Complete ChatGPT Atlas keyboard shortcuts and commands reference — 17 shortcuts across 3 categories. Quick reference cheat sheet for Windows & Mac.
ChatGPT Atlas is OpenAI's Chromium-based browser with ChatGPT built in — an Ask ChatGPT sidebar, inline writing help, and an agent mode. It launched macOS-first; most shortcuts below use Cmd.
This page covers all 17 ChatGPT Atlas shortcuts across 3 categories: ChatGPT Features, Tabs & Navigation, Developer. Each shortcut includes a description to help you understand when and how to use it effectively.
✓ Verified July 2026 against OpenAI Help Center release notes for Atlas.
| Shortcut | Action | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cmd + Shift + A | Ask ChatGPT sidebar | Toggle the Ask ChatGPT sidebar on any page (Ctrl+Shift+A on Windows). |
| Cmd + / | Shortcut list | Inside ChatGPT, show the full native keyboard shortcut list. |
| Cmd + Shift + O | New chat | Start a new ChatGPT conversation instantly. |
| Cmd + K | Search chats | Open the chat search dialog and jump to a past conversation. |
| Shift + Enter | New line | Add a line break in a prompt without sending. |
| Shortcut | Action | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cmd + T | New tab | Open a new tab with the AI-powered start page. |
| Cmd + N | New window | Open a new Atlas window. |
| Cmd + Shift + N | Incognito window | Open an incognito window — memories and history are off. |
| Cmd + W | Close tab | Close the current tab. |
| Ctrl + Tab | Next tab | Switch to the next tab (Cmd+Option+Right also works). |
| Ctrl + Shift + Tab | Previous tab | Switch to the previous tab (Cmd+Option+Left also works). |
| Cmd + F | Find on page | Search text on the current page. |
| Cmd + Y | History | Open your browsing history. |
| Cmd + Shift + M | Switch profile | Open the profile switcher to change accounts or workspaces. |
| Shortcut | Action | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cmd + Option + I | DevTools | Open or close the developer tools window. |
| Cmd + Option + J | JS console | Jump straight to the JavaScript console. |
| Cmd + Option + C | Inspect element | Open DevTools in element-inspection mode. |
ChatGPT Atlas's 17 shortcuts on this page are organized into 3 categories: ChatGPT Features (5), Tabs & Navigation (9), Developer (3). Tabs & Navigation is the largest group with 9 shortcuts — a good place to focus first if you're building muscle memory from scratch.
A few of these aren't ChatGPT Atlas-specific — they're shared across tools: Shift + Enter (New line, also in Excel); Ctrl + Tab (Next tab, also in Windows); Cmd + F (Find on page, also in Mac). Learning them here pays off well beyond ChatGPT Atlas itself.
New to ChatGPT Atlas? Start with ChatGPT Features above — it's usually where the shortcuts you'll reach for constantly live. Once those feel automatic, work through Developer to round out your workflow.
Want this on paper? The printable cheat sheet turns these 17 shortcuts into a one-page PDF you can pin above your desk. Prefer to learn by doing? Shortcut Speedrun turns memorization into a timed typing challenge with a global leaderboard, so you find out which ChatGPT Atlas shortcuts you actually remember under pressure.
The most essential ChatGPT Atlas shortcuts are: Cmd + Shift + A (Ask ChatGPT sidebar), Cmd + / (Shortcut list), Cmd + Shift + O (New chat). These cover the most frequent actions and can significantly speed up your workflow.
ChatGPT Atlas has 17 keyboard shortcuts across 3 categories on shortcut-tools.com.
Most ChatGPT Atlas shortcuts have both variants — Ctrl on Windows/Linux maps to Cmd on macOS. Platform-specific differences are noted in each description on this page.
The ChatGPT Atlas shortcut for ask chatgpt sidebar is Cmd + Shift + A. Toggle the Ask ChatGPT sidebar on any page (Ctrl+Shift+A on Windows).
ChatGPT Atlas includes 9 Tabs & Navigation shortcuts, including Cmd + T (New tab) and Cmd + N (New window). See the full list in the Tabs & Navigation section above.
ChatGPT Atlas includes 5 ChatGPT Features shortcuts, including Cmd + Shift + A (Ask ChatGPT sidebar) and Cmd + / (Shortcut list). See the full list in the ChatGPT Features section above.
Yes — use My Stack to combine ChatGPT Atlas shortcuts with any other platform on this site into one printable reference, which is useful if your daily workflow spans several tools.
Start with the essentials: Learn Cmd + Shift + A (Ask ChatGPT sidebar) and Cmd + / (Shortcut list) first — these are the most commonly used.
Practice daily: Pick 2–3 new shortcuts each day and consciously use them instead of the mouse. Within a week, they become muscle memory.
Print this cheat sheet: Keep a reference nearby until shortcuts become automatic. Focus on the ChatGPT Features category first.
AI tip: Pair these with the built-in assistant features — keyboard-first workflows are where AI browsers actually save time.