View All Tabs in Chrome: Finding Open & Recently Closed Tabs

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Access, search, and close your Chrome tabs on any device

Co-authored by Spike Baron and Nicole Levine, MFA

Last Updated: September 15, 2024 Fact Checked

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Do you have a lot of open tabs on Chrome that are hard to keep track of? There is a fast and easy way to view all of your open tabs. Try using the Search Tabs feature on a computer, or the Switch Tabs page on the mobile app. This wikiHow article will teach you how to see all open tabs in Google Chrome on your computer, Android, iPhone, or iPad.

How to See All Open Tabs on a Phone or Computer

On a mobile phone or tablet, open Chrome and tap the Switch Tabs icon, which is a square with a number in it. The number corresponds to the number of tabs you have open. On a computer, click the down arrow at the top-left corner (PC) or top-right corner (Mac) of Chrome to view all open tabs.

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Open Chrome. Open the Chrome web browser on your computer. If you have multiple windows open, click on the one that you want to view all tabs for.
- Be sure that you’re using the most recent update of Chrome. You may not be able to view all tabs if you’re using an older version.
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Click on the Search Tabs icon. This looks like a down arrow, and it’s in the upper-left corner of the Chrome window (directly to the left of the first open tab) on a PC and Chromebook, and at the top-right corner on a Mac.
- An alternative way to get here is by using the keyboard shortcut: Shift + Command + A on Mac, or Control + Shift + A on PC.
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Scroll through the tabs. Scroll through the Search Tabs popup window to view all your tabs. You can see all current tabs (underneath the “Open Tabs” header), as well as recently closed tabs (underneath the “Recently Closed” header).
- You won't see the number of tabs you have open. If you have lots of open tabs and want to know how many you have open, you'll need to install a Chrome extension like Chrome Tab Counter.
- Click any tab to display it.
If you have many tabs open, you may prefer to search for a specific one. Do this by clicking the Search Tabs text box at the top of the popup window and typing in a keyword. Any tabs that fit your search criteria will appear below.^{[1]
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Tab groups are essentially folders for your tabs. If your group is closed, you won’t be able to see the tabs in it. To open it and see the tabs, simply click on the group label at the top of your window. Every tab inside will now appear to the right of the label.^{[2]
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Close an open tab. To close out of a tab using the Search Tabs window, hover your cursor over a certain tab, then click the X to the right of it.
- If you close a tab by mistake and want to open it again, press Command + Shift + T on a Mac, or Ctrl + Shift + T on a PC or Chromebook.

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On your mobile phone, open up the Chrome application.
If you're using an Android, you'll see this square with a number inside at the top of Chrome. On an iPhone or iPad, it's at the bottom of the screen.^{[3]
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The Switch Tabs page displays all of your open tabs, so scroll through them to view them.
If you want to navigate to a particular tab, simply tap on it within the Switch Tabs page.
To close out of a tab within the Switch Tabs page, simply tap on the X button to the right of a particular tab.^{[4]
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