KeeptabHow to select multiple tabs in Chrome
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In short: Hold Ctrl and click each tab you want, or click the first tab, hold Shift and click the last one to select a range. Then right-click any highlighted tab to group, move, pin, mute or close them all at once.[1]
Closing or moving tabs one at a time is fine for three tabs. For fifteen, it's a chore. Chrome lets you highlight several tabs and treat them as one.
Select tabs with a mouse
- Specific tabs: press Ctrl and click each tab you want to add.[1]
- A range of tabs: click the first tab, press Shift, then click the last one. The whole range is highlighted, along with the active tab.[1]
Select tabs without a mouse
Press F6 twice to reach the tabs, then Ctrl+Shift+H.[1][2]
What you can do with them
Right-click any of the highlighted tabs, then choose:[1]
- Add tabs to group, to keep a project together.
- Move tabs to another window, or drag them out to start a new one.
- Pin or Unpin.
- Mute or Unmute.
- Close.
If the selection acts up, deselect the tabs and select them again.[1] Closed the wrong batch? Here's how to reopen closed tabs.
The missing action: save them
The right-click menu can group, move or close a selection. It can't put those tabs aside for next week while freeing the window. A tab group still keeps every tab open.[1] Read what to do when tab groups disappear before trusting them with work you care about.
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Keeptab, our free Chrome extension, saves a window, one tab, or the tabs to its left or right into a list in one click. The list is written and read back before any tab closes.[3]
Tab groups keep their names and colors, and you find any tab again by word, date or site.[3]
FAQ
How do I select multiple tabs in Chrome?
Press Ctrl and click each tab, or click the first tab, press Shift and click the last one to select a range.
How do I close several tabs at once in Chrome?
Select them with Ctrl or Shift, right-click one of the highlighted tabs and choose Close.
Can I select tabs with the keyboard?
Yes. Press F6 twice, then Ctrl+Shift+H.
Sources
- Google Chrome Help. Manage tabs in Chrome. https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/2391819?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop
- Google Chrome Help. Chrome keyboard shortcuts. https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/157179?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop
- Keeptab. The OneTab alternative to stop losing your tabs. https://keep-tab.com/onetab-alternative
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