Many Safari users initially use the program's menu system for navigating the internet and performing other browser tasks, but using Safari shortcuts can save time and clicks. Here are a few of the most commonly used shortcuts for Safari on a Mac.
Safari Shortcuts for Moving Around on a Page
- Option+arrow: Scroll page by a screenful, minus a small overlap.
- Command+up arrow or home: Scroll to top left corner of a web page.
- Command+down arrow or end: Scroll to the bottom left corner of a web page.
- Page up or shift+space bar: Scroll the page up by a screenful, minus a small overlap.
- Page down or space bar: Scroll the page down by a screenful, minus a slight overlap.
Safari Shortcuts for Navigating the web
- Command+home: Go to your homepage.
- Command+[link on a web page]: Open the selected link in a new window.
- Command+shift+[link on a web page]: Open the selected link in a new window behind the current window.
- Option+[link on a web page]: Download a file.
Commands in Safari
- Command+[number from 1 to 9]: Select one of the first nine tabs.
- Command+A: Select all.
- Command+C: Copy.
- Command+E: Use current selection for the Find feature.
- Command+F: Find.
- Command+G: Find next.
- Command+M: Minimize.
- Command+N: Open a new window.
- Command+O: Open file.
- Command+P: Print.
- Command+Q: Quit Safari.
- Command+R: Reload page.
- Command+S: Save as.
- Command+T: Open new tab.
- Shift+command+T: Reopen the tab you just closed.
- Command+V: Paste.
- Command+W: Close window.
- Command+Z: Undo.
- Command+shift+G: Find previous.
- Command+shift+Z: Redo.
Favorites and Bookmarks Shortcuts
- Command+shift+D: Add a bookmark to the menu.
- Command+option+B: Show all bookmarks.
- Command+D: Add a bookmark.
Shortcuts for Views
- Command+control+1: Show/hide Bookmarks sidebar.
- Command+control+2: Show/hide Reading list sidebar.
- Command+option+D: Show/hide Apple dock.
- Command+option+U: Show source code and other developer options (provided Show develop menu is enabled in Preferences > Advanced).
- Command+H: Hide Safari.
- Command+L: Open Favorites.
- Command+?: Load Help.
- Command+,: Load Preferences.
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