{"id":29165,"date":"2017-02-09T18:35:41","date_gmt":"2017-02-09T10:35:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=29165"},"modified":"2017-02-09T18:35:41","modified_gmt":"2017-02-09T10:35:41","slug":"rearrange-tabs-chrome-extension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/rearrange-tabs-chrome-extension\/","title":{"rendered":"Organize Browser Tabs Easily With This Chrome Extension"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Moving your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/manage-chrome-memory-extensions\/\">Chrome tabs<\/a> around using the mouse, while handy, can be rather finicky, <strong>particularly when you have a rather large number of tabs open<\/strong>. If you would rather move it around with your keyboard instead, there\u2019s an extension from Chrome that lets you do just that.<\/p>\n<p class=\"recommended_top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Read Also:<\/strong>\u00a0\n\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/chrome-extension-new-tab\/\">15 Chrome Extensions to Spice Up Blank New Tabs<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Aptly called <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/chrome.google.com\/webstore\/detail\/rearrange-tabs\/ccnnhhnmpoffieppjjkhdakcoejcpbga\">Rearrange Tabs<\/a>, this Chrome extension <strong>lets you shift your tabs around without removing your hands from the keyboard<\/strong>. Once installed, all you need to do is to hold down the designated buttons and <strong>tap on the directional keys to shift the currently active tab<\/strong> around.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>For MacOS users, you\u2019ll need to hold down the <span class=\"key\">Ctrl<\/span> + <span class=\"key\">Shift<\/span> key while tapping on either the left or right key to move the tab to the left or right.<\/li>\n<li>For Windows users, holding down the <span class=\"key\">Shift<\/span> + <span class=\"key\">Alt<\/span> key while tapping on the left or right key will achieve the same thing. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/rearrange-tabs-chrome-extension\/rearrange-tabs.jpg\" width=\"965\" height=\"281\" alt=\"rearrange tabs\"><\/figure>\n<p>If you find the default key bindings unfavourable, you can always <strong>modify them by accessing the \"Keyboard Shortcuts\" menu <\/strong>found at the bottom of Chrome\u2019s Extensions page.<\/p>\n<p class=\"recommended_top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Read Also:<\/strong>\u00a0\n\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/new-tab-browser-addons\/\">20 Browser Extensions to Spice Up \u201cNew Tab\u201d Page<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Moving your Chrome tabs around using the mouse, while handy, can be rather finicky, particularly when you have a rather large number of tabs open. 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