Command search and all tabs
Command search is one box that finds your open tabs, pages from your history, Acira's own pages and every command in the browser. Use it to jump to a tab by name, or to run a command without remembering where it is or what its key is.
Open command search
- Press Ctrl+Shift+K. On a Mac, press Cmd+Shift+K.
- Or open the Acira menu and choose Search and commands. In the default menu it sits under More tools. You can move it to the main menu with Customize menu in the settings.
The box says Search tabs, history and commands · > for commands. Type to search. Use Up and Down, or Tab and Shift+Tab, to move through the results. Press Enter to open the highlighted one and Esc to close. Point at a result to highlight it, and click to open it.
What it finds
| Section | What it lists | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Open tabs · N | Your open tabs, matched on title and site. Up to 6 matches while you type. With an empty box, the 8 tabs you used most recently, not counting the one you are on. | Switches to the tab |
| In {name} | Tabs in your other workspaces that match. Up to 4 per workspace. | Switches to that workspace and tab |
| Commands | Browser commands such as New tab, Reopen closed tab or Split view, with their keys. Pages that have a command read Open History, Open Rewind, Open Tab sets, Open Bookmarks, Open Downloads and Open Settings. Up to 6 while you type. | Runs the command |
| Acira | An Acira page that has no command of its own, which is the new tab page (Open Workspace). Up to 3. | Opens the page |
| History | Pages from your history that match and are not already open. Up to 5. | Opens the page |
| Web | The last row: Search for "text", or Open text if what you typed looks like an address | Searches or opens the address |
Sections are sorted by how well their top match fits. If what you typed looks like an address, the Web row comes first. Matching is fuzzy: letters only have to appear in order. Matched letters are highlighted. With nothing typed, you see Open tabs and your four most recently used commands. If you have one tab and no command history yet, you see the command list instead. If nothing matches, it says No matches.
Run a command
Type > first to search only commands. With only > typed, you see Recent (your last five) and then Commands. With text after it, you see up to 50 matches, and commands you used lately rank a little higher. Each row shows the command's current key, if it has one.
The list includes the commands in Settings › Shortcuts, including each tab set (Open tab set: {name}) and extension command. Commands that only make sense with a key held down are not listed: switching tabs with Ctrl+Tab, going to tab number N, next and previous tab, and Go to workspace N. A few rows have a one-line hint so they are not confused, for example Full view, Compact view, Focus view and Seamless view (see Window views).
Command search also handles workspaces: Switch to {name} for each other workspace, and New workspace….
If a command cannot run where you are, Acira shows a message such as {command} isn't available here.
The address bar also finds commands. Type a command's name or its initials there and up to two matches appear, marked Command. See Search engines.
What it will not show you
- From a normal tab, search never finds your private tabs, Tor tabs or tabs in a locked workspace (beta), and history from those is not offered.
- From a Tor tab, search finds no normal tabs and no normal history.
- Everything it lists comes from this device. It shows no suggestions from the web.
All open tabs
The all-tabs panel is a list of every tab in the open workspace. Use it when you want to see the tabs themselves rather than search many things.
- Press Alt+T or Ctrl+Shift+A (Option+T or Cmd+Shift+A on a Mac), or choose All open tabs in the Acira menu or the toolbar button.
- Pinned tabs come first. Type to filter by title, address or group name.
- While you search, tabs in other workspaces are listed under In {name}.
- Move with the arrow keys, Home and End. Press Enter to switch. Press Ctrl+W to close the highlighted tab. Press Esc to close the panel.
- New tab sits at the foot in the Comfortable view.
Choose the row size in Settings › Tabs › All open tabs view: Comfortable (the default) shows each tab's title and address, and Compact shows one line per tab. You can also set Ctrl+Tab to open this panel. See Tabs.
To find an open tab from the address bar, type part of its title or address. The suggestion reads Switch to tab, and Shift+Enter switches to it.
| Use | When |
|---|---|
| Command search | You know a word from a tab, a page you visited, or what you want to do |
| All open tabs | You want to see and scan your tabs, and close some |
| Ctrl+Tab | You want to move to the next or last used tab |
Last updated November 7, 2026