How-to guide
How to go full screen in Chrome
Press F11 on Windows and Linux, or Fn+F on a Mac, to fill the screen. With TabCmdr, press ⌘K, type f11 and press Enter to toggle full screen for the page.
Quick answer
Go full screen in three steps
- ⌘K
Step 1
Open the palette
Ctrl+K on Windows and Linux. Works on any page.
- f11
Step 2
Type f11
Toggle Full Screen shows up.
- ↵
Step 3
Press Enter
The page fills the screen. Esc takes you back.
Chrome's way
Chrome’s built-in ways to go full screen
| To do this | Windows and Linux | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| Turn on full-screen mode | F11 | Fn+F |
| Turn off full-screen mode | F11 or press and hold Esc | Fn+F or press and hold Esc |
On a Mac, Control+⌘+F also works: it’s the standard Mac shortcut for full screen in any app that supports it. You can also open Chrome’s More menu (⋮) and choose the full screen button next to Zoom.
Source: Google’s Chrome keyboard shortcuts and zoom help pages, and Apple’s Mac keyboard shortcuts, checked in October 2026.
TabCmdr's way
Toggle full screen from the TabCmdr palette
TabCmdr is a keyboard launcher that lives in your browser. Its Toggle Full Screen command asks the page you’re on to fill the screen, the same way a video player’s full screen button does.
Before you start: add TabCmdr from the Chrome Web Store. It has a 7-day free trial and needs no account.
Step 1: Open the palette
Press ⌘+K on a Mac or Ctrl+K on Windows and Linux on the page you want to see full screen.
Step 2: Type f11
TabCmdr’s commands answer to their usual shortcut too, so f11 finds Toggle Full Screen. Typing full works as well.
f11 finds Toggle Full Screen.Step 3: Press Enter
The palette closes and the page fills the screen.
To leave, press Esc, or open the palette with ⌘+K or Ctrl+K and run Toggle Full Screen again. The palette opens over the full-screen page, so the rest of TabCmdr keeps working too.
Try it on your own tabs
Works in Chrome, Edge, Brave, Arc, Vivaldi and Opera.
Install for Chrome