How-To

How to Open the Same Set of Web Pages Every Time You Start Your Browser

By Lori Kaufman

Published April 19, 2024

Set your browser to open the same web pages when you start it to save time. Here’s how in Chrome, Firefox, Vivaldi, Opera, Edge, and Safari.

When you start your browser, you’ll see its version of a start page or the last opened web pages. If you have certain web pages that you visit every time you open your browser, you can easily set those pages to open automatically on separate tabs. One way to browse faster in your browser is to use shortcuts, such as one of the 50 hotkeys we’ve listed that work in most of the major browsers. To really jumpstart your browsing efficiency, let’s look at how to open the same set of web pages every time you start your browser in Chrome, Firefox, Vivaldi, Opera, Edge, and Safari.

How to Open the Same Set of Web Pages Every Time You Start Chrome

To open the same set of web pages every time you start Chrome, here’s what you need to do.

1. First open the web pages you want on separate tabs.
2. Then, click the Chrome menu button in the upper-right corner of the window and select Settings.
   
3. In the On startup section, select Open a specific page or set of pages. Then, click Use current pages.
   NOTE: Depending on the size of your browser window, you may have to click the menu button () in the upper-left corner of the Settings page to access the menu.
   
4. All currently open tabs, except the Settings tab, are automatically added under the Open a specific page or set of pages option.
5. To remove a page from the list, click the three dots to the right of the URL for that page and select Remove.
   
6. You can manually add more pages to the list using the Add a new page link. On the Add a new page dialog, enter the URL you want to add and click Add.
   
7. You can close the Settings tab.

The next time you open Chrome, your selected web pages will automatically open on separate tabs.

How to Open the Same Tabs Every Time You Start Firefox

Firefox supports multiple homepage tabs, which allows you to open multiple web pages each time you open Firefox.

1. To set up the URLs for your Homepage tabs, first open the web pages you want on separate tabs.
2. Then, click the Firefox menu in the upper-right corner of the window and select Settings.
   
3. On the Home settings page, under New Windows and Tabs, select Custom URLs from the drop-down to the right of Homepage and new windows.
4. Then, click Use Current Pages.
   
5. The URLs for the open web pages (except the Settings tab) are added to the Homepage and new windows box, separated by vertical bars (|).
   
6. You can also add more URLs manually by typing a vertical bar (|) after the last URL in the Homepage and new windows box and then typing or pasting the new URL.
7. To remove a URL from the list of home pages, select the URL in the Homepage and new windows box with a vertical bar on one end and delete it.
8. You can close the Settings tab.

How to Open the Same Set of Web Pages Every Time You Start Vivaldi

Next, let’s look at how to set this up in the Vivaldi web browser.

1. On separate tabs in Vivaldi, navigate to the pages you want to open when Vivaldi starts.
2. Then, click the Vivaldi menu in the upper-left corner of the window and select Settings.
   
3. On the General Settings page, under Startup with, select Specific Pages.
4. Then, click Use Current Pages.
   
5. The websites are listed in boxes under Startup Pages.
6. To manually add another startup page, enter or paste the URL of the page in the Enter page URL box at the bottom of that list and click Add. You can also manually enter all your startup pages this way.
7. To remove a URL from Startup Pages, click the X button to the right of that URL.
   
8. Close the Settings dialog by clicking the X in the upper-right corner.
   

How to Open the Same Set of Web Pages Every Time You Start Opera

You can also set up Opera to open a particular set of web pages on startup.

1. On separate tabs in Opera, navigate to the pages you want to open when Opera starts.
2. Then, click the Opera menu in the upper-left corner of the screen and select Settings.
   
3. Make sure the Basic settings screen is active.
4. Then, click Open a specific page or set of pages under On startup.
   
5. All currently open tabs, except the Settings tab, are automatically added under the Open a specific page or set of pages option.
6. To remove a page from the list, click the three dots to the right of the URL for that page and select Remove.
   
7. You can manually add more pages to the list using the Add a new page link. On the Add a new page dialog, enter the URL you want to add and click Add.
   
8. You can close the Settings tab.

The next time you open Opera, your selected web pages will automatically open on separate tabs.

How to Open the Same Set of Web Pages Every Time You Start the Microsoft Edge Browser

Microsoft’s Edge browser also allows you to set up a selection of web pages to open every time you launch the app.

1. On separate tabs in Edge, navigate to the pages you want to open when Edge starts.
2. Then, click the Edge menu in the upper-right corner of the screen and select Settings.
   
3. On the Settings page, click Start, home, and new tabs on the left.
4. Then, click Open these pages under When Edge starts.
5. Click Use all open tabs.
   
6. All currently open tabs, except the Settings tab, are automatically added under the Open these pages option.
7. To remove a page from the list, click the three dots to the right of the URL for that page and select Delete.
   
8. You can manually add more pages to the list using the Add a new page button. On the Add a new page dialog, enter the URL you want to add and click Add.
   
9. You can close the Settings tab.

The next time you open Edge, your selected web pages will automatically open on separate tabs.

How to Open the Same Set of Web Pages Every Time You Start Safari

You can’t add multiple URLs to your Homepage in Safari on Mac. So, you can’t use that setting to have multiple pages open when Safari starts. But there is a workaround.

1. Open all the web pages you want to open when Safari starts on separate tabs.
2. Then, go to Bookmarks > Add Bookmarks for X Open Tabs. The X will be however many tabs you have open.
   
3. Select where you want to add the bookmarks folder in the Add this bookmarks folder to drop-down.
4. Then, enter a name for the folder in the box below the drop-down and click Add.
   
5. Now, you must select that bookmarks folder as the set of bookmarks that opens every time Safari starts.
6. Go to Safari > Settings.
   
7. Then, click General on the toolbar and select Choose tabs folder from the New windows open with drop-down.
   
8. On the Choose a folder dialog, select the bookmarks folder you created. Then, click Choose.
   
9. Close the Settings dialog using the X button in the upper-left corner.
   

The next time you open Safari, your chosen web pages will automatically open on separate tabs.

Save Time and Be More Productive

Now, you can get down to business faster in whichever browser you use. Your most-used pages will be right there waiting for you when you start your browser. That way, you can dive straight into whatever you need to get done rather than digging through bookmarks to find the web pages you need.