What is Ctrl + F4 keyboard shortcut for?

This shortcut is used by 155 programs in our database.

General description for this shortcut: On tabbed interfaces, generally closes active tab

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General (17)

Windows 11 - Close the active document (in apps that are full-screen and let you have multiple documents open at the same time)

Brave (Windows) - Close the current tab

Opera - Close active tab

DOSBox - Update cached information about mounted drives. Useful if you changed something on a mounted drive outside of DOSBox. Also cycles through disk images mounted using IMGMOUNT

Mozilla Thunderbird - Close tab

Google Chrome - Close the current tab

Windows XP - Close active document or tab in a program

Microsoft Edge (Chromium) - Close the current tab

Microsoft Edge (Chromium) - Close the current tab

Firefox - Close tab

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E-Sword - Dictionary maximized

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Skype - Hide conversation

Vivaldi - Close tab

Codesys V3 - Close editor

Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 - Close tabs in the background

Vuze - Close current tab

Maxthon - Close the current tab

Text editing (14)

Microsoft Word 2019 - Close the window

Nuance Power PDF - Close the document

PSPad - Close

FocusWriter - Close

Notepad2 - Close file, identical with Ctrl + N

Microsoft FrontPage - Close a Web page.

Microsoft FrontPage - Close the active window.

Scrivener 1.9.9 - Close project

Adobe Acrobat 2017 (Windows and Unix) - Close current document

WordPerfect X8 - Close

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Notepad3 (v5.21) - Close file (identical with Ctrl + N)

TextRoom - Find previous

Tomboy 0.23 - Close current note window

WikidPad (Windows) - Close current tab

Imaging (15)

Substance Painter - Close project

Paint.NET - Close image

CorelDRAW 2020 - Close Window

Inkscape - Close the dialog

Inkscape - Close document window

Navisworks Freedom 2020 - Toggles the docking window for the currently active graphics system (i.e. the Autodesk Rendering window ).

ProgeCAD - Close window

ACDSee - Closes the current item

DraftSight 2023 - Exit the drawing

DesignSpark Mechanical 5.0 - Close document

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PaintShop Pro 2018 - Close image

Exposure X7 7.1.5 - Rotate show regions policy

DigiKam 8.1.0 - Open with default application

Enterprise Architect 14 - Close the current window.

Glaxnimate 0.5.4 - Close

System tools (4)

KDE Plasma Desktop - Switch to Desktop 4

SECURECRT 8.7 - Close current tab

Royal TS - Close document

VMware Workstation 5.0 - Close the summary/console view for the selected virtual machine.

Developer tools (28)

Visual Studio Code (Windows) - Close

Unreal Engine 5.0 (early access) - Close major tab

Spyder 4.1.5 - Close file 2

Roblox Studio - Close

NetBeans - Close selected window

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) - Close the current MDI child window

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) - Close

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) - Closes Activity Monitor

Sublime Text 4 - Close file

SAP ABAP - Close

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Android Studio - Close active editor tab

Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 (All shortcuts) - Window.CloseDocumentWindow

HeidiSQL - Close query tab

Code::Blocks 20.03 - Close current file

GoLand (Windows) - Close active tab

Atom (Windows) - core:close

WinDev 25 - Close the current window

SlickEdit 2023 - Close window

FileMaker - Close a file or window

Qt Creator - Close current file

SQL Server Profiler - Close a trace window

SQLyog - Disconnect The Current Connection

HxD 2.3 - Close

Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 (Most used shortcuts) - Window.CloseDocumentWindow

SmartGit 19 - Close

FBIde - Close the active tab

IBM COBOL Editor - Close

Turbo C++ IDE - Modify/Evaluate Expression

File manager (7)

Total Commander - Sort by extension

7-Zip - Sort items by type

Xyplorer - Close Tab

Xyplorer - Close current tab

WinSCP - Sort files in the active panel by extension

Adobe Bridge CC - Output

PeaZip - Browse desktop

Media player (4)

