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Apple's web browser with privacy features, Reader mode, tab groups, and tight Apple ecosystem integration

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Scroll

ActionShortcut
Scroll up, down, left, or rightPressthearrowkeys.
Scroll in larger incrementsPress⌥whileyoupressanarrowkey.
Scroll down a screenPageDown+Spacebar
Scroll up a screenPageUp⇧–Spacebar
Scroll to the top-left or bottom-left corner of the page⌘–↑⌘–↓
Scroll up, down, left, or rightPressthearrowkeys.
Scroll in larger incrementsPress⌥whileyoupressanarrowkey.
Scroll down a screenPageDown+Spacebar
Scroll up a screenPageUp⇧–Spacebar
Scroll to the top-left or bottom-left corner of the page⌘–↑⌘–↓

Current webpage

ActionShortcut
Search the current webpage⌘F
While typing in the Smart Search field, restore the current webpage addressEsc
Select the Smart Search field⌘L
Print the current webpage⌘P
Copy the selected item⌘C
Paste the most recently copied item⌘V
Search the current webpage⌘F
While typing in the Smart Search field, restore the current webpage addressEsc
Select the Smart Search field⌘L
Print the current webpage⌘P
Copy the selected item⌘C
Paste the most recently copied item⌘V

Tabs

ActionShortcut
Show tab overview⇧⌘\
Open a page in a new tab⌘clickAlink⌘clickAbookmark⌘ReturnaftertypingintheSmartSearchfield.
Open a page in a new tab, and make that tab the active tab⇧⌘clickAlink⇧⌘clickAbookmark⇧⌘ReturnaftertypingintheSmartSearchfield.
Go to the next tab⌃+Tabor⇧⌘]
Go to the previous tab⌃⇧Tabor⇧⌘[
Select one of your first nine tabs⌘1to⌘9
Close the active tab⌘W
Close all tabs except for one⌥clicktheClosebuttonontheTabyouwanttoleaveopen
Reopen the last tab you closed⇧⌘T
Show tab overview⇧⌘\
Open a page in a new tab⌘clickAlink⌘clickAbookmark⌘ReturnaftertypingintheSmartSearchfield.
Open a page in a new tab, and make that tab the active tab⇧⌘clickAlink⇧⌘clickAbookmark⇧⌘ReturnaftertypingintheSmartSearchfield.
Go to the next tab⌃+Tabor⇧⌘]
Go to the previous tab⌃⇧Tabor⇧⌘[
Select one of your first nine tabs⌘1to⌘9
Close the active tab⌘W
Close all tabs except for one⌥clicktheClosebuttonontheTabyouwanttoleaveopen
Reopen the last tab you closed⇧⌘T

Preferences

ActionShortcut
Go to your homepage⇧⌘H
Change Safari preferences⌘or
Go to your homepage⇧⌘H
Change Safari preferences⌘or

History

ActionShortcut
Go back to the previous webpage⌘[
Go forward to the next webpage⌘]
See a list of your recently visited pages by nameHoldDowntheBackorForwardbuttonuntilthelistappears
See a list of your recently visited pages by web address (URL)Press⌥andholdDowntheBackorForwardbuttonuntilthelistappears
Go back to the previous webpage⌘[
Go forward to the next webpage⌘]
See a list of your recently visited pages by nameHoldDowntheBackorForwardbuttonuntilthelistappears
See a list of your recently visited pages by web address (URL)Press⌥andholdDowntheBackorForwardbuttonuntilthelistappears

Zoom

ActionShortcut
Exit full-screen viewEsc
Zoom website contentPress⌘PlusSign(+)or⌘MinusSign(+)
Zoom website textPress⌥whileyouchooseView>MakeTextBiggerorView>MakeTextSmaller
Exit full-screen viewEsc
Zoom website contentPress⌘PlusSign(+)or⌘MinusSign(+)
Zoom website textPress⌥whileyouchooseView>MakeTextBiggerorView>MakeTextSmaller

