To reopen a tab you just closed in Chrome on a computer, press Ctrl + Shift + T on Windows or Linux, or ⌘ + Shift + T on a Mac. Press it again to bring back the tab before that. Google’s list of Chrome keyboard shortcuts says it reopens closed tabs in the order they were closed, and Google’s tab help says the same shortcut brings back a closed window.
Reopen a tab with the mouse
- From the tab bar: right-click an empty space next to your tabs and select Reopen closed tab. On a Mac you can also use the File menu > Reopen Closed Tab.
- From the History menu: select the three-dot More menu at the top right, then History. The menu that opens lists the tabs and windows you closed recently. Select one to open it again.
- From Tab Search: open Tab Search with Ctrl + Shift + A (⌘ + Shift + A on a Mac). Its Recently Closed section lists the tabs you closed, and you can select one to reopen it.
Reopen a tab on Android
- Open Chrome.
- Tap More (the three dots) > Recent tabs.
- Under Recently closed, tap the tab you want back.
On a tablet with a keyboard, Ctrl + Shift + T also works. Google’s Android tab help covers this and notes that tabs you haven’t used for 14 days or more move to an Inactive tabs section at the top of the tab switcher. They stay there until Chrome closes them, after 6 months by default, so look there first.
Reopen a tab on iPhone or iPad
- Open Chrome.
- Tap More (the three dots), scroll the row of buttons to the right and tap Recent Tabs.
- Under Recently closed, tap the tab you want back.
If you just tapped Close all inactive, tap Undo at the bottom left right away. Old tabs may also be waiting in Inactive Tabs at the top of the tab switcher, as Google’s iPhone and iPad tab help explains.
Older tabs: search your history
The recently closed lists are short. For anything older, open your history with Ctrl + H (⌘ + Y on a Mac), or More > History > History, and search for a word from the page title. Google’s history help says History keeps the pages you visited in the last 90 days, but not Incognito pages or pages you deleted.
Get all your tabs back every time Chrome opens
If Chrome starts with a blank page instead of the tabs you had open, go to More > Settings > On startup and select Continue where you left off. Google’s startup page help describes this setting.
If the shortcut, History and this setting all fail, see how to fix Chrome tab restore not working, which covers tabs from your other devices and the tabs that can’t be brought back.