# Tab Grouper

> Groups tabs in Firefox the same way you can do in chromium based browsers, replicated in the best way Firefox can currently manage. The plugin allows you to group tabs together, and hide tabs that are not in the currently active group (if any).

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/tab-grouper](https://chrome-stats.com/d/tab-grouper)

## Overview

- **ID:** `tab-grouper`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** TheNamlessGuy
- **Category:** tabs
- **Daily users:** 377
- **Weekly downloads:** 4
- **Rating:** 4.58 / 5 (33 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.6.0
- **Last updated:** 2025-05-02
- **First published:** 2023-01-26
- **Size:** 33 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/tab-grouper/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/TheNamlessGuy/browser-tab-grouper](https://github.com/TheNamlessGuy/browser-tab-grouper)

## Description

Tab Grouper is a Firefox extension designed to replicate the tab grouping experience familiar to Chromium browser users. It allows you to group tabs together, improving your browsing workflow by enabling you to organize tabs by different contexts or projects. Additionally, Tab Grouper can hide tabs that are not in the active group, helping reduce clutter and improve focus.

While this extension faithfully reproduces core grouping features, it currently lacks tab coloring due to Firefox's limited support for this feature. The developer is monitoring Firefox's progress and plans to add color-coded tabs once feasible. A detailed usage guide and updates are available on the project's GitHub repository, making Tab Grouper a powerful tool for users wanting enhanced tab management in Firefox.

## Rankings

- #5,896 — Overall
- #23 — group
- #51 — grow
- #63 — grok
- #96 — super
- #104 — tab

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`
- `tabHide`
- `menus`
- `sessions`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

Users appreciate that Tab Grouper closely reproduces Chrome-style groups, offers color/icon customization, reduces tab clutter, and is privacy-conscious. Common negatives are performance/jankiness, lack of polish compared with Chrome (often blamed on Firefox limits), and missing UX features like persistent group highlighting. Overall reviewers find it the best available Firefox alternative despite some rough edges.

### Pros

- Closely replicates Chrome-style tab grouping (collapsible, color-coded, group names)
- Color/custom icon support and other basic customization options
- Helps reduce tab clutter and improve organization/productivity
- Requires fewer permissions and is more privacy-friendly than some alternatives

### Cons

- Performance glitches and general jankiness (slow or unexpected tab switching)
- Not as polished or fully featured as Chrome’s native grouping—limitations often due to Firefox platform constraints
- Missing some UX refinements many users want (e.g., option to keep grouped tabs or group icon constantly highlighted)

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/tab-grouper)