However, there is no option to turn it off in preferences. But, if you find the Safari tab previews distracting and useless, here is how to disable it through a Terminal command. First off, you must first grant full disk access to Terminal. Hence, I have divided the steps into two parts. Let’s look at them.
Give full access to Terminal
Note: You can revoke full access given to Terminal once you disable the previews. To do so, follow the steps above and uncheck the box beside Terminal.
Turn Off Safari tab previews on Mac
Done! Launch Safari and open at least two tabs. Hover the mouse on the non-active tab, and you won’t see the preview like before – just the tab name in simple text. Now, if you change your mind, you can re-enable the preview. Here’s how to do it!
How to re-enable Safari tab previews in macOS
This is how you can disable or re-enable tab previews in Safari on Mac. Have more questions? Shoot them in the comments section below. More Mac posts for you:
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