safari show pinned tabs

a. Send us an email
b. Anonymous form
Buyer's Guide
Upcoming Products
Tips / Contact Us
Podcast Instagram Facebook Twitter Mastodon YouTube Notifications RSS Newsletter

How to Use Pinned Tabs in Safari Browser on Mac

The neat thing about pinned tabs is that they stay in place, even when you open a new Safari window or quit and reopen Safari. And when you click a link to another website from a pinned tab, the other website opens in a new tab, ensuring your pinned tab always shows the website you pinned.

Keep reading to learn all you need to know about using pinned tabs in Safari.

How to Pin Tabs in Safari

You can also select Window -> Pin Tab from the menu bar, or right-click (Ctrl-click) a tab, then choose Pin Tab from the contextual menu.

How to Rearrange Pinned Tabs in Safari

Pinned tabs aren't fixed in place. If you have multiple pinned tabs, you can rearrange them in the Tabs bar as you please.

How to Unpin a Tab in Safari

To unpin a website tab, just drag the pinned tab to the right side of the tab bar and it will expand to become a normal tab.

How to Duplicate a Pinned Tab in Safari

To duplicate one of your pinned tabs, right-click (or Ctrl-click) it, then choose Duplicate Tab from the contextual menu.

How to Close a Pinned Tab in Safari

To close a pinned tab, simply right-click (or Ctrl-click) the tab, then choose Close Tab .

Get weekly top MacRumors stories in your inbox.

PlayStation, GameCube, Wii, and SEGA Emulator for iPhone and Apple TV Coming to App Store

Delta Game Emulator Now Available From App Store on iPhone

All iPhone 16 Models to Feature Action Button, But Usefulness Debated

12.9-Inch iPad Air Now Rumored to Feature Mini-LED Display

Next article.

Our comprehensive guide highlighting every major new addition in iOS 17, plus how-tos that walk you through using the new features.

App Store changes for the EU, new emoji, Podcasts transcripts, and more.

Get the most out your iPhone 15 with our complete guide to all the new features.

A deep dive into new features in macOS Sonoma, big and small.

Revamped models with OLED displays, M3 chip, and redesigned Magic Keyboard accessory.

Updated 10.9-inch model and new 12.9-inch model, M2 chip expected.

Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference will kick off with a keynote on June 10.

Expected to see new AI-focused features and more. Preview coming at WWDC in June with public release in September.

How to Pin Tabs in Safari on iPhone, iPad, and Mac

Safari browser lets you open multiple tabs and browse different websites simultaneously on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac. It also allows you to create Tab Groups for frequently visited websites to access them again quickly.

Sometimes, there are specific websites or web pages that you discover, and they gather your interest. It can be an article, a Google Form, a newsletter, etc., which you don’t want to get lost. In that case, you can pin one or multiple tabs in Safari. In this post, we will show you how to pin tabs in Safari on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac.

How to Pin Tabs in Safari on iPhone and iPad

First, Let us show you how to pin tabs of your favorite websites in Safari on iPhone and iPad. The biggest reason you should pin tabs is not to lose them when you close the browser or switch to checking out something different. We suggest using the latest Safari version on your iPhone or iPad to avoid any issues while pinning tabs.

Step 1: Open Safari on your iPhone or iPad.

Step 2: Tap on the Tabs icon at the bottom-right corner to see all your tabs.

Step 3: Long-press on the tab icon that you want to pin and select Pin Tab.

If you scroll to the top, you will see the icon of your pinned tab. You can follow the same steps for pinning any tab in Safari. You can find all your pinned tabs in Safari at the top of the tabs window.

Unpin Tabs in Safari on iPhone and iPad

If you want to unpin a tab or multiple tabs, long-press the pinned tab icon at the top and select Unpin Tab from the list of options.

You can also choose to arrange your tabs in the order of either their title or by their website name.

How to Pin Tabs in Safari on Mac

Let us move on to the Mac and show you the steps to pin one or multiple tabs in Safari. Ensure that you are using the latest version of Safari on your Mac.

Step 1: Press Command + Spacebar keyword shortcut to open Spotlight Search, type Safari, and press Return.

Step 2: Right-click on the tab that you want to pin and select Pin Tab from the list of options.

To unpin a tab or group of tabs, repeat the same steps and select Unpin Tab from the list of options.

Best Fixes for Can’t Pin Tabs in Safari

If you cannot pin tabs or pinned tabs are disappearing in Safari, here are some solutions you can opt for to fix the issue.

1. Don’t Use Tab Groups

A few users have suggested avoiding creating Tab Groups after you have pinned your tabs. As of writing this post, there is no way of seeing your pinned tabs after creating their Tab Groups.

2. Force Quit and Relaunch Safari

This will give the app a fresh start and help fix the issue.

On iPhone and iPad

Step 1: On the home screen, swipe up and hold to reveal the background app windows.

Step 2: Swipe right to look for Safari and then swipe up to force quit the app.

Step 3: Relaunch Safari and check if the problem is solved.

Step 1: Click the Apple logo at the top-left corner and select Force Quit.

Step 2: Select Safari from the list of apps and click on Force Quit.

3. Clear Safari App Cache

You can clear the app cache of Safari on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac. This will remove all the data and browsing preferences stored over some time on your device. The app cache is prone to get corrupted over time, which can cause such issues. You can refer to our post to learn how to clear the Safari app cache .

Don’t Lose Your Tabs

You can pin or unpin tabs in Safari to improve your browsing experience. But you can refer to our post if tabs are closing automatically in the Safari browser . We have provided the best working solutions to fix the issue.

Was this helpful?

Last updated on 16 October, 2023

The above article may contain affiliate links which help support Guiding Tech. However, it does not affect our editorial integrity. The content remains unbiased and authentic.

DID YOU KNOW

Paurush Chaudhary

Paurush dabbles around iOS and Mac while his close encounters with Android and Windows. Before becoming a writer, he produced videos for brands like Mr. Phone and Digit and worked briefly as a copywriter. In his free time, he satiates his curiosity about streaming platforms and devices like Apple TV and Google TV. On weekends, he is a full-time cinephile trying to reduce his never-ending watchlist, often bumping it longer.

More in Internet and Social

8 Ways to Fix Whatsapp Not Showing Contact Names

8 Fixes for Slack Not Uploading Images on iPhone and Android

Join the newsletter.

Get Guiding Tech articles delivered to your inbox.

