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How to close all tabs in Chrome at once

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A crowded browser window being cleared while its tabs are kept in a list

In short: To close every tab in a window, close the window: Alt+F4 on Windows, ⌘+Shift+W on Mac.[1] To keep them, press Ctrl+Shift+D first: it saves all open tabs as bookmarks in a new folder.[2]

Forty tabs, and you want a clean slate. Closing them one by one takes a minute. There are faster ways, and one habit that keeps you from regretting it.

Close all tabs in a window

Closing a window closes all the tabs in it.[1]

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Close only some of them

Select the first tab, hold Shift and select the last, or hold Ctrl to pick tabs one by one. Right-click a highlighted tab and choose Close.[1] More on selecting multiple tabs.

Keep them before you close

Ctrl+Shift+D (⌘+Shift+D on Mac) saves all open tabs as bookmarks in a new folder.[2] The details are in how to save all tabs in Chrome.

Closed something by mistake? Ctrl+Shift+T (⌘+Shift+T on Mac) opens a closed tab or window again.[1] See how to reopen closed tabs.

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Close everything, keep everything

Keeptab, our free Chrome extension, turns your tabs into a list in one click and shows you that list before it closes anything.[3] Saved tabs go to a 30-day trash if you delete them.[3]

FAQ

How do I close all tabs in Chrome at once?

Close the window. Every tab in it closes. Use Alt+F4 on Windows and Linux, or ⌘+Shift+W on Mac.

How do I close all tabs except one?

Select the tabs you want to close with Ctrl or Shift, right-click one of them and choose Close.

Can I get my tabs back after closing them?

Press Ctrl+Shift+T, or ⌘+Shift+T on Mac, to open a closed tab or window again. To be safe, press Ctrl+Shift+D first to save all open tabs as bookmarks.

Sources

  1. Google Chrome Help. Manage tabs in Chrome. https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/2391819?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop
  2. Google Chrome Help. Chrome keyboard shortcuts. https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/157179?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop
  3. Keeptab. The OneTab alternative to stop losing your tabs. https://keep-tab.com/onetab-alternative

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