Thousands of users wanted it, so Firefox delivered it. Tab Groups are now live to help you declutter and stay organized while browsing.

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    17 hours ago

    Can someone at least help me understand what tabs have that bookmarks don’t?

    If i have more then 4 tabs open i get anxious because i can’t intuitively remember what each does. I have folders for categories of bookmarks.

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      16 hours ago

      It’s a combination of things… I’m a software developer, so I’ll often end up with 20+ tabs open while resolving a problem.

      • I don’t want to bookmark them because I don’t need them when I finish the task.
      • I can’t close the tabs until I’m sure everything’s working because Google sucks these days and who knows how hard it’ll be to find the source again.
      • Relying on browser history is like finding a needle in a haystack. Tasks can take multiple days and 100 different entries in history.
      • I might have “finished” a task that still needs tested and I know it’s a bit shaky; I’ll want to move onto a new task but keep the most useful references until I no longer need them.
      • I only bookmark pages that I’ll need long-term or multiple times. It’s already hard enough to keep those organized…

      My tab hoarding has only gotten this bad because search engines are terrible now and the amount of AI garbage to sort through makes finding anything useful a pain in the ass the first time; let alone trying to find it a second time.

      • Übercomplicated@lemmy.ml
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        I have the same workflow. Usually, I never have more than maybe three tabs open, but when I’m debugging something… oh god. Easily 15 or 20.

        I also bookmark extensively, and actually have my address bar set up to only give me suggestions from my bookmarks. Additionally, I use a tiling window manager, which makes managing windows and tabs very easy. I really don’t have a use for tab groups, but, who knows, maybe I’ll learn to use them someday.

      • zarkanian@sh.itjust.works
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        15 hours ago

        Relying on browser history is like finding a needle in a haystack.

        Oh sweet Satan, yes. I wish somebody could explain to me why browser history is so awful.

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        15 hours ago

        I can’t stay productive with 20 tabs or applications open. I waste time searching. I feel drained if I’m working on a tough job and need something that is hidden. Maybe it’s on another desktop. Maybe it’s open in another instance. Maybe it’s not even open. Not for me.

        • TheBeesKnees@lemmy.sdf.org
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          I feel you, and agree with most of it… buuutttt I think it’s even more frustrating to know you had a good reference that was closed and then spent a stupid amount of time to find again.

          Everyone has their own workflow, whatever works.

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          2 hours ago

          I have, mostly. The search engine wasn’t the point; they’re all pretty terrible these days with the absurd AI spam everywhere.

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          13 hours ago

          Isn’t that the best way, though? I’m searching for something, but now I don’t need to do a web search because I’ve saved the link to it already. And I didn’t have to dig through a long list to find it.

          • RedSnt 👓♂️🖥️@feddit.dk
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            Oh yeah, when it comes to bookmarks I gave up trying to organize them into folders a long time ago, and I now try to add a few keywords/tags to the description to hopefully get the bookmark when I type in the address bar now.

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        16 hours ago

        You are entitled to this but I don’t understand why it makes a difference if the icon is above or below the url here.

        If you have bookmarks hidden, thats an argument for a pretty bookmark manager.

        • lime!@feddit.nu
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          16 hours ago

          i use bookmarks for sites i access frequently, like a speed dial thing. i’ve set up my bookmarks toolbar to be in-line with the address bar and icon-only, so that it blends in with the rest of the interface. if i’m just going to go back to something one time i leave a tab open until i get time.

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      13 hours ago

      I’m the same way, I think it’s just a younger generation thing where they never close tabs and can have 100+ open at once

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      16 hours ago

      I keep tabs open for active projects. Once the project is over, I bookmark them for future reference.

    • Ulrich@feddit.org
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      13 hours ago

      If i have more then 4 tabs open i get anxious

      You are alone on that one. Virtually everyone I know, I look over and they have 50 tabs open LOL