Manage tabs in Chrome

You can open multiple tabs in Chrome. You can also check and switch between all your tabs. Learn how to use split view for multitasking in Chrome.

When you open a new tab, Chrome opens a personalized New Tab page. Some of the ways you can customize your New Tab page content are with:

• Different themes
• Your shortcuts

Learn how to customize your New Tab page.

1. On your Android device, open Chrome .
2. At the top right, tap More New tab .

Tip: At the top of your Chrome window, you can also open a new tab when you tap New tab .

If you haven't used a tab or tab group for 14 days or more, it moves to the “Inactive tabs” section. You can easily access and restore the inactive tabs and tab groups to the main tab switcher whenever you want to use them again.

To manage your inactive tabs and tab groups:

1. On your Android device, open Chrome .
2. On the right of the address bar, tap Switch tabs Inactive tabs.
   • At the top of the tab grid, you can find inactive tabs and tab groups.
3. To open, tap the tab or tab group.

Tip: When a tab becomes active again, the active tab count will be updated.

1. On your Android device, open Chrome .
2. Navigate to a link you want to open.
3. Touch and hold the link.
4. Tap Open in new tab in group.

1. On your Android device, open Chrome .
2. To the right of the address bar, tap Switch tabs . Any open tabs will appear.
3. Swipe to the tab you want and tap it.

1. On your Android device, open Chrome .
2. To the right of the address bar, tap Switch tabs .
3. Touch and hold the tab you want to move.
4. Drag the tab to a different position.

You can pin your favorite sites for easy access later.

Pin from the tab strip

1. On your Android device, open Chrome .
2. To pin a single or multiple tab:
   • To pin a single tab:
     • Touch and hold the tab you want to pin. Or, you can:
       • With a mouse: Right-click on the tab you want to pin.
       • With a keyboard: Press Shift + F10.
   • To pin multiple tabs: Select the tabs you want to pin.
     • With a mouse and keyboard:
       1. To select multiple tabs, on your keyboard:
          • Press Ctrl while you select the tabs with your mouse.
          • Press Shift while you select the tabs with your mouse.
       2. To open the menu, right-click on any selected tab.
       3. Select Pin tabs.
     • With a keyboard only:
       1. To select multiple tabs:
          • To focus the tab strip: Press F6.
          • To cycle through the tabs in the tab strip: Press Tab or Shift + Tab.
          • To select the focused tab: Press Ctrl + Shift + H.
       2. To open the menu, press Shift + F10.
       3. Select Pin tabs.
3. On the menu, select Pin tab.

Pin a tab within a group

1. On your Android device, open Chrome .
2. Open a tab group.
3. Touch and hold the tab you want to pin. Or, you can:
   • With a mouse: Right-click on the tab you want to pin.
   • With a keyboard: Press Shift + F10.
4. On the menu, select Pin tab.
   • The newly pinned tab is removed from its group and moves to the left side of the tab strip.
   • If the pinned tab is the last tab, the group closes.

Pin from the tab switcher

1. On your Android device, open Chrome .
2. At the top right, select Switch tabs .
3. To pin a single or multiple tab:
   • To pin a single tab:
     1. Touch and hold the tab you want to pin. Or, you can:
        • With a mouse: Right-click on the tab you want to pin.
        • With a keyboard: Press Shift + F10.
     2. Select Pin tab.
   • To pin multiple tabs: Select the tabs you want to pin.
     • With a mouse and keyboard:
       1. To select multiple tabs, on your keyboard:
          • Press Ctrl while you select the tabs with your mouse.
          • Press Shift while you select the tabs with your mouse.
       2. To open the menu, right-click on any selected tab.
       3. Select Pin tabs.
     • With a keyboard only:
       1. To select multiple tabs:
          • To focus the tab strip: Press F6.
          • To cycle through the tabs in the tab strip: Press Tab or Shift + Tab.
          • To select the focused tab: Press Ctrl + Shift + H.
       2. To open the menu, press Shift + F10.
       3. Select Pin tabs.
4. Select Select tab.
   1. Select the tabs you want to pin.
   2. At the top right, select Menu Pin tabs.

Tips:

• Pinned tabs are on the left most side of the tab strip. They don’t move even if you scroll unpinned tabs.
• You can’t pin tab groups.
• You can’t pin tabs through drag-and-drop.

1. On your Android device, open Chrome .
2. At the top right, select Switch tabs .
3. Drag the tab you want to reorder.

Tip: On an Android tablet, if you drag a pinned tab out of the current window, it creates a new window. The tab remains pinned in the new window.

Unpin from the tab strip

1. On your Android device, open Chrome .
2. To unpin a single or multiple tab:
   • To unpin a single tab:
     • Touch and hold the pinned tab you want to unpin. Or, you can:
       1. With a mouse: Right-click on the tab you want to unpin.
       2. With a keyboard: Press Shift + F10.
   • To unpin multiple tabs: Select the tabs you want to pin.
     • With a mouse and keyboard:
       1. To select multiple tabs, on your keyboard:
          • Press Ctrl while you select the tabs with your mouse.
          • Press Shift while you select the tabs with your mouse.
       2. To open the menu, right-click on any selected tab.
       3. Select Unpin tabs.
     • With a keyboard only:
       1. To select multiple tabs:
          • To focus the tab strip: Press F6.
          • To cycle through the tabs in the tab strip: Press Tab or Shift + Tab.
          • To select the focused tab: Press Ctrl + Shift + H.
       2. To open the menu, press Shift + F10.
       3. Select Unpin tabs.
3. On the menu, select Unpin tab.

Unpin from the tab switcher

1. On your Android device, open Chrome .
2. At the top right, select Switch tabs .
3. To unpin a single or multiple tab:
   • To unpin a single tab:
     1. Touch and hold the tab you want to unpin. Or, you can:
        • With a mouse: Right-click on the tab you want to unpin.
        • With a keyboard: Press Shift + F10.
     2. Select Unpin tab.
   • To unpin multiple tabs: Select the tabs you want to unpin.
     • With a mouse and keyboard:
       1. To select multiple tabs, on your keyboard:
          • Press Ctrl while you select the tabs with your mouse.
          • Press Shift while you select the tabs with your mouse.
       2. To open the menu, right-click on any selected tab.
       3. Select Unpin tabs.
     • With a keyboard only:
       1. To select multiple tabs:
          • To focus the tab strip: Press F6.
          • To cycle through the tabs in the tab strip: Press Tab or Shift + Tab.
          • To select the focused tab: Press Ctrl + Shift + H.
       2. To open the menu, press Shift + F10.
       3. Select Unpin tabs.
4. Select Select tab.
   1. Select the tabs you want to unpin.
   2. At the top right, select Menu Unpin tabs.

1. On your Android device, open Chrome .
2. Tap More Settings .
3. Under "Advanced," tap Tabs and tab groups Move to inactive section.
4. To hide inactive tabs and tab groups automatically, select the time period.
   • To never hide inactive tabs and tab groups, tap Never.

Tips:

• In the “Inactive” section, tabs and tab groups are automatically closed after 6 months. Synced tab groups are closed but not deleted.
  • If you don’t want to close inactive tabs after 6 months, turn off Automatically close inactive items.
• To access the settings page within "Inactive tabs," at the top right, tap More Settings.
• To access tabs and groups from other devices, under “Tabs and tab groups,” turn on Automatically open tab groups from other devices.