Using the New Safari Tabs Features On Your Mac

[@desertpatient]

Thanks bunches...just when I seem to learn the past updates, I am reminded of the purpose of life is to learn...but at 72? Yes, at 72 with your great help. Again thank you so much.

[@Ebi_J]

Always helping us out in detail. Thank you.

[@moderntouchfurniture]

Excellent video, thank you. You covered all the new features.

[@loisskiathitis8926]

A very informative video tutorial today. Thank you for the visuals! Thank you, Gary! A great reference point video. 👏👍🏻❤️

[@OleOlson]

Absolutely love how informative and precise these videos are. Really helps answer some basic questions. Thank you.

[@alrdye]

I love how, unlike other youtubers, you just get right to the point and show the important bits. That's really helpful. Thanks.

[@macmost]

Thanks!

[@willyumsstudio]

Arranging tabs by site sounds very useful!

[@77Chester77]

This was exactly what I was looking for. Thank you

[@evanw783]

youre a very informative well spoken dude, thanks man

[@artysanmobile]

I loved these features from the moment I first saw them. I’ve never been more comfortable with any browser and I’m shedding apps daily, which makes me very happy.

[@Dbob5678]

Hey Gary, Great job with the explanations and demonstrations. I wasn't aware of this video yesterday after I updated to Safari 15. Checked a few other videos which rushed through and didn't illustrate the preferences. May I say "great job" again. Thanks.

[@itquankazi]

Thank you for the deep analysis.

[@pur3D3votion]

Amazing overview! Thanks for taking the time and making this as it helps me a lot transitioning from Chrome to Safari! 🙏🏼

[@flookoco2008]

Really useful video, thanks Gary.

[@GoneByDawnSean]

You are a great teacher. Really enjoyed your tutorial.

[@microbroadcast]

Thanks. Nice, easy-to-understand tutorial! 👍

[@RoyY369]

Thank you so much for this video. Save a lot of my time.

[@Phiseldek]

Thank you, Gary! Very helpful - as always. Great.

[@Phiseldek]

Just one question: In Safari 15 the little "plus sign" that appeared when you moved the cursor to the address bar has apparently disappeared. Here you could easily (and nicely animated) insert the link in the reading list. Am I missing something?

[@MarkPMus]

A very quick and well-explained tutorial. I turned off the Bookmarks bar under the tabs straight away, as soon as you explained how to do it. It was a garbled mess. Thank you.

[@markholle3450]

Just showing the Safari preferences tab was worth the view. I was anticipating Compact view after the upgrade and was puzzled why it was there. Thanks for demonstrating how you can try it out.

[@harmonjp2714]

Please keep making more videos. Make videos on some things new Mac users wouldn't probably know about but could be really good to know about

[@garynagle3093]

Excellent overview. Thank you

[@chatnoir1375]

Compact view seem to me like a logical, modern renewal. Looks great especially on smaller devices.

[@phantomzethbongabong6819]

just updated my safari yesterday, thank you this is really helpful💖

[@bassplayinpapa]

Helpful, as always. Thanks!

[@j800r_aswell]

It was the new look that attracted me to Safari 15 when it was introduced but aside from adoring compact view I've found myself making extensive use of tab groups. With this latest update Safari has become about as close to my perfect idea of a browser without actually being perfect.

[@rodneyhammon1793]

Wow, you are good!…I have a iMac 27 and love it, with your help I’m learning more……thanks

[@alanl9497]

These looks like some fun configurations to play with. Thanks!

[@robertminnicks1136]

You are a well of knowledge Gary. Thanks

[@MrLuba6a]

Hello Gary 👍 every time I watch your video I admire you for your efforts to bring common knowledge to us,the Mac users so easy to understand and enjoy !!! Good work 👏 👍

[@artmaltman]

Excellent overview, thank you. I would not have figured this out on my own!

[@cryptocamelsafari2967]

Great video! Thank you. Just wondering if the open pages of the different tabs still continue to consume data/internet? any suggestion?

