Vertical Tabs

Name: Vertical Tabs
Rating: 2.9559748427672954 (159 reviews)
Author: Michael

A chrome extension that presents your tabs vertically. News: - Tab preview support is here! - Dark theme support is here!…

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Vertical Tabs is a Chrome extension that transforms your tab management by displaying tabs vertically in a resizable sidebar. Featuring a sleek dark theme and tab preview support, this extension allows you to drag and drop tabs to reorder, mute tabs, and quickly search or filter tabs within the sidebar.

Toggle the sidebar easily using a keyboard shortcut (Cmd + E / Ctrl + E) or by clicking the extension icon. You can choose to place the sidebar on the left or right side of your browser window, and it will automatically show or hide based on your preferences. Built with React and Webpack, Vertical Tabs enhances productivity by providing stylish and efficient tab management aligned with Chrome's native style. Stay tuned for upcoming features like tree-style tabs to further improve your browsing workflow.

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By:

Michael

Users:

20,000+

Rating:

2.96

(159)

Version:

2.0.4 Last updated: 2024-01-13

Creation date:

2020-04-05

Risk:

Permissions:

chrome://favicon/
tabs
activeTab
storage

Size:

385.02K

Email:

xi*****@andrew.cmu.edu

Full description:

See detailed description ⏷

Source:

Chrome Web Store

Updated:

20 hours ago

Ranking

# 5,835 ▼ 67

Other rankings

#22524 in Workflow & Planning ▼ 44 #116 in tab keyword 77 ▼ 3 #206 in sidebar keyword 56 ▼ 4 #218 in toggle keyword 36 ▲ 3 #276 in new tabs keyword 48 ▼ 16

User reviews

Users appreciate the vertical tabs extension for bringing Firefox-like vertical tabs with auto-hide and search features to Chrome-based browsers, valuing its minimalist design and functionality. However, common issues include lack of support on special Chrome pages, hotkey usability problems, inability to handle grouped tabs, performance slowdown, and the original horizontal tabs remain visible, limiting the vertical workspace improvement.

Pros

Provides a vertical tab bar similar to Firefox's feature, including auto-hide on mouse enter/leave.
Supports multiple Chrome-based browsers such as Opera, Vivaldi, Brave, and Yandex Browser.
Offers functional features like search, dark theme, tab audio muting, and tab closing from the panel.
The extension is free, open source, and appreciated for its minimalist and compact design.

Cons

Does not show tab list on special pages like New Tab, Settings, Chrome Web Store, or suspended pages due to Chrome restrictions.
Hotkeys often do not work or are confusing to use, with difficulty customizing them.
Tabs in groups do not show up in the vertical tabs list, limiting grouped tab management.
The extension sometimes causes performance issues like high CPU usage and occasional slowness on startup.
The vertical tabs do not replace or hide the original top tabs, reducing the vertical workspace gain as expected.

Recent reviews

Sad to see this extension isn’t being supported anymore. If you’re looking for a replacement, you can try VertiTab, the vertical tab extension I’ve been working on! It stands out with features like cloud sync, advanced tab grouping, and automated session backup to protect your workflow.

Lucas, 2024-12-02

trash

Mahmoud Ben Hammad, 2024-08-29

Перепробовал кучу разных с высокими оценками. Банально не работают. Может их надо настраивать или с чем-то конфликтуют. Это сразу заработало. Причём работает как в Chrome так и в яндекс.браузере.

Роман Болгарчук, 2024-08-09

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Vertical Tabs requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Risk likelihood

Vertical Tabs is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this extension.

Risk likelihood analysis details

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