How to Enable Vertical Tabs in Google Chrome for Mac?
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Techie_94 • January 19, 2026 at 6:39pm
I recently switched from Microsoft Edge to Google Chrome on my MacBook, but I miss having my open tabs listed on the side of the screen instead of the top. The horizontal bar gets too cluttered when I have many pages open. Is there a way to switch to a vertical tab layout in Chrome settings?
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iClarified • January 19, 2026 at 7:39pm
Vertical tabs can be enabled in Google Chrome by using the latest Chrome Canary build. While previously available in Chrome Beta, Google removed the feature from the Beta channel on January 20, 2026.
1. Download and install Chrome Canary (www.google.com/chrome/canary).
2. Launch the browser and navigate to chrome://flags/#vertical-tabs in the address bar.
3. Select 'Enabled' from the dropdown menu.
4. Click the 'Relaunch' button at the bottom of the window to restart the browser.
5. Right click the tab bar and select 'Move Tabs To The Side' from the popup menu.
1. Download and install Chrome Canary (www.google.com/chrome/canary).
2. Launch the browser and navigate to chrome://flags/#vertical-tabs in the address bar.
3. Select 'Enabled' from the dropdown menu.
4. Click the 'Relaunch' button at the bottom of the window to restart the browser.
5. Right click the tab bar and select 'Move Tabs To The Side' from the popup menu.