How to use Tab Groups in Safari on a Mac

Keep work tabs and personal tabs apart in one Safari window. How to make a Tab Group, switch between groups, and close a set of tabs without losing it.

Guide · Updated 22 October 2026

What is a Tab Group in Safari?

A named set of tabs. A Safari window shows one group at a time. Switch to another group and its tabs replace the ones on screen, while the old ones are kept, ready for when you switch back.

How do I make a Tab Group?

  • From the tabs you have open: click the sidebar button at the top left, then the button with a plus next to it, and choose New Tab Group with your open tabs.
  • From nothing: choose File, New Empty Tab Group.
  • Add a tab to a group: right click the tab, choose Move to Tab Group, and pick one.

Type a name, like Client or Trip, and press Return.

How do I switch between Tab Groups?

Open the sidebar (⇧ ⌘ L) and click a group, or use the group menu next to the sidebar button. Each group remembers its own tabs and which one was in front.

Do Tab Groups sync to my iPhone?

Yes, when you are signed in to iCloud with Safari turned on in iCloud settings. A group made on the Mac appears in Safari on your iPhone and iPad.

Pin the tabs you use in every project: pinned tabs in Safari. See every tab at once: see all open tabs. The Chrome version: Chrome tab groups.

Checked on 22 October 2026 on a MacBook Air (M1) with Safari 27.0.1: Tab Groups and New Empty Tab Group were read from Safari's own labels.

Questions

How do I create a Tab Group in Safari?

Choose File, New Empty Tab Group, or make one from your open tabs in the sidebar.

Does switching Tab Groups close my tabs?

No. The tabs are kept in their group and come back when you switch to it.

Do Safari Tab Groups sync between devices?

Yes, through iCloud when Safari is turned on in iCloud settings.

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