How to Save All Tabs in Chrome: 5 Easy Ways (2026)
The fastest built-in way to save all tabs in Chrome is to press Ctrl+Shift+D (Cmd+Shift+D on Mac). Chrome puts every open tab in the current window into a new bookmarks folder, and you can reopen them all later with one right-click. If you want Chrome to bring your tabs back every time it starts, turn on Continue where you left off, and if you save tabs often, a free extension like Tabox saves and reopens whole windows (tab groups included) in one click.
Below are five ways to do it, with the steps and the catch for each one.
Method 1: Bookmark all tabs with a keyboard shortcut
This saves every tab in the current window as a bookmarks folder.
Open the Chrome window whose tabs you want to save.
Press Ctrl+Shift+D on Windows, Linux, or ChromeOS, or Cmd+Shift+D on Mac.
In the Bookmark all tabs dialog, type a name for the folder, such as "Q4 budget research".
Pick where the folder goes (for example, Bookmarks bar or Other bookmarks).
Click Save.
You can now close the window. Your tabs are stored in that folder.
Limitation: it only saves the current window, so repeat it for each window. Tab groups are not kept: the folder is a flat list of links, and group names and colors are lost. Over time these folders pile up next to the bookmarks you actually want to keep.
Method 2: Bookmark all tabs from the right-click menu
Same result as the shortcut, if you prefer the mouse.
Right-click an empty area of the tab strip, to the right of your last tab.
Choose Bookmark all tabs...
Name the folder, choose its location, and click Save.
You can also get there from the three-dot menu: Bookmarks and lists > Bookmark all tabs.
Limitation: same as Method 1. One window at a time, no tab groups, and the folder lives in your bookmarks forever unless you delete it.
How to reopen all tabs from the bookmarks folder
Find the folder on your bookmarks bar, or open the Bookmark manager with Ctrl+Shift+O (Cmd+Option+B on Mac).
Right-click the folder.
Choose Open all, Open all in new window, or Open all in Incognito window.
Chrome asks you to confirm if the folder holds a lot of tabs.
Limitation: every tab loads at once, which can slow Chrome down with large folders, and nothing updates the folder if you add or close tabs later. You have to delete it and bookmark again.
Method 3: Turn on "Continue where you left off"
This makes Chrome reopen the tabs and windows you had open the last time you closed it.
Click the three-dot menu in the top-right corner and choose Settings. You can also type chrome://settings/onStartup in the address bar.
Select On startup in the left sidebar.
Choose Continue where you left off.
Limitation: this restores your last session, it does not save one on purpose. If you close windows one by one, Chrome may only restore the last window you closed. Incognito tabs are never restored, and a crash, sign-out, or opening new tabs before you resume can change what "last session" means. It also gives you no way to keep several projects apart.
Tip: if you just closed tabs by accident, press Ctrl+Shift+T (Cmd+Shift+T on Mac) to reopen them, or open the three-dot menu and go to History > Recently closed. Press it again to bring back earlier tabs and whole windows, in the order you closed them.
Method 4: Save a tab group
Chrome tab groups let you name and color a set of tabs, then close the group and bring it back later.
Right-click a tab and choose Add tab to new group.
Type a name and pick a color.
Add more tabs: right-click each tab and choose Add tab to group, or drag it into the group.
To close the group without losing it, right-click the group name and choose Hide group. (In older Chrome versions, first switch on Save group in the same menu.)
To reopen it, click the group on the left side of the bookmarks bar, or open the three-dot menu and choose Tab groups, then pick the group.
Limitation: you save one group at a time, and saved groups only follow you to other computers when you are signed in to Chrome with sync on. There are no folders, no search, and no export, and Delete group removes it for good. Tabs outside a group are not saved. For more detail, see how to save tab groups in Chrome.
The faster way: save tabs with Tabox
Tabox is a free tab manager extension for Chrome, Firefox, and Edge. It saves a whole window as a named collection in one click, keeps your tab groups with their names and colors, and reopens everything just as you left it.
Save all tabs in a window
Install Tabox from the Chrome Web Store and pin it to your toolbar.
Click the Tabox icon.
Type a name in the input box at the top, for example "Client onboarding".
Click Add Collection (or press Enter).
Tabox saves every tab in the current window, in order, along with each tab group's name and color. You can safely close the window.
Save tabs from all your windows at once
With two or more windows open, click the Tabox icon and type a name.
Switch the toggle next to the input from the desktop icon to the collection icon.
Click Add Folder.
Each window becomes its own collection inside one folder. More on this in how to save tabs from multiple windows.
Reopen your tabs
Click the Tabox icon.
Click the Play button (▶) next to the collection.
Turn on Open in new window in the toolbar if you want the collection in its own window. For big collections, switch on Smart Tab Loading in Settings so background tabs only load when you click them.
Why it beats the built-in options
Tab groups stay intact. Group names and colors are saved and restored, unlike bookmark folders.
Everything stays organized. Color-code collections, sort them into folders, and search by collection name, tab title, or URL.
Collections can stay up to date. With Auto update collections on in Settings, an open collection tracks the tabs you add, close, or reorder in its window.
Sync through your own Google Drive. Click the avatar in the top-left corner to sign in, and your collections sync across devices. No data passes through Tabox servers.
Export and back up. Export a single collection, or everything from Settings > Backup & Restore, as a file you can keep or share.
Keyboard shortcuts. Ctrl+Shift+1 to Ctrl+Shift+4 (Cmd+Shift+1 to 4 on Mac) open your first four collections.
A good habit: save a window as a collection the moment you switch to a different task, give it a name that says what it is for ("Q3 launch research", not "Stuff"), and close it. Keep bookmarks for pages you use for months, like dashboards and docs, and use collections for the working set of tabs behind a project.
See the full Tabox user guide for every feature and setting.
How to save all tabs in Firefox and Edge
Firefox
Bookmark all tabs: press Ctrl+Shift+D (Cmd+Shift+D on Mac), or right-click a tab, choose Select All Tabs, then right-click again and choose Bookmark Tabs...
Restore your last session: go to Settings > General > Startup and check Open previous windows and tabs.
Tabox: available from Firefox Add-ons.
Microsoft Edge
Bookmark all tabs: press Ctrl+Shift+D (Cmd+Shift+D on Mac), or right-click a tab and choose Add all tabs to favorites.
Restore your last session: go to Settings > Start, home, and new tabs, and under When Edge starts choose Open tabs from the previous session.
Tabox: available from Edge Add-ons.
FAQ
Does Chrome save tabs when you close it?
Not by default. Chrome opens a New Tab page on startup unless you choose Settings > On startup > Continue where you left off. Even then, it only restores your most recent session, so saving tabs on purpose (as bookmarks, a tab group, or a Tabox collection) is safer. If you just closed Chrome, Ctrl+Shift+T (Cmd+Shift+T on Mac) reopens your last window after you relaunch it.
How do I save tabs in Chrome without bookmarks?
Put the tabs in a tab group and use Hide group to close it while keeping it saved, or turn on Continue where you left off so Chrome restores them at startup. For several projects, a tab manager like Tabox saves each window as a named collection that stays out of your bookmarks.
How do I save all tabs in Chrome and reopen them later?
Press Ctrl+Shift+D (Cmd+Shift+D on Mac) to bookmark all tabs into a folder. Later, right-click that folder and choose Open all or Open all in new window. With Tabox, click Add Collection to save and the Play button to reopen.
Can I save tabs from all Chrome windows at once?
Not with Chrome's built-in tools: Bookmark all tabs only saves the current window. Tabox can save every open window at once as a folder, with each window stored as its own collection.
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