Simple Tab Groups Autor: Drive4ik

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!


This extension also has these plugins:

• Create new group
• Create new tab
• Create new tab in temporary container
• Delete current group
• Group notes
• Load custom group
• Open Manage groups