How-to guides
How-to guides Step by step, one task at a time.
Each guide shows Chrome’s own way where there is one, then the TabCmdr way, with real screenshots.
Find anything in your browser
One search box for open tabs, bookmarks, history, downloads and the tabs you closed.
How to switch tabs in Chrome with the keyboard
Chrome's tab shortcuts for Windows, Mac and Linux, and how to jump to any tab by typing a few letters of its name.
How to reopen closed tabs in Chrome
Bring back the tab you just closed, or find any recently closed tab by name and see when you closed it.
How to find a website you visited in Chrome
Search Chrome's history from the page you're on and reopen a page you saw earlier, newest matches first.
How to find a bookmark in Chrome
Search every bookmark by name, address or folder from the page you're on, without opening the Bookmark Manager.
How to find your downloads in Chrome
Find a downloaded file by name from the page you're on, then open it or show it in its folder.
How to search with a different search engine
Search the web from the page you're on and choose Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo, Yahoo or Brave Search each time.
Clean up a crowded tab bar
Commands that act on every tab at once, so you don't close them one by one.
How to make Chrome use less memory
Find the tabs using the most memory, turn on Memory Saver, and unload every idle tab in a window at once.
How to find and remove duplicate tabs in Chrome
Close the extra copies of pages you have open more than once, in every window, and keep one of each.
How to close many tabs at once in Chrome
Close a run of tabs in one go, or close every tab to the right or left of the one you're on.
How to close all tabs except the current one
Keep the tab you're reading and close the rest of the window in one step, pinned tabs aside.
How to move all tabs into one Chrome window
Gather the tabs from every window into the one you're using, by hand or with one command.
How to arrange Chrome tabs in alphabetical order
Sort the tabs in a window A to Z by title in one step, without breaking up pinned tabs or tab groups.
How to reload all tabs at once in Chrome
Refresh every tab in a window with one command instead of reloading each tab by hand.
How to mute a tab in Chrome
Silence the tab you're on, any other tab from its row, or every tab in every window at once.
How to pin a tab in Chrome
Pin the tab you're on, pin any other tab from its row, and list only your pinned tabs.
How to move a tab to a new window in Chrome
Give the tab you're on, or any other open tab, a window of its own.
How to duplicate a tab in Chrome
Copy the tab you're on, or any other open tab, with its back history.
How to open a page in Incognito in Chrome
Open an empty Incognito window, or send a tab, bookmark or history page straight to one.
How to ungroup tabs in Chrome
Take a tab out of its group, or ungroup a whole group, and see which group each tab is in.
Control the page you're on
Page commands and site shortcuts, so you can stop reaching for menus.
How to zoom in and out in Chrome
Chrome's zoom shortcuts, a default zoom for every page, and 10% steps from the TabCmdr palette.
How to hard reload a page in Chrome
Reload a page without its cached files from the keyboard, and empty Chrome's cache when a reload isn't enough.
How to copy a page URL and title in Chrome
Copy the address of the page you're on, its title, or the URL of any other open tab without switching to it.
How to view page source in Chrome
Open the HTML source of the page you're on in a new tab, with Chrome's shortcut or from TabCmdr.
How to go full screen in Chrome
Chrome's full screen shortcuts for Windows and Mac, how to leave full screen, and a toggle in the TabCmdr palette.
How to bookmark a page in Chrome
Save the page you're on as a bookmark from the keyboard, then find it again by typing :b and a word.
How to screenshot a full web page in Chrome
Save a whole page, top to bottom, as one PNG, with DevTools or with a TabCmdr command that scrolls the page for you.
How to screenshot part of a web page in Chrome
Drag a box over the part of a page you want and copy it or save it as a PNG, with DevTools or with TabCmdr.
How to find a color code on any website
Click any color on a page to copy its HEX code, with the DevTools eyedropper or with TabCmdr's color picker.
How to check element sizes and spacing in Chrome
Hover any element to see its size, padding, margin and styles, and the gap between two elements.
How to send a web page to your phone
Show a QR code for the page you're on and scan it with your phone, with Chrome's share menu or with TabCmdr.
How to use GitHub keyboard shortcuts
GitHub's own shortcut keys, plus how to run 17 GitHub actions by typing their name.
How to use Gmail keyboard shortcuts
Turn on Gmail's own shortcuts, or run 23 Gmail actions such as Archive and Go to Sent Mail by typing their name.
How to use YouTube keyboard shortcuts
YouTube's player shortcuts, plus how to pause, skip, change speed and more by typing the action's name.
Get answers without a new tab
Results show up at the top of the list while you type. Enter copies them.
How to calculate percentages and sums in Chrome
Work out percentages, prices and any other sum from the page you're on, then copy the answer with Enter.
How to convert units like km to miles in Chrome
Convert distances, weights, temperatures, speeds and data sizes from the page you're on.
How to convert px to rem for CSS
Turn pixels into rem or em and back, with a 16px root or the root size you set.
How to convert decimal to binary or hex
Switch numbers between decimal, hexadecimal, binary and octal, and copy the result with Enter.
How to convert color codes for CSS
Switch a color between HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH, Lab, Display P3 and more, then copy it for your CSS.
How to convert time zones for a meeting
Turn a meeting time into the time somewhere else, or in several places at once, without a time zone site.
How to convert a Unix timestamp to a date
Read a Unix timestamp as a date in any time zone, or turn a date into a timestamp, then copy it.
How to find the date 90 days from today
Count days, weeks, months or years forward or back from today, and copy the date with Enter.
How to change text to uppercase, camelCase or snake_case
Turn any text into UPPER CASE, camelCase, snake_case and four more styles, then copy the one you need.
How to generate a UUID in your browser
Make a random v4 UUID in Chrome's DevTools Console, or type :uuid in TabCmdr and copy it with Enter.
How to generate a strong random password
Let Chrome suggest a password on sign-up forms, or type :pwd in TabCmdr for a random one of any length.
Tools that would otherwise need a tab
Open them from the Tools filter or with a shorthand.
How to use ChatGPT or Claude in Chrome
Add your own API key, then chat with ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini from any page and ask about the page with @page.
How to type emoji in Chrome on Windows and Mac
Use the emoji panel built into Windows and macOS, or search every emoji by name in Chrome and copy it with Enter.
How to add a to-do list to Chrome
Add a task from any page with :todo, tick it off when it's done and clear finished tasks in one click.
How to read RSS feeds in Chrome
Add your RSS or Atom feeds once, then read the newest headlines from all of them in one list from any page.
How to check the weather from any Chrome tab
Save up to 15 cities and see the temperature, wind and local time in each from any tab with :wx.
Make it yours
Looks, layout and shortcut, set the way you work.
How to change an extension's keyboard shortcut in Chrome
Set or change the shortcut for any Chrome extension on chrome://extensions/shortcuts, including the keys that open TabCmdr.
How to turn off an extension on one website
Add a site to TabCmdr's Block List so the palette stays off there, or limit where any extension runs in Chrome.
How to change the command palette theme
Pick one of 28 themes for the palette, or let it follow your computer's light or dark mode.
How to resize and move the command palette
Pick a smaller size, move the palette to the top or a corner, or open it as just a search box.
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