Group and organize your tabs in Chrome

One of the first things anyone learns when using Google Chrome is that tabs can seemingly multiply. For most of us, opening new tabs is like breathing; it just happens whether we are well aware of it or not. When you open so many tabs that you can barely recognize the text next to each icon, you might be wondering if there’s a better way to organize your browser. Lucky for you, there is a way to group tabs in Chrome.

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When you don’t actively track your open tabs in Google Chrome, things can quickly get out of hand. This applies to both the Chrome web browser on your computer and the Google Chrome app on your Android or iOS device.

In 2020, a Google Chrome Update added a new feature known as groups tab† This essentially allows you to organize groups of tabs in a functional, user-friendly way. You can give each tab group a custom name and color, and you can choose to remove Chrome tabs from the group or remove them from the group.

Group tabs in your Chrome browser (desktop)

Grouping tabs is currently the most efficient way to organize your browsing activity in Google Chrome. To do this, you must start a tab group and then add other tabs to that group†

Start a new tab group in Chrome

To start a new tab group, right click on any of your open tabs and click Add tab to new group†

Type a name for the tab group in the Give this group a name field, then click one of the colored circles below it to color the group.

Add tabs to your tab group

After you launch the tab group, you can add other tabs to it. you can either add a brand new tab to the group or add tabs that are already open†

To add a brand new tab to the group, right-click the tab group and click New tab in group† This will open a new tab within the group.

To add tabs that are already open, right-click the tab you want to add to the group.

Move your cursor over the option that reads: Add tab to group† In the extended menu, click the name of the tab group you want to add it to.

Group tabs in the Chrome mobile app

Before you start, make sure your Android version is up to date, and you also have: updated the Google Chrome app to the latest version†

Open the Google Chrome mobile app and tap the Tabs button in the top right corner.

Then press the button at the top right. Select from the drop-down list Group tabs†

Each tab has empty circles in the top right corner. Select the tabs you want to group by tapping the empty circles; this will mark and check them off.

When you’re done, tap Group top right.

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A faster way to group Chrome tabs on mobile

Open Google Chrome on your phone and press the Tabs button at the top right.

Now on the tabs screen, long press (press and hold) one of the tabs you want to group.

While holding the tab, drag it directly to the other tab you want to group it with. When you see a larger box appear around both tabs, release the tab to place it in your new tab group.