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About this extension

Simple Tab Groups works across browser instances/windows too. If you select a group in another window, the selected window will jump to the foreground with the chosen group selected. You can even select the specific tab within that group in background browser windows. GIF example

Functionality / development notes:

New design implementation
Dark theme added
Added colored group icon
Added the ability to import the backup groups of the old extension Tab Groups
Added support of the Mozilla extension Firefox Multi-Account Containers
Now fully supports multiple windows
Saves last active tab after change group
Show currently used group in icon (see screenshot)
NOT supported: Private (Incognito) Mode
Added ‘close tab’ by middle-mouse click
Added simple switching between groups and tabs in search mode using the up, down, right, and left keys
"Manage groups" functionality
Added Drag&Drop support for tabs and groups in popup window
Added support sorting groups (context menu in popup window)
Added field for search/filter tabs in "Manage Groups"
Added support to Backup/Restore tabs, groups and settings to/from json file
Custom group icons, set group icon from tab icon (by context menu)
Added Undo Remove group by context menu browser button (see screenshot)
Added support for catch tabs by containers (#76)
Added dark theme
Added support SideBar

REQUIRED for dark theme: Set svg.context-properties.content.enabled to true in about:config page. How to do this.

Permissions used:

tabs: for tab management
tabHide: for hide tabs
contextualIdentities & cookies: to integrate with Firefox Multi-Account Containers
notifications: for notification on move tab to group etc.
menus: for creating tabs context menus
sessions: for save session data (last used group, etc.)
downloads: for creating auto backups
management: for automatically detect the required addons
storage: for saving groups locally
unlimitedStorage: restore tabs after close window, there can be a lot of tabs
<all_urls>(Access your data for all websites): for tab thumbnails and catch/move/reopen tabs in needed containers/groups
webRequest & webRequestBlocking: for catch/move/reopen tabs in needed containers/groups
(optional) bookmarks: access for create bookmarks

How to integrate with the Gesturefy extension
You have to input the following into Gesturefy:
Add-on ID: simple-tab-groups@drive4ik
Parse message: On
Supported actions:

{"action": "add-new-group"}
{"action": "rename-group"}
{"action": "load-next-group"}
{"action": "load-prev-group"}
{"action": "load-next-unloaded-group"}
{"action": "load-prev-unloaded-group"}
{"action": "load-history-next-group"}
{"action": "load-history-prev-group"}
{"action": "load-first-group"}
{"action": "load-last-group"}
{"action": "load-custom-group"}
{"action": "delete-current-group"}
{"action": "open-manage-groups"}
{"action": "move-selected-tabs-to-custom-group"}
{"action": "discard-group"}
{"action": "discard-other-groups"}
{"action": "reload-all-tabs-in-current-group"}
{"action": "create-temp-tab"}
{"action": "create-backup"}

This extension may conflict with other programs similar in functionality.
Conflicted extensions include, but may not be limited to:

Tab Open/Close Control
OneTab
Tiled Tab Groups
Totally not Panorama (Tab Groups with tab hiding)
Panorama Tab Groups
Panorama View
etc.

Please — help me translate this extension into your language!

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Release notes for 4.7.2.1

v4.7.2.1

Fix group icons restore from backup
Fix create tab in popup

v4.7.2

Auto change themes, fix #760, fix #502
Add new hotkeys "Load next non-empty group" and "Load previous non-empty group"
Add context menu editor, #818
Keep open tabs in background that has sound, #815
Refactor bookmarks create logic, #869
Removed the function of changing the name of the bookmark folder because it was unnecessary
Made it possible to create groups with the same name
Fix bugs on restore backups
Add "Sync Tab Groups" to conflicted extensions
Update fr locale, thanks for klint

v4.7.1

Fix bugs #762, #844, #836, #767 (maybe #716, need retest)
Fix bug on restore groups from old version backup, #826
Set focus on new group input name, add button "create new group" in manage page, #847
Add button STG settings into manage groups page, #850
Add faster search: timeout-based searching, #794
Search only group names, #795
Rolling files for backups, #506
Add import new version backup from "Panorama View" addon
Add page "Extensions that conflict with STG"
Keep openerTabId of tabs moved across windows https://github.com/piroor/treestyletab/issues/2546#issuecomment-733488187
Disabling the addon for private/incognito windows and tabs
Removed support for "ReaderMode" due to problems with the browser receiving and updating this data in a timely manner
Minimum support FF 91.0+
Update pl locale, thanks for Konrad
Update fr locale, thanks for Valentin Cocaud
Update fr locale, thanks for klint
Update it locale, thanks for Ale-Ma
Update bg locale, thanks for Стоян
Update es_AR locale, thanks for dln
Update es_ES locale
Update de locale, thanks for Günther-Dikdik
Update zh_CN locale
Update ja locale, thanks for marsf
Added tr_TR locale, thanks for fusuyfusuy
Added ua locale, thanks for Олексій

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