How do I switch between Finder tabs with a keyboard shortcuts?

Question

Ideally, I'd like to be able to cmd+1 == first tab, cmd+2 == 2nd tab, so on and so forth.

How can I do this?

Thanks!

Another solution is posted here which directly creates these shortcuts. — user12638282, Oct 18 '23 at 16:59

user3439894 · Answer 1 · 2015-09-01T02:49:40.617

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To move forward (Show Next Tab) through the tabs use the keyboard shortcut ControlTab, to move in the reverse direction (Show Previous Tab), use ControlShiftTab instead.

edited Sep 01 '15 at 02:49

answered Sep 01 '15 at 02:38

user3439894

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Thanks! Works in Safari and Terminal as well! – gue Apr 02 '20 at 11:09

score 20 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 22 '18 at 15:58

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On a Mac, you can add custom keyboard shortcuts in

System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts

Pick App Shortcuts from the pane on the left
Add a new shortcut with the [+] button
In the popup, choose Finder as the Application
In Menu Title, enter the exact name of the Menu Options
- In this case "Show Next Tab" and "Show Previous Tab"
Then perform the shortcut you want in the Keyboard Shortcut box

answered Mar 22 '18 at 15:58

Jon Winstanley

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Just to confirm that you need to enter the exact name of the Menu Options which – in case your OS is set to a different language – needs to be translated accordingly (in my case German so "Show Next Tab" will be "Vorherigen Tab anzeigen" etc.) – Leander Nov 09 '20 at 18:59

score 8 · Answer 3 · answered Feb 26 '17 at 08:24

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I'm not sure what you mean with "Finder Tabs".

If you mean to switch between a number of tabs in your Finder Window you can do this with CMD+Shift and Left or Right Arrow.

If you mean to switch between opened Finder Windows on your Desktop you can do it with STRG+F4 or CTRL+F4

You can change this Shortcuts in your Keyboard System Settings under the keyboard shortcuts Tab

answered Feb 26 '17 at 08:24

dante12

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Oh my gosh your my hero finally my life makes sense again – Can Rau Aug 22 '19 at 17:34

Wang Ren · Answer 4 · 2017-02-26T14:59:19.903

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The first answer is quite excellent. I want to add some more.

If you split different tabs into different windows, than you can use the shortcut Command-`(the button on the left of 1)and Command-Shift-` to switch between windows you’ve got open in your current application.

edited Feb 26 '17 at 14:59

answered Feb 26 '17 at 06:38

Wang Ren

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The shortcut is ⌘`, not ⌘~, and as you mention, this is for switching windows, not tabs. – grg Feb 26 '17 at 10:39
@grgarside yeah, they are the same button and I said this to disambiguate. I personally find it really handy – Wang Ren Feb 26 '17 at 10:41
I think @grgarside is saying your answer is wrong and you should edit it to be correct. – fsb Feb 26 '17 at 14:53

How do I switch between Finder tabs with a keyboard shortcuts?

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