Whether its quickly opening features such as Incognito Mode, clearing history and cache, opening new pages, or just navigating whats already open, theres a lot of movement required between the keyboard and the mouse or trackpad.

But Chrome keyboard shortcuts can make life easier for just about any user, particularly where productivity is concerned.

Now, these shortcuts apply solely to Chrome iterations that utilize a keyboard.

That also means they almost exclusively apply to desktop or Chromebook variants of the browser.

But the shortcuts listed here can be used across all of those platforms, whether a Chrome OS gadget or a Linux, Windows, or Mac setup.

The shortcuts listed here are also those that will likely be used by every Chrome user to some extent, although some will certainly be used more than others.

Thats as opposed to the top shortcuts and tricks that might be used for any individual platform.

Advertisement So, without further ado, lets take a look at some of the most useful Chrome shortcuts to be found.

Quick launch Incognito, Tabs, History, Downloads Getting into the deeper UI for Chrome can be a pain.

Whether moving to Incognito Mode, opening a new tab or window, or opening the History or Downloads page, there are often more clicks and mouse movements required than would be ideal.

But Chrome does allow for shortcuts via a keyboard that simply everything.

Go Incognito Getting to Incognito Mode is a three-button process with Chrome shortcuts Sometimes its just a good idea to launch into Incognito Mode.

But it does prevent cookies from saving long-term and can be helpful when it comes to letting others access their accounts.

Advertisement Thats especially true for users who are already logged into Chrome.

Going Incognito sets aside the troublesome steps required to sign out while simultaneously preventing history or accounts linking over to the signed-in account.

There are two ways to get into Incognito Mode in Chrome on desktop platforms depending on what operating system is in use.

On Windows machines, users need to press and hold the Ctrl key and the Shift key before pressing the N key.

The same combination of keys works in Chrome OS on Chromebooks too, as well as Linux machines.

Advertisement Mac users will need to hit the command key () and then press Shift and N instead.

In either case, that set of keys being pressed at once will immediately open up an Incognito Window.

Open a new tab or window with Chrome shortcuts Opening a new tab or window is easy with Chrome shortcuts If Incognito Mode isnt needed but a new tab or window is, theres an easy way to accomplish that too.

That makes it easier to open up new tabs without having to reach for the mouse or trackpad and either open up the three-dot menu or click the Plus icon.

The same can be said for opening a new window since sometimes its a pain to keep too many tabs in one frame.

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