Change keyboard shortcut to switch tabs in Safari?

[kmj2318]

Hi 🙂

I'm wondering if I can change th keyboard shortcut in Safari from "cmd + shift +[ or ]" to something more easier to perform like "cmd + option + left or right arrow"

Thanks for any help 😱

 

[Stooby Mcdoobie]

Go to System Preferences -> Keyboard -> Application Shortcuts

Then, click the "+" button. Select Safari as the Application on the Window that pops up. Type Select Previous Tab in the 'Menu Title' field. Then, press command+shift+left to set the shortcut and click 'Add' to save. Click the "+" again and repeat the process for command+shift+right (in this 'Menu Title' field, you will type Select Next Tab).

edit: Just saw you wanted 'option' instead of shift. It will work either way - just replace shift with option in my example.

Pics for reference:

 

[samh]

Hi 🙂

I'm wondering if I can change th keyboard shortcut in Safari from "cmd + shift +[ or ]" to something more easier to perform like "cmd + option + left or right arrow"

Thanks for any help 😱

I didn't even know about that shortcut. I've always used control+tab and control+shift+tab.

 

[kaielement]

I didn't even know about that shortcut. I've always used control+tab and control+shift+tab.

Didn't know about this knew about the other way (which I never used) But good info to know. Might start using this.

 

[tomf]

Hi All,

I set up a keyboard shortcutto flip back and forth through my tabs in safari ( apple <- or apple -> ) - however they only work when the tab is empty.
If i have a web page open in a tab, then when i press my shortcut, it goes 'back' or 'forwards' in the page.

Any ideas on how i can stop this so i can cycle through my tabs as normal?

Thanks

 

[Spikeefix]

I didn't even know about that shortcut. I've always used control+tab and control+shift+tab.

THAT'S the one I wanted - control+tab. THANKS!! 🙂🙂🙂

 

[petervangalen]

Update

Stooby Mcdoobie's post (#2) still works except you have to name the shortcut "Show Previous Tab" and "Show Next Tab", just like under the "Window" menu.

 

[augustya]

Go to System Preferences -> Keyboard -> Application Shortcuts

Then, click the "+" button. Select Safari as the Application on the Window that pops up. Type Select Previous Tab in the 'Menu Title' field. Then, press command+shift+left to set the shortcut and click 'Add' to save. Click the "+" again and repeat the process for command+shift+right (in this 'Menu Title' field, you will type Select Next Tab).

edit: Just saw you wanted 'option' instead of shift. It will work either way - just replace shift with option in my example.

Pics for reference:

I just tried doing this, setting up shortcut using Option instead of 'command' to switch Tabs but isn't working for me 😕

 

[inaim]

Worked when using the word "show" not "select"

Augustya, use the word show instead of select like petervangalen suggested and you should be all set up! 🙂

 

[mvaneijgen]

Did the 'Menu Title' change in Yosemite?

 

[gabrielpx]

Thank you for the great tip ! It was a long time I was looking for it...

I have another indication for those who like me have their system in french. You have to use as a title for menu :
"Afficher l’onglet précédent" and "Afficher l’onglet suivant" but beware of the apostrophe ! You can't use the keyboard apostrophe because it's not the same unicode character as written in the title of the menu. I found the indication here (http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20140507023341281, thank you 🙂 ).

So you could try to copy-paste what I have written here as title (but as I am not sure it will work), you can find the right character in the character visualizer. It is called "RIGHT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK".

Hope it can help french guys around... ;-)

 

[bradmcfadden]

this wasn't working for me and I realized the issue it is case sensitive

"show next tab" will not work.

it must be

"Show Next Tab"

 

[Natan M]

this wasn't working for me and I realized the issue it is case sensitive

"show next tab" will not work.

it must be

"Show Next Tab"

Just raged to say thank you , It worked for me only when retyped "show" thank you very much

 

[drummerfix]

Go to System Preferences -> Keyboard -> Application Shortcuts

Then, click the "+" button. Select Safari as the Application on the Window that pops up. Type Select Previous Tab in the 'Menu Title' field. Then, press command+shift+left to set the shortcut and click 'Add' to save. Click the "+" again and repeat the process for command+shift+right (in this 'Menu Title' field, you will type Select Next Tab).

edit: Just saw you wanted 'option' instead of shift. It will work either way - just replace shift with option in my example.

Pics for reference:

DUUUUUUUUUDE! You're a lifesaver! Way to go on the screenshot too man. Super helpful and easy to follow along. 🙂

Thanks again brotha