How to see all your open tabs at once in Safari and Chrome
Too many tabs to read their titles? Safari's Tab Overview shows them as a grid, and Chrome's tab search finds one by name. The shortcuts for both.
How do I see all tabs in Safari?
Press ⇧ ⌘ \, or choose View, Show Tab Overview. Every tab in the window appears as a thumbnail in a grid. Click one to go to it, or start typing to filter them by title.
On a trackpad, pinch with two fingers on the page to open the same overview.
How do I search tabs in Chrome?
Press ⇧ ⌘ A, or click the tab search button at the end of the tab bar. A list of open and recently closed tabs appears. Type to filter it, then press Return.
How do I see tabs from every window?
Tab Overview shows the current window. Chrome's tab search covers every Chrome window. To see every browser window instead, use App Exposé: press ⌃ ↓. See App Exposé.
How do I close tabs from the overview?
In Safari's Tab Overview, hover over a thumbnail and click its close button. In Chrome's tab search, each row has a close button.
Move between tabs by keyboard: switch tabs shortcut. Keep the ones you need in Tab Groups.
Checked on 22 October 2026 on a MacBook Air (M1) with Safari 27.0.1: Show Tab Overview was read from Safari's own labels.
Questions
How do I see all tabs in Safari on Mac?
Press Shift Command backslash, or choose View, Show Tab Overview.
How do I search open tabs in Chrome on Mac?
Press Shift Command A.
Can I pinch to see all tabs in Safari?
Yes. Pinch with two fingers on the trackpad to open Tab Overview.
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