Review by Newlilith
Rated 5 out of 5
by Newlilith, 7 years agoI am going to second almost everything "Anonymous user 762ab4" said down below, at least all the compliments. Unlike that user, though, I still recommend and keep using this extension, since I don't seem to have the same instability issues regarding opening Firefox. I only witnessed a single little glitch at launch, that I will include in my list of improvement suggestions (which incidently also include all of "user 762ab4"'s own suggestions :-)):
- So, most times I open Firefox, although I get my session back (including groups and tree structure), my own theme (that I, of course, saved) very rarely loads up automatically. It is an easy fix, since I simply have to open the Tree Tabs option page, which gets my theme to instantly load up. It's not a big deal, but it certainly isn't the intended behaviour, and it still adds a step to the process of getting the browser up and ready and to my liking...
- Like several other users already mentioned, I have also experienced the issue of tab dragging between groups actually opening them in a new window, and it is indeed quite annoying.
- Although I do save my sessions very regularly, an auto-backup function would be wonderful.
- I also support the suggestion of integrating Tree Tabs with Firefox sync. I definitely would have a great use for this possibility.
- The Tree Tabs integrated right-click "Undo close" doesn't seem to be working (but Firefox "Undo close tab" functionality, when you right-click on the horizontal tab bar, does.)
- I don't know if this can be done, but, if it can, I would love for Tree Tabs to systematically integrate all available right-click functionalities (that is, include all the functionalities from other installed extensions.)
- Like many other commenters suggested, it would be wonderful to see some indication of the container a tab was opened in, if any. Getting an option to directly be able to chose to open a new tab in a container would also be very useful.
*** BUT, unlike what another reviewer suggested - which Kroppy then said he "had in plans", which really worried me - I would absolutely HATE to see containers used in place of the groups! Contrary to what said reviewer claimed, there is no "redundancy" there. Containers and groups of tabs have very distinct purposes (I won't elaborate on the distinction, there's tons of info on that topic). I for one know how to use both properly, and certainly do, which is why I need to be able to make the most of both functionalities. Several extensions already base their so-called "groups" on containers, and they don't do the trick for me. Seeing Tree Tabs join this trend would unfortunately be a total deal-breaker, as far as I'm concerned.
- Regarding the theme customization (which is already amazing, I must say!):
1. I would kind of like to be able to change the font, yes, but what I would REALLY love would be to change the size of the font of the names of the groups (those that lay vertically, and that we click on to access each group's tabs). I really have trouble reading them, and being able to increase their size slightly would help a lot.
2. Just like user 762ab4 mentioned, it would be great if the theme customization was extended so we could choose to visually distinguish between folders and their respective tabs.
3. Maybe some more details could be added at some places, in the customization options, since it's not always obvious what each option button applies to. For instance, in the "Toolbar" section, the buttons in the grouping of 4 apply to the Search sub-menu, but unless this sub-menu happens to be open at the time you are doing the customization, you have no idea what you are modifying.
- Finally, I'd like to say that I am definitely against "Anonymous user eb4478"'s suggestion (sorry, user! :-)) of only loading one group at a time. Here again, several extensions already do that, and that is another of the main reasons I use Tree Tabs, and would never use any of those other extensions again.
In conclusion, Kroppy, this is a powerful, incredibly helpful and very unique extension, and I thank you for all the time and effort you are dedicating to this project! Thank you, thank you, thank you! :-)
- So, most times I open Firefox, although I get my session back (including groups and tree structure), my own theme (that I, of course, saved) very rarely loads up automatically. It is an easy fix, since I simply have to open the Tree Tabs option page, which gets my theme to instantly load up. It's not a big deal, but it certainly isn't the intended behaviour, and it still adds a step to the process of getting the browser up and ready and to my liking...
- Like several other users already mentioned, I have also experienced the issue of tab dragging between groups actually opening them in a new window, and it is indeed quite annoying.
- Although I do save my sessions very regularly, an auto-backup function would be wonderful.
- I also support the suggestion of integrating Tree Tabs with Firefox sync. I definitely would have a great use for this possibility.
- The Tree Tabs integrated right-click "Undo close" doesn't seem to be working (but Firefox "Undo close tab" functionality, when you right-click on the horizontal tab bar, does.)
