Ask HN: How Do You Deal with Many Browser Tabs?

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by worldsavior • 3 years ago

5 13 3 years ago

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Looking for some suggestions.

PaulHoule2• 3 years ago

(1) Close 'em

(2) Heavily use the history to look up anything I closed

(3) If I really have a lot going on put windows for different tasks, including browser windows, on different virtual desktops

worldsavior• 3 years ago

The problem is I'm doing many things at the same time. For example, I can work on Android and the next day I'll work on some project, while I still want the same android tabs to stay open.

noahjk• 3 years ago

On safari and chrome I make use of tab groups. I assume Firefox does something similar since they have tab containers. I'll generally go on a spree of 10-20 tabs for an issue, and if I don't solve it, I'll pick a few and containerize and collapse them for later.

45ure• 3 years ago

I use a combination of add-ons (Firefox) like Tab Session Manager. Containers, where some sites are forced to open only in their own group e.g. Github, which then allows them to be hidden from view using Container Tab Groups.

https://github.com/menhera-org/TabArray

PaulHoule2• 3 years ago

That's what they all say. And that's why they are struggling to manage 200 tabs. It takes discipline.

mergy• 3 years ago

Vivaldi browser, Workspaces, and tab stacks

alwillis• 3 years ago

While it’s not my daily driver, Arc automatically closes tabs after a certain amount of time, which is configurable. It’s been helpful.

MilnerRoute• 3 years ago

In Firefox, I reconfigured tabs to have the smallest possible width (so more than 20 can fit across my screen before it starts scrolling).

Honestly, at that point it's hard to find the right tab. But Firefox also suggests "Switch to Open Tab" if you start typing the URL for a page that's already been opened in an earlier tab...

mmphosis• 3 years ago

I prefer not to use tabs at all. Rather than opening a new tab, instead I almost always open in a new window. I have Firefox customized to hide the tab bar when there is only one tab. The luxury of lots of high resolution monitors helps as I can view everything often without scrolling and without switching tabs.

ss108• 3 years ago

Freezetab chrome extension

gregjor• 3 years ago

Close them. Use bookmarks for things I think I will need to refer back to. Honestly I don't understand how too many tabs turns into a problem. Every browser I've used keeps history.

palata• 3 years ago

OneTab was the solution for me. I see it as a "tab graveyard": with one clicks, my current tabs are saved somewhere. I feel good because they are not lost, but most of the time I don't go back to the list.

History doesn't work for me because it's way too big. Bookmarks don't work because... well I guess I can't be bothered to organize it.

OneTab is perfect because the tabs I keep open passed the first filter (I closed the ones I don't care about keeping), while still requiring no maintenance (just one click).

Tagbert• 3 years ago

I use the Panorama plugin with Firefox. It lets me set groups of tabs and switch between them without closing them. It’s a bit like having separate windows but more controlled. I use a different group for each project I’m working on. In a given say I’m usually working on 5 project plus administrative tasks that get their own tab group.

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