Turn every window into a tabbed workspace

Juggling dozens of separate windows quickly becomes overwhelming and slow. TidyTabs quietly adds Chrome-style application tabs to Explorer, Office, PuTTY, terminals and more, giving you familiar tabbed windows and smoother app organization. If you miss tools like the discontinued WindowTabs or the cancelled Windows Sets feature, TidyTabs brings that idea back with modern, reliable tabbed navigation so related tasks stay together in one place.

Group related windows in one place

When windows are scattered across your desktop, you lose focus and waste time dragging them around. With TidyTabs, every window gets a draggable tab you can drop into meaningful tab groups. Arrange your work by project, client or activity and free up your desktop so only one tidy window is in front of you.

• Drag one tab onto another to instantly create a group
• Detach tabs and move them between groups in seconds
• Tabbify Word with Excel, or RDP and SSH with CMD

Save layouts and automate tab grouping

Rebuilding the same window layout every morning is boring and error-prone. Save any arrangement as a group and TidyTabs will recreate it automatically when you launch your apps. For advanced workflows, define precise auto-grouping rules and let TidyTabs snap everything into place so your ideal workspace appears without a second thought.

• Save your favorite layouts once
• Define auto-grouping rules for complex workflows
• Open your apps and let TidyTabs assemble the workspace for you

Always find the right tab instantly

Long tab bars quickly turn into a maze if nothing is ordered. TidyTabs can automatically sort tabs in each group for effortless tab organization. Choose the sorting rule that matches how you think—even a different rule per group—and stop scanning from left to right just to find the window you need.

Tabs only where they truly help

Some applications simply don’t benefit from tabs and can feel cramped when forced into them. TidyTabs intelligently detects many of these cases, and you can fine-tune the rest with an easy whitelist and blacklist. In two clicks, you decide exactly where tabs appear, keeping power where it helps and out of your way elsewhere.

• Let TidyTabs automatically avoid unsuitable windows
• Add apps to a whitelist or blacklist in seconds
• Keep critical tools tabbed and distraction-prone apps untouched

Stay focused with unobtrusive, fading tabs

A cluttered interface is just another distraction. TidyTabs keeps your desktop calm by hiding tabs when you’re not using them and fading them gently into the background when they are. They behave like smart windows: always ready the moment you hover or click, but never shouting for attention while you concentrate on real work.

Adapt TidyTabs to your workflow style

No two workflows are identical, and rigid tools quickly get in your way. TidyTabs is a Windows utility software that lets you tweak behavior, appearance and rules from a clear, well-documented interface. It works great alongside other Windows power tools such as Microsoft PowerToys and fits naturally into your "apps for productivity" toolbox. Turn features on or off, adjust details to your habits and build a tabbed environment that feels natural from day one instead of something you must fight.

Fly through tabs without touching the mouse

Reaching for the mouse every time you switch windows slows you down. With TidyTabs, every important action can be triggered by simple, customizable shortcuts. Use it as your fast tab switcher and window swapper: flip between tabs, move them, group them or close them in a fraction of a second and keep your hands where they belong—on the keyboard.

• Switch tabs instantly with your own key combos
• Create, move and close tabs without leaving the keyboard
• Power through repetitive workflows at high speed

Combine snapping and tabs for superpowers

Snapping and tiling are powerful, but managing many snapped windows can still become chaotic. TidyTabs and AquaSnap work together so tabbed groups can be snapped, docked and tiled as a single unit, giving you a lightweight tiling-window-manager feel. Build perfectly aligned window panels and split your screen into clean, organized sections so you can stack programs exactly where you want without clutter.

Ideal for ultrawide and dual screens

Modern work often spans more than one display. TidyTabs shines in any multi-monitor setup, from a single ultrawide or vertical display to complex day trading setups with walls of screens. It also plays well with other multi-monitor tools such as DisplayFusion or UltraMon, keeping your windows neatly grouped and labeled so every screen stays organized and easy to read no matter how many desktops you use.

Lightweight, fast and rock-solid stable

Heavy shell extensions can make your system feel sluggish or unstable. TidyTabs is a lean Windows utility that complements the built-in desktop window manager. It’s written in highly optimized native code to use minimal memory and virtually no CPU. It installs and uninstalls cleanly, leaving Windows responsive while quietly adding tab superpowers instead of new problems.

Works from Windows 7 to 11

Switching Windows versions shouldn’t break your favorite tools or habits. TidyTabs works on Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10 and 11, in both 32-bit and 64-bit editions, and fits neatly with Windows Virtual Desktop. It’s ideal for heavy tools like Trader Workstation or workflows with many Excel tabs. We continuously maintain compatibility so you can upgrade with confidence and keep the same smooth, tabbed experience across all your machines.