How to Launch and Manage Finder Tabs in MacOS
If you didn’t know macOS Finder has built-in tabs, get ready for your brain to explode – at least if you’ve previously filled your desktop with new Finder windows while managing files. Instead of relying on Command + N , slide your finger up and to the left and Command + T will let you open many tabs in a single search box.
This feature has been around for years, so I understand if you’re not popping out for news. However, you may not be aware that there are several interesting ways to interact with Finder tabs in macOS Mojave .
Go ahead, open some tabs. Once you’ve done that, press Command + Shift + \ to zoom out and see all open tabs at the same time. Basically, it’s the Finder version of your Mac’s Mission Control feature (which you can quickly access by swiping up on the trackpad with three fingers).
You can access the same view by right-clicking any tab — the actual tab, not anywhere in the open window — and choosing Show All Tabs, or choosing the same option from the View menu.
As a visual reminder that you can open new tabs if you’re worried that you may forget again, open one window Finder – without tabs – and press the keyboard shortcut Command + Shift + T. This enables or disables the Finder tab. … While this is not as clearly marked in Finder as, say, tabs in your favorite web browser, we hope this reminds you that you can open additional tabs.
Finally, if you’re thinking about app tabs when looking at a bunch of open Finder windows, fear not. Just click Window and then Merge All Windows to convert them to tabs in a single Finder window. Much better.