[@armondobbabone8556]

Thanks...You make Apple's Intuitive interfaces....actually understandable

[@mojoblues66]

Anyone else first being sceptical of the compact tab layout and now loving it?

[@j800r_aswell]

Wasn't even sceptical. The compact layout was how they demoed the new Safari and the look I immediately fell in love with.

[@johnwilliams7830]

Do have concern on my ipad it records all sites I visit - according to apple have to manually deleted

[@johnwilliams7830]

Do have concern on my ipad it records all sites I visit - according to apple have to manually deleted each one

[@augustogalindo8687]

Me

[@CraftingwithApril]

No ….I just wish the tabs we spent 30 minutes setting up actually stayed in the group…. Totally useless …..it only keeps grouped the sites we left in there when searching in that group.. I wish they would at least give us options to turn on or off the changes they make…or leave it alone

[@ghgomez2]

Thanks Gary for your great help. For those who are like me using an old Mac mini with Catalina, you can update safari to the new version but expect only some of these updates to work. Sorry, I don't go into detail of the differences, they are more than a few but you will get used to it.

[@justfelicia6671]

Thank God for Gary! I still owe you a donation. I haven't forgotten!

[@DannyMexen9]

I honestly didn't notice LOL thanks for the video

[@PartyMusic775]

Thanks, I never knew this and was missing out.

[@siddu3278]

Hi Gary , thank you for the information .

[@jennifernelson9375]

Hi Gary. Again thank you so much for your videos. When this feature was first introduced I went crazy adding tab groups. Now I can’t figure out how to get rid of them. Please help!

[@macmost]

Just bring up the sidebar so you see your tab groups. Control+click on them (right click) and select Delete. Clicking the ... button also does it.

[@ukessko]

Hey I'm logged in iCloud but my tabs are visible but the groups won't sync to my Mac mini Works fine on my old iMac and iOS device. Any ideas? I've been finding your videos super helpful so thanks

[@mezorii1]

Thank you. Is there a way to give a specific color to tabs ? Not dark mode.

[@macmost]

No, there are no colors.

[@etienne4403]

Tab group is really useful. Looks like Workona I think.

[@debsmart75]

wow! Great info ... thank you!

[@purgatoriprytania5382]

This has been a game changer for me.

[@g30rg3-c5]

Thank you, always great work! ... gotta go and see if I can get rid of 60+ open tabs :)

[@kradwonders]

Any way to increase text size on favorites tool bar?

[@supermati]

Can you get links from external apps to go to specific app groups? When i open a zoom link it just opens a brand new window, I'd like it to go to my work tab group.

[@javtimestwo]

Gary-i have a question about the sidebar-is there a method to locate the reading list without clicking on the sidebar? I noticed with Safari 15, I click on the sidebar and then I must click on reading list to see those articles. Isn't there one less step in order to see the reading list? Thank you!

[@macmost]

Look in the View menu. There is a command to go right there, and there is a keyboard shortcut for it too.

[@adamXi]

thanks for the short brief

[@GuitarJams-zs7yf]

When I am on a webpage and open a webpage new tab it loads it far right of all the open tabs. Is there a way to open a new tab just right of the current webpage you are on? This drives me crazy and makes my tabs out of order.

[@AaronFigFront]

The tab groups are also sync via iCloud. They are the same on all apple devices.

[@eyeojo]

I’ll give Safari another try with this update, thanks Gary -chromer

[@rickmccarthy5111]

Can we auto hide the sidebar as previously?

[@t1czer]

I love those new Chrome features

[@polivierroyspu]

thanks very helpful

[@sbeckas]

Show color in tabs is only available in the "compact" view under "advanced" for Safari 15.2

[@MaiElizabeth]

This is one of the features I love so much. Instead of having to jump from one bookmark to another, I can have each bookmark in different tabs and can open them right away from the side bar.

[@fero___3005]

Hi whenever I save the tabs after closing and opening it docent appears and same in Pin tabs also .... This happens after updating safari to 15.0 please help me

[@chelebarry]

Good morning, is there a way to move from one tab to another without using the command a certain numero? I mean something like CTRL + pgdown or up in windows environment? Sorry I am new in the Mac.

