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You asked, we built it: Firefox tab groups are here (blog.mozilla.org)
submitted 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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I know Firefox is late to the game with this feature, but its really useful. For me, im using it to keep a number of tabgroups always open for different aws accounts.

It brings some order to things. Before tab groups, I was having lots of container tabs mixed in with ordinary tabs all over the place and often lost track of what was where.

And its the only browser that has container tabs with tab groups. In chrome, you still share cookies across all tab groups.

I still think its the best browser, at least for my needs.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 27 minutes ago* (last edited 26 minutes ago)

I've used the Simple Tab Groups extension in FF for years. And I like its workflow better.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

I'm asking for...

NO A.I.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 hours ago

you asked

No I didn't. At best that might have been 500th on my list.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 hours ago

Still waiting for container tabs on mobile. That will be huge.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (2 children)

I can’t get it to work like a n00b

E: had to enable it in about:config

[–] mp3 1 points 1 hour ago

For those wondering, look for browser.tabs.groups.enabled in about:config

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 hours ago

I had this too, thought it was only me.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 hours ago

One of the earliest user requests after Mozilla opened them up to the public!

They also track the other popular user requests, although it's a total crapshoot weather they will ever get implemented. Moneymakers (AI features, Ad telemetry, shopping Sidebar, profitable search engine partnerships) tend to get pushed to the front of the pack.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Been wanting this feature for years, amazing.

late to the game

Which other browsers have this? If I had known I probably would've switched haha.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 hours ago

Chrome had it but with shared cookie store and forced worse adblocking (thanks to Google).

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 hours ago

The one thing I missed when I moved from Chrome. Finally!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Wtf. The best feature that FF had and they act like they never had it and dropped it harder than a lead balloon. Late to that feature? You had it as a feature then decided that it was a waste of time and left it to extensions.

Sorry, I was sad when they removed it and they have obviously forgotten it even more.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Firefox had this?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

I mainly used chrome for a few years when Firefox dropped it as I was so angry about them at that point. Went back to Firefox eventually as it still is the less bad browser, but compared to old one it still is shit. 10 years later we still don't have abilities for stuff like overriding keybindings back.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Do you perhaps mean the old extension? I don't remember Firefox ever having tab groups.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 hours ago

It was called "Panorama". It was a pretty well-hidden feature, unfortunately.

Here's an extension that replicates how the feature worked: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/panorama-view/

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 hours ago

Yay! No more three hours of scrolling to get through all the reference photo tabs.