How to save all open tabs in Chrome

You don’t need an extension. Chrome can bookmark every tab in the current window as one folder. The keyboard commands are listed in Google’s keyboard reference. These steps are for desktop Chrome; mobile menus are different.

1. 1

   Bring the right window forward

   The command saves one window, not every Chrome window on your computer. Repeat it separately for any other window you want to keep.

2. 2

   Open Bookmark all tabs

   Use the shortcut, or find Bookmark all tabs in Chrome’s bookmarks menu. Menu wording and location can vary by operating system.

3. 3

   Give the folder a recognizable name

   Try Kitchen shelves — measurements and suppliers. A purpose is easier to recognize than “New folder” or a date by itself.

4. 4

   Choose a location and save

   Keep an active project somewhere easy to reach, such as a Projects folder on your bookmarks bar. Open the new folder and check its contents before closing the original window.

If only some tabs belong to the project, move them into a separate window first. Otherwise the saved folder will also contain email, music, and unrelated searches.

Open the new folder and look for the pages you would hate to lose. Test one or two links before closing the window; the folder can exist even when an important tab was saved somewhere else.

Bookmarks keep page addresses and titles. They don’t preserve unsaved form entries, a shopping cart’s full state, your place in a video, or an authenticated session. Save a draft in the site itself before closing it. If a result depends on filters or a search that isn’t reflected in the URL, make a short note of those choices too.

For an article whose text matters, consider keeping a readable article snapshot. The bookmark still points to the live page, which may change or disappear.

Find your folder in Chrome’s bookmarks bar or bookmark manager. Right-click it and choose an option to open its links, such as Open all or Open all in new window. For a separate project, a new window keeps the saved research together.

You can open just two or three links. Reopening all forty puts you back where you started, so begin with the pages needed for your next step.

Chrome tab groups help while a project is active; a bookmark folder keeps the links for later. Reopening the folder will not restore the original tab colors, group names, or window layout.

If you already use FavLock, its Chrome extension can save the current window’s links under one session tag. This puts them in your FavLock library without first creating and exporting a Chrome bookmark folder.

1. 1

   Open the connected extension

   Connect FavLock and unlock it if prompted. In the window you want to save, open the extension popup and choose Save all open tabs.

2. 2

   Check the page count and session tag

   Use a name such as kitchen-shelves-research. FavLock groups eligible web pages by this tag, skips its own dashboard, and combines repeated URLs. The count can therefore be lower than the number of visible tabs.

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   Save and read the result

   The save button shows how many tabs it will process. Wait for the result. Existing bookmarks receive the session tag without being duplicated or moved; new bookmarks are saved with that tag.

4. 4

   Check the session in your library

   Open FavLock and filter by the session tag. Confirm that the important links are there before closing the source tabs. New session bookmarks can be organized into collections afterward.

The popup reports skipped or failed items. For example, an existing bookmark that already has ten tags may be skipped. Read the result before closing the tabs. A session tag groups links; it does not save a restorable browser session.

If you’ve already saved the tabs in Chrome, keep that folder and use the bookmark transfer guide to bring an export into FavLock. Chrome’s HTML export includes your bookmark library, so review the import preview before adding it.

Not every tab needs to become a permanent reference. Keep the chosen supplier, installation instructions, or final research; remove the comparison pages once they have done their job. Give the remaining links clear titles and a Collection. For a larger backlog, use the large-library organization guide to sort it in small batches.

What if I already closed the window?

Try Ctrl + Shift + T, or Command + Shift + T on a Mac, to reopen recently closed tabs or a recently closed window. This is a recovery shortcut, not a substitute for saving the links deliberately. It may not recover every session.

Will saving tabs keep me signed in to those sites?

A bookmark doesn’t contain your sign-in session. Opening it may show the page, a login screen, or an access error depending on the site and your current browser session.

Are the saved links private?

That depends on where you save them and who can use your device. FavLock encrypts protected bookmark titles and URLs before storage or sync, but an unlocked library and a readable bookmark export still need care. The bookmark privacy guide explains those different copies.