HopkeyHopkey + Chrome as an Arc alternative
Chrome now has vertical tabs, so your tabs and tab groups can sit in a sidebar like Arc's. Hopkey adds the other half of Arc: the ⌘T command bar for tabs, history, and site search.
- Free forever
- 14 days of Pro included
- macOS 14 or later, Apple silicon and Intel
How they work together
Chrome's sidebar shows the tabs and tab groups of the current window. Hopkey opens over Chrome when you press ⌘T and searches the open tabs of every Chrome window, your Chrome history, and Chrome's menu commands, so you can jump to a tab without scrolling the sidebar. Type a site name and press Tab to search that site.
Turn on vertical tabs in Chrome
- Update Chrome to the latest version.
- Right-click an empty part of the tab strip and choose Show Tabs Vertically.
- To make a tab group, right-click a tab and choose Add tab to new group, then name it, for example Work.
The sidebar can be resized, or shrunk to favicons only.
Turn on Hopkey for Chrome
- Open Hopkey's Settings from the menu bar icon and choose General.
- Turn on Also use in Chrome, Brave, Edge and Vivaldi.
- Switch to Chrome and press ⌘T. The first time, macOS asks to let Hopkey control Chrome. Click Allow.
Chrome does not need to be your default browser. Hopkey works in whichever supported browser is in front.
What works in Chrome
- Free: the ⌘T bar with the tabs of every Chrome window, including tab groups, your Chrome history, web search with suggestions, inline completion, pin and unpin, and ⇧⌘C copy link.
- Pro: site search with Tab and
%, Chrome's menu commands, developer tools with$from the View > Developer menu, and ⌃Tab to the last tab. - Safari only: tabs of closed Tab Groups, and auto-archive.
The full list is on what works in each browser.
Questions and answers
Does Chrome on Mac have vertical tabs?
Yes, in current versions of Chrome for Mac, Windows, and Linux.
Does Hopkey replace Chrome's ⌘T?
Yes, while Chrome is in front and Hopkey is turned on for other browsers. You can turn the shortcut off in Hopkey's Settings.
Does Chrome need to be my default browser?
No. Hopkey works in whichever supported browser is in front.