iPad User Guide

iPad models compatible with iPadOS 17
iPad mini (5th generation)
iPad mini (6th generation)
iPad (6th generation)
iPad (7th generation)
iPad (8th generation)
iPad (9th generation)
iPad (10th generation)
iPad Air (3rd generation)
iPad Air (4th generation)
iPad Air (5th generation)
iPad Pro 10.5-inch
iPad Pro 11-inch (1st generation)
iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd generation)
iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation)
iPad Pro 11-inch (4th generation)
iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation)
iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation)
iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th generation)
iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th generation)
iPad Pro 12.9-inch (6th generation)
Setup basics
Make your iPad your own
Keep in touch with friends and family
Customize your workspace
Do more with Apple Pencil
Customize iPad for your child
What’s new in iPadOS 17
Turn on and set up iPad
Wake and unlock
Set up cellular service
Connect to the internet
Sign in with Apple ID
Subscribe to iCloud+
Find settings
Set up mail, contacts, and calendar accounts
Learn the meaning of the status icons
Charge the battery
Show the battery percentage
Check battery usage
Use Low Power Mode to save battery life
Read and bookmark the user guide
Learn basic gestures
Learn advanced gestures
Adjust the volume
Find your apps in App Library
Switch between apps
Zoom an app to fill the screen
Quit and reopen an app
Drag and drop
Open two items in Split View
Switch an app window to Slide Over
View an app’s windows and workspaces
Multitask with Picture in Picture
Move, resize, and organize windows
Access features from the Lock Screen
Perform quick actions
Search on iPad
Get information about your iPad
View or change cellular data settings
Travel with iPad
Change or turn off sounds
Create a custom Lock Screen
Change the wallpaper
Adjust the screen brightness and color balance
Customize the text size and zoom setting
Change the name of your iPad
Change the date and time
Change the language and region
Organize your apps in folders
Add, edit, and remove widgets
Move apps and widgets on the Home Screen
Remove apps
Use and customize Control Center
Change or lock the screen orientation
View and respond to notifications
Change notification settings
Set up a focus
Allow or silence notifications for a Focus
Turn a Focus on or off
Customize sharing options
Type with the onscreen keyboard
Dictate text
Move the onscreen keyboard
Select and edit text
Use predictive text
Use text replacements
Add or change keyboards
Add emoji and stickers
Take a screenshot
Take a screen recording
Write and draw in documents
Add text, shapes, signatures, and more
Fill out forms and sign documents
Use Live Text to interact with content in a photo or video
Use Visual Look Up to identify objects in your photos and videos
Lift a subject from the photo background
Subscribe to Apple Arcade
Play with friends in Game Center
Connect a game controller
Use App Clips
Update apps
View or cancel subscriptions
Manage purchases, settings, and restrictions
Install and manage fonts
Buy books and audiobooks
Annotate books
Access books on other Apple devices
Listen to audiobooks
Set reading goals
Organize books
Create and edit events in Calendar
Send invitations
Reply to invitations
Change how you view events
Search for events
Change calendar and event settings
Schedule or display events in a different time zone
Keep track of events
Use multiple calendars
Use the Holidays calendar
Share iCloud calendars
Take photos
Take a selfie
Take a Portrait mode selfie
Take videos
Change advanced camera settings
Adjust HDR camera settings
View, share, and print photos
Use Live Text
Scan a QR code
See the world clock
Set an alarm
Use the stopwatch
Use multiple timers
Add and use contact information
Edit contacts
Add your contact info
Send Contacts on iPad
Use other contact accounts
Hide duplicate contacts
Export contacts
Get started with FaceTime
Make FaceTime calls
Receive FaceTime calls
Create a FaceTime link
Take a Live Photo
Turn on Live Captions
Use other apps during a call
Make a Group FaceTime call
View participants in a grid
Use SharePlay to watch, listen, and play together
Share your screen in a FaceTime call
Collaborate on a document in a FaceTime call
Use video conferencing features
Hand off a FaceTime call to another Apple device
Change the FaceTime video settings
Change the FaceTime audio settings
Change your appearance
Leave a call or switch to Messages
Block unwanted callers
Report a call as spam
Connect external devices or servers
Modify files, folders, and downloads
Search for files and folders
Organize files and folders
Set up iCloud Drive
Share files and folders in iCloud Drive
Share your location
Add or remove a friend
Locate a friend
Get notified when friends change their location
Notify a friend when your location changes
Add your iPad
Get notified if you leave a device behind
Locate a device
Mark a device as lost
Erase a device
Remove a device
Add an AirTag
Share an AirTag or other item in Find My on iPad
Add a third-party item
Get notified if you leave an item behind
Locate an item
Mark an item as lost
Remove an item
Adjust map settings
Get started with Freeform
Create a Freeform board
Draw or handwrite
Apply consistent styles
Position items on a board
Search Freeform boards
Share and collaborate
Delete and recover boards
Get started with Health
Fill out your Health Details
Intro to Health data
View your health data
Share your health data
View health data shared by others
Download health records
View health records
Log menstrual cycle information
View menstrual cycle predictions and history
Track your medications
Learn more about your medications
Log your state of mind
Take a mental health assessment
Customize your Sleep Focus
Turn Sleep Focus on or off
View your sleep history
Check your headphone audio levels
Use audiogram data
Back up your Health data
Intro to Home
Upgrade to the new Home architecture
Set up accessories
Control accessories
Control your home using Siri
Use Grid Forecast to plan your energy usage
Set up HomePod
Control your home remotely
Create and use scenes
Use automations
Set up security cameras
Use Face Recognition
Configure a router
Invite others to control accessories
Add more homes
Get music, movies, and TV shows
Get ringtones
Manage purchases and settings
Magnify nearby objects
Change settings
Detect people around you
Detect doors around you
Receive image descriptions of your surroundings
Read aloud text and labels around you
Set up shortcuts for Detection Mode
Add and remove email accounts
Set up a custom email domain
Check your email
Unsend email with Undo send
Reply to and forward emails
Save an email draft
Add email attachments
Download email attachments
Annotate email attachments
Set email notifications
Search for email
Organize your email in mailboxes
Flag or block emails
Filter emails
Use Hide My Email
Use Mail Privacy Protection
Change email settings
Delete and recover emails
Add a Mail widget to your Home Screen
Print emails
Use keyboard shortcuts
Get travel directions
Select other route options
Find stops along your route
View a route overview or a list of turns
Change settings for spoken directions
Get driving directions
Report traffic incidents
Get cycling directions
Get walking directions
Get transit directions
Delete recent directions
Get traffic and weather info
Predict travel time and ETA
Download offline maps
Search for places
Find nearby attractions, restaurants, and services
Get information about places
Mark places
Share places
Rate places
Save favorite places
Explore new places with Guides
Organize places in My Guides
Delete significant locations
Look around places
Take Flyover tours
Find your Maps settings
Measure dimensions
View and save measurements
Measure a person’s height
Set up Messages
About iMessage
Send and reply to messages
Unsend and edit messages
Keep track of messages
Forward and share messages
Group conversations
Watch, listen, or play together using SharePlay
Collaborate on projects
Use iMessage apps
Take and edit photos or videos
Share photos, links, and more
Send stickers
Request, send, and receive payments
Send and receive audio messages
Animate messages
Change notifications
Block, filter, and report messages
Delete messages and attachments
Recover deleted messages
View albums, playlists, and more
Show song credits and lyrics
Queue up your music
Listen to broadcast radio
Subscribe to Apple Music
Listen to lossless music
Listen to Dolby Atmos music
Apple Music Sing
Find new music
Add music and listen offline
Get personalized recommendations
Listen to radio
Search for music
Create playlists
See what your friends are listening to
Use Siri to play music
Change the way music sounds
Get started with News
Use News widgets
See news stories chosen just for you
Read stories
Follow your favorite teams with My Sports
Subscribe to Apple News+
Browse and read Apple News+ stories and issues
Download Apple News+ issues
Solve crossword puzzles
Search for news stories
Save stories in News for later
Subscribe to individual news channels
Get started with Notes
Add or remove accounts
Create and format notes
Draw or write
Add photos, videos, and more
Scan text and documents
Work with PDFs
Create Quick Notes
Search notes
Organize in folders
Organize with tags
Use Smart Folders
Export or print notes
Change Notes settings
Delete, share, or copy a photo
View and edit Photo Booth photos in the Photos app
View photos and videos
Play videos and slideshows
Delete or hide photos and videos
Edit photos and videos
Trim video length and adjust slow motion
Edit Live Photos
Edit Cinematic videos
Edit portraits
Use photo albums
Edit, share, and organize albums
Filter and sort photos and videos in albums
Make stickers from your photos
Duplicate and copy photos and videos
Merge duplicate photos
Search for photos
Identify people and pets
Browse photos by location
Share photos and videos
Share long videos
View photos and videos shared with you
Watch memories
Personalize your memories
Manage memories and featured photos
Use iCloud Photos
Create shared albums
Add and remove people in a shared album
Add and delete photos and videos in a shared album
Set up or join an iCloud Shared Photo Library
Add content to an iCloud Shared Photo Library
Use iCloud Shared Photo Library
Import and export photos and videos
Print photos
Find podcasts
Listen to podcasts
Follow your favorite podcasts
Use the Podcasts widget
Organize your podcast library
Download, save, and share podcasts
Subscribe to podcasts
Listen to subscriber-only content
Change download settings
Make a grocery list
Add items to a list
Edit and manage a list
Search and organize lists
Work with templates
Use Smart Lists
Print reminders
Use the Reminders widget
Change Reminders settings
Browse the web
Search for websites
Customize your Safari settings
Change the layout
Use Safari profiles
Open and close tabs
Organize your tabs with Tab Groups
View your tabs from another device
Share Tab Groups
Use Siri to listen to a webpage
Bookmark a website
Bookmark a website as a favorite
Save pages to a Reading List
Find links shared with you
Annotate and save a webpage as a PDF
Automatically fill in forms
Get extensions
Hide ads and distractions
Clear your cache
Browse the web privately
Use passkeys in Safari
Check stocks
Manage multiple watchlists
Read business news
Add earnings reports to your calendar
Use a Stocks widget
Translate text, voice, and conversations
Translate text in apps
Translate with the camera view
Subscribe to Apple TV+, MLS Season Pass, or an Apple TV channel
Add your TV provider
Get shows, movies, and more
Watch sports
Watch Major League Soccer with MLS Season Pass
Watch multiple live sports streams
Control playback
Manage your library
Change the settings
Make a recording
Play it back
Edit or delete a recording
Keep recordings up to date
Organize recordings
Search for or rename a recording
Share a recording
Duplicate a recording
Check the weather
Check the weather in other locations
View weather maps
Manage weather notifications
Use Weather widgets
Learn the weather icons
Find out what Siri can do
Tell Siri about yourself
Have Siri announce calls and notifications
Add Siri Shortcuts
About Siri Suggestions
Change Siri settings
Set up Family Sharing
Add Family Sharing members
Remove Family Sharing members
Share subscriptions
Share purchases
Share locations with family and locate lost devices
Set up Apple Cash Family and Apple Card Family
Set up parental controls
Set up a child’s device
Get started with Screen Time
Protect your vision health with Screen Distance
Set up Screen Time for yourself
Set communication and safety limits and block inappropriate content
Set up Screen Time for a family member
Set up Apple Pay
Use Apple Pay in apps and on the web
Track your orders
Use Apple Cash
Use Apple Card
Use Savings
Manage payment cards and activity
Power adapter and charge cable
Use AirPods
Use EarPods
Use headphone audio-level features
Apple Pencil compatibility
Pair and charge Apple Pencil (1st generation)
Pair and charge Apple Pencil (2nd generation)
Pair and charge Apple Pencil (USB-C)
Enter text with Scribble
Draw with Apple Pencil
Take and mark up a screenshot with Apple Pencil
Quickly write notes
Preview tools and controls with Apple Pencil hover
Wirelessly stream videos and photos to Apple TV or a smart TV
Connect to a display with a cable
HomePod and other wireless speakers
iPad keyboards
Switch between keyboards
Enter characters with diacritical marks
Use shortcuts
Choose an alternative keyboard layout
Change typing assistance options
Connect Magic Trackpad
Trackpad gestures
Change trackpad settings
Connect a mouse
Mouse actions and gestures
Change mouse settings
External storage devices
Bluetooth accessories
Apple Watch with Fitness+
Share your internet connection
Make and receive phone calls
Use iPad as a second display for Mac
Use iPad as a webcam
Use a keyboard and mouse or trackpad across your Mac and iPad
Hand off tasks between devices
Cut, copy, and paste between iPad and other devices
Stream video or mirror the screen of your iPad
Use AirDrop to send items
Connect iPad and your computer with a cable
Transfer files between devices
Transfer files with email, messages, or AirDrop
Transfer files or sync content with the Finder or iTunes
Automatically keep files up to date with iCloud
Use an external storage device, a file server, or a cloud storage service
Get started with accessibility features
Turn on accessibility features for setup
Change Siri accessibility settings
Open features with Accessibility Shortcut
Enlarge text by hovering
Change color and brightness
Make text easier to read
Reduce onscreen motion
Customize per-app visual settings
Hear what’s on the screen or typed
Hear audio descriptions
Turn on and practice VoiceOver
Change your VoiceOver settings
Use VoiceOver gestures
Operate iPad when VoiceOver is on
Control VoiceOver using the rotor
Use the onscreen keyboard
Write with your finger
Use VoiceOver with an Apple external keyboard
Use a braille display
Type braille on the screen
Customize gestures and keyboard shortcuts
Use VoiceOver with a pointer device
Use VoiceOver for images and videos
Use VoiceOver in apps
Use AssistiveTouch
Use an eye-tracking device
Adjust how iPad responds to your touch
Auto-answer calls
Change Face ID and attention settings
Use Voice Control
Adjust the top or Home button
Use Apple TV Remote buttons
Adjust pointer settings
Adjust keyboard settings
Adjust AirPods settings
Adjust Apple Pencil settings
Control a nearby Apple device
Intro to Switch Control
Set up and turn on Switch Control
Select items, perform actions, and more
Control several devices with one switch
Use hearing devices
Use Live Listen
Use sound recognition
Set up and use RTT
Flash the LED for alerts
Adjust audio settings
Play background sounds
Display subtitles and captions
Show transcriptions for Intercom messages
Get Live Captions (beta)
Type to speak
Record a Personal Voice
Use Guided Access
Use built-in privacy and security protections
Set a passcode
Set up Face ID
Set up Touch ID
Control access to information on the Lock Screen
Keep your Apple ID secure
Use passkeys to sign in to apps and websites
Sign in with Apple
Share passwords
Automatically fill in strong passwords
Change weak or compromised passwords
View your passwords and related information
Share passkeys and passwords securely with AirDrop
Make your passkeys and passwords available on all your devices
Automatically fill in verification codes
Sign in with fewer CAPTCHA challenges
Two-factor authentication
Use security keys
Control app tracking permissions
Control the location information you share
Control access to information in apps
Control how Apple delivers advertising to you
Control access to hardware features
Create and manage Hide My Email addresses
Protect your web browsing with iCloud Private Relay
Use a private network address
Use Advanced Data Protection
Use Lockdown Mode
Receive warnings about sensitive content
Use Contact Key Verification
Turn iPad on or off
Force restart iPad
Update iPadOS
Back up iPad
Return iPad settings to their defaults
Restore all content from a backup
Restore purchased and deleted items
Sell, give away, or trade in your iPad
Install or remove configuration profiles
Important safety information
Important handling information
Find more resources for software and service
FCC compliance statement
ISED Canada compliance statement
Apple and the environment
Class 1 Laser information
Disposal and recycling information
Unauthorized modification of iPadOS
ENERGY STAR compliance statement

