Multi Tabs / Workspaces / Windows
When you open a database object such as table, view, function, etc, TablePlus uses a tab to show it.
When you open a new database object within the same database:
- If the current object is modified, TablePlus will pin it to the current tab and the new object will be opened in a new tab.
- If the current object is not modified, the new object will replace the current object in the same tab.
- If you want to open a new object and immediately pin it to the current tab, double click on it.
- If you want to open the new object in the new tab disregard of the current tab, right click on the object and choose
Open in new tab
.
When you have multiple opening tabs, especially with multiple Query Editors, to better differentiate them, you can rename the tab by right clicking on the tab and choose
Rename Tab
.- To open a new empty tab, press
⌘ + T
- To close a tab:
- Right click on the tab and choose Close tab
- Or click on the close button of the tab
- Or select to make the tab current and press
⌘ + W
- To close all other tabs and leave the selected tab opening, right click on the tab and choose
Close other tabs
- To close all tabs on the right of the selected tab, right click on the tab and choose
Close tabs to the right
When you switch to a new database, TablePlus opens it in a new workspace, tabbed in the same window by default.
To open a new database in a new workspace:
- Press
⌘ + K
and double click on the database name - Or you can use
Open Anything
(⌘ + P
, type the database name, select and press Return)

To open a new database in the current workspace, press
⌘ + K
, right-click on the database name and select Open in current workspace
. TablePlus will open it and replace the current database.By default, switching between database of the same connection, TablePlus only uses multiple workspaces in the same working window. To move a current workspace to a new window, navigate to menu
Window
> Move Tab to new Window
.When you switch to a new connection, TablePlus opens a new workspace, tabbed in the same window by default.
To open a new connection, press
⌘ + ⇧ + K
, then double click on the connect name.To open another connection in a new window:
- Press
⌘ + ⇧ + K
, right-click on the connection and select Open in new window - Or you can open a new window by
⌘ + N
, then open the new connection.
To move a current workspace to a new window, navigate to menu
Window
> Move Tab to new Window
.
Last modified 4yr ago