Complete Arc Browser keyboard shortcuts reference — 34 shortcuts across 4 categories. Quick reference cheat sheet for macOS & Windows.
Arc rearranges the browser around a sidebar, Spaces and pinned tabs, and its shortcuts follow: the Chromium tab keys still work, but the ones worth learning are the Arc-specific bindings for the sidebar, Split View and jumping between Spaces. The main table is the Windows keymap; the last group lists the macOS originals, where Arc started.
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + T | Open a new tab |
| Ctrl + N | Open a new window |
| Ctrl + Shift + N | Open a new incognito window |
| Ctrl + W | Close the current tab or window |
| Ctrl + Shift + T | Re-open the last closed tab |
| Ctrl + D | Pin or unpin the current tab |
| Ctrl + Shift + C | Copy the current tab URL |
| Ctrl + Shift + Alt + C | Copy the current tab URL as Markdown |
| Ctrl + L | Change the current tab URL |
| Ctrl + S | Show or hide the Sidebar |
| Ctrl + Shift + K | Clear unpinned tabs |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + 1 | Go directly to a numbered tab |
| Alt + 1 | Focus on a numbered Space |
| Ctrl + Tab | Toggle between recent tabs |
| Ctrl + Alt + Up | Switch between tabs |
| Ctrl + Alt + Left | Switch between Spaces |
| Alt + Right | Go forward in tab history |
| Alt + Left | Go back in tab history |
| Ctrl + Shift + + | Add Split View |
| Ctrl + Shift + - | Close Split View |
| Ctrl + Shift + 1 | Switch Split View focus |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + H | View History |
| Ctrl + + | Zoom in on the webpage |
| Ctrl + - | Zoom out on the webpage |
| Ctrl + 0 | Reset webpage zoom |
| Ctrl + R | Reload the webpage |
| Ctrl + F | Find in the webpage |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Cmd + T | New Tab |
| Cmd + W | Close Tab |
| Cmd + S | Pin Tab |
| Ctrl + 1~8 | Switch Space |
| Cmd + D | Split View |
| Cmd + L | Command Bar |
| Cmd + \ | Toggle Sidebar |
Ctrl + T opens a new tab through the command bar, which searches your open tabs and history as well as the web. Ctrl + D pins the current tab — in Arc, pinning is how a tab becomes permanent, and unpinned tabs are archived automatically after a set time. Ctrl + Shift + K clears every unpinned tab at once, which is the "close all the junk" key. Ctrl + Shift + C copies the current URL and Ctrl + Shift + Alt + C copies it as a Markdown link, a small feature that saves a lot of pasting for anyone writing notes.
Ctrl + S shows and hides the sidebar — not save, as in every other browser — and Alt + 1 and its neighbours jump to a numbered Space; Ctrl + Alt + Left and its mirror cycle through them. Ctrl + Shift + + opens the current tab in Split View beside another, Ctrl + Shift + 1 moves focus between the panes and Ctrl + Shift + - closes the split. On macOS the same ideas are Cmd + D for Split View, Cmd + S for pin and Cmd + \ for the sidebar.
a tab closed by mistake comes back with Ctrl + Shift + T, Ctrl + Tab toggles between recent tabs (recency order, not left-to-right), Ctrl + L edits the current URL, and the zoom, reload, find and history keys are the standard ones. Ctrl + Shift + N opens an incognito window.
In Arc, Ctrl + S toggles the sidebar. Use the menu or Ctrl + P to print to PDF if you need a saved copy.
Pinned tabs stay in the Space permanently. Unpinned ("Today") tabs are archived automatically after the interval set in Arc's settings.
Alt + 1 through Alt + 8 jump to a numbered Space on Windows; Ctrl + Alt + Left/Right cycle. On macOS use Ctrl + 1~8.
Ctrl + Shift + + adds the current tab to Split View, then open or drag a second tab into the split.
Open your assistant with this page preloaded as the source — great for follow-up questions like "which of these work in other apps?"