3 ways to hide tabs in Google Chrome

Have you ever felt the need to hide tabs in Google Chrome? Well if someone suddenly barges in and you don't want to reveal the open tabs, the best way would be to hide them from your screen. And luckily, it's entirely possible in Chrome. Using a few simple tricks, you can hide all open tabs so others won't know which websites are open in other tabs. Here are three easy ways to hide tabs in Google Chrome browser on your PC.

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How to hide tabs in Google Chrome

If you ever feel the need to hide your tabs in your browser from someone around you, don't worry; We have what you need. Below are some quick and easy ways to hide websites open in other Google Chrome tabs on your computer.

1. Hide the tabs using the F11 shortcut

By pressing the F11 button on your keyboard, Google Chrome switches to full screen mode. This, in turn, hides the address bar and all toolbar menu tabs.

So whenever you want to hide what you are browsing or websites open in other tabs, hit the F11 button and you are good to go. Press the button again to return to normal view.

You can also see and navigate open tabs without closing full screen view by hovering your mouse across the top of the screen.

2. Using the panic button extension

1. Open Google Chrome and go to the Chrome Web Store.
2. Here, look for the Panic Button extension. You can also directly visit the extension link here.
3. Install the extension in your browser. Authorize the installation when prompted.
4. Now open the websites and start browsing as usual.
5. To hide all your Chrome tabs, tap the Panic button icon in the upper right corner.
6. It will instantly hide all open tabs and open a new tab instead.
7. Tap the Panic button icon again to reveal all open tabs.

Make sure to save any unsaved data in open tabs as it will be reloaded when you view it. You can also add password protection and modify the security page (the page it opens upon activation) by going to the extension's settings.

Can't see the extension icon? Click on the extension toolbar. Next, click the Pin icon next to the Panic button extension to bring it to the foreground.

3. Hide tab names by pinning tabs

The other way to hide tabs from view is to pin them. However, note that this will only hide the tab name and not the website favicon.

1. Right click on the tab you want to hide.
2. Click on Pin from the available options.
3. The tabs will be pinned to the far left of the bar. As mentioned, only the names of the websites will be hidden from view.

By the way, if you don't plan on hiding tabs in Chrome and instead want to organize them in a better way, here's how to create tab groups in Chrome.

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Here are three easy ways to hide open tabs in Google Chrome on your computer. Hope this helps you have more privacy and security while browsing the internet. Anyway, try the methods and let me know which one is the most comfortable for you in the comments below. Stay tuned for more tips, tricks and procedures.

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