Safari is one of the best browsers for Mac users and beats Chrome on many counts.

Have you decided to stick with this native macOS app for browsing? Then it's time to take your Safari experience a notch or two higher by adding a few choice shortcuts to your workflow. Take your pick from the shortcuts we've compiled in the cheat sheet below. (Using them all is even better!)

The cheat sheet contains several keyboard shortcuts as well as link-based shortcuts for handling tabs, bookmarks, webpage content, and more. These shortcuts can save you loads of time as you surf the web.

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The Safari Shortcuts Cheat Sheet for Mac

Shortcut

Action

Tab and Window Management

Cmd + N

Open new window

Shift + Cmd + N

Open new private window

Cmd + T

Open new tab

Option + Cmd + T

Open new tab at end of tab bar

¹Cmd + L

Select address bar content

¹Cmd + Return

Open address bar URL in new background tab

Shift + Cmd + Return

Open address bar URL in new foreground tab

²Cmd + click

Open link in new background tab

²Option + Cmd + click

Open link in new background window

²Shift + Cmd + click

Open link in new foreground tab

²Option + Shift + Cmd + click

Open link in new foreground window

³Cmd + M

Minimize current window

Cmd + W

Close current tab

Option + Cmd + W

Close all tabs except current tab

Shift + Cmd + W

Close current window

Option + Shift + Cmd + W

Close all windows

⁴Cmd + Shift + T

Reopen last closed tab/window

Control + Tab OR Shift + Cmd + ]

Switch to next tab

Shift + Control + Tab OR Shift + Cmd + [

Switch to previous tab

⁵Cmd + 1/2/…

Switch to first tab/second tab/…

Cmd + 9

Switch to last tab i.e. tab at end of tab bar

⁶Option + Cmd + 1,2..9

Open first/second/… bookmark listed under Favorites

Shift + Cmd + \

Toggle Tab Overview

Option + click Close button

Close all tabs except tab whose close button you clicked

Cmd + Q

Quit Safari

Webpage Content

Up Arrow

Scroll up

Down Arrow

Scroll down

Left Arrow

Scroll left

Right Arrow

Scroll right

Option + Arrow key

Scroll in larger increments

Spacebar OR Page Down

Scroll down a screen

Shift + Spacebar OR Page Up

Scroll up a screen

Cmd + Up Arrow OR Fn + Left Arrow OR Home

Scroll to top of webpage

Cmd + Down Arrow OR Fn + Right Arrow OR End

Scroll to bottom of webpage

Cmd + +

Zoom in on webpage content

Cmd + -

Zoom out of webpage content

Option + Cmd + +

Make webpage text bigger

Option + Cmd + -

Make webpage text smaller

Cmd + 0

Restore webpage content to default size

Cmd + R

Reload webpage

Option + Cmd + R

Reload webpage from origin i.e. without using browser cache

Cmd + .

Stop webpage from loading

Cmd + ] OR Cmd + Right Arrow

Go to next page in history

Cmd + [ OR Cmd + Left Arrow

Go to previous page in history

Hold Back/Forward toolbar button

View history of current tab in a list

Shift + Cmd + H

Go to homepage

Option + Cmd + S

Search results SnapBack

Cmd + F

Find text on page

Cmd + F Cmd + E

Find selected text on page

Cmd + G OR Return

Move forward through matching text results

Shift + Cmd + G OR Shift + Return

Move backward through matching text results

Reading and Bookmarks - I

Shift + Cmd + R

Toggle Reader view for current webpage

Cmd + D

Save current webpage as bookmark

Shift + Cmd + D

Add current webpage to Reading List

⁷Option + Cmd + Down Arrow

Load next Reading List item

⁷Option + Cmd + Up Arrow

Load previous Reading List item

Click bookmark in sidebar or double-click in Bookmarks Editor

Open bookmark

Shift + click

Add linked page to Reading List

Cmd + click folder in Favorites bar

Open all bookmarks from folder

Drag bookmark to left/right in Favorites bar

Move bookmark

Drag bookmark off Favorites bar

Remove bookmark

⁸Reading and Bookmarks - II

⁹Cmd + click

Select/deselect bookmark/folder

¹⁰Shift + click

Select multiple bookmarks/folders

Cmd + double-click

Open bookmark in new background tab

Option + Cmd + double-click

Open bookmark in new background window

Shift + Cmd + double-click

Open bookmark in new foreground tab

Option + Shift + Cmd + double-click

Open bookmark in new foreground window

Spacebar

Open selected bookmark OR
Toggle contents of selected bookmark folder

Right Arrow

Open selected folder

Left Arrow

Close selected folder

Return

Highlight name of selected bookmark/folder for editing OR Finish editing name of bookmark/folder

Delete

Deleted selected bookmark/folder

Browser Layout and Views

³Cmd + ,

Open Preferences

Shift + Cmd + B

Toggle Favorites bar

Cmd + /

Toggle status bar

Shift + Cmd + L

Toggle sidebar

Control + Cmd + 1

Toggle Bookmarks sidebar

Control + Cmd + 2

Toggle Reading List sidebar

Shift + Cmd + \

Toggle Tab Overview

¹¹Option + Cmd + L

Toggle Downloads

Option + Cmd + B

Show Bookmarks Editor

Control + Cmd + F

Toggle Full Screen view

Cmd + Y

Show browser history

Esc

Quit Full Screen mode OR Quit Reader View

Development

Option + Cmd + R

Toggle Responsive Design mode

Option + Cmd + I

Show Web Inspector

Option + Shift + Cmd + I

Connect Web Inspector

Option + Cmd + C

Show JavaScript Console

Option + Cmd + U

Show Page Source

Option + Cmd + A

Show Page Resources

Option +Shift + Cmd + T

Start/stop timeline recording

Shift + Cmd + C

Start/stop element selection

Option + Cmd + E

Empty browser caches

Other Shortcuts

Cmd + O

Open file

Option + click file link

Download linked file

Double-click file in Downloads list

Open downloaded file

Cmd + I

Email link to current page


¹Use Cmd + L and Cmd + Return in that order to duplicate current tab quickly. ²Shortcut works with bookmarks in Favorites bar also. ³Shortcut works in other macOS apps also. ⁴The Undo shortcut Cmd + Z also works as long as the Close Tab action was the most recent one. Neither shortcut can reopen private browsing tabs and windows. ⁵Shortcut works only for first eight tabs from left. 
⁶Shortcut works only for first nine tabs from left. Folders and bookmarks within them don’t count. ⁷Shortcut works only when Reading List sidebar is open. ⁸Shortcuts work in Bookmarks Sidebar and Bookmarks Editor. ⁹Shortcut also lets you select multiple, non-contiguous bookmarks/folders. ¹⁰Shortcut works with contiguous bookmarks only. ¹¹Shortcut does not work when Downloads list is empty.

Personalize Safari for a Better Workflow

Despite being less versatile than popular browsers like Chrome, Firefox, and Opera, Safari remains the top choice for Mac users thanks to its seamless integration with macOS.

To make the best of Safari, personalize it with our Safari customization guide, keep it in top shape with our tips for boosting browser speed and performance and of course, use the shortcuts we've listed above.