Connect Safari
- Open Munch and choose Safari in the welcome flow or Preferences.
- Approve the macOS Automation request so Munch can read and manage Safari tabs.
- Open the Munch menu bar panel to review the tabs it can see.
Munch uses macOS browser automation. You do not need to install a Safari extension.
Put a Safari tab away
Select a tab in Munch and choose Tuck away. You can confirm the action before it closes. Munch writes the link to your local library first, then closes the tab. Use Save link only if you want a copy of the link while the tab stays open.
When you need the page again, search the library by title or URL and reopen it in Safari. This brings back the web page, not a form or an exact copy of the old tab.
Tab Groups or Munch?
Safari Tab Groups are useful when you want a named set of tabs inside Safari. Munch is useful when you want to close tabs now and keep their links in a searchable library. You can use both: keep active project tabs in a group, then tuck away links you no longer need open.
Review Safari's limits
Munch protects the selected tab and the leftmost tabs in each window when it suggests or automatically closes tabs. The default protected count is three and can be changed in Preferences. Safari does not tell Munch which tabs are pinned, so protection is based on position, not a pin flag.
Connecting Safari may expose private-window tab metadata to Munch. Munch also uses browser history to help estimate last use when that setting is on. Reading Safari history needs Full Disk Access; without it, Munch relies on what it observes while running. Read the privacy page before connecting if either detail matters to you.