Essential Chrome shortcuts
- Ctrl+T — New tab
- Ctrl+W — Close current tab
- Ctrl+Shift+T — Reopen last closed tab (lifesaver!)
- Ctrl+Tab — Next tab
- Ctrl+Shift+Tab — Previous tab
- Ctrl+1-8 — Jump to specific tab (1st through 8th)
- Ctrl+9 — Jump to last tab
- Ctrl+L — Focus address bar
- Ctrl+Shift+N — New incognito window
- Shift+Esc — Open Chrome Task Manager
TabQuell shortcuts
TabQuell adds its own keyboard shortcuts for quick access:
- Alt+Shift+F — Freeze current tab
- Alt+Shift+A — Freeze all other tabs
- Alt+Shift+S — Save current session
You can customize these in Chrome's extension shortcuts settings (chrome://extensions/shortcuts).
Pro tip: Combine shortcuts
The real power comes from combining shortcuts. For example: Ctrl+Shift+T to restore a closed tab, then Alt+Shift+F to freeze it immediately if you just needed to grab some info.
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