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Scenario: I hit CTRL+T to open a new tab, but I don't want it as the right-most tab, I want to slide it a few to the left.
Can I do this using just the keyboard or do I have to use the mouse?
I can't see a shortcut here: Windows keyboard shortcuts - Chrome Help
Something like CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT would work nicely.
slugmandrew
Posted 2013-08-08T10:03:55.353
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There aren't any built-in, but there are extensions that provides this functionality.
I'm now using this chrome extension (recommended): Rearrange Tabs
You do have to edit the settings by going to chrome://extensions/shortcuts and then changing the values as shown in this screen (if you want to match the Linux shortcuts).
Happy days :)
This is the original one (not updated since 2015): Keyboard Shortcuts to Reorder Tabs
You need to reload all tabs after installing it or it won't work.
slugmandrew
Posted 2013-08-08T10:03:55.353
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The extension doesn't work on macOS Sierra though. – Lars Nyström – 2017-03-27T16:25:48.537
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@LarsNyström I just added this: https://github.com/mohnish/rearrange-tabs works nicely on Sierra, and no need to reload your browser
– MMachinegun – 2017-05-08T10:57:05.9974
@MMachinegun Nice, thank you! For new people here, MMachinegun's extension is not the same as the one in slugmandrew's answer. Here's a direct link to MMachinegun's extension in the Chrome Web Store: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/rearrange-tabs/ccnnhhnmpoffieppjjkhdakcoejcpbga
– Lars Nyström – 2017-05-09T06:53:39.597I've downvoted - not because this answer's bad - just that it's old. As of 2018 there is a better solution https://superuser.com/a/1316201/2581
– Andrew M – 2018-05-14T09:24:14.8202Except the ctrl-shift-page-up/down shortcuts seem to still only work on Linux, and the OP mentioned the Windows keyboard shortcuts help page, so that's presumably what they're looking for. – jdunning – 2018-07-25T23:29:30.967
1Default keyboard shortcuts are:
Move selected tab(s) Left: Mac(Ctrl+Shift+Left)
Windows(Shift+Alt+Left)
Move selected tab(s) Right:
Mac(Ctrl+Shift+Right) Windows(Shift+Alt+Right)
Move selected tab(s) to the Left-most Position: Mac(Ctrl+Shift+Down) Windows(Shift+Alt+Down)
Move selected tab(s) to the Right-most Position: Mac(Ctrl+Shift+Up) Windows(Shift+Alt+Up)
The shortcuts can be customized from chrome://extensions/shortcuts – ChrisB – 2018-12-12T02:04:39.370
@AndrewM But that solution only works in Linux; other users still need this extension. – Franklin Yu – 2019-08-11T03:12:04.120
Seems like this is such a basic ability. Keyboard-first development. – reergymerej – 2019-12-18T14:57:54.713
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Ctrl + shift + PgUp
Ctrl + shift + PgDn
Utkarsh Mittal
Posted 2013-08-08T10:03:55.353
Reputation: 437
Great, it works. For some reason, this is not documented by Google in their help page on Chrome shortcuts at https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/157179?hl=en.
– Teemu Leisti – 2018-05-21T17:02:08.42312This only works on Linux unfortunately. You need to use the extension linked to in the other answer for Windows and MacOS. – paradroid – 2018-06-11T13:36:49.470
Works on OpenBSD's Chromium port. – Clint Pachl – 2019-08-05T05:21:38.140
Small note that this does not work while viewing a Google Docs spreadsheet. It will instead try to navigate left / right on your current spreadsheet's tabs. – Darren Felton – 2019-11-28T00:02:24.270
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No need to dedicate a whole extension just for this. The AutoControl shortcut manager for Chrome can do this easily.
For example, you can use Win+Left and Win+Right to move a tab to the left and right, as shown in the following screenshot:
You could also use the scroll wheel instead of the arrow keys, as I do. You have lots of possibilities.
Mercalli
Posted 2013-08-08T10:03:55.353
Reputation: 51
GREAT recommendation to eliminate one of the many quirks that make Chrome much inferior to Waterfox (IMHO). However, I still need to find why Shift is stolen from the whole Chrome system, if used with the shortcut. :-( – Charles Roberto Canato – 2019-04-12T21:09:07.277
1@CharlesRobertoCanato, What do you mean by "stolen"? You mean you found a bug? – Mercalli – 2019-04-12T21:27:42.367
Sorry for my poor English, @Mercalli. Yeah, there was some situation after I built my move tabs shortcut where Shift was not being recognized by any Chrome tab or window. However, I could not reproduce it. I deleted the shortcut and built it again, and all has worked as expected. Anyway, I remembered that Vimium also offers this specific feature, so for now I went back to it. But it was a great tip, really. – Charles Roberto Canato – 2019-04-15T05:29:18.277
3@CharlesRobertoCanato, I tried vimium as well but it had too many restrictions. It doesn't work on extension tabs or chrome:// tabs or error pages or Web Store tabs and so and so on. It also can't customize existing shortcuts. It's not a reliable shortcut extension in general. AutoControl doesn't have any of those problems. – Mercalli – 2019-04-18T22:30:25.280
Oh, I apologize I wasn't very clear - my fault, sorry @Mercalli - I went a bit off-topic. AutoControl felt like a great extension for customizing the browser itself, and does it very nicely, the action creation is great. Vimium is not restricted: it's great on customizing the browsing (where AutoControl is only reasonable), but that's just my use case (very rarely I need anything from chrome or store pages). However, AutoControl is still a great answer to the OP. – Charles Roberto Canato – 2019-04-20T16:53:48.163
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This extension does exactly that. Move tabs around with
CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT & CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT
No frills.
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/move-tab/lioifkjmgeijapfaccompfkdhbodcpkd/related
Just one problem CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT is used for text selection : ) in an input box or text area.
Geza Turi
Posted 2013-08-08T10:03:55.353
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4@ahilsend, Weird, why would it work on Linux if it doesn't work on Windows? – Pacerier – 2015-06-09T08:28:20.033
@ahilsend I love you – wjandrea – 2017-11-07T05:42:58.953
15Ctrl+Shift+PageUp/PageDown ? Works on Linux. – ahilsend – 2013-08-08T10:54:34.640
2Unfortunately not :( Damn I miss Linux – slugmandrew – 2013-08-08T10:57:52.153