50 Best Keyboard Shortcuts to Use in Opera & Opera GX

There are several already assigned keyboard shortcuts to tweak

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In this guide, we will give you 50 keyboard shortcuts for the Opera browser to make your browsing experience much smoother and easier.

The list will include both the common set and unique keyboard shortcuts exclusive to the Opera browser. Let’s get right into it.

What are the best Opera keyboard shortcuts?

Here’s a quick look at the best Opera & Opera GX keyboard shortcuts & what they do:

Opera-specific keyboard shortcuts

Basic shortcutsKeyboard shortcuts
Add to bookmarksCtrl+D
Add to Speed DialCtrl+B
BackCtrl+Left
Alt+Left
Print without previewCtrl+Shift+P
Show sidebarS
Clear browsing dataCtrl+Shift+Del
Close all duplicate tabsAlt+Del
Close tabCtrl+W
Ctrl+F4
Close windowCtrl+Shift+W
Alt+F4
Cycle forward through tabsCtrl+Tab
Cycle backward through tabsCtrl+Shift+Tab
Developer toolsCtrl+Shift+I
Focus address barAlt+D
Ctrl+E
Ctrl+L
Toggle full screenF11
ExtensionsCtrl+Shift+E
Speed DialAlt+Home
New tabCtrl+N
New private windowCtrl+Shift+N
Open SettingsAlt+P
Ctrl+F12
Go to the parent directoryCtrl+Backspace
Reload without the cacheShift+F5
Ctrl+F5
Remove highlighted suggestionShift+Del
Reopen the last closed tab or windowCtrl+Shift+T
Reset zoom to 100%Ctrl+0
Ctrl+Num 0
Save pageCtrl+S
Save page as a PDFCtrl+/
Manage bookmarksCtrl+Shift+B
DownloadsCtrl+Shift+7
Ctrl+J
SnapshotCtrl+Shift+5
Show task managerShift+Esc
Force dark pageShift+D
View page sourceCtrl+U
Zoom inCtrl+Num Plus
Shift+=
Ctrl+=
Ctrl+Shift+=
Zoom outCtrl+Num -
Ctrl+-
Open Facebook Messenger in sidebarF
Open Instagram in sidebarI
Open WhatsApp in sidebarW
Open My Flow in sidebarM
Open Player in sidebarP
Zoom in or outCtrl + Mousewheel
Scroll downSpacebar
Closes tabs if clicked on a tab, opens links in a new tab, scrollMousewheel Press
Scroll upShift+ Spacebar
Scroll down/upPage Down / Up
HistoryCtrl+H
Toggle sidebar’s recently used messengerCtrl+Shift+M
View page sourceCtrl+U
Toggle mute tabT
Save tab to pinboardR
Switch to the last tabL
Reload all tabsA

Additionally, besides the standard shortcuts, you can also create your own or change the presets. Here’s how:

How to manage and create your own Opera shortcuts

  1. Launch Opera.
  2. Click on the Opera logo and select Settings.
  3. In the Search settings bar, type Configure shortcuts.
  4. Open Configure shortcuts option.
  5. Here you will see all the keyboard shortcuts.
  6. You can move the cursor onto the keyboard shortcut and click on the Type a shortcut button to add a new keyboard shortcut to the function.
  7. Also, you can hover over the already assigned keyboard shortcut, delete it, and set a new shortcut altogether.

Besides the shortcuts, if you like a smooth workflow, check out the mouse gestures options below:

What are the Opera mouse gestures?

Below are all the Opera mouse gestures that you will be able to perform once you enable the mouse gesture option.

ActionGesture
Go back one pageLeft gesture (Move left)
Go forward one page
Right gesture (Move Right)
Open a new tabDown gesture (Move down)
Reload the pageUp down gesture (Move up, then down)
Close current tabDown right gesture (Move down, then right)
Open a link in a background tabDown up gesture (Move down, then up)
Open a link in a new tabDown gesture (Move down)
Open a link in a new windowShift + Down gesture (Move down, holding shift)

How to enable Opera mouse gestures

  1. Open the Opera browser.
  2. Click on the Opera logo at the top left.
  3. Select Settings.
  4. Select Basic from the left pane.
  5. Scroll down and under Shortcuts section, toggle on Enable mouse gestures option.

Additionally, there is one more feature that you can use with your mouse in the Opera browser called Rocker Gestures.

This enables you to navigate forward and backward through pages by clicking the right or left mouse buttons.

Though it can be a bit difficult to use, but when mastered, it makes it fun and easy to cycle forward and backward through pages.

Here’s how you can enable Opera Rocker Gestures:

  1. Launch Opera.
  2. Click on the Opera logo and select Settings.
  3. Select Browser from the left pane.
  4. Toggle on the Enable rocker gestures option.

That is it from us in this guide. We hope that you found it helpful. All these shortcuts are incredibly useful and you can use them to zoom in and out in Opera and more, so don’t hesitate to use them.

Keyboard shortcuts can also help if Opera is open but not visible, so make sure you learn them.

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Sagar is a web developer and technology journalist. Currently associated with WindowsReport and SamMobile. When not writing, he is either at the gym sweating it out or playing country music on his guitar. He is an avid traveler and has been to 15 countries, going to more places soon. TRAVEL and WORK is his mantra for a peaceful life.

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