Brave has a keyboard shortcut for a lot of what you click every day. Here are 41 that work on Windows, grouped by what you’re trying to do.
We checked every one against Brave Help Center: What keyboard shortcuts can I use in Brave? on October 21, 2026.
Tabs and Windows
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + T | Open a new tab and jump to it |
| Ctrl + N | Open a new window |
| Ctrl + Shift + N | Open a new private window |
| Ctrl + W or Ctrl + F4 | Close the current tab |
| Ctrl + Shift + W | Close the current window |
| Ctrl + Shift + T | Reopen the last closed tab and jump to it |
| Ctrl + Tab or Ctrl + Page Down | Jump to the next open tab |
| Ctrl + Shift + Tab or Ctrl + Page Up | Jump to the previous open tab |
| Ctrl + 1 through Ctrl + 8 | Jump to a specific tab |
| Ctrl + 9 | Jump to the last tab |
Navigation
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| Alt + Left Arrow | Go back to the previous page |
| Alt + Right Arrow | Go forward to the next page |
| Alt + Home | Open your home page in the current tab |
| F5 or Ctrl + R | Reload the current page |
| Shift + F5 or Ctrl + Shift + R | Reload the page, ignoring cached content |
| Space or Page Down | Scroll down one screen |
| Shift + Space or Page Up | Scroll up one screen |
| Home | Go to the top of the page |
| End | Go to the bottom of the page |
Address Bar
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + L or Alt + D or F6 | Jump to the address bar |
| Ctrl + K or Ctrl + E | Start a search from anywhere on the page |
| Type a site name, then Ctrl + Enter | Add www. and .com to a site name and open it in the current tab |
Page
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + F or F3 | Open the Find bar to search the page |
| Ctrl + P | Print the current page |
| Ctrl + S | Save the current page |
| Ctrl + D | Bookmark the current page |
| Ctrl + Shift + D | Bookmark all open tabs in a new folder |
| Ctrl + Plus | Zoom in |
| Ctrl + Minus | Zoom out |
| Ctrl + 0 | Reset zoom to the default size |
| F11 | Turn full screen on or off |
Brave Features
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| Alt + F or Alt + E | Open the main menu |
| Ctrl + Shift + B | Show or hide the bookmarks bar |
| Ctrl + Shift + O | Open the Bookmarks Manager |
| Ctrl + H | Open the History page in a new tab |
| Ctrl + J | Open the Downloads page in a new tab |
| Shift + Esc | Open the Brave Task Manager |
| Ctrl + Shift + J or F12 | Open Developer Tools |
| Ctrl + Shift + Delete | Open Clear Browsing Data |
| Ctrl + Shift + M | Open the profile menu |
| F1 | Open the Brave Help Center |
Good to know: You can change shortcuts in Brave: Settings > System > Shortcuts.
Good to know: Mac uses Cmd instead of Ctrl for most of these.
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Want One Key to Do More?
Built-in shortcuts only work while Brave is the active window, and you can’t add new ones. These tools let you pick your own hotkeys:
- Prompt Assistant: paste your email signature, a saved AI prompt or a reply you type every day into any web form with a hotkey you pick
- TextUnderMouse macro recorder: record the clicks of a web task you repeat and replay them with a hotkey
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