Use tabs for webpages in Safari on Mac
Preview a tab
In the Safari app on your Mac, move the pointer over a tab.
Open a new tab
In the Safari app on your Mac, click the New Tab button in the toolbar (or use the Touch Bar ). To change the webpage that opens in new tabs, choose Safari > Settings, click General, click the “New tabs open with” pop-up menu, then choose an option. See Change General settings .
Open a webpage or PDF in a new tab
Command-click a link on a webpage or a Favorites icon. Command-click the Back button or Forward button to open the previous or next webpage in a new tab. Type in the Smart Search field , then Command-click an item in the search suggestions, or press Command-Return.
Open a webpage in a new tab from the bookmarks sidebar
Control-click a bookmark, then choose Open in New Tab from the shortcut menu. Control-click a bookmarks folder, then choose Open in New Tabs. Each bookmark in the folder opens in a new tab.
Open a tab in another window
In the Safari app on your Mac, drag the tab over the desktop or choose Window > Move Tab to New Window. You can also drag the tab of one Safari window to the tab bar of another.
Automatically open webpages in tabs
In the Safari app on your Mac, choose Safari > Settings, then click Tabs. Click the “Open pages in tabs instead of windows” pop-up menu, then choose an option: Never: Links designed to open in new windows open in new windows. Automatically: Links designed to open in new windows open in new tabs. Always: All links designed to open in new windows open in new tabs, including links designed to open in specially formatted separate windows.
Reopen a recently closed tab
In the Safari app on your Mac, choose History > Recently Closed, then choose the webpage you want to reopen. You can also reopen a closed tab or window.