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Review: Tree Style Tab Firefox Extension

I have a history of being a major tab abuser in Firefox.  I am always working on several personal, professional and academic projects and often my research for all three overlap and intersect while I explore online, piling up in my tabs toolbar.  My friend Katie recently emailed to let me know about the Tree Tab Firefox extension - and as usual she proves that she really gets me.

The Tree Tab firefox extension takes your horizontal bookmarks and stacks them into a vertical left-hand pane, thus completely changing the way you use Firefox.  I have been using it for a week or so now, and I think I have found my new favourite extension.

Things I like:

• When you click a link that opens in a new window or tab, it automatically opens up as a “sub” item in the tree.
• Groups of tabs can be expanded or collapsed.
• The sidebar can be vertically to the left as in the image, or placed on the bottom or top horizontally.
• The sidebar can auto-hide.
• Tabs can be clicked and dragged for desired placement.
• No more looking up and being overwhelmed by my other toolbars when navigating tabs.
• Easy to keep multiple projects organized at once.
• Easy to delete and sort tabs.

But don’t take my word for it, give it a shot!

The more I’ve been using the tree style tab extension, the more I just cannot live without it. Tabbed browsing in general is an absolute lifesaver, but the ability to expand & collapse groupings is so wonderful for all the different things I do on the web…research groupings, blog groupings, etc. etc., and keeping it all visually clean and easy to navigate. This one’s definitely a keeper!