Reviews for Tab Stash
Tab Stash by Josh Berry
Review by Cy "kkm" K'Nelson
Rated 5 out of 5
by Cy "kkm" K'Nelson, 2 years agoThis extension is an amazing complement to bookmarking, than you very much Josh!
I want to share my bookmarking workflow.
First of all, I am using “regular” (Ctrl+D) bookmarks for permanent or long-term bookmarks, i.e. those I'm likely to return to in months or using frequently. I'm no longer sorting my regular bookmarks by folder; instead, I'm using tags. When bookmarking a page in this way, I'm changing the default page title, for example, instead of the default “Acme Manangement LLC - Home” I type “Acme Management LLC - Contoso Gardens Condos - My HOA,” so I'm more likely to hit it when search bookmarks (Alt+D to go to navbar, type "*[space]", and you're in bookmark search mode, if you missed this FF feature—I had! Maybe tags aren't even necessary, if you name the bookmarks in a way you'll likely to hit them: add as many keywords to the title when saving.
Tab Stash, on the other hand, is an excellent Kanban-like complement to my postponed tasks, or grouping of related tab sets that I will return in a short time. There's also the pencil icon, so you may rename the page's title so it's clearer later. I also mark groups with a date, in an ISO-like shorthand like 230528, YYMMDD. I rearrange work postponed work the higher priority closer to top. Of course, plans change, some of them sink down. Once in a few months I scroll down through the stashes, and clean those that I abandoned, or restore and Ctrl-D bookmark them if I wish to keep them for a long term.
Finally, a spring cleaning is an early pass through Ctrl-H FF's own bookmark manager. I don't spend too much time thinking; delete what you know you won't need. If you hesitate for a second, leave it. This prevents accumulating tens of thousand dead bookmarks—you won't remember why you bookmarked an obscure one in 2-3 years anyway, so it gets cleaned by the above yearly “clean what you know you don't need, or have no idea why bookmarked.”
Bookmarking and stashing naturally complement one another to keep my bookmark organizing business efficient. As a bonus, stashed bookmarks show up in the bookmark "*[space]" search along with regular bookmarks, so I can pull what I still remember even without going to the Stash toolbar.
YMMV, but to me, this plugin is the second best invention po Velkopopovickém Kozlu!
I want to share my bookmarking workflow.
First of all, I am using “regular” (Ctrl+D) bookmarks for permanent or long-term bookmarks, i.e. those I'm likely to return to in months or using frequently. I'm no longer sorting my regular bookmarks by folder; instead, I'm using tags. When bookmarking a page in this way, I'm changing the default page title, for example, instead of the default “Acme Manangement LLC - Home” I type “Acme Management LLC - Contoso Gardens Condos - My HOA,” so I'm more likely to hit it when search bookmarks (Alt+D to go to navbar, type "*[space]", and you're in bookmark search mode, if you missed this FF feature—I had! Maybe tags aren't even necessary, if you name the bookmarks in a way you'll likely to hit them: add as many keywords to the title when saving.
Tab Stash, on the other hand, is an excellent Kanban-like complement to my postponed tasks, or grouping of related tab sets that I will return in a short time. There's also the pencil icon, so you may rename the page's title so it's clearer later. I also mark groups with a date, in an ISO-like shorthand like 230528, YYMMDD. I rearrange work postponed work the higher priority closer to top. Of course, plans change, some of them sink down. Once in a few months I scroll down through the stashes, and clean those that I abandoned, or restore and Ctrl-D bookmark them if I wish to keep them for a long term.
Finally, a spring cleaning is an early pass through Ctrl-H FF's own bookmark manager. I don't spend too much time thinking; delete what you know you won't need. If you hesitate for a second, leave it. This prevents accumulating tens of thousand dead bookmarks—you won't remember why you bookmarked an obscure one in 2-3 years anyway, so it gets cleaned by the above yearly “clean what you know you don't need, or have no idea why bookmarked.”
Bookmarking and stashing naturally complement one another to keep my bookmark organizing business efficient. As a bonus, stashed bookmarks show up in the bookmark "*[space]" search along with regular bookmarks, so I can pull what I still remember even without going to the Stash toolbar.
YMMV, but to me, this plugin is the second best invention po Velkopopovickém Kozlu!
Developer response
posted 2 years agoHi, thanks for sharing your workflow! I love hearing about how Tab Stash fits in because it gives me good insight into what's working and what isn't. So I really appreciate you taking the time to do a detailed writeup!
One small thing to note, in case it's helpful: it's perfectly fine to move bookmarks into and out of the "Tab Stash" folder using the regular Firefox UI (or other bookmark extensions)—Tab Stash will notice this and update accordingly. So if it's easier for you, you can simply move the bookmarks that you want to keep but don't want to see in your stash, instead of unstashing and re-bookmarking them.
Hope this helps, and thanks again for your writeup and review!
One small thing to note, in case it's helpful: it's perfectly fine to move bookmarks into and out of the "Tab Stash" folder using the regular Firefox UI (or other bookmark extensions)—Tab Stash will notice this and update accordingly. So if it's easier for you, you can simply move the bookmarks that you want to keep but don't want to see in your stash, instead of unstashing and re-bookmarking them.
