Hey there, Firefox user! Still use your poor mouse all day while surfing in internet? Let your mouse have a rest. Keyboard is ready to help your in navigation. Firefox keyboard shortcuts reduce your trips to the mouse and help you in
mouse-less moments. Or maybe you hate moving hand over to the mouse and jumping over to the mouse every time you want to follow a link. Lets check out Firefox keyboard shortcuts. Some of them are well-known. I think they will make your web surfing easier and funnier.
Toolbar and Navigation
- Select search bar: Ctrl/Cmd+K
- Select location bar: Ctrl/Cmd+L or Alt+D
- Back: Backspace or Alt/Cmd+Left
- Forward: Alt/Option+Right or Shift+Backspace
- Change search engine: Ctrl/Cmd+Down (Next) +Up (Previous)
Page Searching
- Find text: /
- Find link: '
- Regular old find: Ctrl/Cmd+F
Page Opening
- Open link in new window: Shift+Enter
- Open link in new tab: Ctrl/Cmd+Enter
- Open address/search in new tab: Alt/Option+Enter
Useful Tab Shortcuts
- Refresh (override cache): Ctrl/Cmd+F5 or Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+R
- Switch tabs: Ctrl/Cmd+Tab
- Select tab (1-9): Ctrl/Cmd+[1-9]
If you aren't satisfied with provided shortcuts, you can install the Keyconfig extension. Keyconfig allows to define your own Firefox shortcuts. Have fun!
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