[@macmost]

move to the next tab with Control+tab

[@TRaddcliff]

updating lost all the tabs I had open. all my music hardware update sites. thanks apple. great vid by the way.

[@khanscombe619]

So I'm using the new Safari 15.3 in each Catalina & Monterey. Some of the layouts are different. Is this a Mac OS version thing? I don't see the single line "compact" option on my Catalina Mac.

[@macmost]

I think you only see that on Big Sur or newer, maybe Monterey.

[@271830066]

Gary, is there away stop multi safari windows from opening when I click on a website link in my email? AnytimeI I click on a link on my MacBook Air it will open the Safari app again and again. I want ti only use just one version of the Safari App all day. Thanks

[@macmost]

Use tabs instead of windows to minimize the impact of this. Safari, Preferences, Tabs, "Open tabs instead of..."

[@abbofun9022]

Good vid. One problem I have is that Safari 15 has stopped syncing the favourites between Mac and iPad. Both use same iCloud account. Maybe should be waiting for Mac upgrade to Montera

[@mohammedkhisham]

6:32 I cant find that button , I can only see reload option there what do I do >? how do I bookmark now ?

[@macmost]

Are you in Compact mode? Are you moving your pointer over to the right side of the active tab? Bookmarks work like before, same menu item, same keyboard shortcut.

[@mohammedkhisham]

@@macmost nah by default I’m in separate mode tab

[@mohammedkhisham]

@@macmost but in left side of the active tab plus symbol encircled option with reading list favourites bookmark

[@RamMohammadJosephKaur]

When will Monterey public version be released?

[@macmost]

Officially, it is just "this fall." We'll probably see it in October I'm guessing.

[@mojoblues66]

Probably together with the new MacBooks, expected end of October.

[@punknugget561]

I have a question, I have 10 tabs open. Starting with tab 1 (on the left). I would open another tab directly to the right next to tab #1, but instead when I press Command+T it opens to tab #10. But that's not what I desire for it to do. I just desire to have it open RIGHT NEXT to the existing tab I have open. What command-type key can I use to make that happen? By the way, pressing Command+Click does NOT work for me. Is there another type of command key config that I use, or can you explain how to custom create a command key prompt so I can utilize this feature somehow? Hope what I'm sharing makes sense. Thank you.

[@macmost]

Check in Safari, Settings, Tabs. There you can turn on Command+Click which will do what you want.

[@babygiselle326]

thanks for the video Gary. But I have this problem with renaming and deleting my tab group. After I deleted or renamed it, they always come back again. can u tell me what happened and how do I fix it?

[@macmost]

Not sure why that would be happening, sorry.

[@babygiselle326]

@@macmost its really weird. I wish somebody could tell me how to fix it. thanks for replying anyway

[@nikilragav]

What keypress visualizer app are you using?

[@macmost]

It is a feature of my screen recording software macmost.com/what-i-use

[@augustogalindo8687]

When I saw it at WWDC I thought it was an unnecessary copy of bookmarks, but after trying it for a few days I understood it is different and very useful, specifically thanks to iCloud. It is magic to open a tab on the iPhone and after a few seconds it is available on my iPad and Mac as well, and even if I move to another page, it is also applied to all my devices, loved it! I wish the syncing was faster though.

[@oefzdegoeggl]

actually the keyboard shortcuts don't all work for me sometimes (?). but i found that command+option+left/right moves between tabs and command+option+up/down moves between tab groups. which is actually much better than the shortcuts you see in the menu as you can keep fingers on the option+command.

[@jordiesegers]

Is there a way to put Tabs below the Favorites Bar like it used to ?

[@macmost]

No, Apple just changed that back. So it was only "above" the tabs for a few weeks.

[@ashishsaxena7671]

Tab Groups also sync to other devices via iCloud just like start page, bookmarks and reading list...

[@bernardcatt8885]

How can you share Tab Groups between devices?