Downloads

ActionShortcut
Download a linked file⌥clickAlinktothefile
Open a downloaded fileDoubleclickthefileinthedownloadslist
Download a linked file⌥clickAlinktothefile
Open a downloaded fileDoubleclickthefileinthedownloadslist

Window

ActionShortcut
Switch to another Safari window⌘`(abovetheTabkey)
Reopen the last window you closed⇧⌘T
Switch to another Safari window⌘`(abovetheTabkey)
Reopen the last window you closed⇧⌘T

Reading List

ActionShortcut
Show or Hide the Reading List sidebar⌃⌘2
Add the current page⇧⌘D
Add a linked page⇧clickAlinktothepage
Remove a page⌃clickthepagesummaryinthesidebarorthenchooseRemoveItem.YoucanalsoswipeLeftoverthepagesummaryorthenclickRemove.OrorswipeallthewaytotheLeftuntilthepagesummarydisappears.
Open Reader⇧⌘R
Close ReaderEsc
Show or Hide the Reading List sidebar⌃⌘2
Add the current page⇧⌘D
Add a linked page⇧clickAlinktothepage
Remove a page⌃clickthepagesummaryinthesidebarorthenchooseRemoveItem.YoucanalsoswipeLeftoverthepagesummaryorthenclickRemove.OrorswipeallthewaytotheLeftuntilthepagesummarydisappears.
Open Reader⇧⌘R
Close ReaderEsc

Bookmarks

ActionShortcut
Add a bookmark to the Favorites barClicktheSmartSearchfieldtoshowthepage’sfulladdressanditsiconorthendragtheicontotheFavoritesbar
Open all bookmarks from a folder in the Favorites bar⌘clickthefolderintheFavoritesbar
Move a bookmark on the Favorites barDragthebookmarkLeftorRight
Remove a bookmark from the Favorites barDragthebookmarkoffthetopofthebar
Add a bookmark to the Favorites barClicktheSmartSearchfieldtoshowthepage’sfulladdressanditsiconorthendragtheicontotheFavoritesbar
Open all bookmarks from a folder in the Favorites bar⌘clickthefolderintheFavoritesbar
Move a bookmark on the Favorites barDragthebookmarkLeftorRight
Remove a bookmark from the Favorites barDragthebookmarkoffthetopofthebar
ActionShortcut
Show or Hide the Bookmarks sidebar⌃⌘1
Select bookmarks and folders in the sidebar⌘clickeachbookmarkandfolder⇧clicktoextendtheselection
Select the next bookmark or folder↑or↓
Open the selected bookmarkSpacebar
Open the selected folderSpacebaror→
Close the selected folderSpacebaror←
Change the name or address of a bookmarkSelectthebookmarkorthenpressReturnYoucanalsoforceclickthebookmark
Cancel editing a bookmark name in the sidebarEsc
Finish editing a bookmark nameReturn
Create a folder containing the selected bookmarks and folders in bookmarks view⌥clicktheNewFolderbuttonnearthetopRightcorner
Delete a bookmark⌃clickthebookmarkorthenchooseDelete
Show or Hide the Bookmarks sidebar⌃⌘1
Select bookmarks and folders in the sidebar⌘clickeachbookmarkandfolder⇧clicktoextendtheselection
Select the next bookmark or folder↑or↓
Open the selected bookmarkSpacebar
Open the selected folderSpacebaror→
Close the selected folderSpacebaror←
Change the name or address of a bookmarkSelectthebookmarkorthenpressReturnYoucanalsoforceclickthebookmark
Cancel editing a bookmark name in the sidebarEsc
Finish editing a bookmark nameReturn
Create a folder containing the selected bookmarks and folders in bookmarks view⌥clicktheNewFolderbuttonnearthetopRightcorner
Delete a bookmark⌃clickthebookmarkorthenchooseDelete