Safari opens the same page when clicking on the new tab button

Hi! I'm experiencing a strange behavior. When I press the "+" button in Safari, which is supposed to open a new tab, it opens the same website I'm currently on.


I've checked the settings of the button and it says to open a blank page, tried changing to a default site and it still opens the same site I'm visiting.

MacBook Pro 14″, macOS 15.4

Posted on Apr 12, 2025 12:32 PM

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Apr 12, 2025 12:51 PM in response to rafaelmateus

I am not experiencing the same thing when using the + button. The setting I think you are referring to is at Safari > Settings > General > New Tab Opens With. Mine is set on Start page, which opens the tap in the start page and when I changed it to Empty Page, it just opened to a black screen. Not sure if we are looking at the same setting as I do not see the options of Blank Page or Default Site that you refer to. I see these options:

  • Start Page
  • Homepage
  • Empty Page
  • Same Page


Do you have any Extensions installed that may be changing the behavior?

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Safari opens the same page when clicking on the new tab button

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