[Blog](https://taboverview.com/blog) # How to save tabs in Chrome and get back to them later Updated 2 November 2026. 2 minute read. To save every tab in a window, press **Ctrl + Shift + D** on Windows or **⌘ + Shift + D** on a Mac. Chrome puts them in a new bookmarks folder. To save one tab, press Ctrl + D or ⌘ + D. ![TabOverview’s Later shelf with a set called Lisbon trip, tagged Trips, showing four saved pages with pictures, one with a return time.](https://taboverview.com/assets/img/shots/later-v2-1600.jpg) ## Save one tab Press **Ctrl + D** or **⌘ + D**, or select the Bookmark icon to the right of the address bar. To see your bookmarks, turn on the bookmarks bar in the three-dot menu, under Bookmarks and lists. ## Save every tab in a window Press **Ctrl + Shift + D** or **⌘ + Shift + D**, name the folder, and save. Your tabs stay open, so close the window yourself if you wanted the room back. ## Save a group of tabs Put the tabs in a Chrome tab group. If you right-click the group and choose Close group, Chrome keeps it in your bookmarks bar, or in the three-dot menu under Tab groups. [Here’s how tab groups work](https://taboverview.com/blog/chrome-tab-groups). ## Keep your tabs when Chrome closes In Settings, under On startup, choose **Continue where you left off**. Chrome reopens what you had open when you quit. This isn’t saving, though: it only remembers the last session. If you need your tabs a week from now, bookmark them. ## Why saved tabs get forgotten A bookmarks folder keeps pages safe, but nothing brings you back to it, and a folder of titles doesn’t remind you why you saved them. So most people keep the tabs open instead, and the tab strip fills up. ## Saving tabs so they actually come back TabOverview adds a Later shelf on top of your normal Chrome bookmarks: - **One press.** In the grid, ⌘ Delete on a Mac or Ctrl Delete elsewhere saves a tab and closes it. ⌘ ⇧ Delete or Ctrl Shift Delete saves a whole window. Pinned tabs stay. - **Sets.** Everything you save together stays together, with its pictures. Name a set, tag it, collapse it. - **Bring back.** Choose this evening, tomorrow morning, Saturday morning, next week, your next Chrome start, or any date and time. The pages reopen quietly at the end of your window. - **Open a set.** One press opens it asleep, so a big set doesn’t stall Chrome, and takes it off Later, with Undo. - **Nothing locked in.** Later pages are real bookmarks. They follow Chrome Sync, and they stay in Chrome if you remove TabOverview. ![The menu on a Later set, with Tag, Bring back, Rename and Remove.](https://taboverview.com/assets/img/shots/later-menu-v2-1600.jpg) ## Questions ### How do I save all my tabs before closing Chrome? Press Ctrl + Shift + D on Windows or ⌘ + Shift + D on a Mac, and Chrome saves them to a new bookmarks folder. To have Chrome reopen them next time instead, set On startup to Continue where you left off. ### Does Chrome save tabs when you close it? Only if On startup is set to Continue where you left off. Otherwise, a window you just closed stays under History, in Recently closed. ### How do I save tabs for later without cluttering my bookmarks? Save them to their own folder, or use a tool that keeps them apart. TabOverview keeps Later pages in one folder of real bookmarks and shows them as a shelf with pictures. ## Read next - [Why is Chrome using so much memory? What actually helps](https://taboverview.com/blog/chrome-using-too-much-memory) - [Chrome tab groups: how to make, save and reopen them](https://taboverview.com/blog/chrome-tab-groups) ## Sources - [Chrome keyboard shortcuts, Google Chrome Help](https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/157179?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop) - [Use tabs in Chrome, Google Chrome Help](https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/2391819?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop) - [Set your homepage and startup page, Google Chrome Help](https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95314?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop) - [Bookmark your favorite sites in Chrome, Google Chrome Help](https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/188842?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop) Canonical page: https://taboverview.com/blog/save-tabs-in-chrome