Tabs

The Tabs feature allows you to organize a window into multiple terminal sessions. Tabs can be customized with a title and/or an ANSI color to help identify them.

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Tabs

The Tabs feature allows you to organize a window into multiple terminal sessions. Tabs can be customized with a title and/or an ANSI color to help identify them.

New Tabs will default to the active Tabs’ current and the actual color values will be automatically derived from your Warp .

How to use Tabs

Right-click on the new Tab button + to make a new tab, restore closed tab, or run a saved .
Open a new Tab with CMD-T or by clicking on the + in the top bar.
Close the current Tab with CMD-W or by clicking on the X on hover over a Tab.
Reopen closed tabs with SHIFT-CMD-T.
Move a Tab to the Left / Right with CTRL-SHIFT-LEFT / CTRL-SHIFT-RIGHT or by clicking and dragging a Tab.
Activate the Previous / Next Tab with SHIFT-CMD-{ / SHIFT-CMD-} or by clicking a Tab.
Activate the first through eighth Tabs with CMD-1 thru CMD-8.
Switch to the last Tab with CMD-9.
Double-click a Tab to rename it.
Right-clicking on a Tab reveals more options you can explore within the or .

Right-click on the new Tab button + to make a new tab, restore closed tab, or run a saved .
Open a new Tab with CTRL-SHIFT-T or by clicking on the + in the top bar.
Close the current Tab with CTRL-SHIFT-W or by clicking on the x on hover over a Tab.
Reopen closed tabs with CTRL-ALT-T.
Move a Tab to the Left / Right with CTRL-SHIFT-LEFT / CTRL-SHIFT-RIGHT or by clicking and dragging a Tab.
Activate the Previous / Next Tab with CTRL-PGUP / CTRL-PGDN or by clicking a Tab.
Activate the first through eighth Tabs with CTRL-1 thru CTRL-8.
Switch to the last Tab with CTRL-9.
Double-click a Tab to rename it.
Right-clicking on a Tab reveals more options you can explore within the or .

Open a new Tab with CTRL-SHIFT-T or by clicking on the + in the top bar.
Close the current Tab with CTRL-SHIFT-W or by clicking on the x on hover over a Tab.
Reopen closed tabs with CTRL-ALT-T.
Move a Tab to the Left / Right with CTRL-SHIFT-LEFT / CTRL-SHIFT-RIGHT or by clicking and dragging a Tab.
Activate the Previous / Next Tab with CTRL-PGUP / CTRL-PGDN or by clicking a Tab.
Activate the first through eighth Tabs with CTRL-1 thru CTRL-8.
Switch to the last Tab with CTRL-9.
Double-click a Tab to rename it.

Terminal Tip Using your .zshrc or .bashrc files on macOS or Linux, you can set a new Tab name:

# Set name, where MyTabName would be whatever you want to see in the Tab ( either a fixed string, $PWD, or something else )
function set_name () {
  echo -ne "\033]0;MyTabName\007"
}
# Add the function to the environment variable in either Zsh or Bash
if [ -n "$ZSH_VERSION" ]; then
  precmd_functions+=(set_name)
elif [ -n "$BASH_VERSION" ]; then
  PROMPT_COMMAND='set_name'
fi

Learn more about Tab names .

Tab Restoration

Tab Restoration enables you to reopen recently closed tabs for up to 60 seconds. Configure this feature in Settings > Features > Session > Enable reopening of closed sessions

CTRL-TAB Behavior

Tabs Behavior

How Tabs work