Reviews for Simple Tab Groups
Simple Tab Groups by Drive4ik
1,683 reviews
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 13544854, 7 years agoThe basic idea of this Add-on is really great!!!
There are unfortunately a few things that make it kind of unusable for my purpose. For example that all tabs in a group have to be reloaded when switching between groups. That really slows down the browser if you have groups with lots of youtube videos in it. Another issue is that a video/music playing tab will be stopped if I switch to another group.
Is there something planned to overcome this problems in the future?
I would love to leave feedback/ideas to make this Add-on even more awesome if you guys are interested :)Developer response
posted 7 years agoAt the moment, the Firefox WebExtensions API does not support hiding tabs, only closing ... I also do not like it, but I have no choice.
When this feature is added, I will make it support.
Upd:
Please, update addon to latest version. In latest version I added option to fast switch groups and auto load only active tab, not all tabs.
Thanks for your feedback! - Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 13529215, 7 years agoAwesome! Though I'd prefer the more visual style from the old Tab Groups, this extension really does what we need.
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 13541787, 7 years agoWow, this is THE BEST tab manager for 57 right now. Cannot recommend enough. It's already starting to completely replace the old Tab Groups plugin feature-by-feature - even includes option to import old settings from that plugin!
I had been dying inside for this.
Great job! - Rated 3 out of 5by Firefox user 10151302, 7 years agoThis looks like it'll be a good add on when/if tabs can remain open and don't need to be reloaded when switching between tab groups. I, however won't be using this until then.
Developer response
posted 7 years agoPlease update to latest version. Last active tab now remember
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Please, update addon to latest version. In latest version I added option to fast switch groups and auto load only active tab, not all tabs.
Thanks for your feedback - Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 13536245, 7 years ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Franz Schneider, 7 years agoUPDATE: 03/11/2019
Thank you so much for adding group-sorting options and fast switching! I have, at last, fully migrated to this add-on from Firefox Multi-Account Containers for group sorting alone. Got tired of waiting years for something so simple–yet you implemented it right away! Love the customization options for groups–colors, icons, etc. And it works great with Tab Suspender to save memory. Upped to five stars!
Latest Suggestions:
• I love how one group is shown at a time. On the other hand, it would be nifty to have the option to show more than one group at a time.
• It would be great if there were symbol options for the group-switching icon similar to Firefox Containers to easily identify the group selected.
• When moving a tab to another group, one must first click within the web page of the tab being moved. It would be nice if it would work when just clicking the tab.
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ORIGINAL REVIEW:
Finally, a comparable replacement for Tab Groups! It appears to make due without the tab-hiding API by closing tabs (rather than hiding them) when switching groups. This is what I have been waiting for.
Suggestions / Requests
• Please add a way to reorder and sort tab groups by name in group list.
• Please show the name of the currently-selected group next to the add-on icon.Developer response
posted 7 years agoThanks for your review! I planned add this functional to future versions.
Upd.
Please update to latest version. I added functional "Move group up/down"
Upd:
Please, update addon to latest version. In latest version I added option to fast switch groups and auto load only active tab, not all tabs.
Thanks for your feedback! - Rated 5 out of 5by Richard Davies, 7 years ago
- Rated 4 out of 5by Firefox user 13523563, 7 years ago
- Rated 3 out of 5by ackie00h, 7 years ago
- Rated 2 out of 5by Firefox user 13518896, 7 years agoIt's better than nothing, but still a far cry from the original Tab Groups. To prevent repetition, I would like to refer to the comment of J-Dude and hope you will indeed improve this extension, so that it will really be worth using it.
It's a start, but you will need to keep up the good work to increase your number of stars.Developer response
posted 7 years agoPlease, update addon to latest version. In latest version I added option to fast switch groups and auto load only active tab, not all tabs.
Thanks for your feedback - Rated 2 out of 5by Firefox user 13518079, 7 years agoСегодня тестил это расширение. Переключился на новую группу, переключился обратно - а оно заново грузит все 100 вкладок. Я закрыл, подумав, что всё загрузится по клику в отдельности, но получил пустые страницы. Хорошо ещё, что все они сохранились в истории, но увы, вперемешку.
