Keyboard shortcuts

This page lists all keyboard shortcuts used by the developer tools built into Firefox.

The first section lists the shortcut for opening each tool and the second section lists shortcuts that are applicable to the Toolbox itself. After that there's one section for each tool, which lists the shortcuts that you can use within that tool.

Because access keys are locale-dependent, they're not documented in this page.

Opening and closing tools

These shortcuts work in the main browser window to open the specified tool. For tools that are hosted in the Toolbox, they work to close the tool if it is active. For tools like the Browser Console that open in a new window, you have to close the window to close the tool.

Command Windows OS X Linux
Open Toolbox (with the most recent tool activated) Ctrl + Shift + I Cmd + Opt + I Ctrl + Shift + I
Bring Toolbox to foreground (if the Toolbox is in a separate window and not in foreground) Ctrl + Shift + I or F12 Cmd + Opt + I or F12 Ctrl + Shift + I or F12
Close Toolbox (if the Toolbox is in a separate window and in foreground) Ctrl + Shift + I or F12 Cmd + Opt + I or F12 Ctrl + Shift + I or F12
Open Web Console 1 Ctrl + Shift + K Cmd + Opt + K Ctrl + Shift + K
Toggle Inspector Ctrl + Shift + I Cmd + Opt + I Ctrl + Shift + I
Open Debugger Ctrl + Shift + S Cmd + Opt + S Ctrl + Shift + S
Open Style Editor Shift + F7 Shift + F7 1 Shift + F7
Open Profiler Shift + F5 Shift + F5 1 Shift + F5
Open Network Monitor 2 Ctrl + Shift + E Cmd + Opt + E Ctrl + Shift + E
Toggle Developer Toolbar Shift + F2 Shift + F2 1 Shift + F2
Toggle Responsive Design View Ctrl + Shift + M Cmd + Opt + M Ctrl + Shift + M
Open Browser Console 3 Ctrl + Shift + J Cmd + Shift + J Ctrl + Shift + J
Open Browser Toolbox Ctrl + Alt + Shift + I Cmd + Opt + Shift + I Ctrl + Alt + Shift + I
Open Scratchpad Shift + F4 Shift + F4 Shift + F4
Open WebIDE Shift + F8 Shift + F8 Shift + F8
Storage Inspector 4 Shift + F9 Shift + F9 Shift + F9

1. Unlike the other toolbox-hosted tools, this shortcut does not also close the Web Console. Instead, it focuses on the Web Console's command line. To close the Web Console, use the global toolbox shortcut of Ctrl + Shift + I (Cmd + Opt + I on a Mac).

2. Before Firefox 55, the keyboard shortcut was Ctrl + Shift + Q (Cmd + Opt + Q on a Mac).

3. Until Firefox 38, when the Browser Console is hidden by a normal Firefox window, the same key combination closes the Browser Console. From Firefox 38 onwards, if the Browser Console is hidden by a normal Firefox window, this key combination brings the Browser Console back on top and focuses on it.

4. The tool is disabled by default, so the shortcut would not work until it is enabled from the Settings Panel

Toolbox

These shortcuts work whenever the toolbox is open, no matter which tool is active.

Command Windows OS X Linux
Cycle through tools left to right Ctrl + ] Cmd + ] Ctrl + ]
Cycle through tools right to left Ctrl + [ Cmd + [ Ctrl + [

Toggle between active tool and settings

Ctrl + Shift + O Cmd + Shift + O Ctrl + Shift + O
Toggle between active tool and settings (new in Firefox 43) F1 F1 F1

Toggle toolbox between the last 2 docking modes (new in Firefox 41)

Ctrl + Shift + D Cmd + Shift + D Ctrl + Shift + D
Toggle split console (except if console is the currently selected tool) Esc Esc Esc

These shortcuts work in all tools that are hosted in the toolbox.

Command Windows OS X Linux
Increase font size Ctrl + + Cmd + + Ctrl + +
Decrease font size Ctrl + - Cmd + - Ctrl + -
Reset font size Ctrl + 0 Cmd + 0 Ctrl + 0

Source editor

This table lists the default shortcuts for the source editor.

