Best way to organize, see, & find open tabs?

I'm always frustrated when I try to find certain open tabs/windows, and that Apple's own settings don't work properly. Windows don't always line up in order, so that one I'm viewing can't always be found behind a newly opened one, something that also drives me nuts in Apple Mail. I'll be viewing one message, but if I open another, God knows where that initial one can be found! Which makes no sense...


Also, even the Windows drop-down menu won't follow orders. If I select "Arrange tabs by website", it just won't! Why not? Is it rocket science to sort them by the website, and not the specific title of a specific page?

It's these simple features not working correctly that astonish & frustrate me.


Why is there no option, usually found under the Develop heading on other browsers, for a "Task Manager" or similarly titled option, that shows a full list of every open tab, often with how much memory & cpu usage each is consuming? Why doesn't Safari have this option?


Finally, is there an extension that will allow me to see all the open tabs, so I can more easily find what I'm looking for, without having to manually scroll through every window, which is such a time-waster?

iMac 27″ 5K, macOS 13.7

Posted on Jan 11, 2025 11:10 AM

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Jan 11, 2025 11:19 AM in response to Saxman

We're only users here, so can't really answer questions about why Apple does things. By all means send your feedback to Apple about features you'd like.


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You can sort of get a list of open tabs by clicking the icon at the top right that looks like overlaid pages, but I suspect that will annoy you more than it helps you. I, too, think that Safari is a few years out of date in terms of tab management and I use Firefox. It has some of the features you want and it has a much better range of add-ons available that might achieve more of what you want.

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