# Browser
|  | A **Web browser** is an application for accessing websites and the Internet. When a user requests a web page from a particular website, the browser retrieves its files from a web server and then displays the page on the user's screen. Browsers are used on a range of devices, including desktops, laptops, tablets, and smartphones. In 2020, an estimated 4.9 billion people have used a browser. The most used browser is Google Chrome, with a 65% global market share on all devices, followed by Safari with 18%. |
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| | wikipedia:: [Web browser](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_browser) |
| | A **Browser engine** is a core software component of every major web browser. The primary job of a browser engine is to transform HTML documents and other resources of a web page into an interactive visual representation on a user's device. |
| | wikipedia:: [Browser engine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Browser_engine) |
aka:: Browser engine
[[The Web|Web]]
## Hotkeys
- New Tab
- `Cmd-T`
- Close Tab
- `Cmd-W`
- Pin tab
- #to/do
- Duplicate tab
- `Ctrl-Opt-Cmd-D`
- Next/previous tab group
- `Cmd-Opt-Down|Up`
- Move Tab to Window
- New Window
- `Cmd-N`
- Close Window
- `Shift-Cmd-W`
- Close all|other Tabs
- #to/do
- Share
- #to/do
- New Folder
- `Shift-Cmd-N`
- Navigate back/forward
- `Cmd-[|]`
- Cycle Tabs back/forward (chronological)
- `Ctrl-Tab|Shift-Ctrl-Tab`
- Go To Next/Previous tab (spatial)
- `Opt-Cmd-Right|Left`
- Go to tab 1|9
- `Ctrl-1|9`
- Reopen closed tab
- `Shift-Cmd-T`
- New Private Window
- `Ctrl-Opt-Cmd-N`
- Bookmark
- `Cmd-D`
- Bookmark All Tabs
- Open Bookmarks
- `Opt-Cmd-B`
- Open history
- `Cmd-Y`
- Open Downloads
- `Shift-Cmd-J`
- Copy URL
- `Shift-Cmd-C`
- Copy URL as markdown
- `Shift-Opt-C`
- Copy URL as markdown with selected text
- `Shift-Ctrl-C`
- Open File
- `Cmd-O`
- Open Location (Focus URL bar)
- `Cmd-L`
- Find on page
- `Cmd-F`
- Open/hide sidebar
- `Opt-B`
- Show|hide Favorites Bar
- `Shift-Cmd-B`
- Show|hide URL Bar
- `Shift-Opt-L`
- Reading view
- `Opt-Cmd-R`
- Reload page
- `Cmd-R`
- Clear cache & Reload page (Force)
- `Shift-Ctrl-R`
- Clear Cookies Reload page (Force)
- (Or Reload Without Content Blockers)
- `Shift-Opt-R`
- Reload Page From Origin?
- Stop loading
- `Cmd-.`
- Zoom In|Out|Actual Size
- `Cmd-+|-|0`
- Developer
- Open Developer Tools
- `Cmd-Opt-I`
- Inspect Elements
- Open Console
- Open Network Tab
- Page Source
- Cmd-Opt-U
- [[Browser Extension|Browser Extensions]]
- [[Readwise (tool)#Hotkeys]] ![[Readwise (tool)#Hotkeys]]
- [[Raindrop (bookmarks tool)#Hotkeys]] ![[Raindrop (bookmarks tool)#Hotkeys]]
- [[1Password#Hotkeys]] ![[1Password#Hotkeys]]
## Tools
### Browsers
- [[Safari]]
- [[Google Chrome]]
- [[Firefox]]
- [[Arc Browser]]
- [[Brave (web browser)]]
- [[Microsoft Edge]]
#### [[Shell]] Browsers
- [[w3m]]
- Lynx
- Links2
### Developer Tools
[[Browser Tools (Developer Tools)]]
### [[Browser Extension]]
- [[Bookmarklet]]
### Bookmarks
- [[Browser Extension]]
- [[Bookmarklet]]
#### Web, social, tagging, archiving, highlighting, annotating, archiving, saving (like Del.icio.us)
- [[Readwise (tool)]]
- [[Raindrop (bookmarks tool)]]
- [[Pinboard (website)]]
- [Crestify](https://www.crestify.com/)
- [[Diigo]]
- [[Hypothes.is]]
- Good with or at least handles images well
- Pocket?
- [[Pinterest]]
- personal Pinterest - snap shots
### Automation
[[Automation]]
- [[Browser Automation, Browser Testing, & Headless Browsers]]