New Window Keyboard Shortcut

New Window opens another window in the focused application, separate from its existing tabs and documents.

• In Google Chrome on Windows and Linux: Ctrl + N — New Window
• In Google Chrome on macOS: Cmd + N — New Window

Recorded actions and binding evidence

Also works in: ChromeOS, macOS, Safari, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, Ubuntu Linux, Windows.

Context

A new window is separate from a new tab or a new document. Chrome's ordinary new window shares the existing browsing profile; it is not an incognito session. Editors may use a different combination to create a window. Keep the app and mode explicit instead of inferring a cross-platform equivalent.

Use the binding for your application and platform. Custom keymaps, keyboard layouts and intercepted system keys can change the behavior you observe.

Practical checks

• Focus the app that should create the window.
• Use the separate private-window command for private browsing.
• Distinguish a new window from a blank document.

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