In the Editor Preferences section of the developer tools settings, you can choose to use Vim, Emacs, or Sublime Text key bindings instead.

To select these, visit about:config, select the setting devtools.editor.keymap, and assign "vim" or "emacs", or "sublime" to that setting. If you do this, the selected bindings will be used for all the developer tools that use the source editor. You need to reopen the editor for the change to take effect.

From Firefox 33 onwards, the key binding preference is exposed in the Editor Preferences section of the developer tools settings, and you can set it there instead of about:config.

Command Windows OS X Linux
Go to line Ctrl + J Cmd + J Ctrl + J
Find in file Ctrl + F Cmd + F Ctrl + F
Find again Ctrl + G Cmd + G Ctrl + G
Select all Ctrl + A Cmd + A Ctrl + A
Cut Ctrl + X Cmd + X Ctrl + X
Copy Ctrl + C Cmd + C Ctrl + C
Paste Ctrl + V Cmd + V Ctrl + V
Undo Ctrl + Z Cmd + Z Ctrl + Z
Redo Ctrl + Shift + Z / Ctrl + Y Cmd + Shift + Z / Cmd + Y Ctrl + Shift + Z / Ctrl + Y
Indent Tab Tab Tab
Unindent Shift + Tab Shift + Tab Shift + Tab
Move line(s) up Alt + Up Alt + Up Alt + Up
Move line(s) down Alt + Down Alt + Down Alt + Down
Comment/uncomment line(s) Ctrl + / Cmd + / Ctrl + /

Page Inspector

Command Windows OS X Linux
Inspect Element Ctrl + Shift + C Cmd + Opt + C Ctrl + Shift + C

Node picker

These shortcuts work while the node picker is active.

Command Windows OS X Linux
Select the element under the mouse and cancel picker mode Click Click Click
Select the element under the mouse and stay in picker mode (new in Firefox 52) Shift+Click Shift+Click Shift+Click

HTML pane

These shortcuts work while you're in the Inspector's HTML pane.

Command Windows OS X Linux
Delete the selected node Delete Delete Delete
Undo delete of a node Ctrl + Z Cmd + Z Ctrl + Z
Redo delete of a node Ctrl + Shift + Z / Ctrl + Y Cmd + Shift + Z / Cmd + Y Ctrl + Shift + Z / Ctrl + Y
Move to next node (expanded nodes only) Down arrow Down arrow Down arrow
Move to previous node Up arrow Up arrow Up arrow
Expand currently selected node Right arrow Right arrow Right arrow
Collapse currently selected node Right arrow Right arrow Right arrow
Step forward through the attributes of a node Tab Tab Tab
Step backward through the attributes of a node Shift + Tab Shift + Tab Shift + Tab
Start editing the selected attribute Enter Return Enter
Hide/show the selected node H H H
Focus on the search box in the HTML pane Ctrl + F Cmd + F Ctrl + F
Edit as HTML F2 F2 F2
Stop editing HTML F2 / Ctrl +Enter F2 / Ctrl + Return F2 / Ctrl + Enter
Copy the selected node's outer HTML (new in Firefox 42) Ctrl + C Cmd + C Ctrl + C
Scroll the selected node into view (new in Firefox 44) S S S
Find the next match in the markup, when searching is active Enter Return Enter
Find the previous match in the markup, when searching is active (new in Firefox 48) Shift + Enter Shift + Return Shift + Enter

These shortcuts work when the breadcrumbs bar is focused.

Command Windows OS X Linux
Move to the previous element in the breadcrumbs bar  Left arrow Left arrow Left arrow
Move to the next element in the breadcrumbs bar  Right arrow Right arrow Right arrow
Focus the HTML pane Shift + Tab Shift + Tab Shift + Tab
Focus the CSS pane Tab Tab Tab

CSS pane

These shortcuts work when you're in the Inspector's CSS pane.

