To find an open tab in Chrome on a computer, press Ctrl + Shift + A on Windows or Linux, or ⌘ + Shift + A on a Mac. A list of your open tabs appears. Type a word from the page title or site, then select the tab to jump to it. On a phone, open the tab switcher and use its search. Each method is below.
On a computer: three ways to find a tab
- Tab Search. Press the shortcut above, or select the Tab Search button in the tab strip. Type keywords, then select the tab you want. You can also close a tab from the list with the Close button on its right. For everything the panel can do, see our guide to the Tab Search feature.
- The address bar. Type
@tabs, press Tab or Space, then type what you remember about the tab and select it from the list. - Jump by position. Ctrl + 1 through Ctrl + 8 go to the first eight tabs and Ctrl + 9 goes to the last one. On a Mac, use ⌘ instead of Ctrl. Ctrl + Tab moves to the next tab on Windows and Linux; on a Mac it’s ⌘ + Option + Right arrow.
The Tab Search and @tabs steps are from Google’s tab help, and the tab-jumping keys from Google’s list of Chrome keyboard shortcuts.
On Android
- Open Chrome and tap Switch tabs next to the address bar.
- In the Search your tabs field, type the name of the tab or tab group. On a tablet, tap Search at the upper right first.
- Tap the result you want.
Google’s Android tab help says the results also include recently closed tabs and tabs from your other devices, and that before you type, your last five opened tabs appear as suggestions.
On iPhone or iPad
- Open Chrome and tap Switch tabs at the bottom.
- Tap Search at the top left.
- Type keywords for the tab you want and tap it.
The same search finds tab groups by name, according to Google’s iPhone and iPad tab help.
Can’t find it? It may be closed
If the tab isn’t in any of these lists, it was probably closed. Press Ctrl + Shift + T (⌘ + Shift + T on a Mac) to bring it back, or follow our steps to restore closed tabs. Too many tabs to search through? Tab groups let you file them by topic.