How to view two tabs or websites at the same time in Safari on iPad

You can view two Safari tabs, windows, or websites at the same time on your iPad using Split View and Slide Over. In this tutorial, we’ll show you four ways to do that.

Two Safari windows open on iPad at the same time

1. Drag a tab for Split View

1) Make sure you have at least two tabs open in Safari.

Two Safari tabs open in Safari on iPad Large

2) Touch and hold one of the tabs and drag it to the left or right edge of the iPad screen to open it in Split View.

Drag Safari tab to enter Split View on iPad Large

Both the tabs will take half the screen, which you can easily adjust by dragging the middle divider line.

Two Safari windows in Split View on iPad Large

2. Open in New Window

1) Be on a website in Safari on iPad.

2) Touch and hold a weblink of this website and tap Open in New Window. This link will now automatically open in a new window in Split View.

Open in New Window Safari on iPad

3. Drag a Safari window in Split View

Follow these steps to enter Split View and open two tabs or sites side-by-side if you already have two or more Safari windows active on your iPad:

1) Be in Safari.

2) Swipe up slightly from the bottom of the screen to see your iPad’s Dock.

3) Touch and hold the Safari app icon and tap Show All Windows.

Show All Windows for Safari on iPad

This will display all your Safari windows as small tiles.

All active Safari windows on iPad

4) Touch and hold a Safari window and drag it to the left or right of the screen to open it in Split View.

Two websites open in Safari in Split View

If Split View is already open, following the above steps will replace the existing tab with the new window.

4. Use Slide Over

1) Make sure you’re in Safari.

2) Swipe up slightly from the bottom of the screen to reveal the Dock.

iPad Dock showing on screen with Safari open in background

3) Touch and hold the Safari icon in the Dock and drag it over the current Safari screen. It will open in a Slide Over view. You can open the second website here.

Two Safari windows in Slide Over

To hide it temporarily, touch the three dots at the top and slide it to one edge of the iPad screen. And tap the arrow tab to bring it back on the screen.

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