Тут увидел, что в расширении можно импортировать настройки из старого Tab Groups. Но я не могу найти файл настроек в поиске. Как это сделать? Хорошо бы инструкцию для импорта.Developer response
posted 7 years agoКак импорттируются настройки: заходите на about:tabgroups#session (открываете новое окно, и туда вставляете этот адрес), отключаете галочку cохранение сессий и нажимаете кнопку большую "Создать бакап файл" или "Create Backup File". У Вас сохраниться файл вида tabGroups-manual-20171124-202117.json Вот его и импортируете в настройках Simple Tab Groups.
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Обновите аддон до последней верии - там была дабавлена опция для быстрой смены групп
Спасибо за Ваш отзыв - Rated 3 out of 5by Firefox user 13512668, 7 years agoWorks as expected, only thing I would like to see as mentioned in other reviews, is the option that pages do not have to reload until clicked, or that they are cached and don't have to reload.
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 13512399, 7 years agoThis is great, just what I needed as I was lost without my tab groups an the import worked well. I would like to see the option to reorder the groups in the drop down menu, either alphabetically or drag and drop so that my most frequently used groups are near the top. Also to have the ability to open a group in a new window.
- Rated 5 out of 5by bets marc, 7 years agoAdd-on works nicely. I also imported from "tab groups" backup and it worked.
Thanks!
There are 3 things I would be happy if you added:
1. A simple way to move tabs between groups.
2. Don't load all tabs when opening a group. Only open tab when selected.
3. Manage tab groups and tabs in a overview window.
Edit:
These things exist now. Great add-on!
Thanks!Developer response
posted 7 years agoPlease, update addon to latest version. In latest version I added option to fast switch groups and auto load only active tab, not all tabs.
Thanks for your feedback! - Rated 2 out of 5by J-Dude, 7 years agoI look forward to when this can handle my everyday use as tab groups did. Right now it does not do what I need. I cannot easily move tabs between groups, cannot name my groups, and when I select another group I have to wait for all the tabs to reload which really slows things down. Also, if I have music going in a tab and I switch groups, the music stops. So right now it's a no-go for me, but I'm hopeful for the future of this Add-on cause I'm really missing tab groups since the Firefox Update.
Developer response
posted 7 years agoI planed add this functional in future versions.
Thanks for your review. - Rated 3 out of 5by Yudi Supriyadi, 7 years agoThis is what I wanted but it will great if you change the behavior to open only activated tab instead of reopen all when users select a group.
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 13506745, 7 years agoWorks like a charm, author keeps improving it.
Not sure if possible with the new API, experience would be cleaner if it didn't reload tabs on switching (but kept them in memory)Developer response
posted 7 years agoPlease, update addon to latest version. Key switching was added
Ctrl+1 - prev group
Ctrl+2 - next group
and up, down, left, right on popup - Rated 3 out of 5by Firefox user 12424194, 7 years agoIf I move a tab between two windows, the tab didn't auto add in group, until I press create a new tab(ctrl+T).
- Rated 5 out of 5by Login, 7 years ago
- Rated 4 out of 5by Firefox user 13198965, 7 years ago
- Rated 4 out of 5by Strim, 7 years agoСпасибо большое за плагин! Отличное начало. Ваша работа дает надежду всему сообществу :-)
Возможно ли в будущем избежать перезагрузки вкладок при смене группы? Или есть техничекие препятствия со стороны новой платформы FF?Developer response
posted 7 years agoСпасибо за Ваш отзыв!
Обновление всех вкладок - это особенность нового Firefox API.
Мне тоже это не нравиться, но я ищу обходной путь. - Rated 4 out of 5by Игорь Автаев, 7 years ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 13497768, 7 years ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Sergesss, 7 years agoСпасибо за дополнение, отлично работает в FF57, не совсем понятно только почему оно не вначале рейтинга, наткнулся случайно. Из пожеланий, не мешало бы импорт добавить из старого аддона Tab Groups quicksaver-a и будет вообще вещь!!
Developer response
posted 7 years agoСпасибо за отзыв! Насчет импорта из старого аддона, я сейчас работаю над этим функционалом. Скоро будет новая версия с ним.