Safari Tab Groups Are Finally Here | How to Create, Manage, and Delete Safari Tab Groups on iPhone or Mac

One of the coolest, most recent Safari features is Tab Groups – Apple redesigned the way we can organize and personalize our Safari browsers. Sure, Tab Groups aren’t precisely a never-seen-before feature, but it’s great news that we can finally use it in Safari instead of relying on other browsers.

What’s great about this feature is that you can use it on Mac, iPad, and even your iPhone! And thanks to iCloud, anything you do on one device will automatically appear on all your other devices as well.

Before you jump into Tab Groups, here are a few things you should know first.

What Are Tab Groups?

The name is pretty self-explanatory, but it’s a new Safari feature that lets you create and group many different tabs into one batch.

They’re basically folders where you can store tabs and access them later.

That way, you can load up your shopping websites whenever you want or create a tab group for your work setup, so you don’t have to bother reopening the same tabs every time.

This feature is exclusive to Safari on iOS 15, iPadOS 15, and macOS Monterey. As soon as you update your device, you’ll be able to access tab groups in Safari, amongst other cool features.

Where Can You Find Your Tab Groups

On Mac, your Tab Groups will be automatically saved on the sidebar menu. All you need to do is tap on the sidebar button on the top left corner of your Safari Browser. You’ll see a list of your Tab Groups, your Bookmarks, and your Reading list too.

If you’re on iPhone, you can see your Tab Groups after you press the Tab bar at the bottom of your screen. You might need to tap the Tabs button on the bottom right corner of your screen if you’re on a website.

How to Create a New Tab Group

There are many ways for you to create a new Tab Group, and it doesn’t matter if you’re on iPhone, iPad, or Mac. You can create brand new tab groups or create a tab group with tabs you already have.

How to Create New Tab Groups on Mac

1. Open Safari.
2. Click the down arrow on the top left corner, next to the sidebar button.
3. Click New Empty Tab Group or New Tab Group with x tabs.
4. This will automatically open the sidebar menu. If you want, add a name to your Tab Group, but it’s not necessary.

How to Create New Tab Groups on iPhone or iPad

1. Open the Safari app.
2. Tap on the Tab bar at the bottom of your screen.
3. Tap New Empty Tab Group or New Tab Group from Tabs.
4. On mobile, you will be required to add a new name to your tab group.
5. After you enter a name, tap Save.

And that’s it. You just created your first Tab Group. Remember that if you choose New Tab Group with x tabs, all the tabs that you have open on Safari will become part of the same Tab Group.

How to Move a Tab to a Different Tab Group

Adding tabs to your Tab Group is simple: All you need to do is open a new tab when you’re in the Tab Group you want. But what if you made a mistake and you want to move it to a different Tab Group? Well, it’s just as easy. Here’s what you need to do:

How to Move a Tab to a Different Tab Group on Mac

1. Choose which tab you want to move. 
2. Right-click or Control-click on the tab you want to move.
3. Select Move to Tab Group.
4. Select the Tab Group where you want to move your tab. You can also create a new group by click New Tab Group.

How to Move a Tab to a Different Tab Group on iPhone or iPad

1. Long press the tab you want to move.
2. Tap on Move to Tab Group.
3. Select the Tab Group where you want to move your tab. You can also create a new group by clicking New Tab Group.

Your tab will magically disappear from the group you’re in, and it’ll be moved to the new group you selected.

If you want your tab out of any group, select Start Page after selecting Move to Tab Group.

How to Delete a Tab Groups

What’s great about Tab Groups is that you can use them for unique occasions and then get rid of them. You can sneakily plan an anniversary date with your partner and then get rid of the Tab Group after you’re done. 

How to Delete Tab Groups on Mac

1. Click the Sidebar button on the top left corner of Safari to open the Sidebar menu. 
2. Under Tab Groups, locate the Tab Group you want to get rid of.
3. Right-click or Control-click the Tab Group.
4. Select Delete.

How to Delete Tab Groups on iPhone or iPad

1. Tap the Tab bar at the bottom of your screen.
2. Press and hold the Tab Group you want to delete.
3. Tap on Delete.

Be careful when you delete a Tab Group. You’ll notice that there’s no confirmation option; as soon as you click delete, your Tab Group is gone, and all the tabs in that tab group will be closed automatically.

As of right now, there is no way to undo it, so you’ll need to make sure you’re not deleting a tab that has something important.