Now I still use Firefox (even though all other browsers have tabs now) and I am still pretty excited at the ability to open links in new tabs. Sometimes I have dozens of them opened and this is when it stops being handy (and usable).
Luckily Firefox is awesome and there are plenty of addons that make it even more awesome, so this post lists 7 most useful (for me) ways to get productive with Firefox tabs.
1. “Tabbing” Shortcuts
The best way to navigate through your open tabs is to learn related Firefox shortcuts. I am listing them below in a somewhat easier-to-digest way:
| The Shortcut | The Action |
| Ctrl + 1 | Select the leftmost tab |
| Ctrl + 2-8 | Select each of the tabs in order from left to right |
| Ctrl + 9 | Select the rightmost tab |
| Ctrl + F4 | Close active tab |
| Ctrl + T | Open new tab |
| Ctrl + Tab | Select the next tab within the current Firefox window |
| Ctrl + Shift + Tab | Select the previous tab within the current Firefox window |
| Ctrl-W | Close tab |
| Ctrl-F4 | |
| Ctrl-Shift-T | Undo close tab |
2. App Tabs
This is an amazing productivity enhancer: this addon allows you to “app tabs” you want to refer to a bit later. “Apping a tab” means moving it to the left side of the tab bar and shrinking it to the size of its favicon.
Note: for some reason the addon is not on official addons resource, I got it from here and have had no problems with that version so far.
I’ve been actively using the addon ever since I discovered it. The only issue with it is that the number of “apped tabs” is hard to control (like the number of regular open tabs), and sometimes they become too much.
3. Find In Tabs
Find In Tab is another great Firefox addon that I am constantly using. It adds an alternative option to the CTRL+F command to search through all open tabs:
- Clicking the “Find in Tabs“ button on the find bar will search for text in all open tabs, and show a list of search results.
- Clicking any of the results will jump to the tab on which it was found, and scroll directly to the highlighted text.
4. Next Tab
Next Tab is another time-saving Firefox extension that adds another option to your right-click menu allowing you to open the link right next to the current tab. This way, if you have multiple tabs open you won’t have to scroll to the last one to find your new tab. The link will open in the next tab to the current one:
5. Tab Preview
No more clicking through dozens of open tabs looking for the one you need: Tab Previewshows you the preview of the page in each tab on mouseover for you to find the one you are looking for.
I’ve been using the addon for quite some time now and never noticed it slow down the browser performance. In fact, it works amazingly fast:
6. Tab Navigator
TabNavigator is a Firefox addon that allows desktop style tab navigation. What it basically means is that you can navigate between your active tabs using a shortcut {ALT+R}. Moreover, it allows you to guess the target tab by showing you the domain favicon.
7. Rights To Close
This addon saves time immensely by making closing tabs really fast and easy: just right double-click anywhere on the webpage to close the current tab.
More FireFox Tab Productivity Tips To Enjoy:
- Preview Firefox Tabs as Thumbnails with Showcase.
- The Must-see “New Tab King” Addon for Firefox (Windows).
- Too Many Tabs? Firefox Add-ons to manage a TAB JAM.
- How To Remove The “Open In New Window” Option In Firefox (by keeping “open in new tab” only).
What productivity tips do you have for more effective Firefox tabbing? Please share them in the comments!
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