ChatGPT Keyboard Shortcuts (Windows Desktop)
ChatGPT · Desktop app (as of the verification date)
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Use this guide when you want to start a chat, move between chats or tabs, or find a passage in the open conversation without reaching for the mouse. It brings together ChatGPT’s default Windows shortcuts and selected Windows commands for working with apps, files, and settings. Windows 11 is the target environment chosen for this guide. The recorded review covers the desktop app current as of October 20, 2026, with bindings checked against official documentation rather than tested on a device. Extra Shift presses for symbols and numeric keypad alternatives are omitted. If you have customized a binding, review it in ［Settings］ › ［Keyboard Shortcuts］ before relying on the default keys.
This guide covers the ChatGPT desktop app. The web and mobile apps are outside its scope. Default bindings were checked against official documentation; customized bindings and features that have not been verified may use different keys.
ChatGPT-specific entries use the Windows section of the official documentation as of October 20, 2026 as source evidence for the current app on Windows 11. These are documentation checks, not tests performed by pressing keys on a device.
If you have changed the default keys, check your current bindings in [Settings] › [Keyboard Shortcuts]. You can search by command name or enter a key combination in keystroke search.
[Search chats], which searches across past chats, has no default shortcut. Assign one in [Settings] › [Keyboard Shortcuts]. It searches a different scope from finding text within the current chat.
You can change the keys used to send prompts in [Settings] › [General]. Settings can use Enter alone or a modifier key with Enter, so check your own setting when composing a prompt.
Keys are shown by their logical names. The same symbol may occupy different positions on JIS and US layouts. This guide does not include additional Shift presses for symbols or numeric keypad alternatives.
To close the ChatGPT window, use Alt+F4, listed among the shared operating system commands.
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Getting startedChatGPTWhen the ChatGPT desktop app is in the foreground
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Create a chat and find the commands or key bindings you need.
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Official page ↗New chat Ctrl + N or Ctrl + Shift + O
Source checked：Windows 11・Desktop app (as of the verification date)（2026-10-20） — The default keys and corresponding actions were checked against the Windows section of OpenAI’s official documentation. This is a documentation check, not a device test.
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Official page ↗New temporary chat (ChatGPT only) Ctrl + Shift + N
Source checked：Windows 11・Desktop app (as of the verification date)（2026-10-20） — The default keys and corresponding actions were checked against the Windows section of OpenAI’s official documentation. This is a documentation check, not a device test.
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Official page ↗Open keyboard shortcuts Ctrl + /
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Official page ↗Open settings Ctrl + ,
Source checked：Windows 11・Desktop app (as of the verification date)（2026-10-20） — The default keys and corresponding actions were checked against the Windows section of OpenAI’s official documentation. This is a documentation check, not a device test.
ChatsChatGPTWhen the ChatGPT desktop app is in the foreground
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Move between chats and organize conversations with names, pins, and unread indicators.
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Official page ↗Quick chat (ChatGPT only) Ctrl + Alt + N
Source checked：Windows 11・Desktop app (as of the verification date)（2026-10-20） — The default keys and corresponding actions were checked against the Windows section of OpenAI’s official documentation. This is a documentation check, not a device test.
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Official page ↗Previous chat or tab Ctrl + Shift + Tab
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Official page ↗Next chat or tab Ctrl + Tab
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Official page ↗Rename chat Ctrl + Alt + R
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Official page ↗Pin or unpin chat Ctrl + Alt + P
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Official page ↗Mark chat as unread Ctrl + Shift + U
Source checked：Windows 11・Desktop app (as of the verification date)（2026-10-20） — The default keys and corresponding actions were checked against the Windows section of OpenAI’s official documentation. This is a documentation check, not a device test.
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Official page ↗Copy chat deep link Ctrl + Alt + L
Source checked：Windows 11・Desktop app (as of the verification date)（2026-10-20） — The default keys and corresponding actions were checked against the Windows section of OpenAI’s official documentation. This is a documentation check, not a device test.
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Official page ↗Archive chat Ctrl + Shift + A
Source checked：Windows 11・Desktop app (as of the verification date)（2026-10-20） — The default keys and corresponding actions were checked against the Windows section of OpenAI’s official documentation. This is a documentation check, not a device test.
