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Zen Browser Cheat Sheet (DRAFT) by

These default keyboard shortcuts for the Zen Browser enhance your browsing and productivity experience.

This is a draft cheat sheet. It is a work in progress and is not finished yet.

Compact Mode

Toggle Floating Toolbar
Alt+Ctrl+T
Toggle Floating Sidebar
Alt+Ctrl+S
Toggle Compact Mode
Alt+Ctrl+C

Workspaces

Backward Workspace
Alt+Ctrl+T
Forward Workspace
Alt+Ctrl+E
Switch to Workspace (1-10)
Not set by default

Split View

Close Split View (Unsplit All)
Alt+Ctrl+U
Toggle Split View Horizontal
Alt+Ctrl+H
Toggle Split View Vertical
Alt+Ctrl+V
Toggle Split View Grid
Alt+Ctrl+G

Window & Tab Management

New Window
Ctrl+N
New Tab
Ctrl+T
Close Tab
Ctrl+W
Quit Applic­ation
Ctrl+Q
Restore Last Closed Tab
⇧+Ctrl+T
Select Tab #1 - #8 *
Alt+1/­2/.../8
Undo Close Window
⇧+Ctrl+N
Select Last Tab
Alt+9
Switch to Next Tab
Ctrl+Tab
Switch to Previous Tab
Ctrl+⇧+Tab
Show All Tabs
⇧+Ctrl+Tab
* Tab numbers listed for these keyboard shortcuts includes Essentials and pinned tabs. Example: If you have three Essent­ials, four pinned tabs, and five regular tabs:
- Alt+1 until Alt+3 will switch you to your Essent­ials,
- Alt+4 until Alt+7 will switch you to your pinned tabs,
- Alt+8 will switch you to your first regular tab,
- Alt+9 will switch you to your last tab (12th).
 

Navigation

Go Back
Alt+←
Go Forward
Alt+→
Navigate Back (Alter­native)
Ctrl+[
Navigate Forward (Alter­native)
Ctrl+]
Go Home
Alt+Home
Reload Page
Ctrl+R
Reload Page (Skip Current Cache)
⇧+Ctrl+R
Go to History (Open History Sidebar)
Ctrl+H
Open Private Browsing Window
⇧+Ctrl+P

Search & Find

Focus Search *
Ctrl+K
Focus Search * (Alter­native)
Ctrl+J
Find on Page
Ctrl+F
Find Again (Jump to Next Result)
Ctrl+G
Find Previous (Jump to Previous Result)
⇧+Ctrl+G
* Focus Search shortcut will open your URL bar, shift focus and enable Search mode using your default search engine.

Page Operations

Open Location (Current link in URL Bar)
Ctrl+L
Open Location (Alter­native)
Alt+D
Save Page
Ctrl+S
Print Page
Ctrl+P
Toggle Reader Mode
Alt+Ctrl+R
Toggle Pictur­e-i­n-P­icture
⇧+Ctrl+]
View Page Source
Ctrl+U
View Page Info
Ctrl+[

History & Bookmarks

Show All History
⇧+Ctrl+H
Bookmark This Page
Ctrl+D
Bookmark This Page (Alter­native)
⇧+Ctrl+D
Show Bookmarks Library
⇧+Ctrl+O
Show Bookmarks Sidebar
Ctrl+B
Show Bookmarks Toolbar
⇧+Ctrl+B
 

Media & Display

Toggle Mute
Ctrl+M
Zoom Out
Ctrl+-
Zoom In
Ctrl++
Reset Zoom Level
Ctrl+0
Switch Text Direction
⇧+Ctrl+X
Take Screenshot
⇧+Ctrl+S

Developer Tools

Toggle DevTools
⇧+Ctrl+I
Toggle Browser Toolbox
Alt+⇧+­Ctrl+I
Toggle Browser Console
⇧+Ctrl+J
Toggle Responsive Design Mode
⇧+Ctrl+M
Toggle Inspector
⇧+Ctrl+L
Toggle Web Console
⇧+Ctrl+K
Toggle JavaScript Debugger
⇧+Ctrl+Z
Toggle Network Monitor
⇧+Ctrl+E
Toggle Style Editor
⇧+F7
Toggle Perfor­mance
⇧+F5
Toggle Storage
⇧+F9
Toggle DOM
⇧+Ctrl+W
Toggle Access­ibility
⇧+F12

Zen Features

Copy Current URL as Markdown
Alt+⇧+­Ctrl+C
Copy Current URL
⇧+Ctrl+C
Toggle Sidebar Width
Alt+B
Reset Pinned Tab to Pinned URL
Not set by default

Other Features

Open Downloads
⇧+Ctrl+Y
Open Add-ons
⇧+Ctrl+A
Open File
Ctrl+O
Enter Full Screen
F11
Exit Full Screen
F11
About Processes
⇧+Escape
Stop Loading
Escape
Toggle AI Chatbot Sidebar
Alt+Ctrl+X
Toggle Firefox Sidebar
Alt+Ctrl+Z
Clear Browsing Data
⇧+Ctrl­+Delete
WR Capture Command
Ctrl+#
Toggle WR Capture Sequence
Ctrl+^