[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":291},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-how-to-auto-group-tabs-in-chrome":3,"blog-surround-how-to-auto-group-tabs-in-chrome":243,"blog-all-posts":251},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"cover":197,"date":198,"description":199,"draft":200,"extension":201,"faq":202,"howto":218,"meta":232,"navigation":233,"path":234,"seo":235,"stem":236,"tags":237,"updated":241,"__hash__":242},"blog/blog/how-to-auto-group-tabs-in-chrome.md","How to Auto-Group Tabs in Chrome: The Complete Guide",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":184},"minimal",[9,20,23,28,31,53,57,60,64,73,92,97,110,114,120,124,137,141],[10,11,12],"blockquote",{},[13,14,15,19],"p",{},[16,17,18],"strong",{},"TL;DR:"," Chrome only auto-groups tabs in the limited \"People also search for\" scenario. Tabbiy's Auto button groups every open tab by domain in one click, and custom rules can match paths, subdomains, second-level domains, and keywords. Grouping is visual only — to actually save memory, hibernate the group instead.",[13,21,22],{},"If you regularly juggle dozens of Chrome tabs, manual grouping becomes a chore you eventually stop doing. The good news: Chrome now supports tab auto-grouping, and with the right setup you can keep your tab bar tidy without touching a thing.",[24,25,27],"h2",{"id":26},"why-auto-grouping-matters","Why Auto-Grouping Matters",[13,29,30],{},"When every project, research session, and work task shares one tab bar, finding anything takes seconds too long. 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Beyond that, you're on your own — which is why most power users install a dedicated tool.",[24,61,63],{"id":62},"auto-group-tabs-with-tabbiy-rules","Auto-Group Tabs with Tabbiy Rules",[13,65,66,67,72],{},"For full control, ",[68,69,71],"a",{"href":70},"/","Tabbiy"," lets you create custom grouping rules that run automatically the moment you open a tab. Here's how:",[74,75,76,82,89],"ol",{},[35,77,78,79],{},"Open the Tabbiy sidebar with the shortcut ",[16,80,81],{},"ALT+D",[35,83,84,85,88],{},"Click the ",[16,86,87],{},"Auto"," button at the bottom of the list",[35,90,91],{},"Tabs are instantly grouped by domain name",[93,94,96],"h3",{"id":95},"creating-custom-rules","Creating Custom Rules",[13,98,99,100,104,105,109],{},"Want something smarter than domain matching? Open the ",[68,101,103],{"href":102},"/rules/","Rules page"," and build rules that match paths, subdomains, second-level domains, and keywords. 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Step-by-step guide to keep your tab bar organized without lifting a finger.",false,"md",[203,206,209,212,215],{"q":204,"a":205},"Can Chrome group tabs automatically?","Chrome groups tabs automatically only in one limited scenario: when you open a link from a search engine, it creates a \"People also search for\" group. For full automatic grouping by domain or custom rules, you need a dedicated extension like Tabbiy.",{"q":207,"a":208},"How do I auto-group tabs by domain in Chrome?","Install Tabbiy, open the sidebar with Alt+D, and click the Auto button. Every tab is instantly grouped by domain name. You can also build custom rules on the Rules page to match paths, subdomains, second-level domains, and keywords.",{"q":210,"a":211},"Can I create custom tab grouping rules?","Yes. Tabbiy lets you build rules that match paths, subdomains, second-level domains, and keywords. For example, a rule named Work can sweep every tab whose URL contains your work domain into one group, even tabs from different sites.",{"q":213,"a":214},"Does tab grouping save memory?","No. Grouping is visual organization — tabs inside a collapsed group still consume RAM. For actual memory savings, hibernate the group instead, which unloads every tab in the group from memory while keeping them visible.",{"q":216,"a":217},"How do I ungroup tabs?","In Tabbiy, click the Auto button again and every group collapses back to plain tabs. 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