Mac Tabs Mate

Groupy-style tabs for your Mac.

Tabs Mate groups any Mac app windows into browser-style tabs. Drag windows together, switch with clicks or keyboard shortcuts, and stop losing your place across projects — the window-tab workflow Windows users know from Groupy, built for macOS power users.

Install on your Mac

Mac Tabs Mate is a menu bar app for macOS. One-time purchase on the Mac App Store — no subscription.

Mac App Store link coming soon. Join the waitlist via info@lumatesapps.com or check back after launch.

Requires Accessibility permission for window coordination. Window titles and frames are processed on-device only — nothing is uploaded.

What Mac Tabs Mate Does

High performance features designed to stay out of your way.

Drag windows together to create tab groups across any app

Switch tabs instantly — click the strip or use keyboard shortcuts

Rename tabs and reorder with inline controls

Custom grouping and tab-switch shortcuts in Preferences

On-device only — window coordination stays on your Mac

Stable groups even when browser titles change

Feature Deep Dive

The Groupy Workflow — Finally on Mac

Windows users rely on Groupy for universal window tabs. macOS never shipped an equivalent. Tabs Mate fills that gap with drag-to-group, a persistent tab strip, and keyboard switching.

Browser-Style Tabs for Real Work

Group your IDE, browser, notes, and comms tools into one context. Switch like browser tabs without cramming everything into one app.

Keyboard-First Power User Design

Record custom shortcuts for grouping and next/previous tab. Position the tab strip top or bottom, left, center, or right.

Honest About macOS Limits

Tabs Mate does not reparent windows into native tabs — Apple does not expose that API. It coordinates windows with Accessibility for a reliable tab illusion.

Technical Architecture

Accessibility-Powered, Privacy-Respecting

Tabs Mate reads window metadata to position and activate grouped windows. No window contents are collected or transmitted.

Resilient Window Identity

Apps like Chrome that change titles as you browse are tracked with stable identity keys so groups do not fall apart mid-session.

Menu Bar Native

Lightweight menu bar app with Locate Tab Groups recovery and preferences — no dock clutter required.

How It Works

Grant Accessibility

Tabs Mate needs Accessibility permission to coordinate window positions — nothing leaves your Mac.

Group windows

Hold Control+Option+Command and drag one window over another to create a tab group.

Stay in flow

Click tabs or use shortcuts to switch. Inactive windows minimize or hide per your preference.

Your Data, Your Control

We respect your privacy. Read exactly what Mac Tabs Mate collects, why, and how it's protected.

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Need Help?

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