- I don't know if this can be done, but, if it can, I would love for Tree Tabs to systematically integrate all available right-click functionalities (that is, include all the functionalities from other installed extensions.)
- Like many other commenters suggested, it would be wonderful to see some indication of the container a tab was opened in, if any. Getting an option to directly be able to chose to open a new tab in a container would also be very useful.
*** BUT, unlike what another reviewer suggested - which Kroppy then said he "had in plans", which really worried me - I would absolutely HATE to see containers used in place of the groups! Contrary to what said reviewer claimed, there is no "redundancy" there. Containers and groups of tabs have very distinct purposes (I won't elaborate on the distinction, there's tons of info on that topic). I for one know how to use both properly, and certainly do, which is why I need to be able to make the most of both functionalities. Several extensions already base their so-called "groups" on containers, and they don't do the trick for me. Seeing Tree Tabs join this trend would unfortunately be a total deal-breaker, as far as I'm concerned.
- Regarding the theme customization (which is already amazing, I must say!):
1. I would kind of like to be able to change the font, yes, but what I would REALLY love would be to change the size of the font of the names of the groups (those that lay vertically, and that we click on to access each group's tabs). I really have trouble reading them, and being able to increase their size slightly would help a lot.
2. Just like user 762ab4 mentioned, it would be great if the theme customization was extended so we could choose to visually distinguish between folders and their respective tabs.
3. Maybe some more details could be added at some places, in the customization options, since it's not always obvious what each option button applies to. For instance, in the "Toolbar" section, the buttons in the grouping of 4 apply to the Search sub-menu, but unless this sub-menu happens to be open at the time you are doing the customization, you have no idea what you are modifying.
- Finally, I'd like to say that I am definitely against "Anonymous user eb4478"'s suggestion (sorry, user! :-)) of only loading one group at a time. Here again, several extensions already do that, and that is another of the main reasons I use Tree Tabs, and would never use any of those other extensions again.
In conclusion, Kroppy, this is a powerful, incredibly helpful and very unique extension, and I thank you for all the time and effort you are dedicating to this project! Thank you, thank you, thank you! :-)
273 reviews
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 18890244, 17 days agoWow, excellent add-on. I previously used "Tree Style Tabs" but was missing the feature to easily place tabs into folders. And this add-on is so much more! Thank you so much!
- Rated 4 out of 5by HumanistAtypik, 2 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Seän "frostbyte" Shepherd, 10 months agoThank you, thank you, THANK YOU for updating this extension! I've been using it for years, but before the latest update it was so outdated I lost a lot of my "trees" lol. I don't blame you, of course. It was my fault for using a very outdated extension. But you made my day, nay even my WEEK by finding out you updated it last month. THANK you, kroppy. You da bomb! (As we used to say in the '90s xP)
- Rated 4 out of 5by piecevcake, a year agoI first wrote the review below in 2019. The add-on hasn't been updated and it's functionality hasnt' changed since then. I still use it to manage tens of thousands of tabs between multiple profiles. It's infuriating when it occasionally loses tree structure in individual windows and sometimes the restore doesn't work so you have to manually re-group (no tabs are ever lost), but it still saves me hours of messing around, every day.
2019 review:
I don't know why 'Tree Style Tabs" is recommended by FF and this isn't. This addon leaves TST for dead and is by far the best tab manager I have come across in a thorough search and test.
It is so superb that a manual of all the things it can do would be helpful! The basic sidebar setup with drag-and-drop can be instantly used by new users, but it can take a lot of time to find and figure out how to use all the other brilliant parts of this addon.
It has multiple backup options- customisable session autosave, EXTERNAL save a group or whole session, import between profiles, merge sessions. Of all the features in this addon missing in other tab organisers, this is the most important. MISSING in tree style tabs. TT's bookmark feature creates tab indexes for saved groups and sessions, structured by group, folder and trees. (Or Onetab - save, restore in new window, Onetab.)
Can use TT search in each window to select and drag tabs by title or url between groups, folders and windows. (Use Conex for cross-window searches by container, or Fast Tab Switcher by visited time.)
I use TT combined with profiles as a task management system, managing thousands of tabs. Profiles for areas of work (to keep memory manageable), Custom named groups (thin vertical tabs at the left, can be hibernated when not in use) for categories, custom named folders in those groups to divide tasks (and comment on them!), and finally trees for subpages so I know where I am.
