Reviews of Simple Tab Groups

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List of user reviews and ratings for Simple Tab Groups

Total ratings

4.00 (Rating count: 1,864)

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Review summary

Users praise Simple Tab Groups for organizing large tab collections and providing backups, but many reviews flag serious reliability issues: data loss or tabs disappearing, crashes during backup/restore, and compatibility problems with Firefox updates and native tab groups. Some report lag with many groups and a confusing interface. Overall, it’s useful for power users who back up regularly, but risk of losing work is a recurring concern.

Pros

Excellent for organizing hundreds of tabs across multiple groups and containers.
Backup and restore features help preserve work and recover from Firefox bugs.
Management interface is easy to use.
Automatic tab unloading saves RAM and can improve performance.
Proven reliability over years for many users with large tab inventories.

Cons

Data loss: tabs or groups disappear or get reset, causing major disruption.
Backup/restore can crash the browser or fail to restore the correct state.
Not compatible with current Firefox versions and built-in tab groups.
Performance issues when using many groups (lag, slowdowns).
Confusing/unpredictable UI and inconsistent behavior.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 3.80

All time rating average: 4.00

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21% (191)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-08-15	le*****	Used to work flawlessly, but more recently I've been running into issues (at least on Linux) where the plugin is stuck with a loading indicator and I can't access any of my tab groups. ALSO, it randomly loses tabs in my active tab group on [re]load or something; I end up having to restore from backups.
Used to work flawlessly, but more recently I've been running into issues (at least on Linux) where the plugin is stuck with a loading indicator and I can't access any of my tab groups. ALSO, it randomly loses tabs in my active tab group on [re]load or something; I end up having to restore from backups.
2026-07-27	go*****	So far my experience with simple tab groups is excellent, it does what it promises and doe it well. If I may suggest, could you add a shuffle tabs option? it would be useful to those of us that hoard tabs like a dragon but forget about them.
So far my experience with simple tab groups is excellent, it does what it promises and doe it well. If I may suggest, could you add a shuffle tabs option? it would be useful to those of us that hoard tabs like a dragon but forget about them.
2026-07-20	je*****

2026-07-17	Br*****

2026-07-14	Bi*****	First... I love this Add-On! I know right now its being flaky and buggy and the author isn't responding to fixing things. This most likely because he is being affected by the WAR in Ukraine, where he lives. Hoping for his safe return to programming tools like this. FYI, There is newer code on Git that was submitted just over a month ago. I'm trying to figiure out how to install that and test it.
First... I love this Add-On! I know right now its being flaky and buggy and the author isn't responding to fixing things. This most likely because he is being affected by the WAR in Ukraine, where he lives. Hoping for his safe return to programming tools like this. FYI, There is newer code on Git that was submitted just over a month ago. I'm trying to figiure out how to install that and test it.
2026-06-30	nu*****	Using this for years, have to stop now and find an alternative. Do not recommend at all Keeps hiding random tabs from random groups every day. Then you have to manually find the hidden tabs in the firefox hidden tabs menu and reopen them only for it to randomly close a bunch again
Using this for years, have to stop now and find an alternative. Do not recommend at all Keeps hiding random tabs from random groups every day. Then you have to manually find the hidden tabs in the firefox hidden tabs menu and reopen them only for it to randomly close a bunch again
2026-05-30	*****	addon "Hide Tabs" may help you unhide all tabs after firefox update problem
addon "Hide Tabs" may help you unhide all tabs after firefox update problem
2026-05-28	Cr*****	I've been looking for something like this! Works perfectly!!!!
I've been looking for something like this! Works perfectly!!!!
2026-05-24	Ju*****

2026-05-18	Fi*****	Worked well until recently. Now every time you open FF after closing it, some of the tab groups are in different windows, some might be empty, and the backups just aren't there. This extension has totally lost its purpose as being able to save what you're doing through restarts.
Worked well until recently. Now every time you open FF after closing it, some of the tab groups are in different windows, some might be empty, and the backups just aren't there. This extension has totally lost its purpose as being able to save what you're doing through restarts.