How to Share Chrome Tab Groups with Someone Else

You built the perfect set of tab groups for a project and a teammate wants the same setup. Chrome has no Share button for tab groups, so how do you actually send them? Here are the real methods to share Chrome tab groups with someone else, and how to keep them private.

Why you cannot simply send a Chrome tab group

Native Chrome tab groups are local, in-browser state. There is no built-in way to package a group and send it to another person; you would have to copy every URL by hand. A dedicated extension solves this.

Method 1: Export and import with Tabox (recommended)

This is the cleanest and most private way, because the file goes directly to your recipient and nothing is posted online.

1. In Tabox, save your tab groups as a Collection.

2. Open the Collection menu and choose Export to File.

3. Send the file to your teammate by email, chat, or a shared drive.

4. They open Tabox, import the file, and reopen the Collection, with the same tabs, group names, and colors.

See export and import tab groups for the full walkthrough, and the best extension to save and share tab groups for why this approach wins.

Method 2: OneTab shared web page (mind the privacy)

OneTab can publish your list of tabs to a web page and give you a link. It is convenient, but be careful: that page is hosted on OneTab servers and anyone with the link can view it. Do not use it for anything confidential. It also does not preserve your group names or colors.

Method 3: Copy links manually (last resort)

If the other person has no extension, you can paste the URLs into a message or doc. It works, but it is tedious and loses all grouping.

Keep shared tabs private

Prefer methods where you control distribution, like sending a file directly, over public link pages. For more on extension privacy, see privacy in Chrome extensions.

FAQ

Can you share a tab group in Chrome?

Not natively. The simplest reliable way is to export the group as a file with Tabox and have the other person import it.

Is it safe to share tabs with OneTab?

Only for non-sensitive links. OneTab shared page is public to anyone with the URL. For private sharing, export a file directly instead.

Will the other person see my group names and colors?

With Tabox, yes. Exporting and importing a Collection preserves group names and colors. OneTab does not.