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Firefox invented vertical tabs but then forgot about them. Always having to search for the next short lived plugin made me switch to Edge. I'd be delighted if t

by laktak 4y ago

Firefox invented vertical tabs but then forgot about them. Always having to search for the next short lived plugin made me switch to Edge. I'd be delighted if this would change

paulryanrogers 4y ago
Wow really? I thought vertical tabs was invented by extensions. FWIW "Tree Style Tabs" has been around a long time, even making the jump to web extensions early.
pasc1878 4y ago
I used vertical tabs when Firefox was Netscape. I used OmniWeb. Currently Firefox is the only browser that I can get an addon to provide vertical tabs. IUt is called Tree Style Tab
- lzaaz 4y ago
  Off the top of my head, Edge and Vivaldi have vertical tabs built-in.
  - solarkraft 4y ago
    I know that's not the benchmark in this comment chain, but Tree Style Tabs can actually do ... trees (who would've guessed?). Plain vertical tabs are fairly crippled in comparison.
    - None4U 4y ago
      Edge can do groups, but there are only two levels.
  - pasc1878 4y ago
    Ah yes I forgot Vivaldi - which I did use but it just leaked memory even worse than Firefox - running on macOS
lewisl9029 4y ago
Wow, and here I thought I was the only one to make this move from Firefox to Edge, precisely because of the excellent native vertical tabs functionality. It's not perfect, but the level of UX polish and the first-class integration with other browser features is unmatched by any Firefox vertical tabs extension I've tried. I still can't believe the other browsers haven't caught on to the fact that power users want vertical tabs and are willing to switch browsers for it after so many years of Firefox extensions showing the way...
- gnicholas 4y ago
  Orion (Mac only) has a great implementation, and in my experience has been quite fast. It's also supposed to be good on battery life, though I've not really tested it.
mplanchard 4y ago
For anyone else reading this, there's a newer take of tree style tabs called "Sideberry" that I've been liking a lot. It integrates well with container tabs and is really customizable.

by laktak 4y ago

Firefox invented vertical tabs but then forgot about them. Always having to search for the next short lived plugin made me switch to Edge. I'd be delighted if this would change

paulryanrogers 4y ago

Wow really? I thought vertical tabs was invented by extensions. FWIW "Tree Style Tabs" has been around a long time, even making the jump to web extensions early.

pasc1878 4y ago

I used vertical tabs when Firefox was Netscape. I used OmniWeb. Currently Firefox is the only browser that I can get an addon to provide vertical tabs. IUt is called Tree Style Tab

lzaaz 4y ago
Off the top of my head, Edge and Vivaldi have vertical tabs built-in.
- solarkraft 4y ago
  I know that's not the benchmark in this comment chain, but Tree Style Tabs can actually do ... trees (who would've guessed?). Plain vertical tabs are fairly crippled in comparison.
  - None4U 4y ago
    Edge can do groups, but there are only two levels.
- pasc1878 4y ago
  Ah yes I forgot Vivaldi - which I did use but it just leaked memory even worse than Firefox - running on macOS

lewisl9029 4y ago

Wow, and here I thought I was the only one to make this move from Firefox to Edge, precisely because of the excellent native vertical tabs functionality. It's not perfect, but the level of UX polish and the first-class integration with other browser features is unmatched by any Firefox vertical tabs extension I've tried. I still can't believe the other browsers haven't caught on to the fact that power users want vertical tabs and are willing to switch browsers for it after so many years of Firefox extensions showing the way...

gnicholas 4y ago
Orion (Mac only) has a great implementation, and in my experience has been quite fast. It's also supposed to be good on battery life, though I've not really tested it.

mplanchard 4y ago

For anyone else reading this, there's a newer take of tree style tabs called "Sideberry" that I've been liking a lot. It integrates well with container tabs and is really customizable.