Keyboard shortcuts

TabControl ships with four keyboard shortcuts. They're registered globally with Safari, so they work regardless of which Safari window or tab is frontmost.

Modifier symbols: ⌃ Control, ⌥ Option, ⇧ Shift, ⌘ Command.

Settings → Keyboard Shortcuts

1. Click the key field next to the action you want to rebind.
2. Press the new shortcut. TabControl captures modifiers plus one non-modifier key.
3. Click elsewhere to commit, or hit Escape to cancel.

If the combination is already used by another TabControl shortcut, the settings UI flags the conflict and won't let you save until you resolve it.

• Shortcuts without a modifier. A plain S would conflict with typing into web forms. TabControl requires at least one modifier.
• Command-only shortcuts that Safari uses. TabControl will let you bind, say, ⌘S, but Safari is likely to intercept it first — you'll see Safari's "Save page" dialog instead of TabControl triggering. Stick with combinations that include ⌃ or ⌥.
• Shortcuts that conflict with macOS system shortcuts. If the OS claims a combination (like ⌘Space for Spotlight), TabControl won't hear the keypress.

Each shortcut field has a small Reset affordance. Clicking it puts the original ⌃⌥X shortcut back. The Reset all button at the bottom of the Shortcuts pane resets all four at once.

Safari shortcuts are only delivered to extensions while Safari has focus. If you're in another app and press ⌃⌥S, TabControl won't hear it — the key goes to whatever app is frontmost.

This is a Safari and macOS limitation, not a TabControl one. If you want a globally available save-session shortcut, a macOS shortcut utility (Keyboard Maestro, BetterTouchTool, Raycast) can translate a global key combination into an activation of the Safari shortcut.

All four shortcuts have equivalent actions available from the TabControl popup. If you can open the popup (⌃⌥T or a click on the toolbar icon), you can reach every feature without keyboard shortcuts.

• FAQ — answers to common questions.