Oct 27 2020 09:47 AM - last edited on Oct 27 2020 02:08 PM by Deleted
Tomorrow, we’re releasing an early preview of vertical tabs in Microsoft Edge. This feature, which is now available in the Canary and Dev channels, allows you to find and manage large numbers of tabs quicker and easier than ever before.
Many of you we’ve spoken with have expressed difficulties with managing more than a few open tabs. It’s easy to open dozens of tabs while shopping or researching online, and it’s not uncommon to leave tabs open as a reminder for later—sometimes for days or weeks at a time. As more tabs are opened, it can become difficult to see which tab is which. And eventually you run out of room for new tabs altogether.
If this sounds familiar, we suggest trying out vertical tabs. This layout preserves space for all your tabs, so that you can easily see and scan the tab titles. Managing them from this layout is also easier, with a more intuitive interface for things like drag and drop.
Wide screens have become the norm over the last decade or so, but most websites are still designed with a narrower width that leaves unused space on either side of the content. Vertical tabs takes advantage of this unused space to show you more of your tabs without sacrificing how much content you can see at once. And with the ability to scroll through your tabs, you’re free to open as many as you want.
Getting started is easy. Just click the vertical tabs icon in the top-left corner of the browser. You can switch back to horizontal tabs at any time by clicking on the vertical tabs icon again.
Vertical tabs also makes it easier than ever to manage your tabs. Here’s a few things you can try:
Of course, sometimes you need to focus on just the tab in front of you. Or maybe you’re on a device with a smaller screen. Simply click the collapse icon to shrink the size of the vertical tabs pane and instantly see more of the web. The favicons of your tabs will remain visible on the left, so your tabs are still always at your fingertips.
Click on one of the tab previews to instantly switch tabs, or hover your mouse over the collapsed pane to see the full tab info. Of course, you can always pin the pane open again at any time by hovering over the sidebar and selecting the pin button .
This is just the beginning of vertical tabs, and we’d love to hear what you think of the new experience. Please send us feedback if something isn’t working right. And if there’s a feature you’d like to see added to vertical tabs, we’re excited to hear that too.
Thanks for being part of this early preview! We look forward to hearing your feedback.
— William Devereux, Senior Program Manager, Microsoft Edge
— Jerin Schneider, Principal Program Manager, Microsoft Edge
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Mar 14 2021 04:46 PM
@BW_TJ wrote:
Loving the vertical tabs, can we also put forward:
Tab Groups - group tabs with custom headers.
Tab Containers - one browser, tabs that can be assigned by profile. Look at Firefox containers - amazing with no need to open two browsers.
I love your Tab containers idea,
about tab groups with custom headers, you can give each tab group custom names.
right-click on the tab group icon.
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Mar 24 2021 09:27 AM
@LegacyOfherot wrote:
And a facility to "Shrink" or "Fold" the group - not simply close it, just fold it so I can see the other tabs - Edge is beginning to look like file explorer :)
Try turning on this flag and then click on the tab group colored icon.
edge://flags/#edge-tab-groups-collapse
Mar 24 2021 10:07 AM
Aug 14 2021 04:41 PM
Tab groups were added so eloquently to edge; as I also use Vivialdi and this experimental feature for edge is very well done, as with vertical tabs.
Aug 16 2021 08:13 AM