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Run commands via keyboard with Command Palette

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Use Command Palette to quickly access various Microsoft Edge browser commands and DevTools commands from the keyboard.

Using Command Palette, you can directly access productivity and developer features that normally require clicking through several menus or using a series of keyboard shortcuts.

A Microsoft Edge window showing the Command Palette input box in the center

Enable Command Palette

By default, Command Palette isn't enabled. To enable the Command Palette experiment:

  1. Go to edge://flags.

  2. In the Search flags text field, type Command Palette.

  3. In the Command Palette dropdown menu, select Enabled.

  4. Click the Restart button which appears in the lower right:

    Enabling the Command Palette flag in the edge://flags page

Open Command Palette

Command Palette provides access to Microsoft Edge commands, including various DevTools commands. This means you can use DevTools features without having to open DevTools first.

To open Command Palette:

  1. Press Ctrl+Q. Command Palette opens.

  2. Start typing in the input box. For example:

    • Type tabs to display commands about tabs management.
    • Type bookmark to display commands about bookmarks (shown below).
    • Press > to list the available DevTools commands.

    Command Palette with the word "bookmark" typed in, and a list of related commands

  3. Press Down Arrow or Up Arrow to select a command, or use the mouse wheel, and then press Enter.

Examples of several useful commands are shown below.

Open the Device Emulation tool

Use the DevTools Device Emulation tool to approximate how your page looks and responds on a mobile device.

To open the DevTools Device Emulation tool by using Command Palette:

  1. Press Ctrl+Q. Command Palette opens.

  2. Press >.

  3. Type device, press Down Arrow to select Mobile: Toggle device emulation, and then press Enter.

Create and access snippets

The DevTools Snippets tool allows you to save JavaScript code and run it on any webpage. If you run the same code repeatedly on webpages, create a snippet for that code, and then use Command Palette to quickly access your code snippet.

To open the DevTools Snippets tab by using Command Palette:

  1. Press Ctrl+Q. Command Palette opens.

  2. Press >.

  3. Type snippets, press Down Arrow to select Sources: Show Snippets, and then press Enter.

Manage browser tabs

Many useful tab-related commands are available in Command Palette, such as:

  • Bookmark all tabs
  • Move tab forward
  • Open recently closed tab
  • Search tabs

  1. Press Ctrl+Q. Command Palette opens.

  2. Type the word tab, press Down Arrow or Up Arrow to select a command, and then press Enter.

Provide feedback

The Microsoft Edge DevTools team welcomes your feedback about this feature. If you noticed a bug with Command Palette or have an idea for improving it, please add a comment at: Feedback for the Command Palette experiment.