You can now group tabs in the Chrome browser. This article shows you the process of creating and closing tab groups, as well as adding, removing, and managing tabs within these tab groups in the Chrome browser.
One of the most requested features in Chrome is the ability to group tabs. Firefox users have been enjoying the tab grouping feature for a long time and now Chrome users too can enjoy it. With the recent update, you can now group tabs in Chrome to streamline your browsing experience.
Table of contents:
- Advantages of tab groups
- Creating a tab group
- Renaming a tab group
- Creating a new tab in a tab group
- Adding an existing tab to a tab group
- Hide tabs in a tab group
- Closing a tab in a tab group
- Closing a tab group
What is the advantage of tab groups?
One of the biggest advantages of tab groups is that it allows you to categorize and organize tabs based on workflow. For example, when researching a topic, you can group all the tabs related to it in a separate group so that it’s easier to manage.
How to create a tab group in Chrome
To create a tab group in Chrome, right-click on the tab title and select the “Add to a new group” option.
Next, enter a tab group name of your choice in the “Name” field, choose a color to represent the tab, and press the “Enter” button on your keyboard.
The newly created tab group is highlighted with the chosen tab group color. For example, my tab group is highlighted with a purple color.
Following the same steps, you can create any number of tab groups you want.
How to rename a tab group in Chrome
You can rename the tab group in Chrome if you don’t like the current name or if you forgot to name it in the first place.
To rename a tab group in Chrome, right-click on the tab group name and enter a name of your choice in the “Name” field. You can also change the tab group color.
How to create a new tab in the tab group in Chrome
To create a new tab within a tab group, right-click on the tab group name and select the “New tab in group” option. This action will create a new tab in the selected tab group.
You can also right-click on any tab title in the tab group and select the “New tab to the right” option. This action will create a new tab to the right of the selected tab in the tab group.
How to add an existing tab to a tab group in Chrome
Here’s how to add an existing tab to a tab group in Chrome.
First, right-click on the tab title of the tab you want to add to the existing tab group, select the “Add tab to group” option, and choose the tab group.
Alternatively, you can also drag the tab into the tab group to add it to the tab group.
The tab is instantly added to the tab group.
Hide tabs in a tab group in Chrome
When needed, you can hide tabs in a tab group so that they are not in your way or to protect privacy.
Click the tab group name/title or color dot to hide tabs in a tab group.
To show the hidden tabs in a tab group, click on the tab group name/title.
How to close a tab in a tab group in Chrome
Just as you can add new or existing tabs to a tab group, you can also close a tab in a tab group. This is helpful if you want to remove unused and irrelevant tabs from a tab group.
To close a tab in a tab group, open the tab and click the “X” icon in the tab title or press the “Ctrl + W” keyboard shortcut. You can also right-click on the tab and select the “Close tab” option.
How to close a tab group in Chrome
To close a tab group, right-click on the tab group name or color dot and select the “Close group” option. This action closes all the tabs in the tab group and deletes the group.
Related Chrome how-to guides:
- How to rename a Chrome tab
- How to change tab volume in Chrome
- How to restore closed Chrome tabs
- How to disable tab previews in Chrome
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That is all. It is that simple to use and master tab groups in Chrome.
I hope this simple and easy Chrome how-to guide helped you.
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