Organize your tabs with Tab Groups in Safari on iPad

Create a new Tab Group

Tap New Empty Tab Group, enter a name, then tap Save.

Rename a Tab Group

Tap Rename.

Reorder tabs in a Tab Group

Touch and hold any tab.

In the menu that appears, tap Arrange Tabs By, then choose an option.

Or touch and hold the tab, then drag it where you want it.

Pin a tab at the front of a Tab Group

You can customize your Tab Groups with pinned tabs in each group. The pinned tab stays pinned to the left side of the tab bar.

Touch and hold the tab you want to pin.

In the menu that appears, tap Pin Tab.

To unpin the tab, touch and hold it, then tap Unpin Tab.

Move a tab to another Tab Group

Touch and hold in the tab bar, then tap Move to Tab Group.

Choose one of the Tab Groups you created previously, or tap New Tab Group create a new one.

How to Pin and Unpin Safari Tabs on Your iPhone

Thanks to the iOS 16 update, you can pin your favorite tabs and stay on top of them at all times. Learn how to use this feature.

Apple's iOS 16 software update has brought along some pretty neat features. From visual changes to increased functionality, a lot has been covered. One new feature is the ability to pin tabs in Safari.

If you use a Mac, you may already be aware of this feature in macOS, but it's finally making its way to the iPhone and iPad. So, here, we'll take a look at how you can pin tabs in Safari, manage them, and how beneficial the feature can be.

Why Would You Want to Pin a Safari Tab?

Remember when you had to scroll through your tab manager to search for a specific website? Those days are over.

Pinned tabs allow quick and easy website access as they appear right at the top. It helps you stay better organized and is very time efficient as you don't have to spend time searching for them in a sea of irrelevant and forgotten tabs.

It is beneficial if you visit a website frequently, as pinned tabs open whenever you open Safari. For example, you can pin your favorite newspaper, magazine, or website to catch up on the news daily without having to type in the URL every time.

If you find this feature useful, chances are you're someone who uses Safari often. If that is the case, you may also want to look at the different ways to customize Safari on your iPhone to give it a new look.

How to Pin Tabs in Safari on Your iPhone

There are two ways you can pin a tab in Safari, both of which are quick and easy. Follow these steps to pin a tab in Safari:

Open Safari and then open the website you want to pin.
Long-press on the URL in the address bar until a pop-up appears. Note that Safari allows you to move the search bar to the top of the screen or leave it at the bottom.
Select Pin Tab from the options.

The second method allows you to pin tabs from the tab manager in Safari. This can be quicker if you want to pin multiple tabs at once, as you will not have to type in the URL every time, provided the tabs are already open. Here are the steps:

Click on the Tabs icon at the bottom of the screen. You will see a preview of all open tabs.
Long-press the tab you want to pin until you get a pop-up.
Now, select Pin Tab from the context menu.

Repeat these steps until you have pinned all the tabs you want.

How to Unpin Tabs in Safari on Your iPhone

When you want to remove a pinned tab, you can follow the same instructions we mentioned above to reverse the process and unpin a tab.

So, long-press the URL or a tab in the tab manager and select Unpin Tab from the pop-up menu.

