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How to Better Manage Firefox Tabs Using the Simple Tab Groups Addon

Get more organized using Tab Groups in Firefox

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Updated onOctober 2, 2024

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Time is money, and multi-tasking is critical to getting much more done without wasting too much time, maximizing all overall efficiency.

No browser is perfect, and features such as tab management still elude many products, including the Firefox browser.

However, all is not lost because add-ons, just like Simple Tab Groups, will lend the helping hand you waited for all this time.

We’ll show you where to get the add-on and how to properly use it in order to make your life a lot easier and maximize the available workspace.

If you use Chrome, you can get the most efficient work time using any of thesenine tab management extensions.

Can you make tab groups in Firefox?

Can you make tab groups in Firefox?

There isn’t a tab grouping feature in Mozilla Firefox currently. Therefore, in order to group your tabs, you must depend on a third-party extension called Simple Tab Groups. It functions identically to what Safari or Chrome provides by default.

We will show how to use it in this article.

Although this is a helpful utility, it’s still no match for Opera One’s Workspaces and Tab Islands. You may use this functionality to establish various workplaces for different activities.

Create workspaces for productivity, social networking, news, and shopping, and then open relevant tabs within those workspaces. Opera One also comes with a built in AI if you need more help in organization.

Opera One

How do I use simple tab groups in Firefox?

How do I use simple tab groups in Firefox?

If you have multiple groups, you can select which group you want to move the tabs to, in other to maximize the experience further.

Interestingly enough, the above-mentioned Group Settings panel also has options to mute tabs when a group is closed or restored, make a sticky group, and show or discard tabs after moving.

If you’re a Firefox fan, note that the Simple Tab Groups add-on works with Firefox Containers and can be configured to move specific containers to a particular group automatically. You will get Firefox tab groups like Chrome.

Let us say that the only downside to using Simple Tab Groups is that pinned tabs appear in all groups, and there’s no way around this for the moment.

However, if this doesn’t bother you, this is undoubtedly the best tab management add-on you’ll find for the Firefox web browser.

How do I hide the tab bar in Firefox?

If you have read to this point, then you must have found out there are better and more convenient ways to use the Firefox browser. Simple Tab Groups is just one such way.One Tabis another if you like to try out different extensions.

Like Chrome, Firefox comes with an extensive extensions library, and you will be able to add so much functionality to everyday browser use.

Note that Firefox tab groups are managed natively in Androids, and it even lets you display a Firefox tab tree. If you’re looking for basic tab management, why not check our latest guide on how tolist all tabs in Firefox?

Have you started better managing your browser tabs? Please share your experience with us in the comments section below.

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Alexandru Poloboc

Tech Journalist

With an overpowering desire to always get to the bottom of things and uncover the truth, Alex spent most of his time working as a news reporter, anchor, as well as TV and radio entertainment show host.

A certified gadget freak, he always feels the need to surround himself with next-generation electronics.

When he is not working, he splits his free time between making music, gaming, playing football, basketball and taking his dogs on adventures.

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Tech Journalist

With a desire to always get to the bottom of things and uncover the truth, Alex spent most of his time working as a news reporter.