Complete Perplexity Comet keyboard shortcuts and commands reference — 15 shortcuts across 2 categories. Quick reference cheat sheet for Windows & Mac.
Comet is Perplexity's browser, built on Chromium with an AI assistant in the sidebar, and its keymap is Chrome's plus a small set for the assistant. The table mixes Alt, Opt and Cmd because Perplexity's own list does — Comet started on macOS — and the notes say which is which. Expect the assistant keys to change; the browser keys will not.
| 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).
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).
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Alt + A opens the assistant sidebar (Opt + A on macOS) with the current page as context, and Opt + S asks it to summarise the page. Opt + Shift + V starts voice mode. Inside the assistant, / opens the shortcuts menu, where /shortcut-name runs a custom shortcut you have defined — a saved prompt applied to the current page or tab set. Shift + Cmd + A searches across open tabs by content, which is the assistant's answer to "which tab had that?".
Comet routes the address bar through Perplexity by default; Shift + Enter after typing a query sends it to Google instead, which is the key to remember when you want ten blue links rather than an answer. The rest of the address bar behaves like Chrome's.
Tabs: Ctrl + T new, Ctrl + W close, Ctrl + Shift + T restore the last closed; Ctrl + Tab steps to the next one and Ctrl + L jumps to the address bar. Ctrl + D bookmarks the page; Shift + Cmd + D saves all open tabs as one bookmark folder. An incognito window (Ctrl + Shift + N) has no assistant.
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