Manage tabs

Open a tab

  • Create tab — Click above the SmartBox.
  • Open tab in background — Right-click the link and select Open link in new tab.
  • Open a tab in a new window — Right-click the link and select Open link in new window.

Find a tab

On the sidebar, click  ( if you have 10 tabs open) and start entering the tab name or address in the search bar. You'll see suggestions below.

Actions with tabs

  • Disable sound on tab — Click to the right of the tab name.
  • Enable sound on tab — Click to the right of the tab name.
  • Open a recently closed tab — Click   → History and select the tab in the list that opens. Or right-click the tab and select Open recently closed tab.
  • Go to the top of the page — To quickly navigate to the top of the page, click a tab. To go back, click the tab again.
  • Refresh tab — Click the icon to the left of the SmartBox.
  • Move tab — Click and hold the tab. Then move it to the left or right.
  • Pin tab — Right-click the tab and select Pin tab.
  • Duplicate tab — Right-click the tab and select Duplicate.
  • Move tab to new window — Right-click the tab and select Move tab → New window.
  • Move tab to new group — Right-click the tab and select Move tab → New group.
  • Move tab to another group — Right-click the tab, select Move tab, and click the group in the list.
  • Close tab — Hover over the tab title and click the icon that appears.
    Note. By default, after closing the tab, the tab to the right of the closed one opens. To go to the tab that was previously active, go to  → Settings → Interface and enable the Go to previous active tab when closing current tab option.
  • Close all tabs except the selected one — Right-click the tab and select Close other tabs.
  • Print tab contents — Right-click the page and select Print.

Actions with multiple tabs

To select multiple tabs, click them one by one while holding Ctrl (on Windows) or (on macOS). Right-click any selected tab and choose the necessary command (for example, you can open several tabs in a new window or close them).

If the tabs are next to one another, use the Shift key:

  1. Holding Shift, click the first and then the last tab that you want to select.
  2. Release the Shift key.
  3. Right-click any selected tab and choose a command.

To deselect them, click any other tab.

Tabs on the sidebar

When a lot of tabs are open, they may become difficult to navigate. Yandex Browser contains a special panel for managing a large number of tabs. The panel displays tabs in a vertical list that's divided into groups.

To open the tab manager, click  ( if you have 10 tabs open) on the sidebar or use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Shift + E in Windows (Shift +  + E in macOS).

Note. If the icon is missing, right-click on the side panel and select Tab manager. To remove the icon, deselect the Tab manager option.

To manage tabs, you can use:

  1. Hover over a tab in the list and click the icon that appears to the left.
  2. At the bottom of the panel, select one of the icons :
    • — To deselect.
    • — To copy the tab addresses.
    • — To move tabs to a new window.
    • — To close tabs.

Keyboard shortcuts and mouse gestures for managing tabs

Keyboard shortcuts

Switching between tabs
Switch to the tab on the left

Ctrl + PgUp

Ctrl + Shift + Tab

Switch to the tab on the right

Ctrl + PgDown

Ctrl + Tab

Select tab by its number order (from 1 to 8)

Ctrl + 1–8

Select last tab

Ctrl + 9

Opening tabs
Create a new tab

Ctrl + T

Open link in new tab

Ctrl + click link

Open link in new tab and switch to it

Ctrl + Shift + click link

Open last closed tab

Ctrl + Shift + T

Open tab control panel

Ctrl + Shift + E

Closing tabs
Close active tab

Ctrl + W

Ctrl + F4

Frozen tabs and windows
Open the task dispatcher

Shift + Esc

Switching between tabs
Switch to the tab on the left

Ctrl + PgUp

Ctrl + Shift + Tab

Switch to the tab on the right

Ctrl + PgDown

Ctrl + Tab

Select tab by its number order (from 1 to 8)

Ctrl + 1–8

Select last tab

Ctrl + 9

Opening tabs
Create a new tab

Ctrl + T

Open link in new tab

Ctrl + click link

Open link in new tab and switch to it

Ctrl + Shift + click link

Open last closed tab

Ctrl + Shift + T

Open tab control panel

Ctrl + Shift + E

Closing tabs
Close active tab

Ctrl + W

Ctrl + F4

Frozen tabs and windows
Open the task dispatcher

Shift + Esc

Mouse gestures

Hold down the right mouse button to perform gestures. Then release the button after you complete the gesture.

Attention. If you are using a one-button mouse in macOS, you need to perform all gestures by holding down the Ctrl key and the mouse button.
Mouse gestures
Restore the last closed tab

Close a tab

Mouse gestures
Restore the last closed tab

Close a tab