As part of the recent Safari overhaul, Apple has finally introduced Tab Groups in Safari on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. So now, you can organize Safari tabs on your Mac into different groups to minimize distractions and improve your browsing experience. Follow along as we discuss the steps to group tabs in Safari on Mac.
How to Group Tabs in Safari on Mac
Apple offers two ways to group tabs in Safari on Mac: you can either do this by creating a tab group out of all the open tabs in your current window or starting an empty tab group and adding browser tabs to it subsequently.
1. Create a Tab Group Out of Open Safari Tabs
If you’ve got a bunch of tabs open in Safari on your Mac and you wish to add all of them to the same tab group, Safari has an option to help you do just that. Here are the steps you need to follow:
2. Create a New Tab Group and Add Tabs to It Later
If you’ve got a bunch of tabs open in Safari, which you’d like to add to different tab groups, you can do so by first creating empty tab groups and then adding tabs to them subsequently. Follow these steps to perform both of these operations:
How to Switch Between Safari Tab Groups
Over time, as you create more tab groups, you’ll need to switch between them to access their respective tabs. Apple makes it really easy to switch between tab groups. For this, all you have to do is click on the dropdown button next to the Show sidebar icon and select the tab group you want to access from the context menu.
If there are ungrouped tabs in Safari, you can access them by selecting X Tabs in the dropdown menu, where X is the number of tabs active in your browser.
How to Move a Tab to a Different Tab Group
If there’s ever a need to move a tab out of its existing tab group into another tab group, the steps below should help you:
How to Remove a Tab From a Tab Group
At any point, if you’d like to remove/delete a tab from a tab group, you can follow these steps:
How to Delete a Tab Group
Much like removing/deleting a tab from a tab group, Safari also lets you delete a tab group. This might be useful if you created a tab group temporarily to store some tabs but no longer need it. Follow these steps to delete a tab group:
Sync Tab Groups Across Devices
Once you’ve created a Safari tab group on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac, Apple gives you the option to sync it across all your other devices so you can experience the same browsing experience on your other devices as well. Follow these instructions to enable tab syncing: Wait for a few seconds. Your tab groups should appear on all your devices, and you should be able to use, access, and modify them easily on any device. Note: Update your Mac to the latest macOS version (macOS Monterey at the time of writing this guide) and your iPhone and iPad to the latest version of iOS (iOS 15) and iPadOS (iPadOS 15) to sync your tab groups.
Use Safari Tab Groups to Improve Your Browsing Experience
Tab Groups has to probably be the best feature addition to Safari in a while. It simplifies tab management on Safari tremendously and gives you more control over the active tabs in your window. That way, you can always switch between tab groups to only view the tabs you want at that moment and close all other tabs you don’t.