Unfortunately, there's no way to unpin all pinned tabs at once, so you'll have to take your time and do it individually.

Use Pins to Organize Your Tabs in Safari

You can pin tabs in Safari on an iPhone or iPad running iOS 16/iPadOS 16 and later. All you have to do is press and hold, and the job's done. So, use this feature to stay on top of your favorite tabs in Safari.

You can unpin tabs just as quickly (provided you don't have a lot of them), so you can switch it up any time you want. As good as this sounds, this isn't the only noteworthy feature Apple has released with iOS 16.

The Messages app in iOS 16 lets you unsend and edit messages. The Lock Screen now features widgets, and they're completely customizable—you can even add widgets from third-party apps.

How To Pin Tabs On Safari IPhone

Software & Applications
Browsers & Extensions

Introduction

When it comes to browsing the web on your iPhone, Safari is the go-to browser for many users. Its sleek interface, seamless integration with other Apple devices, and robust features make it a popular choice. One such feature that can greatly enhance your browsing experience is the ability to pin tabs.

Pinning tabs allows you to keep your frequently visited websites readily accessible with a single tap, eliminating the need to search through your browsing history or bookmarks. Whether it's a news website you visit every morning, a productivity tool you use throughout the day, or a favorite blog you enjoy reading, pinning tabs can save you time and streamline your browsing routine.

In this guide, we will walk you through the simple steps to pin tabs on Safari for iPhone. By the end of this tutorial, you'll be able to effortlessly pin your favorite websites, making them easily accessible whenever you need them. So, let's dive in and unlock the potential of Safari's tab-pinning feature to optimize your browsing experience on your iPhone.

Step 1: Open Safari on iPhone

To begin the process of pinning tabs on Safari for iPhone, you first need to open the Safari browser on your device. Safari is the default web browser on all Apple devices, including the iPhone, and its icon typically features a compass rose on a blue background. You can find the Safari icon on your home screen or by swiping down and using the search feature to locate it quickly.

Once you've located the Safari icon, simply tap on it to launch the browser. Upon opening Safari, you will be greeted by the familiar interface, featuring the address bar at the top and the navigation controls at the bottom of the screen. Safari's clean and intuitive design makes it easy to navigate and access the features you need.

If you have multiple tabs open from a previous browsing session, Safari will restore them, allowing you to pick up where you left off. Alternatively, if Safari opens to a new tab, you are ready to proceed with the next steps to pin the tabs of your frequently visited websites.

Opening Safari on your iPhone is the first step towards harnessing the power of tab-pinning, enabling you to streamline your browsing experience and access your favorite websites with unparalleled convenience. With Safari at your fingertips, you're now ready to move on to the next step and learn how to pin tabs, so you can effortlessly access your go-to websites whenever you need them.

Step 2: Open the website you want to pin

After launching Safari on your iPhone, the next step is to open the website that you want to pin. Whether it's a news site, a productivity tool, a social media platform, or any other website you frequently visit, Safari makes it easy to access and pin these sites for quick and convenient retrieval.

To open the website you want to pin, simply tap on the address bar at the top of the Safari interface. This will activate the on-screen keyboard , allowing you to enter the URL of the website directly. Alternatively, if you have the website's URL saved as a bookmark or in your browsing history, you can access it by tapping on the bookmarks icon or navigating to the history section.

Once you've entered the URL or selected the website from your bookmarks or history, Safari will load the webpage, displaying its content within the browser window . You can then interact with the website, scroll through its pages, and access its various features and functionalities.

Safari's rendering engine ensures that websites are displayed accurately and responsively on your iPhone, providing a seamless browsing experience. Whether you're accessing a text-heavy news site, a visually rich blog, or a dynamic web application, Safari optimizes the display to suit the dimensions and capabilities of your device.

As you explore the website and interact with its content, you may come across specific pages or sections that you want to pin for easy access. This could be a homepage, a dashboard, a specific article, or any other part of the website that you find particularly useful or engaging.

By opening the website you want to pin, you're taking the crucial step towards enhancing your browsing efficiency. Safari's user-friendly interface and robust performance ensure that you can seamlessly navigate to your desired websites and prepare them for pinning, enabling you to create a personalized and accessible browsing environment on your iPhone.

With the website open in Safari, you're now ready to proceed to the next step and learn how to pin the tab, allowing you to effortlessly access your favorite websites whenever you need them.

Step 3: Pin the tab

Once you have the desired website open in Safari on your iPhone, pinning the tab is a straightforward process that can significantly enhance your browsing convenience. By pinning a tab, you can keep the website readily accessible with a single tap, ensuring that it remains easily available whenever you need it.

To pin the tab in Safari , follow these simple steps:

Long-Press the Refresh Button : At the top of the Safari interface, you'll find the refresh button, typically represented by a circular arrow icon. To pin the tab, long-press this button until a menu appears on the screen.

Select "Pin Tab" : Upon long-pressing the refresh button, a menu will pop up, presenting you with various options. From this menu, select "Pin Tab." This action will instantly pin the current tab, creating a compact and easily accessible version of the website's tab at the left-hand side of the tab bar.

Access the Pinned Tab : Once you've pinned the tab, you can easily access it by tapping on the small icon that represents the pinned website. This allows you to quickly navigate to the pinned website, bypassing the need to search through your browsing history or bookmarks.

By following these steps, you can effortlessly pin tabs in Safari on your iPhone, optimizing your browsing experience and ensuring that your frequently visited websites are always within reach. Whether it's a news site, a productivity tool, a favorite blog, or any other website you rely on, pinning tabs can streamline your access to these online resources, saving you time and simplifying your browsing routine.

Pinning tabs in Safari is a powerful feature that empowers you to create a personalized and efficient browsing environment on your iPhone. With your favorite websites just a tap away, you can seamlessly transition between different online resources, staying productive and informed while enjoying a streamlined browsing experience.

Now that you've learned how to pin tabs in Safari on your iPhone, you can take full advantage of this feature to tailor your browsing experience to your preferences and access your go-to websites with unparalleled convenience.

Step 4: Access pinned tabs

Once you've successfully pinned tabs in Safari on your iPhone, accessing them is a seamless process that puts your favorite websites at your fingertips. Whether you've pinned news websites for quick updates, productivity tools for efficient task management, or entertainment sites for leisurely browsing, Safari's tab-pinning feature ensures that these resources are readily available whenever you need them.

To access your pinned tabs in Safari, simply follow these steps:

Tap the Pinned Tab Icon : At the left-hand side of the tab bar in Safari, you'll find the icons representing your pinned tabs. Each icon corresponds to a specific website that you've pinned. To access a pinned tab, tap on the corresponding icon. This action will instantly load the pinned website, allowing you to dive into its content without the need to search or navigate through your browsing history.

Switch Between Pinned Tabs : If you have multiple tabs pinned in Safari, you can easily switch between them by tapping on the respective icons. This enables you to seamlessly transition between your favorite websites, accessing their content with a single tap. Whether you're staying updated with the latest news, managing tasks with online tools, or exploring engaging content, Safari's tab-pinning feature empowers you to navigate your pinned tabs effortlessly.

Enjoy Instant Access : By accessing your pinned tabs in Safari, you benefit from instant access to your preferred online resources. Whether you're in a rush and need quick information or simply want to enjoy your favorite websites without delay, pinned tabs ensure that the content you value is just a tap away. This streamlined access saves you time and enhances your browsing experience, allowing you to focus on the content that matters most to you.

Accessing pinned tabs in Safari on your iPhone is a game-changer, providing you with a personalized and efficient way to interact with your go-to websites. Whether you're a news enthusiast, a productivity aficionado, or a casual browser, Safari's tab-pinning feature empowers you to tailor your browsing experience to your preferences, ensuring that your favorite websites are always within reach.

With the ability to access pinned tabs in Safari, you can effortlessly stay informed, productive, and entertained, all while enjoying the convenience of having your preferred online resources just a tap away. This seamless access to pinned tabs enhances your browsing routine, allowing you to make the most of your time online and enjoy a tailored and efficient browsing experience on your iPhone.

In conclusion, the ability to pin tabs in Safari on your iPhone is a game-changer, offering a simple yet powerful way to optimize your browsing experience. By following the straightforward steps outlined in this guide, you can effortlessly pin your favorite websites, ensuring that they are always within reach whenever you need them.

