How to Reopen a Tab

Reopening a browser tab is useful when you've either accidentally closed a tab you meant to keep open, or if you recently closed a tab and cannot remember the URL. Most web browsers make it easy to reopen your last closed tab, as well as...

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Chrome

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    Press .Ctrl+⇧ Shift+T (Windows) or ⌘ Command+⇧ Shift+T (Mac) to quickly reopen a closed tab. This shortcut will open the last tab that you closed.
    1. You can also right-click at the top of the Chrome window and select "Reopen closed tab".
    2. Continue using this command to keep opening recent tabs in the order they were closed.
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    Click the Chrome Menu button (☰) and select "Recent Tabs". This will open a menu listing all of your recently-closed tabs. If you had multiple tabs open and closed them all at once, you can reopen all of them at once by clicking the "# Tabs" option.
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    Download a tab manager extension. If you work with lots of tabs, you may find a tab manager and effective way to organize and keep track of all your open and closed tabs. There are several popular tab managers available for free from the Chrome Web Store:[1]
    1. Tab Manager
    2. Tabman Tabs Manager
    3. Tabs Outliner
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Chrome (Mobile)

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    Tap the Chrome Menu button (⋮). You may have to pull the screen down to see the menu bar.
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    Select "Recent tabs". This will open the recent tabs list in your current tab. If you are logged in with your Google account, you'll see the tab history from your other devices as well.
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    Tap a tab to reopen it. The tab you select will reopen in the current tab.
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Internet Explorer

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    Press .Ctrl+⇧ Shift+T to reopen the last closed tab. You can press this repeatedly to continue opening closed tabs in the order they were closed.
    1. You can also right-click on an open tab and select "Reopen closed tab" to open the last closed tab.
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    Right-click an open tab and select "Recently closed tabs". This will display all of the tabs that you have closed during the browsing session. You can select specific tabs, or you can click "Open all closed tabs" to open everything on the list.
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Firefox

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    Press .Ctrl+⇧ Shift+T (Windows) or ⌘ Command+⇧ Shift+T (Mac). This will quickly reopen the last tab that you closed. You can continue to press this to keep opening closed tabs in order.
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    Click the Firefox Menu button (☰) and select "History". Your recently closed tabs will be displayed in the "Restore Closed Tabs" section. Clicking an entry will open it in a new tab, or you can reopen all of them at once by clicking "Restore Closed Tabs".
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Firefox (Mobile)

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    Tap the "Tabs" button and tap "+" to open a new tab.
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    Swipe from left to right until you open the "Recent Tabs" section. This will list all of your recently-closed tabs.
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    Tap an entry to open the tab. It will open in a new tab.
    1. You can also press "Open all" to open all of the tabs in the Recent Tabs list.
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Safari

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    Reopen the last closed tab by pressing .⌘ Command+Z. This will only open the last closed tab. You cannot repeat the command to continue opening closed tabs.[2]
    1. You can also click the "Edit" menu and select "Undo Close Tab".
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    Click the "History" menu to reopen a closed window. If you closed a window with multiple tabs open, you can reopen the window by selecting "Reopen Last Closed Window" from the "History" menu.
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    Install an extension to help manage your tabs. Safari lacks some of the tab tools that browsers like Chrome or Firefox have. You can use the free "Recent Tab List" extension to add a Recent Tabs button to your Safari toolbar. This will allow you to quickly open your recently-closed tabs.
    1. You can download the extension from nickvdp.com/tablist/.
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Safari (iOS)

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    Tap the Tabs button in the bottom row of buttons. You may have to pull the screen for the bar to appear.
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    Press and hold the "+" button. This will open a list of the last five tabs that you've closed.
    1. Note: This requires iOS 8, or iOS 7 if you're using an iPad. If you're using an older version of iOS, you'll need to use the History list in your Bookmarks to open old tabs.[3]
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    Tap the tab that you want to open. If need to open an older tab, you'll need to go through the History menu.
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Opera

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    Press .Ctrl+⇧ Shift+T (Windows) or ⌘ Command+⇧ Shift+T (Mac). This will open the last tab that you closed. You can keep pressing this to continue opening closed tabs in order.
    1. You can right-click on an open tab and select "Reopen last closed tab" to accomplish the same thing.
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    Click the Opera menu and select "Recent Tabs". This will display a list of all of your recently-closed tabs. Click on any of the tabs in the list to open it in a new tab.
Update 24 March 2020
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