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Tabs store context (history, cookies, container, etc, with tree-style tabs also parent & child tab relations) that bookmarks don't. I'm not sure about Safari (s
by SAI_Peregrinus 6y ago
Tabs store context (history, cookies, container, etc, with tree-style tabs also parent & child tab relations) that bookmarks don't. I'm not sure about Safari (since I don't use a Mac) but on Firefox you can set up tab discarding (via extension) that unloads unused tabs. So there's a lot less incentive to use bookmarks when you can just leave a tab open forever. Really the only reason to use bookmarks instead of tabs is for synchronization across devices.
- devcpp 6y agoFirefox is so good for this even after e10s, it's not even comparable.
- ssvss 6y ago>Firefox you can set up tab discarding (via extension) that unloads unused tabs What Add-on do you use for this.
- ksec 6y agoYou can simple exit and reopen your browser. Only the focus Tab will be loaded while all others are unloaded.
- SAI_Peregrinus 6y agoAuto Tab Discard[1] does it automatically after a time. Tabs can be set to not get discarded, eg when form elements with changes are present, media is playing, tab is pinned, or just whitelisting. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/auto-tab-discard/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/auto-tab-disc...
- ideologysec 6y agoEven then, you can sync open tabs with Firefox Sync! (Or Chrome sync, or Safari via iCloud)
- SAI_Peregrinus 6y agoYes, though I find I want far fewer tabs on Mobile than I do on Desktop.
- int_19h 6y agoTab sync usually doesn't maintain the same list of tabs on all devices like that - it just lets you see what you had opened elsewhere, and easily re-open it. My desktop and mobile browsing sessions are very different, as well - but I "move" tabs across devices all the time to continue some research etc.