Keyboard Shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts can speed up common tasks in Bitwarden, like autofilling logins and saving new items. They help you navigate more efficiently and provide a vital alternative to using a mouse.

Browser extension shortcuts

These shortcuts allow you to use the Bitwarden browser extension with your keyboard. If they don't work, you may need to update your browser's shortcut settings.

General

Autofill

You can use a keyboard shortcut to autofill credentials into websites. The autofill shortcut works when username and password fields appear together on one page and separately in split login workflows.

[!TIP] Authenticator keyboard shortcut If the login uses the Bitwarden authenticator for TOTPs and you use the autofill shortcut, the TOTP is automatically copied to the clipboard after autofill. Press Cmd/Ctrl + V to paste the TOTP.

Customize browser extension shortcuts

Some browsers, including Microsoft Edge and Safari, use default shortcuts that overlap with the Bitwarden shortcuts. To fix this, adjust your browser's default shortcuts to allow the Bitwarden ones to function as intended. The steps vary by browser:

• Chromium-based browsers, including Chrome, Edge, Vivaldi, and Brave: Go to the browser settings page, like chrome://extensions/shortcuts or edge://extensions/shortcuts to change the shortcuts that conflict or apply a new one.
• Safari: Update the Mac keyboard shortcuts. You may need to reassign the shortcut for Show/Hide Sidebar so the autofill shortcut works.
• Firefox: Update the shortcut settings for extensions.

Desktop app shortcuts

Use the following keyboard shortcuts to navigate the Bitwarden desktop app with your keyboard.

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