Tired of clicking again and again (sometimes on a moving target…) to close a long row of tabs? Find out here how to close all tabs in Safari on a Mac fast—in the current window, in all windows, to the left or to the right.
First, a Maths Teacher Thinks of Liquid Hydrogen
The year is 1903. The history of rocket science is centuries old and based on black powder.
Inspired by Jules Verne, Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, a high school mathematics and physics teacher in the small Russian town of Borowsk, begins to write science fiction stories of his own. True to his profession, he finds gunpowder powering rockets that fly into space untenable—and comes up with an alternative: rockets that burn liquid hydrogen mixed with oxygen should work reliably in space.
Now, with that in mind, do you want to close the book on all your tabs—or send them into space?
How to Close All Tabs in Safari on a Mac
In the Current Browser Window
Time needed: 1 minute
To quickly close all open tabs in current Safari for Mac browser window:
- Make sure the window with the open tabs you want to close is in the foreground.
Bring it to the forefront: You can always click in the Safari window’s title bar or select Window | <Page name> from the menu.
- Press Command Shift W.
Here’s what happens: This will close the current window with all its open tabs; other open windows (and their tabs) will not be affected.
Menu alternative: You can also select File | Close Window from the menu in Mac Safari to close all tabs.
Close All Other Tabs
You can also close all other—or select—tabs while you keep the current tab open.
How to Close All Tabs in Safari on a Mac: FAQ
Can I also close all tabs in all open windows?
Yes.
To close all tabs in all open Safari browser windows (without immediately quitting Safari itself):
- Press Command Option Shift W.
Here’s what happens: This will close all browser tabs and windows but not quit Safari.
Menu alternative: You can also select File | Close All Windows from the menu.
Quit Safari for Mac: Quitting Safari (with Command Q) will also close all windows, of course; with this command, they will automatically re-open if you start Safari again, though, if Safari is set up to do so.
An alternative is quitting Safari, of course; here, Safari will remember the open windows, though, and reopen them when you launch it again.
(How to close all tabs in Safari for Mac tested with Safari 15.0–17.3; updated March 2024)