Practical tips

Everyday Turbo Browser tips to browse faster. Follow the links in each item for full details.

Get productive faster

One-step import from Chrome or Edge — Use the first-run wizard for bookmarks, passwords, autofill, and extensions (per release). See Data Import.
Pick Turbo or Google sign-in — Turbo account uses Turbo cloud sync; Google account uses Google sync. Switch from the avatar menu or Settings. See Data Sync.
AdGuard blocks ads, Immersive Translate for bilingual reading — Use the install buttons on Extensions & translation.

Double-click a tab to close — Faster than aiming for the × when you juggle many tabs.
Last tab won’t kill the window — Closing the final tab opens a new tab instead of closing the whole window.
Restore button has a hidden menu — Left-click restores the last closed tab; long-press or right-click opens the full restore list. See Built-in productivity → Tab restore.
Vertical tabs for heavy tab users — Use the Tab layout toggle on the tab strip, or Settings → Appearance → Tab position. See Built-in productivity → Vertical tabs.
Split view for side-by-side reading — The toolbar split button divides the window into left and right panes. See Built-in productivity → Split view.
Right-click + to paste and open — Right-click the New tab button on the tab strip. Turbo reads the clipboard and opens a new tab: URLs navigate directly; plain text triggers a search with your default engine (same as typing in the address bar). Works in horizontal and vertical tab layouts.

Hold right button and drag — Defaults: ↑ scroll up, ↓ scroll down, ← back, → forward, with a live path preview. See Shortcuts & Gestures → Mouse gestures.
Combo gestures save clicks — e.g. →← reopen last closed tab, ↓→ close current tab, ↑← / ↑→ previous/next tab; full list in Settings.
Super drag — Drag links or images to a blank area to open them quickly in the background—keep reading now, check later. Drag selected text to search (results open in the background). Toggle in Settings → Mouse gestures.
Boss key hides the window instantly — Default Ctrl + Q (Control on macOS, not Command); press again to restore. See Shortcuts or Boss key & gestures.

Hover for QR code — Scan on your phone to continue on mobile.
One-click copy URL — Hover the address bar icon to copy the current link without selecting the whole bar.

Right-click screenshot for full page — Left-click: full screen; right-click: save the page as image or PDF — handy for archiving long articles. See Screenshots.
Region capture — Ctrl + Shift + X (Windows) / Cmd + Shift + X (macOS).

Customize the toolbar — Click Customize on the right of the toolbar and use the Toolbar section in the side panel to show or hide Home, Forward, Split view, Restore, Incognito, Bookmarks, Password Manager, and more. You can also right-click any toolbar button to quickly toggle that control.
One-click theme on the title bar — Switch appearance without opening Settings; Edge theme store is also available from the title bar. See Built-in productivity → Themes.
Follow system light/dark — Choose system theme under Settings → Appearance for comfortable night browsing.

System proxy or custom proxy — Open Settings → System (or go to chrome://settings/system). With Use system proxy enabled, Turbo follows the OS proxy; click Open your computer's proxy settings to change the address and port in system settings. Turn it off to use Custom proxy and configure a server and bypass list for Turbo only, without affecting other apps. Handy for intranet, VPN, or sync issues. See Help Center.

Memory Saver on by default — Lower memory use with many tabs; adjust in performance settings if needed.

If the app won’t open because of quarantine:

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xattr -d com.apple.quarantine /Applications/Turbo.app

Guide	When to use
Shortcuts & Gestures	Default hotkeys and full gesture list
Built-in productivity	Deep dive on screenshots, split view, tabs
Quick Start	Recommended setup after install
Help Center	Troubleshooting and FAQ