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Ask HN: How many tabs do you have open?
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Re: Ask HN: How many tabs do you have open?
#12I have 153 tabs right now. All split into different windows representing "sessions". Personal, by topic, and a last one for breaks (where this HN tab is and it will be closed in ~6 min).
I have 19 such session windows at the moment. And my browser is set to re-open state on launch.
Re: Ask HN: How many tabs do you have open?
#13Average 1~5 tabs per window, with 1~3 windows for context (work/side projects/"news").
As they grow, I copy any "important" URLs to a text file or related Markdown notes, to which I return occasionally to grep or organize. I mercilessly close tabs/windows to minimum necessary for current focus. It's a harsh environment, ensuring the least distraction, and only the best URLs survive long-term. Most are forgotten or lost, leaving just a memory if any.
Re: Ask HN: How many tabs do you have open?
#145. Not usually more than 10. I'm not a tab hoarder.
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#15I remember once reaching 600+ tabs at one point. I have reached 1000+ sometimes. I don't always keep count.
Firefox has been good, providing great performance inspite of my shenanigans.
Now I use a tab counting extension and a tab limiter extension to keep myself in check. The limit is 200. I find having too many tabs distracting nowadays.
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#1634 tabs across 4 windows.
Has anyone tried using Chrome's tab groups feature? What do you think of it?
https://www.blog.google/products/chrome/manage-tabs-with-goo...
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#17Me, 20 if I'm deep in something. I use Chrome and Firefox, both with and without incognito, so make that 30 across all browsers.
My wife on the other hand has ":D" number of tabs open as this is the number chrome shows on mobile after you hit 100.
We live in a happy marriage but once she is over 1000 tabs I'll consider divorce ;)
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#1820-30
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Re: Ask HN: How many tabs do you have open?
#20I currently have 1500+ open tabs on my smartphone.
The tab counter shows ":D", but I knew the number because I once accidentally closed all tabs and quickly restored them, so the browser told me that I had closed ~1500 tabs.
Let's not talk about the number of tabs and windows on my computer :D
I'm keeping them because I remember stumbling upon some interesting links that are hard to find again, and which require further action (like buying a book), so I'm planning to return to them in the future.