Command Windows OS X Linux
Focus on the search box in the CSS pane Ctrl + F Cmd + F Ctrl + F
Clear search box content (only when the search box is focused, and content has been entered) Esc Esc Esc
Step forward through properties and values Tab Tab Tab
Step backward through properties and values Shift + Tab Shift + Tab Shift + Tab
Start editing property or value (Rules view only, when a property or value is selected, but not already being edited) Enter or Space Return or Space Enter or Space
Cycle up and down through auto-complete suggestions (Rules view only, when a property or value is being edited) Up arrow , Down arrow Up arrow , Down arrow Up arrow , Down arrow
Choose current auto-complete suggestion (Rules view only, when a property or value is being edited) Enter or Tab Return or Tab Enter or Tab
Increment selected value by 1 Up arrow Up arrow Up arrow
Decrement selected value by 1 Down arrow Down arrow Down arrow
Increment selected value by 100 Shift + Page Up Shift + Page Up Shift + Page Up
Decrement selected value by 100 Shift + Page Down Shift + Page Down Shift + Page Down
Increment selected value by 10 Shift + Up arrow Shift + Up arrow Shift + Up arrow
Decrement selected value by 10 Shift + Down arrow Shift + Down arrow Shift + Down arrow
Increment selected value by 0.1 Alt + Up arrow Opt + Up arrow Alt + Up arrow
Decrement selected value by 0.1 Alt + Down arrow Opt + Down arrow Alt + Down arrow
Show/hide more information about current property (Computed view only, when a property is selected, new in Firefox 49) Enter or Space Return or Space Enter or Space
Open MDN reference page about current property (Computed view only, when a property is selected, new in Firefox 49) F1 F1 F1
Open current CSS file in Style Editor (Computed view only, when more information is shown for a property and a CSS file reference is focused, new in Firefox 49) Enter Return Enter

Debugger

Command Windows OS X Linux
Open the Debugger Ctrl + Shift + S Cmd + Opt + S Ctrl + Shift + S
Search for a string in the current file Ctrl + F Cmd + F Ctrl + F
Find next in the current file Ctrl + G Cmd + G Ctrl + G
Search for scripts by name Ctrl + P Cmd + P Ctrl + P
Resume execution when at a breakpoint F8 F8 1 F8
Step over F10 F10 1 F10
Step into F11 F11 1 F11
Step out Shift + F11 Shift + F11 1 Shift + F11

1. By default, on some Macs, the function key is remapped to use a special feature: for example, to change the screen brightness or the volume. See this guide to using these keys as standard function keys. To use a remapped key as a standard function key, hold the Function key down as well (so to open the Profiler, use Shift + Function + F5).

Debugger (Before Firefox 52)

Command Windows OS X Linux
Open the Debugger Ctrl + Shift + S Cmd + Opt + S Ctrl + Shift + S
Search in the current source using the script filter Ctrl + F Cmd + F Ctrl + F
Find next in the current source Enter / Up arrow Return / Up arrow Enter / Up arrow
Find previous in the current source Shift + Enter / Down arrow Shift + Return / Down arrow Shift + Enter / Down arrow
Search in all sources using the script filter Ctrl + Alt + F Cmd + Opt + F Ctrl + Alt + F
Search for scripts by name Ctrl + P / Ctrl + O Cmd + P / Ctrl + O Ctrl + P / Ctrl + O
Search for function definitions Ctrl + D Cmd + D Ctrl + D
Filter variables when execution is paused Ctrl + Alt + V Cmd + Opt + V Ctrl + Alt + V
Resume execution when at a breakpoint F8 F8 1 F8
Step over F10 F10 1 F10
Step into F11 F11 1 F11
Step out Shift + F11 Shift + F11 1 Shift + F11
Toggle breakpoint on the currently selected line Ctrl + B Cmd + B Ctrl + B
Toggle conditional breakpoint on the currently selected line Ctrl + Shift + B Cmd + Shift + B Ctrl + Shift + B
Add selected text to Watch expressions Ctrl + Shift + E Cmd + Shift + E Ctrl + Shift + E
Go to line using the script filter Ctrl + L Cmd + L Ctrl + L
Search using the script filter Ctrl + O Cmd + O Ctrl + O
In the source pane, jump to a function definition (new in Firefox 44) Ctrl + click Cmd + click Ctrl + click

1. By default, on some Macs, the function key is remapped to use a special feature: for example, to change the screen brightness or the volume. See this guide to using these keys as standard function keys. To use a remapped key as a standard function key, hold the Function key down as well (so to open the Profiler, use Shift + Function + F5).

