Is there a keyboard shortcut to duplicate a tab in Google Chrome?
I've read through all the replies in the Google Chrome Forum thread, but there's no hope there.
The only hope I get from that page is:
Next update for Chrome should definitely include a duplicate shortcut.
There is not currently a keyboard shortcut to duplicate a tab in Google Chrome (see a list of keyboard shortcuts). However, it looks like Chrome may soon enable support for extensions to duplicate tabs, which means you might soon be able to find a Chrome extension that can duplicate a tab through a keyboard shortcut. Currently, all of the extensions that show up in the store don't preserve history.
Non-keyboard-wise, there are two ways you can duplicate a tab: either middle-click on the refresh button, or right-click on a tab and choose "Duplicate" from the menu:
It can be done as follows:
CTRL + L (Takes the cursor to the address bar)
ALT + ENTER (Opens a new tab with this url)
This looks as a good work around to me..
I referred: http://lifehacker.com/5387881/duplicate-a-google-chrome-tab-with-a-shortcut-key for this solution.
Hope it helps!!!
The Duplicate Tab Shortcut Key extension allows native duplicate tab functionality with a customizable shortcut key.
Using the extension allows you to duplicate a tab with the browser's built in functionality so the history is preserved and the page isn't reloaded.
The tab key is customizable using Chrome's API - the extension doesn't just monitor each tab's DOM for the shortcut key event as some of the other extensions do.
The extension comes with fairly thorough documentation.
Yes and no. It's not a definite "Duplicated Tab". It's a two step process.
Press Command+L to set the focus on the address bar and then press either:
Option+Return to duplicate the tab into a new tab, or
Shift+Return to duplicate the tab into a new window.
Press Ctrl+L to set the focus on the address bar and then press Alt+Enter to duplicate the tab into a new tab.
I wrote a simple script for AutoHotkey. Just paste this into Notepad and save as "scriptname.ahk" then double click it (make sure you have AutoHotkey installed).
!t::
Send {Esc}
MouseGetPos, X, Y
MouseClick, M, 75, 45,,0
MouseMove, X, Y, 0
return
!t is Alt+T, change it to whatever shortcut you need.
If you want it to only work in Chrome, put this line in the very beginning:
#IfWinActive, ahk_class Chrome_WidgetWin_0
On Mac cmd + l to focus on the address bar, from there cmd + Return opens a new tab in background and Shift + Return opens a new window.
The extension Duplicate Tab Shortcut solves the problem (and it's open source).
It includes functionality which I'm sure all tab duplicators would love:
As a bonus, entering the existing Ctrl+Shift+D shortcut here allows you to override 100% useless "bookmark all tabs in window" function.
It can also duplicate tabs in the background:
The address bar select + enter trick on OS X (not a "true duplicate", but close enough for me):
command+L command+enter
Thanks to https://superuser.com/a/310162/127024.
The better solution in Mac OS is adding a keyboard shortcut for applications. There is no need for adding an extension and no two step process
I have used 'control+g' as shortcut for duplicate tab in Chrome, Firefox and Safari.
Reason for using control+g is that this combination is not used anywhere as mac os keyboard shortcut Screem shot from my mac
For MacOS Chrome:
Command+L to select address bar and then Command+enter to duplicate it
My favorite shortcut for duplicating a tab is as follows: alt+D+enter1.
Some other commands/series of commands are as follows:
As you may notice, these commands all put the focus on the omnibox whereupon you use alt+enter to "duplicate" the tab. Unfortunately, however, all of the said commands make use of alt+enter, which is not a true tab duplication command, but rather one which opens the same website in a separate tab (usually does not store current data such as your scroll-position and text typed into text-boxes).
1 If you are the technical type, however, you may want to know that this is actually a mashup of alt+D and alt+enter
2ctrl+L might be interpreted by the computer as a command to insert a link (in a text box).
On MacOS, you can do Cmd + L then Enter. It opens a duplicate tab at the end of tabs.
To open one right next to current one, I haven't found a shortcut key for it. Using mouse, you can do Cmd + click the Refresh button as mentioned above.
Alt+[D,Enter]
(mac: Cmd+[L,Enter] )
Quote from lifehacker:
Just use the Alt+D shortcut key to put the focus into the address bar, and then use Alt+Enter to open that URL in a new tab. The trick is that you don't have to move your thumb off the Alt key—just push down Alt, then hit D and Enter in quick succession to duplicate the current tab in a new tab.
Maybe you can use the Smoothe Mouse Gestures add on to create a shortcut with a mouse gesture.
I read this question yesterday, and have just found a possible solution, that doesn't require a plugin, though it is not a keyboard shortcut as your question asked!
If you middle click (push the scroll wheel down) on the back button this opens a new tab with the same history, admittedly you are one step back in your history, but it is a duplicate.
You can use chrome plugin Shortkeys (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/shortkeys-custom-keyboard/logpjaacgmcbpdkdchjiaagddngobkck)
then add a shortcut liks this:
For Android users, the most obvious solution is to click + for a new tab, then click the RHS dropdown menu, chooseRecent tabs, and click the Show full history entry. The link to the target tab will be located close to the top of the list if the original tab was loaded recently. Select it to "duplicate" the tab.
Edit: Chrome key shortcuts are not a thing on Android, there was a hope the Recent Tabs would have one, but no. This answer might be better off as a comment.
I just click the Location/Address to select the whole thing, Ctrl-C to copy it, Ctrl-T to open a new tab, click in the new Location/Address, Ctrl-V to paste, and Enter to load a copy.