The convenience of pinned tabs cannot be overstated. Whether you rely on news websites for timely updates, productivity tools for efficient task management, or entertainment sites for leisurely browsing, Safari's tab-pinning feature empowers you to tailor your browsing experience to your preferences. With just a tap, you can access the content that matters most to you, saving time and streamlining your online routine.

By pinning tabs in Safari, you create a personalized and efficient browsing environment on your iPhone. This feature allows you to seamlessly transition between different online resources, staying productive and informed while enjoying a streamlined browsing experience. Whether you're a casual browser or a dedicated enthusiast, the ability to pin tabs enhances your interaction with the web, ensuring that your go-to websites are always at your fingertips.

Furthermore, the intuitive nature of Safari's tab-pinning process makes it accessible to users of all levels. Whether you're new to tab management or a seasoned browsing aficionado, the simplicity of pinning tabs in Safari ensures that you can tailor your browsing experience to your preferences with ease.

In essence, the ability to pin tabs in Safari on your iPhone represents a significant enhancement to your browsing routine. It empowers you to access your preferred online resources with unparalleled convenience, allowing you to make the most of your time online and enjoy a tailored and efficient browsing experience. With your favorite websites just a tap away, you can seamlessly navigate the web, staying informed, productive, and entertained, all while benefiting from the streamlined access that pinned tabs provide.

So, take advantage of Safari's tab-pinning feature, and unlock the potential to optimize your browsing experience on your iPhone. With pinned tabs at your disposal, you can effortlessly access the content that matters most to you, ensuring that your favorite websites are always within reach, ready to enrich your online journey.

How To Pin On Safari IPhone

What Does Safari Browser Look Like

How to Use Apple Pay: Go Cashless Today

What Is A Tab In Safari

How To Use Safari On Apple Watch

What Is Safari On IPhone

How To Sync Safari Tabs Across Devices

How Do I Clear Safari Tabs On IPhone

How to Find the Best Midjourney Alternative in 2024: A Guide to AI Anime Generators

How to Know When it’s the Right Time to Buy Bitcoin

Unleashing Young Geniuses: How Lingokids Makes Learning a Blast!

How to Sell Counter-Strike 2 Skins Instantly? A Comprehensive Guide

10 Proven Ways For Online Gamers To Avoid Cyber Attacks And Scams

$10 Best AI Math Solvers for Instant Homework Solutions$

Privacy Overview
Strictly Necessary Cookies

This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.

Strictly Necessary Cookie should be enabled at all times so that we can save your preferences for cookie settings.

If you disable this cookie, we will not be able to save your preferences. This means that every time you visit this website you will need to enable or disable cookies again.

How to pin tabs in Safari on iPhone, iPad, and Mac

Safari has a Pin Tab feature that allows you to ‘pin’ frequently visited websites that always stay in place, letting you access them quickly. These tabs remain pinned even if you open a new Safari window or quit and relaunch Safari.

In this tutorial, we show you how to pin and unpin Safari tabs on iPhone, iPad, and Mac.

iPhone screenshot showing seven pinned tabs in Safari

Pin tabs in Safari on iPhone or iPad

You have two ways to pin tabs in Safari running iOS 16 or later.

Open Safari and visit the website you want to pin.
Tap and hold the address bar and choose Pin Tab .

Pin tab in Safari on iPhone by pressing the address bar

Another method is equally easy and takes just a few taps.

Go inside Safari and tap the tabs button to see all open tabs.
Tap and hold the tab and choose Pin Tab .

Pin Tab in Safari by seeing all open sites

Access pinned tabs

Tap the tabs button , and you will see your pinned tabs at the top.

Unpin pinned tabs

If you no longer need to keep a tab pinned, go to that tab, then tap and hold the address bar and choose Unpin Tab .

Alternatively, you can tap the tabs button, tap and hold the pinned tab strip, and pick Unpin Tab from the popped-up menu.

Pin Safari tabs on Mac

Click Window from the top menu bar and choose Pin Tab .

Pin Tab in Safari on Mac by clicking Window from top menu bar

Make sure the site you want to pin is open in Safari.
Right-click or hold the Control button and click once over the address bar. Choose Pin Tab from the menu that appears.

Pin Tab in Safari on Mac by right-clicking in address bar

Note: This may not work if you have selected Separate tab layout in Safari Preferences and have just one tab open.

Irrespective of Separate or Compact tab layouts, you can right-click and choose to pin tab if you have at least two tabs open.

Ensure you have two Safari tabs open if you use the Separate tab layout. If you use the Compact tab layout, one open tab is enough.
Place the pointer over one of the tabs bars and drag it left until the tab shrinks into a small square.

Pin tab in Mac's Safari by dragging it left

Duplicate pinned tab

Once you have pinned a tab in Safari on Mac, right-click over its pinned tab icon and pick Duplicate Tab .

No longer need pinned tabs in Mac’s Safari? Drag it to the right , and it should unpin. In case dragging doesn’t work for you, right-click over the pinned tab icon and choose Unpin Tab .

Alternatively, select the Close Tab option if you no longer need this site to be open.

Opening links inside pinned tabs

Most links on a web page are of two types – one that opens in the same tab ( like this one ) and another that automatically opens in a new tab ( like this one ).

Irrespective of what the website administrator has set, any external website link you visit in a pinned tab always opens in a new, separate tab.

For example, suppose you pinned an iDB post in Safari. Now, if you visit any other iDB link from that pinned post, it will open in the same tab (unless the iDB author has set that link to automatically open in a new tab). However, if that pinned post has a link to some other site, like Apple.com , and you tap it, that other site will always open in a new tab, irrespective of whether the iDB author has set that link to open in the same tab or a new tab.

In other words, a pinned website stays pinned unless unpinned. Therefore, a link to a different website from a pinned tab always opens in a new tab.

Visit this Apple.com link, and it will open in the current tab.
Next, use the back button to come back here and pin this iDB post in Safari.
Now, click the same Apple.com link above, and it will automatically open in a new tab. This way, iDB always stays pinned even when you visit another website via it.

Pinned tabs stay even if you quit and reopen Safari

Once you have pinned a site, it will remain pinned even if you close Safari and reopen it later or restart your device.

Pinned tabs stay even if you open a new window

After you have pinned a website, it appears as a pinned tab even if you open another Safari window on Mac or iPad. However, tabs already pinned in a standard window won’t appear if you open a private Safari window.

Pinned tabs in private Safari window

You can pin tabs in private Safari windows. But there are a few things to note.

I found that if you pin a site in a private Safari window, it appears pinned even if you open another private window. However, once you close all private windows or quit and reopen Safari, tabs pinned in the private window are gone. In short, pinned tabs in a private Safari window on Mac stay only for that particular private session.

Unlike Mac, I witnessed a different story in Safari on iOS. Sites I pinned in a private session in Safari on iPhone stayed pinned even after I went out of private browsing or quit and relaunched Safari.

Pinned tabs don’t sync over iCloud

Unlike bookmarks, Favorites, and other settings, pinned tabs in Safari don’t sync to your Apple devices. That means if you pin a site in Safari on your Mac, it doesn’t appear as a pinned site on your iPhone, iPad, or other Mac.

Pinned tabs in Tab Groups

With iOS 16, you can even pin tabs inside Tab Groups. The steps are the same as above. Create a new Tab Group , and you can pin sites here. Anytime you return to this Tab Group, your pinned sites will be there for you.

This is how you can pin tabs inside Safari on your Apple devices. Besides pinning, you can also bookmark important sites to save them for later reference. And for even quicker access, consider adding sites as favorites !

Other Safari tips:

How to fix Safari tabs disappearing on iPad and iPhone
How to customize and personalize Safari on iPhone and iPad
How and why to update Safari, Chrome, and other web browsers on iPhone and Mac
How to translate words, sentences, and text found in images in Safari, Notes, Photos, and other apps

What Does Pinning a Tab Do in Safari?

The ability to pin a tab in Safari is not a new feature, but it may be one that you have never used. Mac users may be wondering what pinning a tab is all about: What does it do? Why would you want to pin a tab? Users also have other questions about pinning Safari tabs, like: How many tabs can you pin? Do pinned tabs use much memory?

Some may also wonder if you can pin tabs on iPhone or iPad; you can not. However, iOS and iPadOS do offer other options that can help you keep and arrange tabs, such as tab groups. In this article, we will address questions about pinning tabs for Safari users on Mac. First up is the most basic question: How do I pin a tab?

