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> **Documentation Index:** Fetch the complete configuration index at https://yandex.ru/support/browser/en/llms.txt?revision=r21839801




# Manage tabs

## Open a tab {#create-tab}

- **Create tab** — Click ![](../_image/new-tab-icon.png) above the [SmartBox](*smart-link).

- **Open link in a new tab** — Right-click the link and select **Open link in new tab**.

- **Open a tab in a new window** — Right-click the link and select **Open link in new window**.


## Find a tab {#seach}

On the sidebar, click ![](../_image/tab-sidebar-icon.png) (![](../_image/tab-sidebar-icon.png) if you have 1 tab open) and start entering the tab name or address in the search bar. You'll see suggestions below.


## Actions with tabs {#action}

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- **Disable sound on tab** — Click ![](../_image/sound-on.png) to the right of the tab name.

- **Enable sound on tab** — Click ![](../_image/sound-off.png) to the right of the tab name.

- **Open a recently closed tab** — Click **![](../_image/settings-icon.png)**&nbsp;→ **History** and select the tab in the list that opens. Or right-click the tab and select **Open recently closed tab**.

- **Go to the top of the page** — To quickly navigate to the top of the page, click a tab. To go back, click the tab again.

- **Refresh tab** — Click the ![](../_image/refresh-site.png) icon to the left of the [SmartBox](*smart-link).

- **Move tab** — Click and hold the tab. Drag it to the left or right.

- **Pin tab** — Right-click the tab and select **Pin tab**.

- **Duplicate tab** — Right-click the tab and select **Duplicate**.

- **Move tab to new window** — Right-click the tab and select **Move tab**&nbsp;→ **New window**.

- **Move tab to another window** — Right-click the tab, select **Move tab**&nbsp;→ **Tabs window 2** (the number may be different: it indicates when the window was created relative to other windows), and choose a tab group where you want to move the tab.

- **Move tab to new group** — Right-click the tab and select **Move tab**&nbsp;→ **New group**.

- **Move tab to another group** — Right-click the tab, select **Move tab**, and click the group in the list.

- **Close tab** — Hover over the tab title and click the ![](../_image/close-tab-icon.png) icon that appears.

    {% note info %}

    By default, after closing the tab, the tab to the right of the closed one opens. To go to the tab that was previously active, go to ![](../_image/settings-icon.png)&nbsp;→ **Settings**&nbsp;→ **Interface** and enable **Go to previous active tab when closing current tab**.

    {% endnote %}

- **Close all tabs except the selected one** — Right-click the tab and select **Close other tabs**.

- **Print tab contents** — Right-click the page and select **Print**.

#### Learn more

- [Viewing the history for a tab](https://yandex.ru/support/browser/en/search-and-browse/history.md#recent-history-pages)

- [Tab actions using mouse gestures](https://yandex.ru/support/browser/en/useful-features/gestures.md)


## Actions with multiple tabs {#action-several-tabs}

To select multiple tabs, click them one by one while holding **Ctrl** (on Windows) or **⌘** (on macOS). Right-click any selected tab and choose the necessary command (for example, you can open several tabs in a new window or close them).


If the tabs are next to one another, use the **Shift** key:

1. Holding **Shift**, click the first and then the last tab that you want to select.

1. Release the **Shift** key.

1. Right-click any selected tab and choose a command.

To deselect them, click any other tab.


## Tabs on the sidebar {#management}

When a lot of tabs are open, they may become difficult to navigate.Yandex Browser contains a special panel for managing a large number of tabs. The panel displays tabs in a vertical list that's divided into groups.

To open the tab control panel, go to the side panel and click ![](../_image/tab-sidebar-icon.png) (![](../_image/tab-sidebar-icon.png) if you have 1 tab open) or press **Ctrl** + **Shift** + **E** in Windows (**Shift** + **⌘** + **E** in macOS).


{% note info %}

If the ![](../_image/tab-sidebar-icon.png) icon is missing, click **![](../_image/sidebar-menu.png)**&nbsp;→ **Tools** in the side panel and enable **Tab manager**. To remove the icon, disable the **Tab manager** option.

