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Tab groups

Gather related tabs under a name and a colour, and fold them away when you don’t need them.

A group keeps related tabs together under a name and a colour, inside a workspace. Groups show in the sidebar and with tabs on top.

Make a group#

• Right-click a tab and choose Add to new group. To group several tabs at once, select them first with Ctrl+click.
• Or press Ctrl+Shift+G to put the current tab in a new group.
• Or, in the sidebar, start dragging a tab: Drop here to create a group appears at the bottom of the list. Drop the tab there.

A small form opens beside the group. Type a name, pick one of the nine colours and choose Create. The group changes as you type, so you see the result straight away. Cancel undoes the group and leaves the tabs as they were.

Add and remove tabs#

• Right-click a tab and choose Add to group “…”.
• Or drag the tab between two tabs of the group, or onto the group’s name.
• Choose New tab in group from the group’s menu to open a new tab in it.
• To take a tab out, right-click it and choose Remove from group.

Collapse a group#

Click the group’s name to collapse it, and again to expand it. A collapsed group shows how many tabs it holds. With tabs on top, a collapsed group still shows the tab you’re on, so you never lose sight of it. From the keyboard, run Collapse / expand group in the command palette.

The group’s menu#

Right-click the group’s name for:

• Name and colour…, to rename it or change its colour. The form also has buttons to ungroup or close the group.
• New tab in group.
• Collapse group or Expand group.
• Move to another workspace, or Move to new window.
• Ungroup: the group goes, its tabs stay open.
• Close group: closes the group and all its tabs.

A closed group goes to Recently closed as a whole: Ctrl+Shift+T brings back the group with all its tabs. Groups are kept with your session and in saved sessions.