[@Jamesgangcreative]

Safari 15.4 has the tabs below favorites if that is showing, which I like. However, I cannot get Safari to stop replacing a tab automatically when I click on a web address or favorite. I was able to get it to stop doing this for one day and it's back to replacing tabs again. I have a tab open, I click on something else, and I have two tabs now... then a third and the second is replaced. I never had to deal with whether I was doing Command T. It used to just keep opening tabs without even thinking about it. What is the setting ... I can't add more than two tabs. And, in fact, I was watching the grouping and if I have that sidebar open, I can only have one tab open. PS I'm on a MacMini, a 27" monitor and a keyboard and mouse. Don't do trackpads, don't do laptops. I can't ever imagine having to do actual work on a laptop. Swiping, even with the iPad and iPhone, makes me nuts. And, it appears this is a NON-PRIVATE WINDOW thing. If you have private set, none of this apparently works. Thanks, however, for the overview. There are just the usual asterisks and footnotes and exclusions.

[@movingloz]

When I updated to the new safari I lost all of my tabs. And I had heaps of them for business and renovations etc. I’ve tried the usual reopen all tabs from last session but that doesn’t do anything. I so hope you can help.

[@macmost]

If the tabs are gone, they are gone. Best to never to rely on tabs to "save" web pages permanently. If you create folders of bookmarks, you can open all of the bookmarks in a single folder as tabs with one command. This would be useful to restore a set of tabs even if you close the whole browser window.

[@movingloz]

@@macmost Ok...Thanks...

[@stehume]

What happened to the colour tab option in os sonorma , I thinks its all to grey and can't find a way to change them

[@macmost]

Not sure what you mean. I can't recall any color tabs.

[@invikom]

When I have a tab group open, a link from Outlook opens in a new window. I would like to have a link always open in the current group. Is this possible?

[@macmost]

Look in Preferences, Tabs.

[@invikom]

@@macmost can't find the option inside the Tab-Settings

[@JudeSturman]

Going to make this change right away! Felt separate tabs made it difficult to discern which tab is active.

[@LAMethWitch]

Why can’t be have rich icon bookmark bar like chrome??

[@Mark-tb6nn]

I have Safari 15.5 and my tabs don't look rounded and I don't have option to show colours in tab bar. Any suggestion?

[@macmost]

Switch to the other tabs style.

[@tokwatsarjo]

Thanks for this I thought I didn't have the separate version since I updated my Safari today lol

[@PhilChandlerArts]

My Tabs just suddenly went back to the old format. I'm not sure what I did. When I go into preferences and click Compact view, it then changes to the proper rounded windows in the top. But but when I go back to Separate, I get the old format. I checked all through the preferences and everything is as it should be. Has this happened to anyone else? Additionally, "Show colour in tab bar" is also gone! 😡

[@vd4538]

I have updated my Mac to the macOS Monterey 12.0.1. Although, safari is still not displaying the new tab overview. Help pls.

[@macmost]

Check in Safari, Preferences, Tabs.

[@vd4538]

@@macmost thank you so much!

[@clubfootish]

I cannot find a settings tab or any general tab. I want to change my download destination folder.. All I see is the web search window

[@macmost]

Go to the Safari menu and choose Settings.

[@pulkitsharma6643]

sir , do you use chrome ? or you only use safari ?

[@MrFrattinivincenzo]

Thank you!

[@nirvau69]

I'm going crazy. I try to undo close tab using Cmd + Z or Cmd + shift + T ... but the tap appears for a split second before being closed again. Been struggling with this for a couple months. Any ideas? Monterey M1 Mac mini. Thanks

[@macmost]

No idea why it would close it again, sorry. It shouldn't do that.

[@nirvau69]

@@macmost I think its a cross compatibility issue between my old Mac on Catalina and new on Monterey. I say this because it only happens to my shared grouped tabs, not the local ones. Hopefully when I ditch the old iMac for the MacBook Pro M1, the problems will cease.