How to pin a tab in Safari

Open the website you wish to pin in a tab in Safari. There are a couple of ways to pin the tab:

In the tab bar, grab the tab and drag it to the far left side of the tab bar.
You will see your tab shrink into a square-shaped tab. Release the tab.
Alternatively, with your desired tab selected in Safari, go to the top menu bar and click on Window . Select Pin Tab .

How to unpin a tab

Again, there are a couple of ways to unpin a tab:

Hover your cursor over the pinned tab and right-click ( Control – Click ). Select Unpin Tab from the menu that appears.

With the pinned tab open in Safari, select Window in the top menu bar and click on Unpin Tab .

How to delete pinned tabs

To delete a pinned tab, first, unpin the tab, then close the tab.

What happens when you pin a tab?

The pinned tab will stay in your tab bar in Safari. It won’t take up much space in the tab bar, and so it is a convenient way to keep a website handy while you are working. It will also be there the next time you open Safari unless you unpin the tab.

There is another advantage to using pinned tabs. If you have a tab pinned in one Safari window, the pinned tab will also be there in any other Safari window you open, and all instances of the pinned tab will be the same. In other words, if you have two Safari windows open, the pinned tab will sync between the two Safari windows; you won’t just have two different versions of the same website like you would with regular tabs. This can be really convenient if you like to use multiple Safari windows.

Do pinned tabs use memory?

They do use some of your RAM and CPU resources. Just like if you are using many (regular) tabs in Safari, having many pinned tabs could potentially have an impact on your Mac’s performance. The effect really depends on the websites you have pinned.

Do pinned tabs stay open?

Pinned tabs stay in Safari while you have it open, and they return after you close and reopen your browser. You may want to be cautious about relying too much on pinned tabs; some users have had trouble in the past with losing their pinned tabs after macOS updates.

How many tabs can you pin?

You can pin multiple tabs in Safari at the same time. I’m not sure if there is a limit, but I have tested up to 20, and I don’t imagine you should need more than that. Safari does offer other options for saving and organizing websites, such as bookmarks and a reading list if you have many websites to keep track of.

How to Open Multiple Safari Windows on iPad
iOS Safari Tip: How To Close All Tabs At Once
How to Put the Safari URL Address Bar Back at the Top of the Screen in iOS 15
How To View Recently Closed Tabs (iOS Safari)

Dr. Stacey Butler is a tech writer at macReports covering news, how-tos, and user guides. She is a longtime Mac and iPhone user and holds a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana. She is a former faculty member and a math teacher. Here is her LinkedIn profile , Google Scholar profile and her ResearchGate profile . Email Stacey Butler .

AirPods Not Connecting To Mac, How To Fix

This article explains how you can fix if your AirPods won’t connect to your Mac. It appears that connection problems are not common but still a lot of users seem to experience them…

Mac App Store not Updating Apps

Some users have reported an issue where the Mac App Store will no longer update their apps. Although the update information for the app shows in the App Store, when the update button…

What You Can Do with an Apple ID without an Apple Device

An Apple ID is your Apple account that is used for all Apple services and devices as an authentication method. You can get an Apple ID when setting up a new device. You…

Safari Isn’t Responding, Keeps Crashing or Freezing, Fix

Safari is not working as expected? This article explains what you can do if Safari doesn’t respond, and keeps freezing or crashing on your Mac. You may also see the rotating color wheel…

In this article, I will talk about how Safari tabs work and how to optimize your settings so that you can maximize your browsing experience. As most people know, Safari tabs allow you…

How to sync Pinned Tabs and Safari settings between Macs

Whether you are moving to a new Mac or just introducing another Mac to your computer set up you will no doubt be celebrating the way that many of the features of your old Mac sync simply to the new devices thanks to iCloud. For example, if you use iCloud Drive then your entire Desktop and Documents folders from your old Mac will sync to your new Mac, and if you use iCloud Photo Library all your photos will be available on your new Mac too.

But there is one app where our settings just don’t transfer across so simply: Safari. As an extensive user of Pinned Tabs in Safari (which means that the pages I use the most are pinned to the top of my Safari window at all times) it is really frustrating that this set up isn’t mirrored on every Apple device I have.

The strange thing is that as useful as the Pinned Tabs feature is, and despite the years that have passed since Apple introduced it with El Capitan in 2015, Apple hasn’t yet made Pinned Tabs sync across our Apple devices.

If you are setting up a new Mac (and you aren’t syncing with a Time Machine back up ) and want to know how you can get your Pinned Tabs to sync across we have some good news and some bad news.

The good news is that with the release of Monterey and the new version of Safari coming this autumn Apple will implement a way to simplify the transfer of pinned web pages from Safari on one device to Safari on another. The bad news is that for this to work seamlessly you will have to wait until Monterey and the new Safari launch.

But there is a bit more good news: you can test the new features coming in Monterey now thanks to the public beta, and you can also try out the new Safari via the Safari Technology Preview. Just note that the implementation of these new features will only be in beta and probably won’t even work right now. Read: How to install the Monterey Beta .

How to sync Safari Tabs

One of the big changes coming to the new Safari is the ability to sync Safari tabs across devices, so you can use them on your iPhone, iPad, or other Macs. You’ll also be able to group tabs together, so that you can easily access tabs that are related to a particular activity you want to undertake. We’ll address Tab Groups elsewhere, what we are interested in here is the fact that tabs will be synced between all your devices.

Apple is still developing Monterey and the new version of Safari, which will introduced this new ability to sync tabs. As we said above, you could try out the Safari Technology Preview, which will work in Big Sur, and test some of the features coming to Safari later this year. Equally you can try out the beta version of Monterey. However running beta software probably isn’t going to be the solution you need right now if you just want to transfer your Pinned Tabs from one Mac to another.

If you don’t want to run the betas, and you don’t want to wait until the autumn, there is still a way to transfer your Pinned Tabs from your old and new Mac. Follow the steps outlined below, which work in current and older versions of the Mac operating systems.

How to sync web pages between Macs (and other Apple devices)

The easiest way to grab your tabs is to follow these steps:

Open the webpage you want to access on your old device.

Click or tap on that icon and it will open that same webpage in Safari on your new device.
Now you can right click on the tab for that webpage to Pin it.

This is a handy feature of Continuity, which was introduced in Yosemite and iOS 8 back in 2014 and means that your iPhone, Mac and iPad are all connected, so you can pick up on your Mac from where you left off on your iPhone, for example.

This is a great solution if you have a few web pages that you use a lot – you can open each one on the old Mac, wait for the Safari icon that shows a webpage is open on another device, and click on it to open that page in Safari.

There are alternative methods that will suit you if there are more pages you wish to sync across to your new Mac though, or if you won’t have the old Mac accessible when you wish to sync your Safari settings.

How to move Safari settings to a new Mac

Another option is to transfer your Safari Preferences – which includes all your Favorites, Bookmarks and Reading List items – from the old Mac to the Mac.

Before you begin you need to make sure that the Pinned Tabs are actually saved to your Bookmark list (which is actually your Favorites list), because they won’t automatically copy across otherwise.

Open the webpage and then click on Bookmarks > Add Bookmarks. You can also choose to add Bookmarks for all the pages you have open.

Now that you have your Pinned tabs saved as Bookmarks you need to locate the Bookmarks.plist in your old Mac and copy it to your new Mac.

How to find Bookmarks.plist

Open the Finder.
Click on the Home folder and locate the Library folder (jump to here if you can’t see Home or here if you can’t locate the Library folder).
Click on the Safari folder in the Library folder.
Find Bookmarks.plist
Copy that file to one of your iCloud folders – we copied to the Desktop since it’s synced via iCloud.
On the new Mac locate the file you just copied over.
Close Safari on the new Mac if it is open.
Open the Home > Library and locate the Safari folder on the new Mac.
Copy the Bookmarks.plist file to the Safari folder. (You can replace the existing file).
Now when you launch Safari your bookmarks and favourites should be there.

Not seeing the Home folder?

Go to Finder > Preferences.
Click on Sidebar.
You will see an option to Show these items in the sidebar. You want to select the that looks like a house icon and has the name of your Mac beside it. This is your Home folder.
Now click on the Home folder in Favourites on the sidebar of the Finder.
You can now access Home in the Finder.

Not seeing the Library folder?

Open Finder.
From the menu at the top of the screen click on Go.
Click on Go to folder.
Type Library.
Scroll to Safari and open the folder.
Copy the plist folder to the new location as described above.

Read: How to find the hidden Library folder.

