Complete ChatGPT Atlas keyboard shortcuts and commands reference — 17 shortcuts across 3 categories. Quick reference cheat sheet for Windows & Mac.
Atlas is OpenAI's browser for macOS, a Chromium-based browser with ChatGPT in a sidebar, and its keymap is the standard Mac browser set plus a few keys for the assistant. The table uses Cmd throughout, as Atlas is Mac-only at the time of checking. The ChatGPT keys are the same as the web app's, so they transfer.
| Shortcut | Action | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cmd + Shift + A | Ask ChatGPT sidebar | Toggle the Ask ChatGPT sidebar on any page (Ctrl+Shift+A on Windows). |
| Cmd + / | Shortcut list | Inside ChatGPT, show the full native keyboard shortcut list. |
| Cmd + Shift + O | New chat | Start a new ChatGPT conversation instantly. |
| Cmd + K | Search chats | Open the chat search dialog and jump to a past conversation. |
| Shift + Enter | New line | Add a line break in a prompt without sending. |
| Shortcut | Action | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cmd + T | New tab | Open a new tab with the AI-powered start page. |
| Cmd + N | New window | Open a new Atlas window. |
| Cmd + Shift + N | Incognito window | Open an incognito window - memories and history are off. |
| Cmd + W | Close tab | Close the current tab. |
| Ctrl + Tab | Next tab | Switch to the next tab (Cmd+Option+Right also works). |
| Ctrl + Shift + Tab | Previous tab | Switch to the previous tab (Cmd+Option+Left also works). |
| Cmd + F | Find on page | Search text on the current page. |
| Cmd + Y | History | Open your browsing history. |
| Cmd + Shift + M | Switch profile | Open the profile switcher to change accounts or workspaces. |
| Shortcut | Action | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cmd + Option + I | DevTools | Open or close the developer tools window. |
| Cmd + Option + J | JS console | Jump straight to the JavaScript console. |
| Cmd + Option + C | Inspect element | Open DevTools in element-inspection mode. |
The most essential ChatGPT Atlas shortcuts are: Cmd + Shift + A (Ask ChatGPT sidebar), Cmd + / (Shortcut list), Cmd + Shift + O (New chat).
Most ChatGPT Atlas shortcuts have both variants — Ctrl on Windows/Linux maps to Cmd on macOS. Platform-specific differences are noted in each description on this page.
The ChatGPT Atlas shortcut for ask chatgpt sidebar is Cmd + Shift + A. Toggle the Ask ChatGPT sidebar on any page (Ctrl+Shift+A on Windows).
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Cmd + Shift + A opens the Ask ChatGPT sidebar with the current page as context, and a fresh chat inside it begins with Cmd + Shift + O, exactly as on chatgpt.com. Past chats are searchable with Cmd + K; a multi-line message is written with Shift + Enter between lines. Cmd + / shows the shortcut list for the version you are running, which is the reference to trust as the browser changes.
Cmd + T, Cmd + N and Cmd + Shift + N open a tab, a window and an incognito window; Cmd + W closes a tab. Tab switching is Ctrl + Tab forward and Ctrl + Shift + Tab back — Ctrl rather than Cmd, as in every Mac browser, because Cmd + Tab switches apps. Cmd + F finds on the page, Cmd + Y opens history and Cmd + Shift + M switches browser profile.
Cmd + Option + I opens DevTools, Cmd + Option + J opens it on the JavaScript console and Cmd + Option + C in element-picker mode — the Chromium bindings, unchanged. Extensions from the Chrome Web Store install as in Chrome.
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