Nice. I didn’t know this was a thing in Firefox. This can be already enabled in Firefox stable manually: https://www.ghacks.net/2024/12/03/how-to-enable-tab-groups-in-firefox/
- Open
about:config - Set
browser.tabs.groups.enabledtotrue - Restart
- Right mouse click on a Tab and click
Add Tab to New Group
- Open
Pleased they are back - however, the back and forth decisions by firefox is giving me whiplash.
https://www.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/432s5m/tab_groups_to_be_removed_why/
8 years ago they deleted working tab groups and claimed like a fraction of a percent used them. Now they are back…
They are making and killing stuff so fast. Lockwise, send, vpn, etc
To be fair, the original Panorama implantation wasn’t the best. A lot has changed in eight years and it’s a lot easier to build and maintain.
Well, they removed it because telemetry showed not everyone used them and now it was the most requested feature on their forum for years, so it makes sense I think?
Aye.
Have developed the habit of unblocking telemetry every so often, so that the settings I value show up as in use by someone.
This is huge actually I’ve been wishing Firefox had groups since chrome added them. Groups combined with container tabs is going to be lifesaving!!
I don’t understand what tab groups are from the description in the article. How are they different from keeping groups of tabs in separate browser windows? Is this just something I don’t understand because I don’t keep tabs open forever?
yes
Sorry but this tab groups implementation is weak. I have used many tab groups add-ons for years and so far the best one to my liking is on Sidebery, and tab groups isn’t even its main functionality.
it is in beta tbf, i’m sure theyll make it more powerful later
I have no doubt about that. However I also don’t think it will surpass what Sidebery offers.
Will this replace the Simple Tabs Group add-on?
I used Simple Tabs Group before, but its been a while. And with my quick testings of the new Tab Groups, its not quite the same. For one the Tab Groups are integrated into the Tabs itself and not a separate menu. You may like it or not. Overall Simple Tabs Group has much more configuration and options.
But overall it does the basic job of this addon. The biggest plus for me is, that I do not have to install and configure a third party addon, and trust it. I predict most people would not need such an addon anymore, if they don’t want to deep dive too much.
Ah, I see.
What you are describing is similar to me of how Chrome handles it on desktop, not a fan (I prefer STG, or Safari), but definitely better than nothing for a stock experience.
