Change Tabs settings in Safari on Mac
In the Safari app 
on your Mac, use Tabs settings to choose how webpages, links, and tabs work in Safari windows.
To change these settings, choose Safari > Settings, then click Tabs.
Open Safari for me
Option | Description |
|---|
Organize tabs (requires Apple Intelligence) | Choose one of the following: Automatically Create Topics: Safari groups related tabs into topics. Show Related Tabs: Manually group related tabs into topics that Safari recommends. Never: Don’t organize tabs into topics. Note: Apple Intelligence on macOS 27 is not available in all languages or regions. Usage limits may apply.*
|
Open pages in tabs instead of windows | Choose one of the following: Never: Open webpages in windows. Automatically: Open webpages in tabs unless a webpage is designed for a specially formatted window. Always: Open webpages in tabs.
|
Automatically close tabs | Choose how long to keep tabs open before they’re closed automatically—one day, one week, or one month. Choose Manually if you want tabs to stay open until you close them. |
Tab layout | Keep tabs in a separate tab bar, or move them into the toolbar. Choose one of the following: Separate: Tabs remain in the tab bar, below the toolbar. Compact: Tabs move up to the toolbar. The active tab is the Smart Search field.
|
Show color in tab bar | Use the background from the active webpage as the background color of the tab bar. |
Always show website titles in tabs | Show website icons and titles instead of only icons, even when many tabs are in the tab bar. |
⌘-click opens a link in a new tab | Change what the listed shortcuts for opening links do. |
When a new tab or window opens, make it active | Make new tabs or windows open in front of the one you’re currently viewing. |
Use ⌘-1 through ⌘-9 to switch tabs | Use keyboard shortcuts to select one of the first nine tabs in the tab bar. |