How to Search Open Tabs, Bookmarks and History in Chrome

To search open tabs in Chrome, press Ctrl + Shift + A on Windows or Linux (Command + Shift + A on Mac), type part of the title or URL, and press Enter. From the address bar, @tabs, @bookmarks and @history (added in Chrome 108) do the same for each source.

This is for anyone with 30 tabs open who also needs pages and notes saved last week. Chrome finds what the browser stores; the last section shows one box for saved link sets and notes too.

How do I search open tabs in Chrome?

Use Tab Search: it covers every window in your profile.

1. Press Ctrl + Shift + A (Command + Shift + A on Mac), or click the Tab Search button in the tab strip.
2. Type part of the tab's title or address.
3. Pick a result with the arrow keys and press Enter.

• Missing button: Settings, then Appearance, turn on "Show tab search button."
• Edge: Ctrl + Shift + A searches all Edge windows; InPrivate tabs appear only from an InPrivate window.
• Brave: the Search tabs button in the tab strip; with vertical tabs it is a magnifier at the top of the panel.

How do I search bookmarks and history from the address bar?

Type a keyword, press Space, then search.

1. Press Ctrl + L (Command + L on Mac).
2. Type @tabs, @bookmarks or @history, then Space or Tab.
3. Type your words and pick a result. Example: you closed a pricing page last Tuesday; @history pricing brings it back.

How do I search saved links and notes from one command bar?

SuperCommands puts saved link collections, notes, snippets and to-dos behind one search box in Chrome, Edge and Brave.

1. Open the vendor pages, press Alt + S, type c link, choose Current Tabs and name it vendor pricing. Duplicate URLs are skipped.
2. In Properties, add the text shortcut vendors. Typing c, Space, vendors in the address bar reopens every tab.
3. Press Alt + S, type c note and write "Vendor B is cheapest past 50 seats, renewal due March." Save it in the same workspace.
4. Press Alt + S on any page and type vendor: the collection and the note both appear.

• Narrow it: c n vendor searches notes, c l vendor links, c co client workspace collections.
• Across projects: tag items #renewals, then type #renewals in Alt + S.
• Limit: collections store addresses only, not half-filled forms or web-app state.

Details: webpage search docs and omnibox search docs.

Which one should you pick?

• Pick Ctrl + Shift + A if the page is open somewhere in your windows.
• Pick @history if you closed it recently and never saved it.
• Pick SuperCommands if you want saved tab sets and notes in one search; it is free and open source, and the local version is 100% free, forever.
• Pick a dedicated tab manager if hundreds of tabs outgrow search: see how to organize hundreds of browser tabs, how to save all open tabs or command palette extensions.

FAQ

What is the shortcut to search tabs in Chrome?

Ctrl + Shift + A on Windows and Linux, Command + Shift + A on Mac.

How do I search bookmarks and history in the Chrome address bar?

Type @bookmarks or @history, press Space, then type your search. Results appear in the address bar dropdown.

Can Chrome search the text inside open tabs?

No. Tab Search and @tabs match page titles and URLs, not the words on the page.

Does Edge have tab search?

Yes. Press Ctrl + Shift + A in Edge to search tabs across all open windows.