How to recover Pinned Tabs from Favorites and Bookmarks

Copying the Bookmarks.plist file to your new Mac will transfer your Bookmarks, including any webpages you have added to Favourites and Reading List, to you new Mac. When you open Safari you should see shortcuts to these pages as well as any webpages that are open on your other devices in the center of the Safari window.

If you can’t see your Favourites Bar or the Tabs Bar to the top of the window go to View and choose:

View > Show Favourites Bar
View > Show Tabs Bar
View > Show Sidebar

Now you can click on the Favorites and locate anything you had saved to your Reading List on your other device.

Once those pages are open right click or control click and choose Pin Tab.

This is an incredibly long winded way to do something that Apple really should have simplified long ago. Thankfully that will be addressed in the next version of macOS.

Read: How to use Safari on a Mac .

Author: Karen Haslam , Editor

Macworld editor since 2008, Karen has worked on both sides of the Apple divide, clocking up a number of years at Apple's PR agency prior to joining Macworld two decades ago.

Karen's career highlights include interviewing Apple's Steve Wozniak and discussing Steve Jobs’ legacy on the BBC. Her focus is Mac, but she lives and breathes Apple.

Recent stories by Karen Haslam:

How to reset an Apple ID if you forgot the password
Best cheap antivirus deals for Mac
Best Antivirus for Mac 2024: Top Security Software Compared

Looks like no one’s replied in a while. To start the conversation again, simply ask a new question.

Why do my pinned tabs in safari 16.1 keep disappearing?

Why do my pinned tabs in safari keep disappearing? I have updated each tab for the same thing just to happen time & time again.

I'm using Mac OS Monterey version 12.6.1 and safari version 16.1

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.13

Posted on Oct 28, 2022 9:53 AM

Posted on Nov 15, 2022 8:30 AM

NOT HELPFUL! This automated reply simply tells us how to pin tabs--we already know that. The problem is that the pinned tabs keep closing when the system restarts. There appears to be a bug with the latest update. What can be done to correct this?

How-To Geek

The complete guide to mastering tabs in safari.

Tabs, glorious tabs! Every web browser now has them, including Apple's Safari.

Quick Links

How to open, pin, and close tabs, the tab-related keyboard shortcuts you should know, how to choose what appears when safari launches or opens a new tab, get more out of your tabs with extensions.

Tabs, glorious tabs! Every web browser now has them, including Apple's Safari . In fact, tabs have been a part of Safari since the very beginning, but there's a lot more to them than you may have realized. Let's walk you through and show you all you need to know to become a Safari tab master.

Related: The Complete Guide to Mastering Tabs in Google Chrome

Safari tab basics are pretty easy to grasp, and resemble Google Chrome's in many ways .

To create a new tab, click the little + sign on the right edge of the Tab Bar, or press Command+T on your keyboard.

To close a tab, click the X on the tab's left side or use the keyboard shortcut Command+W.

Seems easy enough, but there's so much more you can do.

When you have more than one tab open, drag them along the Tab Bar to rearrange them, or drag a tab out of the Safari window to open it in its own instance.

If you want to merge any separate windows into one, click the Window menu and then "Merge All Windows".

Right-click on any tab and notice the options. There aren't a lot, but they're important. You can close the active tab or move the active tab to a new window, as if you had dragged it off the Tab Bar.

If you have a bunch of open tabs and you don't want to close each one individually, right-click and select "Close Other Tabs". If you accidentally close a tab you want to keep, you can press Command+Shift+T on your keyboard to bring it back. (You can also press Command+Z to do this, like you're "Undoing" your previous action, though this is a bit more limited.)

Speaking of open tabs, you can see all of yours arranged in a convenient grid by clicking the "Show All Tabs" button in the upper-right corner, or by pressing Command+Shift+\ on your keyboard.

Right-clicking on a tab will also let you pin tabs. When you pin tabs, it will create smaller ones that persist on the left side of the Tab Bar.

Pinned tabs will remain there even if you close and re-open Safari, unless you specifically close or unpin the tabs. This is great for keeping tabs open that you use all the time such as your e-mail or How-To Geek.

To silence a noisy tab, click the speaker icon on the tab. To mute all tabs, click the blue speaker icon in the location bar.

Safari has a few other tab tricks up its sleeve. Right-click on any bookmark folder and choose "Open in New Tabs" to quickly open everything in that folder. If you select "Automatically Replace Tabs", every time you click that folder, everything within it will open on the Tab Bar.

You can tell when this option is selected because a small square will appear next to the folder's name.

To restore the folder to normal operation, right-click on it again and uncheck the option.

Finally, if you want to temporarily hide the Tab Bar, click the View menu, and then select "Hide Tab Bar".

The Tab Bar will remain hidden until you create a new tab, after which you will need to hide it again from the View menu.

Safari comes with quite a few handy keyboard shortcuts---some of which we've already covered---to navigate and manipulate tabs. Here's a convenient list:

Open new tab : Command+T
Close tab : Command+W
Move to the next tab : Control+Tab or Command+Shift+]
Move to the previous tab : Control+Shift+Tab or Command+Shift+[
Show all tabs : Command+Shift+\
Open a website in a new tab: Command+Click on a link or bookmark, or Command+Return from the Smart Search Field
Open a website in a new tab and make it active : Command+Shift+Click on a link
Open a website in a new window : Command+Option+Click on a link
Open a website in a new window and make it active : Command+Option+Shift+Click on a link
Select one of the first nine tabs : Command+1 through Command+9
Close all tabs but one : Option+click the close (X) button on the tab you want to keep open
Reopen the last tab(s) or window(s) : Command+Shift+T

If you want to change Safari's tab behavior, open the preferences from the Safari menu or press Command+, on your keyboard.

In the General preferences, you can configure Safari to open new tabs to your Favorites page, Top Sites, your Homepage, an empty page, or the same page---for example, if you have How-To Geek open, new tabs will open with How-To Geek.

In the Tab preferences, you can choose when new pages open in tabs instead of windows:

Never: if a link is meant to open in a new window, it will open in a new window.
Automatically: links meant to open in new windows will instead open in new tabs.
Always: links meant to open in new windows, even those coded to open in their own separate, specially-formatted windows, will instead open in tabs.

Below this are options to change new tab behavior:

Enable or disable Command+Click to open links in a new tab.
If you click a link and it opens a new window or tab, it will become active (normally they open in the background).
Enable or disable Command+1 through Command+9 tab switching.

Disabling Command+Click will also disable any other associated shortcuts and their modifiers, which are described at the bottom of the Tabs preferences.

While Safari's tabs are already pretty complete, they could always do more, which is why you might want to check out some tab extensions .

There are tab extensions to save an entire tab session , add emoji to your favorite tab titles , and a better way to keep track of recently-closed tabs , plus many more. Chances are you might find something really useful.

As you can see, there's a lot more to tabs in Safari than what you find at first glance. They're really easy to learn, and memorizing a couple of keyboard shortcuts can make short work of repetitive tasks. Now you're well on your way to becoming a Safari tab master!

Download Free

How to Pin Tabs on Safari

It's free and super easy to set up

Safari is one of the most popular web browsers, and for good reason. It offers a sleek design, fast browsing, and numerous features that make web surfing more efficient. One of these features is the ability to pin tabs. Just as you might pin a note to your desk, you can pin a tab in Safari to keep it at the forefront of your browsing experience. This article will guide you through everything you need to know about pinning tabs in Safari.

Understanding Pinned Tabs in Safari

Before getting into the nitty-gritty details of how to pin tabs in Safari, it's important to understand what a pinned tab is and how it differs from a regular tab. When you pin a tab in Safari, it shrinks to a small icon-like representation on the left side of the tab bar. This allows you to keep important tabs visible at all times, without taking up valuable screen real estate. Additionally, pinned tabs have some unique behaviors that make them ideal for certain use cases.

Benefits of Pinning Tabs

Pinning tabs can be useful in a number of scenarios. For example, you might pin a tab containing your email inbox, so you can always see when new messages come in. Or you could pin a tab with your favorite news site, so you can quickly check for updates throughout the day. Another benefit of pinned tabs is the fact that they persist across browser windows and restarts. This can be particularly handy if you have a collection of tabs that you use frequently and want to access quickly.

If you're someone who likes to keep a lot of tabs open at once, pinned tabs can also help you stay organized. By designating certain tabs as "pinned," you can easily distinguish them from other tabs and avoid accidentally closing them. This can save you time and frustration, particularly if you're working on a project that requires you to switch between multiple tabs frequently.

