What is Ctrl + F4 keyboard shortcut for?

This shortcut is used by 184 programs in our database.

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

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Developer tools (34)

Roblox Studio - Close

Visual Studio Code (Windows) - Close

Spyder 4.1.5 - Close file 2

Code::Blocks 20.03 - Close current file

Sublime Text 4 - Close file

Lazarus IDE V3.6 - Close

Android Studio - Close active editor tab

NetBeans - Close selected window

Atom (Windows) - core:close

Unreal Engine 5.0 (early access) - Close major tab

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Cursor 0.44.8 - Close editor

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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

FileMaker - Close a file or window

SAP ABAP - Close

SQLyog - Disconnect The Current Connection

GoLand (Windows) - Close active tab

SlickEdit 2023 - Close window

Pascalzim - Pascal Compiler - Close

HeidiSQL - Close query tab

Qt Creator - Close current file

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

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

SQL Server Profiler - Close a trace window

SmartGit 19 - Close

FBIde - Close the active tab

HxD 2.3 - Close

WinDev 25 - Close the current window

IBM COBOL Editor - Close

Turbo C++ IDE - Modify/Evaluate Expression

Aqua Data Studio 23.2 (Windows, Linux, Java) - Window: Close Current Tab

Aqua Data Studio 23.2 (Emacs layout, Windows/Linux/Java) - Window: Close Current Tab

PyScripter 5.1 - Close

File manager (9)

Total Commander - Sort by extension

7-Zip - Sort items by type

Adobe Bridge CC - Output

Xyplorer - Close Tab

Xyplorer - Close current tab

WinSCP - Sort files in the active panel by extension

PeaZip - Browse desktop

Files (files.community) - Close current tab

FreeCommander - Sort the files and folders in current window by type

Games - PC (13)

Tempest Rising - Set Location 4

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 - Toggle Drone Auto Exposure

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 - Propeller Pitch Hi

Command & Conquer: Generals - Camera bookmark

Command & Conquer Remastered Collection - Set camera bookmarks

Command & Conquer: Yuri's Revenge - Bookmark creation

Lock On: Modern Air Combat - Chase View

Tibia - (Healing / Support) HMM

Company of Heroes 3 (PC) - Battlegroup four

Battlezone 98 Redux - Select player / mapped group

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Caesar III Heaven - Remember map view location

Oxygen Not Included (PC) - Debug Instant Build Mode

Stormgate - Set jump location #4

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

Firefox - Close tab

Vivaldi - Close 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

Opera - Close active tab

E-Sword - Dictionary maximized

Microsoft Edge (Chromium) - Close the current tab

Microsoft Edge (Chromium) - Close the current tab

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Google Chrome - Close the current tab

Skype - Hide conversation

Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 - Close tabs in the background

Vuze - Close current tab

Maxthon - Close the current tab

Windows XP - Close active document or tab in a program

Codesys V3 - Close editor

Hardware (1)

CNC12 Mill Operator - Aux Key 4

Imaging (17)

Paint.NET - Close image

Substance Painter - Close project

ProgeCAD - Close window

ACDSee - Closes the current item

PaintShop Pro 2018 - Close image

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

Glaxnimate 0.5.4 - Close

RadiAnt Dicom Viewer - Close active panel

Inkscape - Close the dialog

Inkscape - Close document window

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DraftSight 2023 - Exit the drawing

Enterprise Architect 14 - Close the current window.

CorelDRAW 2020 - Close Window

DesignSpark Mechanical 5.0 - Close document

Exposure X7 7.1.5 - Rotate show regions policy

DigiKam 8.1.0 - Open with default application

Balsamiq Wireframes - Close current project

Media player (4)

BSPlayer - Close movie

Winamp - Close (hide) graphical equalizer

AIMP - Close playlist

Corel Photo-Paint 2021 - Close window

Productivity (61)

REAPER - Close current project tab

Studio One 5.4 - Close

Microsoft Excel 2019 - Closes the selected workbook window

Microsoft Access 2019 - Close the active database window

FL Studio 20 - Next empty pattern

Caseware Working Papers - Close the currently open window

OnlyOffice Spreadsheet Editor - Close file

OnlyOffice Presentation Editor - Close file

JOSM (OpenStreetMap editor) - Delete layer

Browser tab management - Close tab

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Vegas Pro 18 - Close the current project

