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When using ALT+SPACE_BAR the window menu of Google Chrome pops. but I was wondering if the same can be don for showing a tab's menu with Reload, Duplicate, New Tab, Pin Tab, etc. Is there a shortcut for this?

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  • Does Alt+spacebar work for mac? I'd think it's a Windows thing (it works for all Windows) and that it's not chrome specific.
    – Pacerier
    Jun 9, 2015 at 8:25

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There isn't one for the menu I believe, however there are shortcuts for some of the separate actions though.

I suggest you look here: http://www.google.com/support/chrome/bin/static.py?page=guide.cs&guide=25799&topic=28650

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    The "Chrome keyboard shortcuts" you linked to don't include a shortcut for the tab menu.
    – Edward Brey
    Dec 17, 2017 at 11:43
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    This is no longer true! Which is good :) ... see the other answers. (maybe delete the answer? ... it's more of a comment now :) )
    – noelicus
    Jun 6, 2023 at 10:32
  • @noelicus Unfortunately, accepted answers cannot be deleted, even by the author. Feel free to suggest an edit to amend my answer to include that this is no longer true. :)
    – Pylsa
    Aug 18, 2023 at 9:15
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On Windows and (most) Linux distros, you can use a built-in Chrome shortcut:

  1. F6 once to set focus to the omnibar
  2. F6 and again to set focus to the tab*
  3. (optionally Fn+) ≡ to open the tab context menu, assuming your keyboard has a key for it

* The docs describe the shortcut as:

Switch focus to unfocused dialog (if showing) and all toolbars

which suggests you might need to click a couple of times if another browser dialog is open - for instance the camera or notification permission

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    This should be the accepted answer.
    – Matt W
    Jan 26, 2023 at 10:38
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    You can use <shift><F10> for the last step on linux.
    – markling
    Feb 9, 2023 at 15:37
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Shift + F6 + (release F6 while still holding Shift) F10

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  • Thank you! This is quite helpful
    – Wayne Walker
    Jun 8, 2023 at 20:38
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Hitting F6 twice worked for me. I used this to then access the tab's right click menu (Shift+F10) to be able to access the new tab grouping features in Chrome entirely through keyboard shortcuts.

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    You are a keyboard god, thank you. Reaching for the mouse is for suckers. :-) For me, it's: F6 > F6 > dropdown-key (dedicated key on my ergo keyboard, equiv to Shift+F10)
    – moodboom
    Jul 16, 2021 at 14:11
  • In Edge it seems I just have to press F6 once. Pressing twice focuses the omnibar (same as CTRL+L)
    – Vapid
    Aug 19, 2021 at 7:41
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Here's an AutoHotkey script for it. It binds Win+F10 to the active tab's context menu.

Replace 0xffffff with your Chrome theme's active tab color if it isn't white.

#If WinActive("ahk_exe chrome.exe")

#F10::
    WinGetPos, ChromeX, ChromeY, ChromeWidth, ChromeHeight, A
    PixelSearch, ActiveTabX, ActiveTabY, 0, 0, %ChromeWidth%, %ChromeHeight%, 0xffffff, 0, Fast RGB
    
    if (ErrorLevel = 0)
    {
        Click, %ActiveTabX%, %ActiveTabY%, Right
    }
    
    Return

#If
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