Keyboard Shortcuts

Ora Browser provides extensive keyboard shortcuts for efficient navigation and control. All shortcuts are customizable through Settings.

Overview

Keyboard shortcuts in Ora Browser use macOS standard modifier keys:

⌘ Command
⌃ Control
⌥ Option
⇧ Shift

You can customize any keyboard shortcut in Settings → Keyboard to match your preferences.

Tab Management

New Tab

⌘T - Open a new tab

Close Tab

⌘W - Close the current tab

Restore Tab

⌘Z - Restore the last closed tab

Reopen Closed Tab

⌘⇧T - Reopen the last closed tab

Shortcut	Action
⌃⇥	Switch to next tab
⌃⇧⇥	Switch to previous tab
⌘1 through ⌘9	Jump to specific tab (1-9)
⌘D	Pin/unpin current tab

Tab Organization

// From KeyboardShortcuts.swift:44-55
static let moveRight = KeyboardShortcutDefinition(
    id: "tabs.moveRight",
    name: "Move Tab Right",
    category: "Tabs",
    defaultChord: KeyChord(keyEquivalent: .rightArrow, modifiers: [.option, .command])
)

static let moveLeft = KeyboardShortcutDefinition(
    id: "tabs.moveLeft",
    name: "Move Tab Left",
    category: "Tabs",
    defaultChord: KeyChord(keyEquivalent: .leftArrow, modifiers: [.option, .command])
)

Shortcut	Action
⌥⌘→	Move tab to the right
⌥⌘←	Move tab to the left

Go Back

Press ⌘[ to navigate to the previous page in history

Go Forward

Press ⌘] to navigate to the next page in history

Reload Page

Press ⌘R to reload the current page

Hard Reload

Press ⌘⇧R to clear cache and reload

Advanced Reload Options

// From OraCommands.swift:116-124
Button("Clear Cache & Reload") {
    NotificationCenter.default.post(name: .clearCacheAndReload, object: NSApp.keyWindow)
}
.keyboardShortcut("r", modifiers: [.command, .shift])

Button("Clear Cookies & Reload") {
    NotificationCenter.default.post(name: .clearCookiesAndReload, object: NSApp.keyWindow)
}
.keyboardShortcut("r", modifiers: [.command, .option, .shift])

Shortcut	Action
⌘R	Standard reload
⌘⇧R	Clear cache and reload
⌘⌥⇧R	Clear cookies and reload

Window Management

New Window

⌘N - Open a new browser window

Private Window

⌘⇧N - Open a new private browsing window

Close Window

⌘⇧W - Close the current window

Fullscreen

⌃⌘F - Toggle fullscreen mode

Address Bar & Search

// From KeyboardShortcuts.swift:193-205
enum Address {
    static let copyURL = KeyboardShortcutDefinition(
        id: "address.copyURL",
        name: "Copy URL",
        category: "Address",
        defaultChord: KeyChord(keyEquivalent: .init("c"), modifiers: [.command, .shift])
    )
    static let focus = KeyboardShortcutDefinition(
        id: "address.focus",
        name: "Focus Address Bar",
        category: "Address",
        defaultChord: KeyChord(keyEquivalent: .init("l"), modifiers: [.command])
    )
}

Shortcut	Action
⌘L	Focus address bar
⌘⇧C	Copy current URL to clipboard

Find in Page

Open Find

Press ⌘F to open the find-in-page interface

Find Next

Press ⌘G to jump to the next match

Find Previous

Press ⌘⇧G to jump to the previous match

// From KeyboardShortcuts.swift:210-228
enum Edit {
    static let find = KeyboardShortcutDefinition(
        id: "edit.find",
        name: "Find",
        category: "Edit",
        defaultChord: KeyChord(keyEquivalent: .init("f"), modifiers: [.command])
    )
    static let findNext = KeyboardShortcutDefinition(
        id: "edit.findNext",
        name: "Find Next",
        category: "Edit",
        defaultChord: KeyChord(keyEquivalent: .init("g"), modifiers: [.command])
    )
    static let findPrevious = KeyboardShortcutDefinition(
        id: "edit.findPrevious",
        name: "Find Previous",
        category: "Edit",
        defaultChord: KeyChord(keyEquivalent: .init("g"), modifiers: [.command, .shift])
    )
}

View Controls

Zoom

Shortcut	Action
⌘+	Zoom in
⌘-	Zoom out
⌘0	Reset zoom to 100%

Interface Elements

// From OraCommands.swift:87-95
Button(isSidebarHidden ? "Show Sidebar" : "Hide Sidebar") {
    NotificationCenter.default.post(name: .toggleSidebar, object: nil)
}
.keyboardShortcut(KeyboardShortcuts.App.toggleSidebar.keyboardShortcut)

Button(isToolbarHidden ? "Show Toolbar" : "Hide Toolbar") {
    NotificationCenter.default.post(name: .toggleToolbar, object: NSApp.keyWindow)
}
.keyboardShortcut(KeyboardShortcuts.App.toggleToolbar.keyboardShortcut)

Shortcut	Action
⌘S	Toggle sidebar visibility
⌘⇧D	Toggle toolbar visibility

History

Shortcut	Action
⌘Y	Show browsing history

Developer Tools

Toggle DevTools

⌘⌥I - Open or close Developer Tools

Hard Reload

⌘⇧R - Reload ignoring cache

// From KeyboardShortcuts.swift:267-280
enum Developer {
    static let toggleDevTools = KeyboardShortcutDefinition(
        id: "developer.toggleDevTools",
        name: "Toggle DevTools",
        category: "Developer",
        defaultChord: KeyChord(keyEquivalent: .init("i"), modifiers: [.command, .option])
    )
    static let reloadIgnoringCache = KeyboardShortcutDefinition(
        id: "developer.reloadIgnoringCache",
        name: "Reload (Ignoring Cache)",
        category: "Developer",
        defaultChord: KeyChord(keyEquivalent: .init("r"), modifiers: [.command, .shift])
    )
}

Application Controls

Shortcut	Action
⌘,	Open Preferences/Settings
⌘H	Hide Ora Browser
⌘Q	Quit Ora Browser

Customizing Shortcuts

Open Settings

Press ⌘, or go to Ora Browser → Settings

Navigate to Keyboard

Select the Keyboard section in Settings

Choose Shortcut

Click on any shortcut you want to customize

Record New Shortcut

Press your desired key combination to record the new shortcut

Save Changes

The shortcut is automatically saved and takes effect immediately

Shortcuts are stored per-user and persist across app launches. You can reset any shortcut to its default value at any time.