Creo View 8 - Close window

FL Studio 21 - Next empty pattern

UltraTax CS 2023 - Closes the open client

Banana Accounting (Windows) - Close active window

HDSDR - Exit HDSDR without saving settings

The Bat! - Reply to the sender

The Bat! - Automatic spell checking

Sumatra PDF - Close current document

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

Bluebeam Revu - Close current document

QuickBooks Desktop - Close Active window

MYOB AccountRight - Close window

yEd 3.19 - Close

Voyager - Close open window

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

MetaTrader 5 - Close the current chart window

Ninja Trader 8 - Risk-reward

Sage 50 - Close the current document window

Oxygen Light - Add to selection

GoldenDict 1.0.1 - Close the main window to system tray

FineReader 15 - Close Page

Cakewalk by Bandlab - Close current floating window

Cakewalk by Bandlab - Close project

Onyx - Select Screenview 4/12

Scribus - Close the current document

TallyPrime - Open Payroll voucher

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

Act! - Daily calendar

PerfectTablePlan v6.2 - Close window

Incredible Charts (Windows) - Chart Forum: Topics

Microsoft Publisher 2021 - Close the current publication

CSM 2022.3 Client Suite - Go to home page

Pcon Planner 8 - Split screen into four viewports

NetDocuments ndOffice - Close the document

Alchemy Catalyst 2023 - Close

Chief Architect X15 - Close View

SelfCAD - Close browser tab

SelfCAD - Close browser tab

WordPerfect Office Suite 2021 - Close

Studio Pro 10 - Exit

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

CaseView 2022 - Close the current document

Frescobaldi 3.2 - Close Document

Pharmacy Manager 16.4 - Manage trusted directions

Scala (2.46t) - Tetrachord player

Double Commander 1.1.20 - Sort by extension

Double Commander 1.1.20 - File name: show the submenu of placeholders "Extension"

Double Commander 1.1.20 - Sort a list of commands by hotkeys (grouped)

GV Stratus 7.0 - Reverse speed increase

Clarity Human Services (Windows) - Close current tab

Scientific (15)

Altium Designer - Close active document

OriginLab Origin (2024) - Close the active worksheet/graph/matrix window

Maple - Close Current Worksheet

Rhino 6 - SetMaximizedViewport > Perspective

Alteryx - Close open workflow

Solidworks 2019 - Close file

FreeCAD 0.18 - Close window

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

Eplan Platform 2.9 - Close graphical editor

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

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CEREC 4.0x - Design phase

Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect 16.1 - Close the currently active window

CircuitStudio - Close active document

ArcGIS Pro 3.2 - Close the active view

ArcGIS Pro 3.2 - Close the active table

Security (2)

Comodo IceDragon - Close Tab

KeepassXC 2.6.4 - Close database

NewsBin Pro - Close window

System tools (4)

KDE Plasma Desktop - Switch to Desktop 4

Royal TS - Close document

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

SECURECRT 8.7 - Close current tab

Text editing (18)

PSPad - Close

Notepad2 - Close file, identical with Ctrl + N

Microsoft Word 2019 - Close the window

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

Microsoft FrontPage - Close a Web page.

Microsoft FrontPage - Close the active window.

Nuance Power PDF - Close the document

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

MS-DOS Edit - Close second edit windows (Windows but not MS-DOS)

FocusWriter - Close

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WordPerfect X8 - Close

TextRoom - Find previous

Scrivener 1.9.9 - Close project

Tomboy 0.23 - Close current note window

WikidPad (Windows) - Close current tab

Ultra Edit 2024.1 - Close an existing document file

Kofax Power PDF - Close current document but not the program.

Kofax Power PDF - Close current document (File menu).

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Table of contents

Developer tools (34)
File manager (9)
Games - PC (13)
General (17)
Hardware (1)
Imaging (17)
Media player (4)
Productivity (61)
Scientific (15)
Security (2)
Social & Messaging (1)
System tools (4)
Text editing (18)

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