How-to guide
How to close many tabs at once in Chrome
In Chrome, click the first tab, Shift-click the last, then right-click and choose Close. With TabCmdr, press ⌘K and run Close Tabs to the Right or to the Left.
Quick answer
Close one side of the tab bar in three steps
- ⌘K
Step 1
Open the palette
On the tab where the cut should be. Ctrl+K on Windows and Linux.
- close tabs to
Step 2
Type close tabs to
Close Tabs to the Left and to the Right show up.
- ↵
Step 3
Press Enter
Tabs on that side close. Pinned tabs stay.
Chrome's way
Close a range of tabs in Chrome
- Click the first tab you want to close.
- Hold Shift and click the last one. The tabs between them are highlighted too.
- Right-click any highlighted tab and choose Close.
To close only the tab you’re on, press Ctrl+W on Windows and Linux or ⌘+W on a Mac.
Source: Google’s tabs and keyboard shortcuts help pages, checked in October 2026.
TabCmdr's way
Close everything on one side with TabCmdr
TabCmdr is a keyboard launcher that lives in your browser. Two of its commands close every tab on one side of the tab you’re on: Close Tabs to the Right and Close Tabs to the Left.
Before you start: add TabCmdr from the Chrome Web Store. It has a 7-day free trial and needs no account.
Step 1: Go to the tab where the cut should be
Switch to the tab you want to keep at the edge, then press ⌘+K on a Mac or Ctrl+K on Windows and Linux. To check what’s open first, press → for the Tabs filter. Pinned tabs are listed under their own Pinned heading.
Step 2: Type close tabs to
Both commands show up under Commands.
close tabs to finds both commands.Step 3: Pick a side and press Enter
Press ↓ to move to Close Tabs to the Right if that’s the side you want, then press Enter. The palette closes, every tab on that side of yours closes in this window, and a message at the bottom of the page says how many, such as Closed 4 tabs. With nothing on that side, it says No tabs to the right or No tabs to the left.
What stays open
- The tab you’re on. Both commands only close tabs beside it.
- Pinned tabs, on either side.
- Tabs in other windows. The commands only work on the window you’re in.
Closed more than you meant to? Each closed tab goes into Recently Closed. Type :r to list them, or see how to reopen closed tabs.
Try it on your own tabs
Works in Chrome, Edge, Brave, Arc, Vivaldi and Opera.
Install for Chrome