Tab overview menu
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Firefox’s tab overview menu is designed to help you manage and navigate your open tabs effortlessly. Whether you have just a few tabs or are dealing with many, this feature lets you quickly find, organize, and switch between tabs, providing a smooth browsing experience. This article will guide you on how to use the tab overview menu to maintain a tidy and organized browser environment, regardless of the number of tabs you have opened.
Access the menu
- Open the Tab Overview Menu: Click the
icon at the top-right corner of the Firefox window, next to the tabs bar.
- View your tabs: A drop-down menu will appear, displaying a list of all your open tabs. Each tab shows the title and favicon of the webpage.
Manage tabs
- Search tabs: This option at the top of the menu lets you use the address bar to find a specific tab by typing keywords related to its content.
- Close duplicate tabs: To quickly close any duplicate tabs, select . This will automatically identify with the same URL and will only keep open the last active tab.
- Open a new container tab: Select How to use Firefox containers. to open a tab in a different container. This allows you to keep your browsing activities separated by context, such as work and personal. For more info about Firefox Containers, see
Navigate tabs
- Switch tabs: Scroll through the list and click on the tab you want to switch to. This will immediately bring the selected tab into focus.
- Close a tab: To close a tab directly from the menu, click the icon next to the tab's title.
For more information on managing tabs, check out Tab context menu.