey seonag. So I tried the whole Yahoo! Mail thing, and you're absolutely right. The solution: use [control]+[tab] to move to the next tab and [shift]+[control]+[tab] to move to the previous. I think these shortcuts work even better than [shift]+[⌘]+[left/right] for two reasons: 1) they're textbox proof, and 2) they're one handed operations ;). Hope that helps!

Comment #11 by Evan Oct 20, 2014 at 06:39 pm  Reply

how do i click on a link, on a web age, and open the link i clicked in another tab.

Example: on windows- you right click on the link and choose the option "open in new tab"

Reply #1 SaphrynShikaze Jan 27, 2015 at 09:30 pm

Hey Evan. It's [⌘]+click. To open in a new tab AND have the screen switch to the tab you opened, add shift, like this: [⌘]+[shift]+click. Have shortcutting ;).

Comment #10 by Kiran Aug 21, 2014 at 01:16 pm  Reply

What is the option to navigate to previous page in current window??? like it is back button in windows which takes you to previous page...

reply please

Reply #1 alan Sep 4, 2014 at 06:14 pm

cmd-arrow key

Comment #9 by Micke Jul 31, 2014 at 03:52 am  Reply

Switch tab is Command-Shift-Left Arrow/Command-Shift-Right Arrow for me. I'm on OS X 10.9.4.

/Micke

Reply #1 admin Jul 31, 2014 at 09:06 am

Noted and fixed. Thanks!

Comment #8 by SHERRY Feb 20, 2014 at 09:09 am  Reply

VERY USEFUL ! THANK YOU SO MUCH.

Comment #7 by eartherian Dec 9, 2013 at 08:05 am  Reply

In IE, Ctrl + Enter is used to add "www" as a prefix and ".com" as suffix.
What is the similar shortcut in Safari? Or in Mac OS X in general?

Comment #6 by mcanic Aug 28, 2013 at 02:58 am  Reply

"Hold option when clicking Back button" should be "Hold command when clicking Back button"

Comment #5 by Poster May 15, 2013 at 04:30 am  Reply

switch tabs with cmd+shift+[ ... that's bullshit, how would you do this ??? [ is alt+shift+5 , and that doesn't work with cmd+shift ...

Reply #1 Ben Feb 23, 2014 at 12:09 pm

Why are you swearing for?
I am very offended. x

Comment #4 by Tom Mar 14, 2013 at 03:53 pm  Reply

Is there a way to add "www." and ".com" to something in the address bar, like Command-Enter in FireFox? e.g. I type "yahoo" and Command-blah and it takes me to www.yahoo.com instead of doing a google search for yahoo.

Reply #1 MerleOne Jul 23, 2013 at 06:20 am

it seems that adding a / at the end, like in yahoo/ does the trick most of the times

Comment #3 by David Apr 2, 2012 at 04:24 pm  Reply

Hi there. I'm looking for a shortcut to hide the address bar in Safari. You have command + shift + down, but this does not work. Thanks.

Reply #1 Ashly Jan 29, 2013 at 11:11 pm

It's Option Command T

Comment #2 by Isaac Feb 16, 2012 at 09:05 am  Reply

Option + cmd + u - View source
Seems not available in Safari 5.1.3

Reply #1 Isaac Feb 16, 2012 at 11:27 am

sorry, it works

Comment #1 by Scott Aug 11, 2011 at 07:38 am  Reply

just an FYI on http://www.shortcutworld.com/en/mac/Safari_5.html#link_7 Command-V is paste, not Command B.

Great site, btw!

Reply #1 admin Aug 11, 2011 at 09:22 am

Thanks! fixed the Safari shortcut

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