Google Chrome Keyboard Shortcuts – Keyboard Shortcut to Pull Google Chrome Tab into Its Own Window

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Is there a keyboard short cut, or extension, that lets you rip a tab into a new window in Google Chrome instead of using the mouse?

Best Answer

A workaround would be: Ctrl + L, + C, + W, + N, + V, and Enter.

Or

F6, Ctrl + C, Ctrl + N, Ctrl + V, Enter and an optional Alt + Tab, Ctrl + W, Alt + Tab, to close the old tab.

You could automate the whole thing with AutoIt (under Windows) and create a Hotkey for it (here, it's Ctrl + Alt + x):

HotKeySet("^!x", "split_tab")
Func split_tab()
    Send("{F6}^c^n")
    Sleep(999)
    Send("^v{Enter}")
    Send("!{Tab}^w!{Tab}")
EndFunc

I always have an additional application like this running in the background, offering useful keyboard shortcuts which automate and simplify tasks.

Alternatively, you can hit Ctrl + L instead of F6, which would be substantially easier as your hand does not have to leave the home row.

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