Keyboard shortcuts and gestures for web apps on Mac
In the Safari app on your Mac, you can turn any website into an app by adding it to the Dock. See Turn a website into an app in Safari.
While using a web app, you can quickly accomplish many tasks using keyboard shortcuts and gestures. See the shortcuts and gestures below, as well as keyboard shortcuts in menus in the menu bar. In app menus, keyboard shortcuts are represented by symbols.
Note: Keyboard shortcuts in apps may vary depending on the language and keyboard layout you’re using on your Mac.
Scroll
Action | Shortcut or gesture |
|---|---|
Scroll up, down, left or right | Press the arrow keys. |
Scroll in larger increments | Press the Option key while you press an arrow key. |
Scroll down a screen | Page Down Space bar |
Scroll up a screen | Page Up Shift–Space bar |
Scroll to the top-left or bottom-left corner of the web app | Command–Up Arrow Command–Down Arrow |
Current web app
Action | Shortcut or gesture |
|---|---|
Search the current web app | Command-F |
Highlight the next field or pop-up menu in the web app | Tab Tab also highlights buttons and other controls if Keyboard Navigation is turned on in Keyboard settings. |
Highlight the next field, pop-up menu or clickable item (such as a link) in the web app | Option-Tab Option-Tab also highlights buttons and other controls if Keyboard Navigation is turned on in Keyboard settings. |
Print the current web app screen | Command-P |
Copy the selected item | Command-C |
Copy a link to the current page | Option-Command-C |
Paste the most recently copied item | Command-V |
Settings
Action | Shortcut or gesture |
|---|---|
Go to the main page of the web app | Shift-Command-H |
Change web app settings | Command-, |
History
Action | Shortcut or gesture |
|---|---|
Go back to the previous page | Command-[ |
Go forward to the next page | Command-] |
See a list of your recently visited pages by name | Press and hold |
See a list of your recently visited pages by web address (URL) | Press the Option key, then press and hold |
or 
until the list appears.Zoom
Action | Shortcut or gesture |
|---|---|
Exit full-screen view | Esc |
Zoom web app content | Press Command-Plus Sign (+) or Command-Minus Sign (-). |
Zoom web app text | Press and hold the Option key, then choose View > Make Text Bigger or View > Make Text Smaller. |
Downloads
Action | Shortcut or gesture |
|---|---|
Download a linked file | Option-click a link to the file. |
Open a downloaded file | Double-click the file in the downloads list. To show the downloads list, click |
near the top-right corner of the Safari window.Window
Action | Shortcut or gesture |
|---|---|
Show or hide the toolbar | Option-Command-T |
Switch to another app window | Command-` (above the Tab key) |
Reader
Action | Shortcut or gesture |
|---|---|
Open Reader | Shift-Command-R |
Close Reader | Esc |