Hope this helps, and thanks again for your writeup and review!
538 reviews
- Rated 5 out of 5by Aoshi Shinomori, 3 days agoI've been a Firefox user since ver. 2 and this is my very first extension review. It's an essential complement to get your bazillion tabs back after an unexpected error or closing the wrong window. Simple and easy to use, thanks Josh!
Developer response
posted 3 days agoYou're quite welcome! I'm glad you like it. Thanks for the review, I'm honored to be your first. :) - Rated 5 out of 5by fizzxz, 5 days ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by DD, 14 days agoI hope I could have found this sooner! I got rid of other browsers for this. Now I can have my tabs backed up without worrying to lose them. So I can watch my content whenever I can. Totally worth it!
Developer response
posted 17 days agoGlad you like it! Unfortunately a Chrome port isn't likely any time soon because there are some unique Firefox capabilities that Tab Stash uses which just aren't available in Chrome. But I appreciate the interest!- Rated 5 out of 5by cehem, 17 days ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by BasalComet92836, 17 days ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 19010334, 24 days ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Davi, 25 days agoAmazing add-on ! I've found just what I was looking for a long time ! It's a perfect substitute for "Pocket" or "Read it later" add-ons ! And all the tabs are synchronized between devices through bookmarks sync of Firefox !
- Rated 5 out of 5by Bullfinch, a month ago
- Rated 4 out of 5by Melinda Josh, a month ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Hahn, a month agoAbsolutely a crazy good addon that is surely the killer feature of Firefox. I am so amazed how quickly and smoothly this addon can manage 1200+ groups and 36000+ tabs across 20 devices. It's simply unbelievable. Thank you so much for this great addon. Great softwares truly can change people's life in such a positive way.
Developer response
posted a month agoYou're very welcome, I'm really glad to hear Tab Stash has been helpful! I'm also happy to hear it's performing well for you; that's something I try to pay close attention to. - Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 18997982, a month agoPlease add flag to create with old folder name when search is active instead of the search terms
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Instead of whatever is typed in search , i would like the option for folder names to be created as in Version 3.1.1
Search terms as folder names are too contitional , restrictive to work without affecting stash organization even more when having to manage numerous diverse tabs
The search terms can be regex , random , short , ever changing etc ; they ignore the how often a new folder is created that can be set in the addon options when the search term is changed ; selecting and chosing to create a new folder will just do the same and can lead to duplicate folders if the search terms remains the same , at least in this case the folder names with 3.1.1 format would not be identical ; now if technically speaking the search term would check not only the topmost folder in the stash root but check all top folders (not sub folders) then it would just stash in a old folder where in this case the outcome wouldn't be desired so theres no avoiding this issue
3.1.1 naming format didn't had those downsides and was simple to work withDeveloper response
posted a month agoI'd like to better-understand why this is causing you problems; feel free to open an issue on GitHub and we can discuss from there! - Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 18996187, a month ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by dodmedium, a month ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 18987877, a month ago
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- Rated 5 out of 5by I'veTriedAllTheAddons, a month ago
- Rated 1 out of 5by zerojun, 2 months agoDie Installation wurde abgebrochen, da das Add-on beschädigt zu sein scheint.
Developer response
posted 2 months agoThis is likely either a temporary issue, or a problem with a proxy or similar tool that is intercepting and modifying the download from Mozilla. Please make sure you're not using any proxy or VPN tools, or using a network that requires you to go through a proxy, and try downloading again. - Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 18205295, 2 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Turtle, 2 months ago
- Rated 3 out of 5by Firefox user 18910714, 3 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by ls, 3 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Oxyfrost, 3 months agoWhen I install Firefox on a new device, there are three add-ons that I install immediately: my password manager, uBlock, and Tab Stash. That's how useful this add-on is for me.
I like using it when I have loads of tabs open and I desperately need a clean slate, but I have neither the time or the brain to filter through my open tabs to figure out which are important (and where to save them), and I risk being filled with dread over potentially losing something I want to come back to later. Tab Stash allows me to have the best of both worlds by allowing me to have my clean slate and also hoard tabs.
Filtering through those saved tabs is also super easy, if I ever wanted to organise my saved stuff, or revisit past browsing sessions. Let's be real though, the way I use Tab-Stash is like a kid shoving all their mess under their bed so their room looks tidy when parents come to inspect. Realistically, it doesn't help me to be more organised, because I'm too ADHD for that. What it does help me to do is make peace with my chaotic internet browsing habits, which helps to reduce general guilt from being a mess. For me, Tab Stash is an essential part of my online self-care, because even if it only gives me an illusion of a clean slate, that's good enough.Developer response
posted 3 months agoA little bit (or maybe a lot) of mess isn't necessarily a bad thing! (Pardon me while I just, uh, shove all of my unnamed groups under "Sort Me"... >.>;;)
In all seriousness, I'm really happy to hear that Tab Stash is helping you keep things... maybe not organized, but at least well-contained enough to give you some peace of mind. Thanks for taking the time to write a review!