Lots of useful options for groups, folders and trees-- collapse, suspend, reload, bookmark, hibernate, search, duplicate tabs. Customise where different types of new tabs open.
Highly customisable UI: tab height and indent (Yay! fit heaps in sidebar, minimises scrolling), colours for hover, active, selected, search and combinations of them, 1-click save customisations.
AND it imports tabs unloaded - so memory and custom tab titles are preserved until the tabs are loaded. (Bookmark imported groups or sessions before loading to retrieve custom tab titles with Tab ReTitle addon.)
The only major thing missing is container support! Only 1 tabs manager has this (Sidebery, but it's structure doesn't work for me), it is SO needed. (Though merge does keep the containers of the previous tabs, other imported tabs have to be reopened in new container which loses their place in the tree structure - you need to import in a new window, bookmark the import, save the session, reopen the imported tabs in containers, manually rename the custom titles, then merge the saved session and hope it works.)
A few bugs in a some of the advanced features, a headache but those features don't even exist in other managers.
29/9/20: I am marking this down to 4 because I am SO SICK of spending days manually fixing lost/moved new tabs/trees/groups/sometimes entire session structures. Occasionally, randomly. neither restore nor merge of backups works and the dev has done NOTHING in over a year to fix this bug, or to integrate containers, and STOPPED someone else who tried to. I'm going to mark down 1 star each time I get mad enough to visit.
PS it DOESN'T unload tabs unless you select tabs and click "unload" in the context menu. The previous reviewer is probably talking about a feature recently introduced in FF. - Rated 4 out of 5by Firefox user 18313903, a year ago
- Rated 4 out of 5by rghines1, a year agoWas really enjoying Tree Tabs for 2 years until it began loading/unloading all the tabs at a 1 hertz rate. Tried to fix the problem by deleting files, reinstalling, etc to no avail. Seems it got triggered when using export/import feature. Kinda a shame having to abandon the extension for Tree Style Tabs. The developer seems to no longer support it.
- Rated 1 out of 5by Firefox user 17908242, 2 years agoextension is abandoned and doesn't even work. it's constantly reloading on the latest firefox without any errors in logs. disappointing, it was a good stuff.
- Rated 1 out of 5by Vivi, 2 years agoTree tabs is not working well! Each time I close Firefox, when I open it I loose all my configuration. I hope it can be solved
- Rated 3 out of 5by Seän "frostbyte" Shepherd, 2 years ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 15023038, 2 years ago
- Rated 1 out of 5by Shizune, 2 years ago
- Rated 4 out of 5by 若雲, 2 years ago
- Rated 4 out of 5by Lenoxus, 2 years agoNear-perfect in its simplicity. My only quibble is that I don't think it has the ability to hide hidden tabs, which would be nice.
- Rated 4 out of 5by CemKey, 2 years agoЕсли выделяя вкладку чуть шевельнуть мышь, то открывается новое окно браузера и туда переносится эта вкладка и все дочерние. И если их много, то все зависнет.
If you move the mouse slightly while selecting a tab, a new browser window opens and this tab and all its children are transferred there. And if there are a lot of them, then everything will hang. - Rated 5 out of 5by mkp, 2 years ago
- Rated 4 out of 5by Qaz Cetelic, 2 years agoHas to most features compared to other extensions and is very responsive. Sadly it seems like the extension is no longer maintained. The license prohibits derivatives so it's impossible to continue developing this extension.
- Rated 2 out of 5by wheels, 2 years agoReally bad bug keeps on moving tabs to a new window when I click on the tab.
- Rated 5 out of 5by asdasd, 2 years ago3 years from last update and still the best tree extension. Tried Tree Style Tab, but still no where close to this one.
It has groups, folders, suspend, restore, pin, so many features - Rated 3 out of 5by Frostbyte, 3 years ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 14303598, 3 years ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by JB, 3 years ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 13656673, 3 years agoGreat add-on but with a few bugs and missing features and without support. It's been 3 years since the last update. It'd be great if the dev would at least reveal if he intends to service this code in the future or not.
- Rated 5 out of 5by Attempting, 3 years agoI tried Sideberry and Tree Style Tabs, this is far better simply for it's handy toolbar at the top and the ability to unload all tabs except for the active one.