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How to arrange Chrome tabs in alphabetical order

Chrome moves tabs one at a time: drag them, or press Ctrl+Shift+PgUp or PgDn. TabCmdr’s Sort Tabs Alphabetically sorts a whole window by title, group by group.

Quick answer

Sort a window in three steps

  1. ⌘K

    Step 1

    Open the palette

    In the window to sort. Ctrl+K on Windows and Linux.

  2. sort

    Step 2

    Type sort

    Sort Tabs Alphabetically shows under Commands.

  3. ↵

    Step 3

    Press Enter

    Each part of the tab bar goes A to Z.

Chrome's way

Reorder tabs in Chrome

Drag a tab along the top of the window to move it. From the keyboard, Ctrl+Shift+PgUp moves the tab you’re on to the left and Ctrl+Shift+PgDn moves it to the right. Google lists the same keys for Windows, Mac and Linux.

Source: Google’s tabs and keyboard shortcuts help pages, checked in October 2026.

Either way, you move one tab at a time.

TabCmdr's way

Sort a window A to Z with TabCmdr

TabCmdr is a keyboard launcher that lives in your browser. Its Sort Tabs Alphabetically command sorts every tab in the window by title, without breaking up pinned tabs or tab groups.

Before you start: add TabCmdr from the Chrome Web Store. It has a 7-day free trial and needs no account.

Step 1: Open the palette in the window to sort

Press ⌘+K on a Mac or Ctrl+K on Windows and Linux. To see the current order, press → for the Tabs filter. Tabs in a group show the group’s name, and pinned tabs are listed under Pinned.

TabCmdr palette on the Tabs filter, listing YouTube and Pull requests, three tabs labelled Launch, then Hacker News and MDN, with Inbox under Pinned
Before: Inbox is pinned, and Q4 planning, Launch checklist and Onboarding flow v3 are in a group called Launch.

Step 2: Type sort

Sort Tabs Alphabetically shows up under Commands, already highlighted.

TabCmdr palette with sort typed and the Sort Tabs Alphabetically command highlighted
Typing sort finds the command.

Step 3: Press Enter

The palette closes, the tabs move into place, and a message at the bottom of the page says how many tabs it sorted, such as Sorted 8 tabs alphabetically.

TabCmdr palette on the Tabs filter after sorting, listing Pull requests and YouTube, the Launch group as Launch checklist, Onboarding flow v3 and Q4 planning, then Fetch API and Hacker News
After: each part is sorted on its own. Pull requests and YouTube swap, the Launch group goes A to Z inside, and Fetch API moves ahead of Hacker News.

How the sort works

  • By title, the text on the tab, with upper and lower case treated the same.
  • In parts. The tab bar is split where pinned tabs, tab groups and ungrouped tabs meet. Each part is sorted A to Z on its own and keeps its place.
  • Pinned tabs are sorted among themselves and stay at the front.
  • Tab groups stay whole. A group keeps its place and its tabs, and is sorted inside.
  • Only the window you’re in is sorted.

To see your tabs A to Z in the palette without moving them, open TabCmdr’s settings, go to Tabs & Ordering and set Open Tabs Order to Alphabetical.

Try it on your own tabs

Works in Chrome, Edge, Brave, Arc, Vivaldi and Opera.

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FAQ

Questions about sorting tabs

More in the documentation.

How do I sort tabs alphabetically in Chrome?

With TabCmdr, press ⌘K on a Mac or Ctrl+K on Windows and Linux in the window you want to sort, type sort and press Enter on Sort Tabs Alphabetically.

Does it sort by title or by address?

By the tab’s title, the text shown on the tab. Upper and lower case are treated the same.

What happens to pinned tabs?

They’re sorted A to Z among themselves and stay at the front of the tab bar.

Does it sort all my windows?

No. Only the window you run it in. Your other windows keep their order.

Does sorting break up my tab groups?

No. Each tab group keeps its place in the tab bar and is sorted A to Z inside. Tabs never move into or out of a group.

Can I see my tabs A to Z without moving them?

Yes. In TabCmdr’s settings, open Tabs & Ordering and set Open Tabs Order to Alphabetical. The palette then lists your tabs A to Z and the tab bar stays as it is.

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