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The Firefox Sidebar feature lets you access your bookmarks, history and synced tabs conveniently at the click of a button.
The Firefox Sidebar feature lets you access your bookmarks, history and synced tabs conveniently at the click of a button.
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Firefox comes with a convenient Sidebar button which lets you access your bookmarks, history and synced tabs in one click. This article shows you how to use this feature.
;[[Image:sidebar button 57]]
{note}'''Note:''' An updated Sidebar is available to a portion of Firefox users, starting in [[Find what version of Firefox you are using|Firefox version]] 133. For more information, see [https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/discussions/sidebar-and-vertical-tabs-release-channel-experimentation/td-p/78966 this Mozilla Connect discussion].{/note}
=Add the Sidebar button to your controls=
#[[Template:customizefx29]] A panel will open with all the controls you can add to Firefox.
# Drag and drop the {button Sidebar} button to your menu or toolbar. It's your choice!
#;<br>[[Image:customize sidebar 57]]
# Click the {button Done} button to save your changes.
{note}To learn more about customizing your Firefox buttons and toolbars, see [[Customize Firefox controls, buttons and toolbars]].{/note}
=Toggle the Sidebar on and off=
#Simply click the Sidebar button, then click on the option that you'd like to load.
#To turn off the Sidebar, click on the Sidebar button again, and then click to uncheck the option that you'd like to turn off.
=Move the Sidebar to the left or right=
The Sidebar shows up on the left by default, but you can also move it to the right.
#Click the arrow next to ''Bookmarks'' to expand the menu.
#Select {menu Move Sidebar to Right}.
#;<br>[[Image:move sidebar 57]]
{note}'''Note:''' If you are looking for information on the updated sidebar and vertical tabs introduced in Firefox 136, please see [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/use-sidebar-access-tools-and-vertical-tab Use the sidebar to access tools and vertical tabs].{/note}
Firefox comes with a convenient Sidebar button which lets you access your bookmarks, history and synced tabs in one click. This article shows you how to use this feature.
;[[Image:sidebar button 57]]
=Add the Sidebar button to your controls=
#[[Template:customizefx29]] A panel will open with all the controls you can add to Firefox.
# Drag and drop the {button Sidebar} button to your menu or toolbar. It's your choice!
#;<br>[[Image:customize sidebar 57]]
# Click the {button Done} button to save your changes.
{note}To learn more about customizing your Firefox buttons and toolbars, see [[Customize Firefox controls, buttons and toolbars]].{/note}
=Toggle the Sidebar on and off=
#Simply click the Sidebar button, then click on the option that you'd like to load.
#To turn off the Sidebar, click on the Sidebar button again, and then click to uncheck the option that you'd like to turn off.
=Move the Sidebar to the left or right=
The Sidebar shows up on the left by default, but you can also move it to the right.
#Click the arrow next to ''Bookmarks'' to expand the menu.
#Select {menu Move Sidebar to Right}.
#;<br>[[Image:move sidebar 57]]