Keyboard shortcuts
Sval has shortcuts of its own for the Launcher, the panel, pins, Splits, and Favorites, and changes some of the shortcuts it shares with Firefox. Each shortcut below is given for macOS first, then for Windows and Linux. You’ll find every shortcut, these and the rest, in Settings › Keyboard shortcuts.
The Launcher
Section titled “The Launcher”| Shortcut | macOS | Windows and Linux |
|---|---|---|
| Open the Launcher | ⌘L | Ctrl+L, or Alt+D |
| Open in a new tab | ⇧Enter | Shift+Enter |
| Open in a new window | ⌘⇧Enter | Ctrl+Shift+Enter |
| Open next to this tab in a Split | ⌥Enter | Alt+Enter |
The last three work on the selected row in the Launcher and in the home page’s search field. In the Launcher, Shift+Backspace on macOS (Shift+Delete on Windows and Linux) removes a History or Search suggestions row.
The Workspaces panel
Section titled “The Workspaces panel”| Shortcut | macOS | Windows and Linux |
|---|---|---|
| Show or hide the panel | ⌃Z | Ctrl+Alt+Z |
| New Workspace | None until you give it one | None until you give it one |
| Move between the address bar, the panel and the page | F6, or Shift+F6 to go back | F6, or Shift+F6 to go back |
These keys work while a row in the panel has the focus. They’re the same on every platform.
| Shortcut | Key |
|---|---|
| Next row, previous row | Down arrow, Up arrow |
| First row, last row | Home, End |
| Extend the selection down or up | Shift+Down arrow, Shift+Up arrow |
| Select or deselect the row | Ctrl+Space |
| Clear the selection | Escape |
| Go to a row by its name | Type its first letters |
| Open a group | Right arrow |
| Close a group, or go to the row’s group | Left arrow |
| Show the tab, or open or close the group | Enter or Space |
| Rename | F2 |
| Close the tab, or delete the group | Delete or Backspace |
| Move up, move down | Alt+Up arrow, Alt+Down arrow |
| Move into the group above | Alt+Right arrow |
| Move out of its group | Alt+Left arrow |
| Move a Split’s pane left or right | Alt+Left arrow, Alt+Right arrow, on the pane’s row |
| Open the row’s menu | Shift+F10 or the Menu key |
| Widen or narrow the panel, on its edge | Left arrow, Right arrow |
On a Mac, Alt is the ⌥ key and Ctrl is the ⌃ key.
Favorites
Section titled “Favorites”| Shortcut | macOS | Windows and Linux |
|---|---|---|
| Add the page to Favorites | ⌘D | Ctrl+D |
| Show Favorites | ⇧⌘O | Ctrl+Shift+O |
| Open a favorite’s menu, in the Favorites menu | ⇧F10 or the Menu key | Shift+F10 or the Menu key |
| Move between favorites on the home page | Arrow keys | Arrow keys |
| Move a favorite left on the home page | ⌃⇧Left arrow | Ctrl+Shift+Left arrow |
| Move a favorite right on the home page | ⌃⇧Right arrow | Ctrl+Shift+Right arrow |
Show Favorites opens the Favorites menu in the panel.
| Shortcut | macOS | Windows | Linux |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go to pin 1 to 9 | ⌘1 to ⌘9 | Ctrl+1 to Ctrl+9 | Alt+1 to Alt+9 |
Holding ⌘ (Ctrl on Windows, Alt on Linux) shows each pin’s number. In a private window and in an agent’s Workspace, these keys go to tabs instead.
Tabs, windows, and pages
Section titled “Tabs, windows, and pages”| Shortcut | macOS | Windows and Linux |
|---|---|---|
| Copy the page’s address | ⇧⌘C | Ctrl+Shift+C |
| Recent tabs | ⌃Tab | Ctrl+Tab |
| Previous tab in the panel | ⌃⇧Tab | Ctrl+Shift+Tab |
| New window | ⌘N | Ctrl+N |
| New private window | ⇧⌘N or ⇧⌘P | Ctrl+Shift+N or Ctrl+Shift+P |
| Reopen closed tab or window | ⇧⌘T | Ctrl+Shift+T |
| New Peek Window | ⌥⌘N | Ctrl+Alt+N |
| Split the tab, or add a pane to its Split | ⌃+ | Ctrl+Shift+Plus |
| Separate the Split | None until you give it one | None until you give it one |
| Show or hide history | ⇧⌘H | Ctrl+H |
| Show history | ⌘Y | Ctrl+Shift+H |
| Reader View | ⌥⌘R | F9 on Windows, Ctrl+Alt+R on Linux |
| Remove from this site | None until you give it one | None until you give it one |
| Snip | None until you give it one | None until you give it one |
- Recent tabs switches to the tab you used last in this Workspace. Keep holding ⌃ (Ctrl) and press Tab again to go further back. With Recent tabs turned off, ⌃Tab (Ctrl+Tab) goes to the next tab in the panel.
- New window opens the window on the next Workspace in your list.
- Reopen closed tab or window reopens whichever closed last.
- New Peek Window on Windows: with a keyboard layout that types a character with Ctrl+Alt+N, the key types that character instead.
- Split the tab splits the tab you’re on, or adds a pane to the Split it’s in. On a Mac, it’s ⌃ with the key that types +. On a US layout, that’s ⌃⇧=.
- Show history and Show or hide history open the History sidebar.
- The developer tools’ Inspector opens with ⌥⌘C on macOS, and with Ctrl+Shift+I on Windows and Linux.
Keys a website can’t take
Section titled “Keys a website can’t take”A website can’t take over Sval’s own shortcuts, even ones you’ve changed. Websites still get copy, paste, cut, undo, select all, find, and save, because web apps like editors handle those themselves. On a Mac, websites also get ⌃Z, so a terminal in a web page can use it. Menus show the shortcut next to each command that has one, including the menus you open by right-clicking a tab, a page, or a text field.
Settings › Keyboard shortcuts
Section titled “Settings › Keyboard shortcuts”- The switch Ctrl+Tab switches to recently used tabs sets the order ⌃Tab (Ctrl+Tab) goes through. It’s on by default, and syncs to your other devices. On a Mac, it reads ⌃Tab.
- The groups list every shortcut: the Launcher, the Workspaces panel, and Favorites, then Firefox’s own groups in Sval’s words.
- Change waits for you to press the new shortcut. Press the new key shows in the field. Escape, Tab, or Cancel stops without a change.
- Clear removes a shortcut, which then reads None.
- Reset puts back Sval’s default. It shows only for a shortcut you’ve changed.
- Reset all shortcuts puts back every default, after you confirm.
- A row with no buttons has a fixed shortcut.
- Your extensions add these shortcuts. lists the shortcuts your extensions add. Change in the extensions page opens the page where you change them.
Changed shortcuts stay on the device you changed them on.
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