Use tabs for webpages in Safari on Mac
When you’re surfing the web or researching a subject, avoid cluttering your desktop with multiple windows. You can instead view multiple webpages in a single Safari window by using tabs.
Preview a tab
In the Safari app 👁 Image
on your Mac, move the pointer over a tab.
Open a new tab
In the Safari app 👁 Image
on your Mac, click the New Tab button 👁 Image
in the toolbar (or use the Touch Bar).To change the page that opens in new tabs, choose Safari > Preferences, click General, click the “New tabs open with” pop-up menu, then choose an option. See Change General preferences.
Open a page or PDF in a new tab
In the Safari app 👁 Image
on your Mac, do any of the following:
Command-click a link on a page or a Favorites icon.
Command-click the Back button 👁 Image
or Forward button 👁 Image
to open the previous or next page in a new tab.Type in the Smart Search field, then Command-click an item in the search suggestions, or press Command-Return.
Tip: To use these Command-key shortcuts to open pages in new windows instead of new tabs, choose Safari > Preferences, click Tabs, then deselect “⌘-click opens a link in a new tab.” See Change Tabs preferences.
Open a page in a new tab from the bookmarks sidebar
In the Safari app 👁 Image
on your Mac, do any of the following:
Control-click a bookmark, then choose Open in New Tab from the shortcut menu.
Control-click a bookmarks folder, then choose Open in New Tabs.
Each bookmark in the folder opens in a new tab.
To open the bookmarks sidebar, click the Sidebar button 👁 Image
in the toolbar, then click Bookmarks.
Open a tab in another window
In the Safari app 👁 Image
on your Mac, drag the tab over the desktop or choose Window > Move Tab to New Window.You can also drag the tab of one Safari window to the tab bar of another.
Note: Tabs in private windows can only be moved to other private windows. Tabs in non-private windows can only be moved to other non-private windows.
Automatically open pages in tabs
In the Safari app 👁 Image
on your Mac, choose Safari > Preferences, then click Tabs.Click the “Open pages in tabs instead of windows” pop-up menu, then choose an option:
Never: Links designed to open in new windows open in new windows.
Automatically: Links designed to open in new windows open in new tabs.
Always: All links designed to open in new windows open in new tabs, including links designed to open in specially formatted separate windows.
Reopen a recently closed tab
In the Safari app 👁 Image
on your Mac, choose History > Recently Closed, then choose the webpage you want to reopen.You can also reopen a closed tab or window.