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ChromeOS (Chromebook) keyboard shortcuts

Google · 69 shortcuts

69 ChromeOS (Chromebook) shortcuts grouped by task. Click any row for the full answer page.

Essentials

ActionChromeOS
Copy selected itemCtrl+C
Cut selected itemCtrl+X
Paste from clipboardCtrl+V
Paste as plain textCtrl+Shift+V
Undo previous actionCtrl+Z
Redo previous actionCtrl+Shift+Z
Select all itemsCtrl+A
Find on pageCtrl+F
Open new windowCtrl+N
Open incognito windowCtrl+Shift+N
Open new tabCtrl+T
Close current tabCtrl+W
Close current windowCtrl+Shift+W
Reopen last closed tabCtrl+Shift+T
Lock the screenSearch+L
Sign out of accountCtrl+Shift+Q

Tabs & windows

ActionChromeOS
Switch to a specific tabCtrl+1
Switch to last tabCtrl+9
Switch to next tabCtrl+Tab
Switch to previous tabCtrl+Shift+Tab
Switch between windowsAlt+Tab
Switch to previous windowShift+Alt+Tab
Dock window to the leftAlt+[
Dock window to the rightAlt+]
Maximize windowAlt+=
Minimize windowAlt+-

Page & browser

ActionChromeOS
Reload current pageCtrl+R
Reload page ignoring cacheCtrl+Shift+R
Zoom in on pageCtrl+Plus
Zoom out on pageCtrl+Minus
Reset page zoomCtrl+0
Stop page from loadingEsc
Open a fileCtrl+O
View page sourceCtrl+U
Open Developer ToolsCtrl+Shift+I
Open browser historyCtrl+H
Open downloadsCtrl+J
Select the address barCtrl+L
Toggle bookmarks barCtrl+Shift+B

Text editing

ActionChromeOS
Select to end of lineSearch+Shift+Right
Select to start of lineSearch+Shift+Left
Move to start of lineSearch+Left
Move to end of lineSearch+Right
Move to start of documentSearch+Ctrl+Left
Move to end of documentSearch+Ctrl+Right
Delete previous wordCtrl+Backspace
Delete next characterAlt+Backspace
Open clipboard menuSearch+V
Open emoji pickerSearch+Shift+Space
Toggle Caps LockSearch+Alt

Screenshots

ActionChromeOS
Take a full screenshotCtrl+Show Windows
Take a partial screenshotCtrl+Shift+Show Windows

System & desks

ActionChromeOS
Open Files appShift+Alt+M
Show hidden filesCtrl+.
Switch to next userCtrl+Alt+.
Switch to previous userCtrl+Alt+,
Create a new deskShift+Search+=
Switch to desk on the rightSearch+]
Switch to desk on the leftSearch+[
Move window to desk on the rightShift+Search+]
Move window to all desksShift+Search+A
Show notificationsShift+Alt+N
Show status areaShift+Alt+S

Accessibility

ActionChromeOS
Toggle ChromeVox spoken feedbackCtrl+Alt+Z
Toggle high contrast modeSearch+Ctrl+H
Toggle full-screen magnifierCtrl+Search+M
Toggle partial-screen magnifierCtrl+Search+D
Pan view in magnifier modeCtrl+Alt+Right
Open right-click context menuSearch+Shift+Volume Up

Ask your agent

Prompt

Make me a one-page ChromeOS (Chromebook) cheat sheet from the 69 shortcuts at https://keyflowhub.com/shortcuts/chromebook, ordered by what I'm most likely to use, and point out any that clash with my current keybindings.

Paste into Claude Code and it will do the rest.

Questions

ChromeOS: Ctrl + Z.

ChromeOS: Ctrl + Shift + Z.

ChromeOS: Ctrl + Show Windows.

ChromeOS: Ctrl + F.

Sources: support.google.com

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