[@Yogi5D]

I have an issue I cant figure out how to resolve. I'm in compact view with 8 pinned sites, when I open a link from tab pin 1 it opens to the right of pin 8 when i'm done with that tab and close it it goes to pin 8 tab to the left but I want it to go back to pin 1 where I was before how do i do that?

[@macmost]

No way for it to know that's what you want. You'll just have to select that tab after closing the new one.

[@Yogi5D]

@@macmost It should be by default that when I close a tab it should go back to last tab where I was before (where I originally opened that tab from) Argh this is so frustrating its so obvious where it needs to go after I close a tab. Somebody should make an extension to specifically do that.

[@dboooshi]

I updated my M1 MBP and safari doesn't do the compact view

[@TRaddcliff]

can you not have Bookmarks displayed while sowing the Tab Groups list as well?

[@macmost]

Not in the left sidebar, but you can still access bookmarks through the menu bar, and the Bookmarks bar too. You can also go to Bookmarks in the sidebar and access Tab Groups with the button right above it.

[@TRaddcliff]

@@macmost bummer. thanks for speedy reply

[@SkyDawg108]

I'm watching this video using Safari 15.4 on Mac OS Monterey. I think having the space between tabs is a wonderful feature, but it's no longer available in Standard view (i.e., the tabs now abut each other). There is space in Compact view, however, which is nice.

[@lavanity7]

Is there no longer an X to close the tab? Not seeing it.

[@nares2005]

This is just what I want to know at the moment. How Google know I want to know this??? This is thorough as well. Is there any way we can leave a tip? 😉

[@macmost]

Thanks. I have a Patreon. Also courses you can get. See macmost.com

[@creatiw]

I'm still on 11.5 and usually have 10-15 youtube tabs open most of the time. In chrome it clearly shows a speaker icon on the tab which is playing media so it's easy to find if you move away from the tab. Safari also shows it but as the number of tabs increase the speaker disappears from the tab header gets smaller which doesn't happen in chrome. Is there a way to fins the tab where media is playing quickly? Thanks!

[@j800r_aswell]

Tab overview should still show it. However, my example comes from the latest Safari. You should really update your MacOS build for the sake of security and then the new Safari should be offered as an update for you.

[@macmost]

If the tabs are too small, I guess your only option is to move your pointer over them to see. Helps to have Preferences, Tabs, Automatically Collapse turned OFF though.

[@creatiw]

@@j800r_aswell Thanks for the reply. Tab overview does show it. I wish there was a small animating icon though. Guilty of too many subscriptions. I just cmd+click to open everything in a new tab.

[@creatiw]

@@macmost Will try it out. Your videos are super helpful. Thanks very much.

[@6789uiop]

Thanks, fixed colored tabs; safari>preferences>tabs>uncheck; show color in tab bar

[@q3dm17]

There's a problem: new WINDOW opens when you're in a tab group and you click a link outside of Safari (say in Skype). Later in the day you end up with 10 Safari WINDOWS. Any way to prevent that and have external links open in the ungrouped tab of the same WINDOW? Thanks!

[@macmost]

Safari, Preferences, Tabs, there's a setting for new opening new pages in windows or tabs.

[@jouan1]

All of a sudden my links in Safari open a blank start page. Running Mac OS 11.6 on a 2 yo MacBook Air

[@macmost]

Not sure what would cause that. Try a restart and if that doesn't help, call Apple Support.

[@anthonystermich6735]

Nothing to do with tabs, but my bookmarks do not stay open. After leaving Safari I have to click on bookmarks everytime to see them. This was not necessary till Safari 15. Any way to keep them open even when closing the app?

[@macmost]

Perhaps use the Favorites bar instead? If you always want to have bookmarks available, that's the way to do it.

[@mic7818]

Can someone explain the use case of Bookmarks after this? Why would we not just use this feature to replace bookmarks?

[@macmost]

Tab groups are just a way to break up a long list of tabs. So before you had 20 tabs together, not you can have 6, 4, 5 and 5 in groups. They aren't like bookmarks that will stay as when you close a tab, just like before, it is gone. A bookmark stays there for you to access days or months later.