How many tabs do I have open? Count them and close the duplicates
Tabs pile up quietly. You open one to check something, another to compare, and a third because finding the first again felt slower than opening the page a second time. A week later the strip along the top of the window is no longer a list you can read, and you could not say whether you have twenty tabs open or eighty.
If you have too many tabs open to keep track of, this page shows how to see the number, and then how to bring it down by closing duplicates and clearing tabs one site at a time.
The short answer
Chrome can already list your open tabs. Press Ctrl+Shift+A (⌘+Shift+A on a Mac) to open Tab Search, then type to narrow the list.
If you want the number itself, with the tabs sorted by site, OpenTabs puts both on every new tab page. It also adds a button that closes duplicate tabs. It is free and needs no account.
What Chrome does on its own
Chrome has a few tools for this built in.
Tab Search. Select the Tab Search button in the tab strip, or press Ctrl+Shift+A on Windows and Linux, ⌘+Shift+A on a Mac. Type a few words and Chrome shows the open tabs that match. Select a tab to go to it, or close it from the list. Typing @tabs in the address bar and then pressing Tab or Space searches your open tabs as well.
Save all tabs before you start. If closing things makes you nervous, press Ctrl+Shift+D (⌘+Shift+D on a Mac). Chrome saves all open tabs as bookmarks in a new folder, so you can come back to them later.
Tab groups. Right-click a tab, choose Add tab to group, then New group. You can name the group, pick a colour for it and collapse it.
See the number on every new tab
OpenTabs is a browser extension that replaces the new tab page. Install it from Chrome Web Store, Edge Add-ons or Firefox Add-ons, where it is listed as "Tab Manager - Duplicates & Merge | OpenTabs". There is nothing to set up.
Open a new tab and look at the top right. It shows a count such as 19 tabs. Below it, a card called Tabs Management repeats the count as 19 open and lists every tab under the site it belongs to. The count covers all your windows. The new tab page itself is not counted.
One thing to expect: the first time you open a new tab after installing, your browser may ask whether you meant to change the new tab page. The question comes from the browser. Choose the option that keeps the change. If Edge has switched the extension off, open Settings and more, then Extensions, then Manage extensions, and switch it back on.
Close duplicate tabs in one press
When the same page is open in more than one tab, a button appears at the top of the Tabs Management card: Close N duplicates. Press it and every second and later copy of a page is closed. One copy of each page stays open, so no page disappears altogether.
For example, if one page is open four times and another is open twice, one press closes four tabs and leaves one of each.
Two tabs count as the same page when their addresses match. A link to a different #section of the same page still counts as the same page. A different ?query on the end does not.
Close tabs one site at a time
Each site gets a box with its name and the number of tabs you have open from it. Subdomains of one site can share a box. For example, developer.mozilla.org and support.mozilla.org both appear under mozilla.org.
- To close one tab, move the pointer over its row and click the ✕ at the end.
- To go to a tab, click its title.
- To close everything from one site, move the pointer over that site's box and click close all.
A site with more than eight tabs shows the first eight and a +N more button. close all closes all of that site's tabs, including the ones behind the button. The count at the top goes down as you close.
Tabs spread over several windows
If your tabs are in more than one window, the card shows a Merge N windows button. Press it and every tab moves into the window you are in.
FAQ
How do I see how many tabs I have open?
In Chrome, Tab Search (Ctrl+Shift+A, or ⌘+Shift+A on a Mac) lists your open tabs. For a number, OpenTabs shows the count at the top of every new tab page.
How do I close duplicate tabs?
With OpenTabs installed, open a new tab and press Close N duplicates on the Tabs Management card. It closes the second and later copies of each page and keeps one.
How do I save all open tabs in Chrome?
Press Ctrl+Shift+D on Windows or Linux, or ⌘+Shift+D on a Mac. Chrome saves all open tabs as bookmarks in a new folder.
Does the count include tabs in other windows?
Yes. The count and the list cover every window, and Merge N windows moves them all into one.
Does OpenTabs cost anything or need an account?
No. It is free and works without signing in.