How to use tab groups in Chrome on a Mac

Colour code your Chrome tabs, collapse a group to a single label, and move a whole group to its own window. Chrome tab groups, step by step on a Mac.

Guide · Updated 22 October 2026

How do I group tabs in Chrome?

  1. Right click a tab and choose Add tab to new group.
  2. Type a name and pick a colour.
  3. Drag more tabs onto the coloured label, or right click a tab and add it to the group.

To group several at once, hold ⌘ and click each tab first, then right click one of them.

How do I collapse a tab group?

Click the group's label. Its tabs fold away into the label, freeing the tab bar. Click it again to open them. Collapsed tabs are still open.

How do I move a tab group to another window?

Right click the group's label and choose to move the group to a new window. Or drag the label out of the tab bar. The whole group goes with it, colour and name included.

How do I close a whole group?

Right click the label and choose to close the group. To reopen it by accident, ⌘ ⇧ T brings recently closed tabs back.

Too many Chrome windows as well as tabs? See managing many Chrome windows. Searching tabs: see all open tabs. In Safari: Tab Groups.

Questions

How do I make a tab group in Chrome on a Mac?

Right click a tab and choose Add tab to new group, then name it.

How do I collapse a Chrome tab group?

Click the group's coloured label.

Can I move a Chrome tab group to a new window?

Yes. Right click the label and move it to a new window, or drag the label out.

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