Complete Perplexity Comet keyboard shortcuts and commands reference — 15 shortcuts across 2 categories. Quick reference cheat sheet for Windows & Mac.
| Shortcut | Action | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alt + A | Open Assistant | Open the Comet Assistant sidebar on any page (Opt+A on macOS). |
| Opt + Shift + V | Voice mode | Launch voice mode and talk to the Assistant hands-free. |
| Opt + S | Summarize page | Instantly ask the Assistant to summarize the current web page. |
| / | Shortcuts menu | In the Assistant, type / to open the Comet Shortcuts list or create new ones. |
| /shortcut-name | Run custom shortcut | Trigger a saved prompt automation, e.g. /summarize or /dailybrief. |
| Shift + Enter | Google search | From the address bar, search with Google instead of Perplexity. |
| Shift + Cmd + A | Tab search | Open the command-bar style search across your open tabs. |
| Shortcut | Action | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ctrl + T | New tab | Open a new tab (Cmd+T on macOS) - Comet is Chromium-based. |
| Ctrl + W | Close tab | Close the current tab (Cmd+W on macOS). |
| Ctrl + Shift + T | Reopen tab | Restore the most recently closed tab. |
| Ctrl + L | Focus address bar | Jump to the address bar to ask Perplexity or enter a URL. |
| Ctrl + Tab | Next tab | Cycle to the next open tab. |
| Shift + Cmd + D | Bookmark all tabs | Save every open tab into a bookmark folder - great for end-of-day cleanup. |
| Ctrl + D | Bookmark page | Bookmark the current page (Cmd+D on macOS). |
| Ctrl + Shift + N | Incognito window | Open a new incognito window. |
The most essential Perplexity Comet shortcuts are: Alt + A (Open Assistant), Opt + Shift + V (Voice mode), Opt + S (Summarize page). These cover the most frequent actions and can significantly speed up your workflow.
Perplexity Comet has 15 keyboard shortcuts across 2 categories on shortcut-tools.com.
Most Perplexity Comet 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 Perplexity Comet shortcut for open assistant is Alt + A. Open the Comet Assistant sidebar on any page (Opt+A on macOS).
Perplexity Comet includes 8 Tabs & Browsing shortcuts, including Ctrl + T (New tab) and Ctrl + W (Close tab). See the full list in the Tabs & Browsing section above.
Perplexity Comet includes 7 AI Assistant shortcuts, including Alt + A (Open Assistant) and Opt + Shift + V (Voice mode). See the full list in the AI Assistant section above.
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