Tile Tabs WE by DW-dev

2.9 Stars out of 5

Review by NetworkViking

by NetworkViking, 6 years ago

Tile Tabs was ruined the moment it began opening "multiple tabs" by way of opening the additional tabs in SEPARATE WINDOWS.

The ONLY reason ANYONE would look for an extension such as this one is to do EXACTLY what it used to do. We want to minimize the number of windows we have open BUT also be able to view multiple sites - side by side - for comparison and quick use of information from one tab into the other without switching.

Until this function is once again usable for that EXACT functionality, this extension is utterly useless.

Either commit to fixing that functionality or please retire this add-on.

Developer response

posted 6 years ago

Using the new WebExtensions API's, it is not possible to display multiple tabs simultaneously within the same browser window. This is why Tile Tabs WE has to move each tiled tab into a separate window.

Reasons why you might want to use Tile Tabs WE:

• To compare multiple web pages side-by-side.
• To synchronize scroll multiple web pages side-by-side.
• To open links from one tab in adjacent existing tabs.
• To save tiled layouts which can be re-opened for future use.

UPDATE:

Tile Pages WE has just been released and displays multiple web pages in a single browser window!