Tabs
Cowork's tabs work like a browser's, plus a few fixed tabs that are always there.
What it is
Each tab shows a website, a mini-app such as Omni Preview, or a file. You and the AI share the same tabs: the AI can work in a page you have open, signed in as you, and opens its own tabs in the background when it needs them.
When to use it
| Use tabs to | For example |
|---|---|
| Keep the websites you work with open | Your order system, email and a supplier portal side by side |
| Let the AI work in a page you are already signed in to | Open the page, then ask the AI to collect data from it |
| Keep track of many pages | Pin the ones you use most, or give them your own names |
How to use it
- + opens a new website tab. Hover over + to choose a mini-app instead, for example Omni Preview.
- Drag a tab to move it.
- Right-click a tab for more:
| Item | What it does |
|---|---|
| Reload | Load the page again |
| Duplicate | Open the same page in a new tab |
| Dimensions | Default or Phone width; see Phone-Width View |
| Pin / Unpin | Keep a tab small at the left |
| Alias… | Give the tab your own name; leave it empty to use the page title |
| Close, Close other tabs, Close tabs to the right | Close tabs |
AI Employees, Care Workspace and Omni Preview are fixed tabs: always there, and they cannot be closed. The app may label some of them differently; see Terms and Interface Names.
Example
You open your order system and your shipping portal, pin both and name them "Orders" and "Shipping". Then you ask the AI: "In Orders, find today's unshipped orders, and check each one in Shipping." It works in its own background tabs, using your sign-ins.
Limits and permissions
- When Cowork starts again it reopens your tabs, up to 20, fixed tabs included.
- A tab the AI is working in shows The agent is controlling this tab.
- The AI does not close tabs on its own. It closes tabs you name; never a pinned tab or the last one.
If something goes wrong
| What you see | What to do |
|---|---|
| A page looks wrong or stopped loading | Right-click the tab › Reload |
| Some tabs did not come back after a restart | Only the first 20 are reopened; open the others again |
| A tab is controlled by the AI and you want it back | Click Stop in the chat |
Related
- Let the Agent Use Web Pages How the AI works in tabs
- Address Bar, Search and History Open pages and find ones you visited
- Import Chrome Sign-ins Bring your Chrome sign-ins (macOS)