{% endnote %}


![](../_image/tab-management.png){.border-yes}

![](../_image/1-icon.svg) — Open the control panel.

![](../_image/2-icon.svg) — Find a tab by title or adress.

![](../_image/3-icon.svg) — Tab management menu.

To manage tabs, you can use:


{% list tabs %}

- Icons on the control panel


  1. Hover over a tab in the list and click the ![](../_image/tabs-box.png) icon that appears to the left.

  1. At the bottom of the panel, select one of the icons ![](../_image/tabs-menu.png):

  ![](../_image/tm-deselect-icon.png) — To deselect.

  ![](../_image/tm-copy-url-icon.png) — To copy the addresses of the selected tabs.

  ![](../_image/tm-newgroup-icon.png) — To move tabs to a new group.

  ![](../_image/tm-newwindow-icon.png) — To move tabs to a new window.

  ![](../_image/tm-close-tabs-icon.png) — To close tabs.



- Context menu


  1. Select the tabs.

  1. Right-click any selected tab.

  1. Select an action in the context menu, for example, **Pin tab**.

{% endlist %}


## Keyboard shortcuts and mouse gestures for managing tabs {#tabs-hotkeys}

#### Keyboard shortcuts {#tabs-hotkeys}


{% list tabs %}

- Windows and Linux


  **Switching between tabs**

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  Switch to the tab on the left
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  **Ctrl** + **PgUp**

  **Ctrl** + **Shift** + **Tab**
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  Switch to the tab on the right
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  **Ctrl** + **PgDown**

  **Ctrl** + **Tab**
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  Select tab by its number order (from 1 to 8)
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  **Ctrl** + **1-8**
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  Select last tab
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  **Ctrl** + **9**
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  Switch to previous active tab
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  **Ctrl** + **Shift** + **`**
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  **Opening tabs**

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  Create new tab
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  **Ctrl** + **T**
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  Open link in new tab
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  **Ctrl** + click link
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  Open link in new tab and switch to it
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  **Ctrl** + **Shift** + click link
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  Open last closed tab
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  **Ctrl** + **Shift** + **T**
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  Open tab control panel
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  **Ctrl** + **Shift** + **E**
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  **Closing tabs**

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  Close active tab
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  **Ctrl** + **W**

  **Ctrl** + **F4**
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  **Dead tabs and windows**

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  Open the task dispatcher
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  **Shift** + **Esc**
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- macOS


  **Switching between tabs**

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  Switch to the tab on the left
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  **⌥** + **⌘** + **←**

  **Ctrl** + **Shift** + **Tab**
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  Switch to the tab on the right
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  **⌥** + **⌘** + **→**

  **Ctrl** + **Tab**
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  Select tab by its number order (from 1 to 8)
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  **⌘** + **1-8**
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  Select last tab
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  **⌘** + **9**
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  Switch to previous active tab
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  **Ctrl** + **Shift** + **§**
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  **Opening tabs**

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  Create new tab
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  **⌘** + **T**
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  Open link in new tab
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  **⌘** + click link
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  Open last closed tab
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  **Shift** + **⌘** + **T**
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  Open tab control panel
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  **Shift** + **⌘** + **E**
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  **Closing tabs**

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  Close active tab
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  **⌘** + **W**
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  |#

  

  **Dead tabs and windows**

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  Open the task dispatcher
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  **Shift** + **Esc**
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  |#


{% endlist %}

#### Mouse gestures {#tabs-hotkeys}

Hold down the right mouse button to perform gestures. Then release the button after you complete the gesture.


{% note alert %}

If you are using a one-button mouse in macOS, you need to perform all gestures by holding down the **Ctrl** key and the mouse button.

{% endnote %}



**Mouse gestures**

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Restore the last closed tab
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![](../_image/gesture-last-tab.png)
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Close tab
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![](../_image/gesture-close-tab.png)
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|#


#### Learn more

- [Keyboard shortcuts](https://yandex.ru/support/browser/en/useful-features/hotkeys.md)

- [Mouse gestures](https://yandex.ru/support/browser/en/useful-features/gestures.md)



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