# Keep editor tab order **URL:** \ **Category:** Editor Scripting\ **Tags:** tabs, customization, unreal-engine, saving\ **Created:** [September 16, 2023, 11:53am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/keep-editor-tab-order/1298595 "2023-09-16T11:53:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ClockworkOcean](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/clockworkocean/32/1169999_2.png) [@ClockworkOcean](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/ClockworkOcean)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2023, 11:53am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/keep-editor-tab-order/1298595/1 "2023-09-16T11:53:25Z")
Am I the only person with the main viewport tab migrating one slot to the right every time I open the editor? ![image](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/d/5/2d59dfd50691e70f268c0860a2290f2799078f4f.png) I know it’s really not make or break, but it does get a little wearing… 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![StoneHerder](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@StoneHerder](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/StoneHerder)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2024, 5:32pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/keep-editor-tab-order/1298595/2 "2024-04-30T17:32:39Z")
I’m with you, I find it highly annoying to have to re-order them every time I open the Editor… most of the time you order them with a certain logic flow in mind, and to find that flow interfered with is extremely irritating ---
**Author:** ![Yaklakootmaa2](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/yaklakootmaa2/32/1194607_2.png) [@Yaklakootmaa2](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Yaklakootmaa2)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2024, 9:26pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/keep-editor-tab-order/1298595/3 "2024-07-24T21:26:18Z")
I agree, this isn’t very annoying ---
**Author:** ![Ben\_Cykyria](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/ben_cykyria/32/700751_2.png) [@Ben\_Cykyria](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Ben_Cykyria)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2024, 8:48pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/keep-editor-tab-order/1298595/4 "2024-08-05T20:48:37Z")
I agree, it’s really annoying. Also to have to rearrange tabs every time I open the editor again (which happens often during the day). You can upvote this maybe it gets some attention: > [@Save Order of Open Tabs (Blueprints) when Closing](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/save-order-of-open-tabs-blueprints-when-closing/1897852): > > I am absolutely sick of reordering my open tabs every time I open Unreal Editor Seems like a very very easy fix ---
**Author:** ![aljuaid86](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@aljuaid86](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/aljuaid86)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2025, 5:24am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/keep-editor-tab-order/1298595/5 "2025-01-04T05:24:37Z")
Wow, I’m glad I reached a level where people complaining about the same issue i noticed, this is a huge milestone !!! Epic !!! hear us, we are the present and future no1 faltter stand your grounds HOLD! ---
**Author:** ![Valentinvis](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/valentinvis/32/1008648_2.png) [@Valentinvis](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Valentinvis)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2025, 7:52am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/keep-editor-tab-order/1298595/6 "2025-02-14T07:52:14Z")
Really old post but the “problem” still persists even now. And yes, it is kinda annoying especially when you work with multiple monitors. But there is also another problem. On my left monitor I always keep `Content Browser`, and depending on what I need I also add some assets as tabs when I need to look at two at the same time (one on left monitor, and one on center monitor). Now if I close the editor what other assets were added alongside `Content Browser` they are simply removed from the window and get added in a different window on main monitor (center). Not to mention that even opening assets isn’t persistent. Sometimes when I open a new asset it gets added as a tab on my main monitor window, other times it gets added as a tab alongside `Content Browser`, other times they are opened in a new window on the main monitor (center). And I’m not talking about different types of assets, this can happen even if I open multiple assets of same type (only Widgets or only Skeletal meshes for example). Even if you use `Save/Load Layout` it doesn’t seem to make any difference, as that one only seem to keep track of sizes and not tabs anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Psychocist](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Psychocist](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Psychocist)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2025, 8:08am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/keep-editor-tab-order/1298595/7 "2025-03-15T08:08:01Z")
How is this still a problem? Every dev who uses UE must run into this issue, including the people at Epic…? So, what, they’re all happy with their editor being jumbled up every time they start it? Not worth the 5 minutes it would probably take to fix it, literally persisting the order of a few tabs? There is an excellent plugin I use called Asset Tab Manager, but that unfortunately does not handle all tabs such as content browser, log messages, and level. ---
**Author:** ![Simmoteph](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Simmoteph](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Simmoteph)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2026, 12:16pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/keep-editor-tab-order/1298595/8 "2026-02-07T12:16:32Z")
This is a paid feature through a plugin. I can’t tell if this is more or less stupid than the paid dark mode in Unity. C’mon devs, get your head out of your ■■■■■. ---
**Author:** ![Croppa](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Croppa](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Croppa)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2026, 8:20am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/keep-editor-tab-order/1298595/9 "2026-09-30T08:20:07Z")
Dear diary - 3 years passed, tabs are still not saving as they should. I guess I’m gonna go crazy… How is this even a thing? ---
**Author:** ![ClockworkOcean](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/clockworkocean/32/1169999_2.png) [@ClockworkOcean](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/ClockworkOcean)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2026, 8:32am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/keep-editor-tab-order/1298595/10 "2026-09-30T08:32:59Z")
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