Text within a chatChatGPTWhen a chat is open in the ChatGPT desktop app
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Find the text you want to revisit within the open chat.
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Official page ↗Find in chat Ctrl + F
Source checked：Windows 11・Desktop app (as of the verification date)（2026-10-20） — The default keys and corresponding actions were checked against the Windows section of OpenAI’s official documentation. This is a documentation check, not a device test.
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Official page ↗Find next match Ctrl + G
Source checked：Windows 11・Desktop app (as of the verification date)（2026-10-20） — The default keys and corresponding actions were checked against the Windows section of OpenAI’s official documentation. This is a documentation check, not a device test.
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Official page ↗Find previous match Shift + F3
Source checked：Windows 11・Desktop app (as of the verification date)（2026-10-20） — The default keys and corresponding actions were checked against the Windows section of OpenAI’s official documentation. This is a documentation check, not a device test.
Composer and modelsChatGPTWhen the ChatGPT desktop app is in the foreground
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Choose a model for your question and restore the previous prompt to an empty composer.
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Official page ↗Open model picker Ctrl + Shift + M
Source checked：Windows 11・Desktop app (as of the verification date)（2026-10-20） — The default keys and corresponding actions were checked against the Windows section of OpenAI’s official documentation. This is a documentation check, not a device test.
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Official page ↗Open recent models Alt + M
Source checked：Windows 11・Desktop app (as of the verification date)（2026-10-20） — The default keys and corresponding actions were checked against the Windows section of OpenAI’s official documentation. This is a documentation check, not a device test.
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Official page ↗Restore previous composer prompt (When the composer is empty) ↑
Source checked：Windows 11・Desktop app (as of the verification date)（2026-10-20） — The default keys and corresponding actions were checked against the Windows section of OpenAI’s official documentation. This is a documentation check, not a device test.
Apps and the screenOperating system
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Find apps through [Start] or search, switch between open windows, and close them. This section also covers locking the screen when you step away.
Official source
Official page ↗Windows key+S Open search.
Source checked：Windows 11（2026-10-20） — Checked against the Windows 11 section of Microsoft’s official documentation. This is not a hardware test.
No check is recorded for the selected environment.
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Official page ↗Windows key+T Cycle through apps in the taskbar.
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Official page ↗Windows key+Tab Open Task View.
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Official page ↗Alt+Tab Switch between open windows.
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Official page ↗Alt+F4 Close the active window. If no windows are open, prompt to shutdown.
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Official page ↗Windows key+R Open the Run dialog box.
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Official page ↗Windows key+L Lock the computer.
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FilesOperating system
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Manage files and navigate folders in File Explorer, and open the parent folder in Open and Save dialogs. Conditions on individual items identify File Explorer-only commands.
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Official page ↗Windows key+E Open File Explorer.
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Official page ↗Alt+D Select the address bar.
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Official page ↗Alt+Up arrow Move up a level in the folder path.
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Official page ↗Alt+Left arrow Backspace Navigate to the previous folder.
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Official page ↗Alt+Right arrow View the next folder.
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Official page ↗Ctrl+E Ctrl+F Select the search box.
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Official page ↗Ctrl+Shift+N Create a new folder.
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Official page ↗F2 Rename the selected item.
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Official page ↗Alt+Enter Display properties for the selected item.
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Official page ↗Delete Delete the selected item and move it to the Recycle Bin.
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Official page ↗Backspace Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box.
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Settings and permissionsOperating system
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Open [Settings] to find a setting. For app permissions, go to [Settings] › [Privacy & security], then choose the feature you want to check under [App permissions]. The permissions you can control in privacy settings depend on the app.
Official source
Official page ↗Windows key+I Open Settings.
Source checked：Windows 11（2026-10-20） — Checked against the Windows 11 section of Microsoft’s official documentation. This is not a hardware test.
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Official page ↗Windows key+U Open the Settings app to the Accessibility section.
Source checked：Windows 11（2026-10-20） — Checked against the Windows 11 section of Microsoft’s official documentation. This is not a hardware test.
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