Disables tabs for tab-less browsing

Latest Version

Version
0.6.0
Update
April 25, 2019
Size
20.83KiB
Developer
Category
Users
3,000+
Rating
4.70833 ★
Manifest Version
2
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English
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Tab-less Extension

This extension disables tabbed browsing. Rather than opening new tabs, your browser will open windows wherever possible.

* Why would you want to disable tabs?

Because I always find it difficult to find the tab I'm looking for. Tabs obscure the browsing experience, and I find it far easier to browse the web when I can see all of my windows at once. Most modern operating systems can arrange windows elegantly and efficiently, making tabs defunct.

* If you don't like tabs, then just don't use them! You don't need an extension for that

Increasingly, browsers force tabs on you by default. It does not provide an option to default to using windows rather than tabs. This extension overrides that behaviour to open windows instead, to make it seamless for users like myself.

* Why should I use Tab-less rather than New Tab, New Window?

1. Tab-less does not require any access to your browsing history at all (most extensions require access to your browsing history or the current page you're viewing).
2. It's designed to be as light-weight and simplistic as possible.
3. There's no magic, it just moves tabs to a new window, whenever they're opened (using the default settings for a new window).

All of the code for this extension is open-sourced and can be found online at https://github.com/iainbeeston/tab-less. I'd be happy to receive any feedback, hear about any bugs or accept any pull-requests for new code at that address.
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Source Manifest.json

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User reviews

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Michael Mantion (ID: 0000008bd4d61e29) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 11/11/2023 Have been a heavy web user before the days of AOL. The worst day of my life was when Tabbed browsing became a thing. After a decade of trying to disable them or eliminate them I gave up hope. There were other browsers but i preferred chromium based browsers. I can't believe I have lived so long with out this extension. The world needs to know this exist.

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Rainsoft Central Kentucky (ID: 0000001521366530) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 09/01/2023 Highly recommended for anyone using Alt-Tab to switch between windows. This is one of the most useful extensions I've found in years!

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Michael Z. McCalley-Scott (ID: 0000004c2fad0b3c) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 08/04/2022 Great. Window management helps so much. Best used in FULLSCREEN mode. I easily close windows that I'm obviously not using anymore with a swipe vs clicking each tab or having a tab graveyard. Thanks Tab-less

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Thomas Kaldahl (ID: 0000006ec4092f56) Voted 4 ★ - Updated 06/07/2022 I'd like it if there was a simple menu wherein I could toggle tabs on or off. Currently, clicking the icon causes the browser to seize all input until I hit escape. But perhaps that's the cost of the sheer simplicity of this extension, and there are plenty of 5-star reviews to back that up.

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Nonyank S (ID: 0000006780d02587) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 03/16/2022 Works like it should and saves a lot of space!