Summary
| OS / Browser | Shortcut | Notes |
|--------------|----------|-------|
| Windows / Linux: Chrome, Edge, Brave, Vivaldi | Ctrl + F5 | |
| Windows / Linux: Firefox | Ctrl + Shift + R | Ctrl + F5 also works in Firefox. |
| macOS (all major browsers: Safari, Chrome, Firefox, Edge) | Cmd + Shift + R | |
| ChromeOS | Ctrl + Shift + R | | refresh page shortcut updated
Here are a few tips and tricks to help you get the most out of the updated refresh page shortcut: Review: "Refresh Page Shortcut Updated" Summary | OS
Edge’s "Sleeping Tabs" feature puts inactive tabs to sleep after a set period. The refresh page shortcut updated in Edge addresses this: Given the refresh shortcut has been updated in
Laptops: On many modern laptops, you may need to hold the Fn key while pressing F5 (e.g., Fn + F5) to trigger the refresh function instead of a system shortcut like volume or brightness. The "Hard Refresh" (Clearing Cache)
If you have spent any time browsing the web, you know that muscle memory runs deep. For decades, hitting F5 or Ctrl+R (Cmd+R on Mac) was the universal, ironclad way to refresh a webpage. It was a shortcut so ingrained that we rarely thought about it—until recently.