BSPlayer - Close movie

AIMP - Close playlist

Winamp - Close (hide) graphical equalizer

Corel Photo-Paint 2021 - Close window

Games - PC (11)

Command & Conquer: Generals - Camera bookmark

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 - Toggle Drone Auto Exposure

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 - Propeller Pitch Hi

Command & Conquer: Yuri's Revenge - Bookmark creation

Command & Conquer Remastered Collection - Set camera bookmarks

Lock On: Modern Air Combat - Chase View

Company of Heroes 3 (PC) - Battlegroup four

Caesar III Heaven - Remember map view location

Oxygen Not Included (PC) - Debug Instant Build Mode

Battlezone 98 Redux - Select player / mapped group

Tibia - (Healing / Support) HMM

NewsBin Pro - Close window

Security (2)

KeepassXC 2.6.4 - Close database

Comodo IceDragon - Close Tab

Productivity (46)

FL Studio 20 - Next empty pattern

REAPER - Close current project tab

Studio One 5.4 - Close

Microsoft Excel 2019 - Closes the selected workbook window

FL Studio 21 - Next empty pattern

Sumatra PDF - Close current document

MetaTrader 5 - Close the current chart window

Studio Pro 10 - Exit

Microsoft Access 2019 - Close the active database window

CSM 2022.3 Client Suite - Go to home page

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Vegas Pro 18 - Close the current project

Ninja Trader 8 - Risk-reward

Chief Architect X15 - Close View

WordPerfect Office Suite 2021 - Close

QuickBooks Desktop - Close Active window

FineReader 15 - Close Page

Cakewalk by Bandlab - Close current floating window

Cakewalk by Bandlab - Close project

Onyx - Select Screenview 4/12

Creo View 8 - Close window

Browser tab management - Close tab

Sage 50 - Close the current document window

Pcon Planner 8 - Split screen into four viewports

UltraTax CS 2023 - Closes the open client

Bluebeam Revu - Close current document

yEd 3.19 - Close

Oxygen Light - Add to selection

GoldenDict 1.0.1 - Close the main window to system tray

memoQ 10.5 - Close Active Document (without opening another one)

LibreOffice - Closes the current document (close LibreOffice when the last open document is closed)

MYOB AccountRight - Close window

Voyager - Close open window

Voyager - Close the active window (works in all Circulation windows)

TallyPrime - Open Payroll voucher

Dynamics NAV (Windows client) - Look up to the related list

PerfectTablePlan v6.2 - Close window

Incredible Charts (Windows) - Chart Forum: Topics

The Bat! - Reply to the sender

The Bat! - Automatic spell checking

Scribus - Close the current document

Act! - Daily calendar

Microsoft Publisher 2021 - Close the current publication

NetDocuments ndOffice - Close the document

Alchemy Catalyst 2023 - Close

SelfCAD - Close browser tab

SelfCAD - Close browser tab

Scientific (14)

Altium Designer - Close active document

Rhino 6 - SetMaximizedViewport > Perspective

Eplan Platform 2.9 - Close graphical editor

Originlab Origin 2020 - Close the active worksheet / graph / matrix window

Maple - Close Current Worksheet

FreeCAD 0.18 - Close window

Solidworks 2019 - Close file

Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect 16.1 - Close the currently active window

Alteryx - Close open workflow

TrueCAD 2021 - Close the active drawing window (Typed entry: WCLOSE)

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CEREC 4.0x - Design phase

CircuitStudio - Close active document

ArcGIS Pro 3.2 - Close the active view

ArcGIS Pro 3.2 - Close the active table

Hardware (1)

CNC12 Mill Operator - Aux Key 4

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Page summary:

Table of contents

General (17)
Text editing (14)
Imaging (15)
System tools (4)
Developer tools (28)
File manager (7)
Media player (4)
Games - PC (11)
Social & Messaging (1)
Security (2)
Productivity (46)
Scientific (14)
Hardware (1)

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