Limitations of Pinned Tabs

As useful as pinned tabs can be, they do have some limitations. For example, pinned tabs don't display the full title of the page they represent. This can make it challenging to identify tabs at a glance, particularly if you have several pinned tabs. Additionally, some websites may not be optimized for pinned tabs and may have unpredictable behavior when pinned. However, despite these limitations, many users find pinned tabs to be a valuable addition to their browsing arsenal.

One potential workaround for the issue of truncated tab titles is to use emoji or other symbols in the tab title. This can help you quickly identify the tab you're looking for, even if the title is cut off. Additionally, some users find it helpful to group related tabs together in a specific order, so they always know which tab to click on first.

Another limitation of pinned tabs is that they can sometimes interfere with other browser features. For example, if you have a lot of pinned tabs, they may take up so much space on the tab bar that you can't see the full URL of the page you're currently viewing. This can make it difficult to know if you're on a secure website or not. To address this issue, you can unpin some tabs or use Safari's "Show Full Website Address" feature, which displays the full URL in the address bar.

Overall, pinned tabs can be a powerful tool for staying organized and efficient while browsing the web. By understanding their benefits and limitations, you can make the most of this feature and customize it to meet your specific needs. Whether you're a power user or a casual browser, pinned tabs are definitely worth exploring in Safari and other modern browsers.

How to Pin a Tab in Safari

Now that you understand what pinned tabs are and how they work, let's dive into the details of how to actually pin a tab in Safari. The process is relatively straightforward, and can be accomplished in just a few clicks.

Pinning a Tab on macOS

To pin a tab in Safari on macOS, follow these steps:

Open the desired website in a new tab.

Click and hold on the tab you want to pin.

Select "Pin Tab" from the context menu.

The tab will now be pinned to the left side of the tab bar. You can click on it at any time to bring up the corresponding page.

Pinning a Tab on iPadOS

The process of pinning a tab on iPadOS is slightly different, but still simple. Here's what to do:

Swipe left on the tab you want to pin.

Select "Pin" from the options that appear.

Like on macOS, the tab will now be pinned to the left side of the tab bar.

Managing Pinned Tabs

Now that you know how to pin tabs in Safari, it's important to know how to manage them. After all, if you end up with too many pinned tabs, they can start to become unwieldy!

Rearranging Pinned Tabs

If you want to rearrange the order of your pinned tabs, you can do so by clicking and dragging them to a new position. This can be useful if you have a particular order you like to keep your tabs in, or if you want to group similar tabs together.

Unpinning Tabs

If you no longer need a tab to be pinned, you can unpin it by right-clicking (or Control-clicking) on the tab and selecting "Unpin Tab" from the context menu. Alternatively, you can drag the tab away from the pinned area and it will become a regular tab again.

Updating Pinned Tab Icons

By default, pinned tabs display an icon representing the website they correspond to. However, in some cases, this icon may be outdated or incorrect. To update the icon for a pinned tab, simply right-click (or Control-click) on the tab and select "Reload Pinned Tab". This will refresh the tab and update the icon to the current one for that site.

Keyboard Shortcuts for Pinned Tabs

If you're a power user, you may want to take advantage of keyboard shortcuts to make managing your pinned tabs even easier. Here are a few of the most useful shortcuts:

Navigating Between Pinned Tabs

Use Command + [number keys] (e.g. Command + 1, Command + 2, etc.) to quickly switch between your pinned tabs.

Pinning and Unpinning Tabs with Shortcuts

Use Command + Shift + P to pin or unpin the currently active tab.

Troubleshooting Common Issues

Despite Safari's generally smooth performance, there can be some issues that arise when using pinned tabs. Here are a few of the most common issues, along with potential solutions:

Pinned Tab Disappears After Restart

If you find that a pinned tab disappears after you restart Safari, it may be due to a glitch in the application. Try unpinning the tab before quitting Safari, then pinning it again once you reopen the browser.

Pinned Tab Not Loading Correctly

Sometimes, Safari may have trouble loading a pinned tab correctly, particularly if the website has recently undergone changes. To fix this, simply unpin the tab and reload it as a regular tab. Once it's loaded correctly, you can try pinning it again.

Wrapping Up

Now that you know how to pin tabs in Safari, you can take advantage of this handy feature to streamline your browsing experience. Whether you're pinning tabs for quick access to your email, news, or any other frequently visited sites, Safari's pinned tabs can help you stay productive and efficient.

Let's set you up !

Working on the web!

Student Tips

Startup Tools

Browser Glossary

Browser Tips

iOS 17: How to Delete a Pinned Tab in Safari on iPhone

Deleting a pinned tab in Safari on your iPhone is a breeze with iOS 17. All it takes is a few taps, and voila – the tab is gone! This quick guide will show you how to do it in no time.

You can also check out this video about how to delete a pinned tab in Safari on an iPhone for additional information.

Step by Step Tutorial on How to Delete a Pinned Tab in Safari on iPhone

Before we dive into the step-by-step process, let’s understand what we’re aiming to achieve. Pinned tabs are a handy feature in Safari that allows you to keep your favorite websites open and easily accessible. However, there may come a time when you want to declutter your browser and remove some of these pinned tabs. That’s what we’re going to do.

Step 1: Open Safari

Open the Safari app on your iPhone. Make sure you’re on the main browsing interface where all your tabs are visible.

Opening Safari is straightforward – just tap on the Safari icon on your home screen or app library, and you’re good to go. Make sure you’re connected to the internet for a smooth experience.

Step 2: Locate the Pinned Tab

Swipe right to navigate to the beginning of your open tabs where your pinned tabs are located. They are usually found at the top of the screen.

Pinned tabs are smaller than regular tabs and often show just the favicon or logo of the website. If you have multiple pinned tabs, you might need to swipe a couple of times to find the one you want to delete.

Step 3: Unpin the Tab

Long press on the pinned tab that you want to delete, then select “Unpin” from the menu that appears.

When you long-press, be gentle to avoid opening the tab instead of accessing the menu options. The menu should show up after a second or two, and “Unpin” is usually the first option.

Step 4: Confirm the Action

After you select “Unpin,” the tab will become a regular tab. You can then swipe it away to the left or right to close it completely.

If you change your mind, you can always re-pin the tab by long-pressing on it again and selecting “Pin Tab.”

After completing these steps, your Safari browser should look a bit tidier. The pinned tab you selected will no longer be in the pinned section, and you’ll have more space for other tabs.

Tips for Managing Pinned Tabs in Safari on iPhone

Pin only the tabs you use frequently to avoid clutter.
Group similar tabs together by pinning them next to each other for easier navigation.
Remember that pinned tabs will sync across devices if you’re using the same iCloud account, so consider this when adding or removing pinned tabs.
Use pinned tabs to keep important web pages like your email or calendar easily accessible.
Regularly review your pinned tabs and unpin those that are no longer needed to maintain a clean browser interface.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many tabs can i pin in safari on my iphone.

You can pin as many tabs as you want, but keep in mind that having too many can clutter your browsing interface.

Will unpinned tabs still be open in Safari?

Yes, unpinned tabs will become regular tabs and will remain open until you close them.

Can I rearrange pinned tabs?

Absolutely! Just long-press and drag the pinned tab to its new position.

Do pinned tabs use a lot of data?

Pinned tabs can refresh in the background, using some data. However, the usage is generally minimal.

Can I pin a tab in Incognito mode?

No, the incognito mode is meant for private browsing, and tabs cannot be pinned in this mode.

Open Safari.
Locate the pinned tab.
Unpin the tab.
Confirm the action by closing the now regular tab.

With iOS 17, managing your Safari browsing experience on your iPhone has never been easier. The ability to pin and unpin tabs offers a level of customization that can enhance your productivity and browsing habits. By following the simple steps outlined in this article, you can declutter your browser and keep only the most essential tabs at your fingertips. So go ahead, give your Safari a little spring cleaning, and enjoy the streamlined efficiency that iOS 17 provides. If you ever have any more questions about how to delete a pinned tab in Safari or any other iOS 17 features, don’t hesitate to dive into the wealth of resources available online. Happy browsing!

Matthew Burleigh has been writing tech tutorials since 2008. His writing has appeared on dozens of different websites and been read over 50 million times.

After receiving his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Computer Science he spent several years working in IT management for small businesses. However, he now works full time writing content online and creating websites.

His main writing topics include iPhones, Microsoft Office, Google Apps, Android, and Photoshop, but he has also written about many other tech topics as well.

Read his full bio here.