How-to guide
How to hard reload a page in Chrome
Press Ctrl+Shift+R or Shift+F5 (⌘+Shift+R on a Mac) to reload a page without its cached files. With TabCmdr, press ⌘K, type hard and press Enter.
Quick answer
Hard reload in three steps
- ⌘K
Step 1
Open the palette
Ctrl+K on Windows and Linux, on the page to reload.
- hard
Step 2
Type hard
Hard Reload (Clear Cache) shows up.
- ↵
Step 3
Press Enter
The page reloads without its cached files.
Chrome's way
Chrome’s built-in ways to hard reload
| To do this | Windows and Linux | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| Reload, ignoring cached content | Ctrl+Shift+R or Shift+F5 | ⌘+Shift+R |
| Open the Delete browsing data options | Ctrl+Shift+Delete | ⌘+Shift+Delete |
On Windows and Linux, F5 or Ctrl+R is a normal reload, which can reuse files Chrome saved earlier.
A hard reload only skips the cache for that one load. When you need to empty the cache itself, open the More menu (⋮) and choose Delete browsing data, pick a time range, select what to delete and confirm with Delete data.
Source: Google’s Chrome keyboard shortcuts and clear cache and cookies help pages, checked in October 2026.
TabCmdr's way
Hard reload from the TabCmdr palette
TabCmdr is a keyboard launcher that lives in your browser. Its Hard Reload (Clear Cache) command does the same as Chrome’s shortcut: it reloads the tab without using the copies Chrome saved.
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 on the page
Press ⌘+K on a Mac or Ctrl+K on Windows and Linux on the page you want to reload.
Step 2: Type hard
Hard Reload (Clear Cache) shows up under Commands, already highlighted.
hard finds Hard Reload (Clear Cache).Step 3: Press Enter
The palette closes and the tab reloads, skipping the cached copies. Despite the name, it doesn’t empty Chrome’s cache.
If you don’t remember the name, type cache instead.
cache finds the same command.For a normal reload, type reload page and press Enter on Reload Page.
Try it on your own tabs
Works in Chrome, Edge, Brave, Arc, Vivaldi and Opera.
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