Web Console

Command Windows OS X Linux
Open the Web Console Ctrl + Shift + K Cmd + Opt + K Ctrl + Shift + K
Search in the message display pane Ctrl + F Cmd + F Ctrl + F
Clear the object inspector pane Esc Esc Esc
Focus on the command line Ctrl + Shift + K Cmd + Opt + K Ctrl + Shift + K
Clear output

Ctrl + L

From Firefox 44:

Ctrl + Shift + L

Ctrl + L

Ctrl + L

From Firefox 44:

Ctrl + Shift + L

Command line interpreter

These shortcuts apply when you're in the command line interpreter.

Command Windows OS X Linux
Scroll to start of console output (only if the command line is empty) Home Home Home
Scroll to end of console output (only if the command line is empty) End End End
Page up through console output Page up Page up Page up
Page down through console output Page down Page down Page down
Go backward through command history Up arrow Up arrow Up arrow
Go forward through command history Down arrow Down arrow Down arrow
Move to the beginning of the line Home Ctrl + A Ctrl + A
Move to the end of the line End Ctrl + E Ctrl + E
Execute the current expression Enter Return Enter
Add a new line, for entering multiline expressions Shift + Enter Shift + Return Shift + Enter

Autocomplete popup

These shortcuts apply while the autocomplete popup is open:

Command Windows OS X Linux
Choose the current autocomplete suggestion Tab Tab Tab
Cancel the autocomplete popup Esc Esc Esc
Move to the previous autocomplete suggestion Up arrow Up arrow Up arrow
Move to the next autocomplete suggestion Down arrow Down arrow Down arrow
Page up through autocomplete suggestions Page up Page up Page up
Page down through autocomplete suggestions Page down Page down Page down
Scroll to start of autocomplete suggestions Home Home Home
Scroll to end of autocomplete suggestions End End End

Style Editor

Command Windows OS X Linux
Open the Style Editor Shift + F7 Shift + F7 Shift + F7
Open autocomplete popup Ctrl + Space Cmd + Space Ctrl + Space

Scratchpad

Command Windows OS X Linux
Open the Scratchpad Shift + F4 Shift + F4 Shift + F4
Run Scratchpad code Ctrl + R Cmd + R Ctrl + R
Run Scratchpad code, display the result in the object inspector Ctrl + I Cmd + I Ctrl + I
Run Scratchpad code, insert the result as a comment Ctrl + L Cmd + L Ctrl + L
Re-evaluate current function Ctrl + E Cmd + E Ctrl + E
Reload the current page, then run Scratchpad code Ctrl + Shift + R Cmd + Shift + R Ctrl + Shift + R
Save the pad Ctrl + S Cmd + S Ctrl + S
Open an existing pad Ctrl + O Cmd + O Ctrl + O
Create a new pad Ctrl + N Cmd + N Ctrl + N
Close Scratchpad Ctrl + W Cmd + W Ctrl + W
Pretty print the code in Scratchpad Ctrl + P Cmd + P Ctrl + P
Show autocomplete suggestions Ctrl + Space Ctrl + Space Ctrl + Space
Show inline documentation Ctrl + Shift + Space Ctrl + Shift + Space Ctrl + Shift + Space

Eyedropper

Command Windows OS X Linux
Select the current color Enter Return Enter
Dismiss the Eyedropper Esc Esc Esc
Move by 1 pixel Arrow keys Arrow keys Arrow keys
Move by 10 pixels Shift + arrow keys Shift + arrow keys Shift + arrow keys

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