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Show HN: Open-Source Chrome Extension for auto-grouping tabs by URL patterns
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Re: Show HN: Open-Source Chrome Extension for auto-grouping tabs by URL patterns
#22Is “open source” really a feature for browser extensions? I don’t think I’d ever use a proprietary one.
Re: Show HN: Open-Source Chrome Extension for auto-grouping tabs by URL patterns
#23A very similar feature comes out of the box with Vivaldi[0], which I have been trying out recently. Whilst I'm particularly enjoying all the configurability so far, it's too early for me to recommend it. [0]: https://help.vivaldi.com/desktop/tabs/tab-stacks/#Create_a_n... -> "Option 3|4"
What is the appeal of Vivaldi browser? I know it is started by Opera's CEO but it is closed-source (only the chromium part is open-source). The only feature I like is tab split view.
Last i tried, it was pretty buggy on video sites.
Re: Show HN: Open-Source Chrome Extension for auto-grouping tabs by URL patterns
#24A very similar feature comes out of the box with Vivaldi[0], which I have been trying out recently. Whilst I'm particularly enjoying all the configurability so far, it's too early for me to recommend it. [0]: https://help.vivaldi.com/desktop/tabs/tab-stacks/#Create_a_n... -> "Option 3|4"
What is the appeal of Vivaldi browser? I know it is started by Opera's CEO but it is closed-source (only the chromium part is open-source). The only feature I like is tab split view. Last i tried, it was pretty buggy on video sites.
Video handling definitely got better in last 6 months.
> What is the appeal of Vivaldi browser
It's browser made for power users. Bunch of features built in with a lot of flexibility.
Few of my favorites: Vertical Tabs, "Stack tabs by host" (this extension practically), Hibernating background tabs.
Re: Show HN: Open-Source Chrome Extension for auto-grouping tabs by URL patterns
#25A very similar feature comes out of the box with Vivaldi[0], which I have been trying out recently. Whilst I'm particularly enjoying all the configurability so far, it's too early for me to recommend it. [0]: https://help.vivaldi.com/desktop/tabs/tab-stacks/#Create_a_n... -> "Option 3|4"
I really like Vivaldi, but at this point it’s not performant enough for me to use it on all devices. On a new MacBook Air, the UI visibly lags at times, and when doing video calls it’s unusably slow. I’m looking forward to future versions where this is hopefully improved, although on a stronger machine it’s probably fine.
Re: Show HN: Open-Source Chrome Extension for auto-grouping tabs by URL patterns
#26What I want is tab groups by concept or activity. Let’s say I’m looking for info on a new grill I’d start a new tab session and give it a quick name of ”grill” and it’d group all tabs and history under that. I could expand and collapse it and otherwise go back to other things tab groups.
I use the Tree Style Tab addon in Firefox for exactly that purpose. The addon doesn't have the concept of named groups, it is just an extension to organize tabs in a tree... but that's more than enough. Starting with a keyword search on the parent tab, all subsequent links are opened in child tabs that can be expanded / collapsed. When collapsed, the parent tab's title are the keywords, so it's a nice visual way to h…
It would be nice to have nodes in the tree that don't actually correspond to tabs though. For this specific use case of grouping.
Re: Show HN: Open-Source Chrome Extension for auto-grouping tabs by URL patterns
#27What I want is tab groups by concept or activity. Let’s say I’m looking for info on a new grill I’d start a new tab session and give it a quick name of ”grill” and it’d group all tabs and history under that. I could expand and collapse it and otherwise go back to other things tab groups.
I thought I wanted this, too, and I've used every Firefox extension under the sun to try and achieve it, from the original panorama that was part of Firefox to tree style tabs to a few grouping extensions using containers.
Turns out that almost anything which makes it less painful to keep open large numbers of tabs, also makes my tab count explode.
I think I understand the reason, too: the easiest time to close a tab is immediately (after you're done using it). That's when you have the most context, so you are in the best position to say "I don't need this tab any more". The longer you wait, the longer you'll have to spend figuring out what that tab was about, so you can decide if it's safe to close. Or, of course, you could deal with that later... (And we know how it goes from here).
There is utility in grouping tabs within a working session. Browser windows work pretty well for this, as long as your OS / window manager has a sane way to switch between multiple windows of the same application. There is also utility in being able to hide and restore groups you're using frequently but not constantly, like a side project you're working on at night or on weekends. Again, a window manager with a "workspaces" feature is clutch. Beyond that, there are rapidly diminishing returns.
You can pull those features into your browser via extensions, of course, but I've found they require too much care to avoid the "hundreds of tabs" issue. I'd much rather have a tree style or grouped history than anything with state that I need to manually clean up.
Re: Show HN: Open-Source Chrome Extension for auto-grouping tabs by URL patterns
#28Earlier quoted context omitted.
What is the appeal of Vivaldi browser? I know it is started by Opera's CEO but it is closed-source (only the chromium part is open-source). The only feature I like is tab split view. Last i tried, it was pretty buggy on video sites.
Video handling definitely got better in last 6 months. > What is the appeal of Vivaldi browser It's browser made for power users. Bunch of features built in with a lot of flexibility. Few of my favorites: Vertical Tabs, "Stack tabs by host" (this extension practically), Hibernating background tabs.
Two of your 3 favorites are not unique to Vivaldi, is there any other feature worth the switch besides "Stack tabs by host"?
Re: Show HN: Open-Source Chrome Extension for auto-grouping tabs by URL patterns
#29Interesting, but would not really use it unless it could auto group by url. I don't want to have to set things up. Like if I have more than X tabs for a site, group them automatically. This would be great when debugging/learning and I have 20-30 tabs open and more than half might be to one new site that contains the docs for x thing I'm doing/learning.
That would be an awesome feature for this plugin to include. Hoping they add it. I'm using this plugin now and it's very pleasant.
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#30What I really want is for my tab groups to sync across devices. I have to use a bunch of computers for various things (I have a half-dozen laptops tethered to their own VPNs) but they all exist for me to do work. News bulletin: it is impossible for me to segregate my work perfectly across 5 organizations. I can sync my tabs, but what I really need these days is a way to sync my tab groups.