Use mouse shortcuts to perform common tasks in Firefox
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This is a list of mouse shortcuts in Mozilla Firefox. The shortcuts only work if they are not used by the desktop environment or window manager.
See also: Keyboard shortcuts.
Command | Shortcut |
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Back | Alt + Scroll downoption + Scroll down |
Forward | Alt + Scroll upoption + Scroll up |
Zoom In | Ctrlcontrol + Scroll up |
Zoom Out | Ctrlcontrol + Scroll down |
Close Tab | Middle-click on Tab |
Open Link in new Tab | Middle-click on Link |
New Tab | Middle-click on Tab Bar |
Open Link in New Background Tab* | Ctrlcommand + Left-click Link Middle-click Link |
Open Link in New Foreground Tab* | Ctrl + Shiftcommand + shift + Left-click Link Shiftshift + Middle-click Link |
Open Link or Bookmark in New Window | Shiftshift + Left-click Link or Bookmark (not in Library) |
Reload (override cache) | Shiftshift + Reload button |
Open Bookmark in New Foreground Tab | Ctrlcommand + Left-click Bookmark (not in Library) Middle-click Bookmark |
Open Bookmark in New Background Tab | Ctrl + Shiftcommand + shift + Left-click Bookmark (not in Library) Shiftshift + Middle-click Bookmark |
Duplicate Current Tab in New Foreground Tab | Middle-click on Reload button Ctrlcommand + Click on Reload button |
Duplicate Current Tab in New Background Tab | Shiftshift + Middle-click on Reload button Ctrl + Shiftcommand + shift + Click on Reload button |
Duplicate Tab or Bookmark | Ctrloption + Drag tab or bookmark |
Save Link | Altoption + Left-Click on Link1 Windows-Key + Alt + Left-Click on Link1 1) when browser.altClickSave is set to true (as in the Configuration Editor), which is not the default. Drag link to Downloads button |
Scroll down or up one Page | Click the lower or upper light part of the vertical scrollbarRight-Click the lower or upper light part of the vertical scrollbar |
Scroll Right | Shift + Turn mouse wheel down |
Scroll Left | Shift + Turn mouse wheel up |
Start Autoscroll Mode (if enabled in the OptionsPreferences) | Middle-click on page |
Scroll in Autoscroll Mode | Move mouse |
Stop Autoscroll Mode | Click Middle-click Turn mouse wheel |
Move Tab | Drag Tab to desired position on tab bar (also between windows) |
Move Tab to New Window | Drag Tab to Address Bar or Page |
Create Bookmark for Tab, Link or Selected URL | Drag Tab, Link or Selected URL to Bookmarks Toolbar or Sidebar |
Open All Bookmarks of a Folder in New Tabs or a New Window (except those in subfolders) | New Tabs (first bookmark is opened in foreground tab): Middle-click the bookmark folder Ctrlcommand + Click the bookmark folder New Background Tabs: New Window: |
Go Back or Forward but in a New Foreground Tab | Middle-click the corresponding button Ctrl + Click the corresponding button |
Go Back or Forward but in a New Background Tab | Shift + Middle-click the corresponding button Ctrl + Shiftcommand + shift + Click the corresponding button |
Open the Home Page in a New Foreground Tab | Middle-Click Home Page Button Ctrlcommand + Click Home Page Button |
Go Back, Forward or to the Home Page but in a New Window | Shift + Click the corresponding button |
Open New Foreground Tab to the Right of Current Tab | Middle-Click New-Tab Button Ctrlcommand + Click New-Tab Button |
Open New Background Tab to the Right of Current Tab | Shift + Middle-Click New-Tab Button Ctrl + Shiftcommand + shift + Click New-Tab Button |
Open New Tab in New Window | Shift + Click New-Tab Button |
Open Bookmark, Link or Selected URL in an Existing Tab | Drag Bookmark, Link or Selected URL to Tab |
Open Bookmark, Link or Selected URL in a New Background Tab beside an Existing Tab* | Drag Bookmark, Link or Selected URL beside Existing Tab |
Open Bookmark, Link or Selected URL in a New Foreground Tab beside an Existing Tab* | Shift + Drag Bookmark, Link or Selected URL beside Existing Tab |
Search the Web for Selected Text (not a URL) with the Default Search Engine in an Existing Tab, New Background Tab* or New Foreground Tab* | Existing Tab: Drag Selected Text to Tab New Background Tab*: New Foreground Tab*: |
Add Existing Tag to Bookmark | Drag Bookmark to Tag in Library |
Focus the Page | Click the page or the dark part of a scrollbar |
Select Text |
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Select a Word | Double-Click the Word |
Select a Paragraph | Triple-Click the Paragraph |
Scroll the Tab Bar (when it cannot show all tabs) |
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Scroll the Tab Bar by one page (when it cannot show all tabs) | Double-Click the left or right arrow button on the tab bar |
Scroll to Beginning or End of Tab Bar (when it cannot show all tabs) | Triple-Click the left or right arrow button on the tab bar |
Set Tab, Bookmark, Link or Selected URL as New Home Page | Drag Tab, Bookmark, Link or Selected URL to Home Page Button |
Set All Bookmarks of a Folder (except those in subfolders) as New Home Pages | Drag Bookmark Folder to Home Page Button |
Set Selected Tabs as New Home Pages | Drag Selected Tabs to Home Page Button |
* These Open Foreground and Background Tab shortcuts will be switched if the setting When you open a link in a new tab, switch to it immediately is enabled in the General settings panel.
Selection of Multiple Tabs
Command | Shortcut |
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Select a tab. Deselect all other tabs. | Click the tab |
Select or deselect a tab. The other tabs stay selected or deselected. | Ctrlcommand + Click the tab |
Select a tab and the most recently clicked or Ctrlcommand-clicked selected tab and all tabs inbetween. Deselect all other tabs. | Shiftshift + Click the tab |
Like above but the other tabs stay selected or deselected. | Ctrl + Shiftcommand + shift + Click the tab |