WebExtensions for Firefox.
- Display tabs vertically in the sidebar.
- Tabs can be grouped.
To match icon colors to your theme, enable the experimental feature as follows:
- Visit
about:config. - Search for
svg.context-properties.content.enabledand set the value totrue.
This can also improve dark theme (Issue #154).
- To group tabs:
- Select tabs by
Shift+ click orCtrl1 + click. - Drag one of the selected tabs and
Shift+ drop it on the tab you want to group. - Or from the context menu (right click on one of the selected tabs), select "Tab Group" -> "Group Selected Tabs".
- Select tabs by
- To add group label:
- From the context menu, select "Tab Group" -> "Show Group Label" and edit.
- To collapse / expand tab group:
- Click on the colored part will toggle collapsed / expanded state.
- Or from the context menu, select "Tab Group" -> "Collapse (Expand) Tab Group".
- To cancel tab group:
- From the context menu, select "Tab Group" -> "Ungroup tabs".
Tab groups will not be saved during private browsing.
There are some differences in Firefox's native tabs and Sidebar Tabs.
| Command | Drag item | Drop target | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Move Tab | Drag2 Tab | Drop3 to Sidebar | Also between windows4 |
| Copy Tab | Drag2 Tab | Ctrl1 + Drop3 to Sidebar |
Also between windows4 |
| Move Tab Group | Shift + Ctrl1 + Drag Tab Group |
Drop3 to Sidebar | Also between windows4 |
| Copy Tab Group | Shift + Ctrl1 + Drag Tab Group |
Ctrl1 + Drop3 to Sidebar |
Also between windows4 |
| Open URL | Drag URL | Drop to Sidebar | |
| Search Text | Drag Text | Drop to Sidebar | |
| Create Bookmark | Alt5 + Drag2 Tab |
Drop to Bookmark Toolbar | Without Alt5, D&D to Bookmark Toolbar has no effect |
| Open in New Window | N/A | N/A | Not available. Instead, use Move Tab -> Move to New Window context menu to open the tab in a new window. Caveat: Alt5 + drag2 tab and drop to desktop creates internet shortcut on desktop |
- The extension can't hide the browser native tab bars because there is no API for that in WebExtensions. But you can hide them manually. Issue #5
- The context menu item of the original tab "Send tab to device" is not implemented because there is no API for that in WebExtensions. Issue #7