Don’t Touch the Mouse. 30 Chrome Shortcuts Every Developer Should Know

Hello, this is devdong. There are people who are obsessed with productivity. They memorize every shortcut and, in extreme cases, try to solve everything without even touching the mouse. (That’s me, by the way…)

Think about it.

If you had known that many of the features you use in Chrome could be handled with a single shortcut key, how much time could you have saved?

I’ve put together all the Chrome shortcuts and tips that I frequently use.

🚫 Don’t Touch the Mouse.

You can solve most situations without touching your mouse more often than you think.

If you’re a developer using Chrome, here are 30 useful shortcuts + handy tips you should know. Just scroll down and take a look. 😉

Tabs

Switching Tabs

I’m sure no one here doesn’t know tab-switching shortcuts, but since they’re used the moooost, I’m introducing them first! They’re used extremely often!

On macOS

Shortcut	Function
Ctrl(Cmd) + Alt(Option) + ➡️ (Arrow key)	Move right
Ctrl(Cmd) + Alt(Option) + ⬅️ (Arrow key)	Move left

On Windows

Shortcut	Function
Ctrl(Cmd) + Tab	Move right
Ctrl(Cmd) + Shift + Tab	Move left

Jump Directly to a Specific Tab

Shortcut	Function
⭐️ Ctrl(Cmd) + 1 … 8	Jump directly to tab 1 through 8
Ctrl(Cmd) + 9	Move to the last tab

Opening and Closing Tabs

Shortcut	Function
Ctrl(Cmd) + w	Close current tab
Ctrl(Cmd) + t	Open new tab
⭐️ Ctrl(Cmd) + Shift + w	Reopen the last closed tab
⭐️ Ctrl(Cmd) + n	Open new window
⭐️ Ctrl(Cmd) + shift + n	Open new Incognito window (used especially often during development!)

⭐️ Search All Tabs

Shortcut	Function
⭐️ Ctrl(Cmd) + shift + a	Search through all currently open tabs

Open History Tab

Shortcut	Function
⭐️ Ctrl(Cmd) + y	Open browsing history

Page Navigation

What can I say… This is very basic, but I’ll include it anyway. You absolutely need to know this.

Shortcut	Function
Ctrl(Cmd) + [	Go back
Ctrl(Cmd) + ]	Go forward
Alt + ⬅️ (Windows)	Go back
Cmd + ⬅️	Go back

Scrolling

Shortcut	Function
Space	Scroll down
Shift + Space	Scroll up

Address Bar

Address Bar Shortcut

Shortcut	Function
⭐️ Ctrl(Cmd) + l	Focus the address bar

Did You Know the Address Bar Can Do This Too?

It Works as a Calculator

It Converts Units

Try Typing @ in the Address Bar

Among these, especially “@ai mode” lets you ask Gemini directly, making it great as a search alternative. 😉

Useful Shortcuts for Developers

Right-click → Inspect with your mouse? Absolutely forbidden 🚫🚫🚫

Shortcut	Function
Ctrl(Cmd) + Option(Alt) + I	Open DevTools
Ctrl(Cmd) + Shift + C	Element selection mode
⭐️ Ctrl(Cmd) + Shift + R	Hard refresh (ignore cache)

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Hmm… Now that I’ve written this, I’m worried it might feel boring since everyone probably already knows these.

But I guess it could still be helpful for non-CS background developers… Anyway, I hope it was useful!