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How to Pin Sites in Safari and Mac OS
Use pinned sites for fast access to the pages you visit most often
By Tom Nelson Tom Nelson Writer Tom Nelson is an engineer, programmer, network manager, and computer network and systems designer who has written for Other World Computing,and others. Tom is also president of Coyote Moon, Inc., a Macintosh and Windows consulting firm. lifewire's editorial guidelines Updated on December 20, 2021 Tweet Share Email Tweet Share Email Browsers Safari Chrome Firefox Microsoft What to Know
Launch Safari. If you don't see the tab bar, go to the View menu and choose Show Tab Bar.Go to a favorite website. Right-click or Control+click the tab bar. Select Pin Tab.To remove a pinned website, Control+click the pin and select Unpin Tab > Close Tab. This article explains how to pin websites in Safari and macOS and how to remove a pinned website from the tab bar. This information applies to macOS 10.11 and Safari 9 and later. How to Pin a Website in Safari
OS X El Capitan introduced several Safari improvements, including the ability to pin your favorite websites. This puts the site's icon in the top left section of the tab bar, allowing you to pull it up with just a click. Websites you pin in Safari are live; the page refreshes continuously in the background. Site pinning only works on the tab bar. Follow these steps to make it visible and pin a website to it: Launch Safari. If you don't see the tab bar, go to the View menu and select Show Tab Bar. Navigate to one of your favorite websites. Right-click or control-click the tab bar, and select Pin Tab from the pop-up menu that appears. You can also pin a website by dragging its tab to the left side of the tab bar and dropping it into place. Safari adds the current website to the pinned list at the far-left edge of the tab bar. If the site has an icon, this symbol appears on the tab. To return to the pinned site at any time, click its pin icon. How to Remove Pinned Web Sites From Safari
Here's how to remove a pinned website from the tab bar. Control-click the pin for the site you wish to remove. Select the Unpin Tab option from the pop-up menu. Alternatively, you can drag the pinned tab to the right side of the tab bar or go to Window > Unpin tab. To remove the tab and close the page, click Close Tab. Beyond the Basics of Pinned Web Sites
Pinned tabs are a part of Safari and not the current window. When you open additional Safari windows, each one has the same group of pinned sites ready for you to access. Pins are very useful if you visit many websites with content that continually changes. Useful applications for pinned tabs include web-based mail services and social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest. Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Get the Latest Tech News Delivered Every Day Subscribe Tell us why! Other Not enough details Hard to understand Submit More from Lifewire How to Change Your Homepage in Safari How to Stop Autoplay Videos How to Manage the Top Sites Feature in Safari How to Turn On Private Browsing in Safari for iOS How to Allow Pop-Ups on a Mac Add More Features by Turning on Safari's Develop Menu How to Clear Cookies for a Specific Site How to Activate and Use Responsive Design Mode in Safari How to Switch to Desktop Mode on iPhone How to View Internet Explorer Sites on a Mac How to Manage Tabbed Browsing in Safari for macOS How to Add Groups to Your Shortcut Bar on Facebook Viewing the HTML Source Code in Safari How to Add and Save a Website to the Home Screen on Your iPad How to Set the Home Page to Your Favorite Website How to Activate the iPhone Debug Console or Web Inspector Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up By clicking “Accept All Cookies”, you agree to the storing of cookies on your device to enhance site navigation, analyze site usage, and assist in our marketing efforts. Cookies Settings Accept All Cookies