After reading this roundup article, I kept on thinking that Firefox had this capability as well, but I couldn’t find it. Well after quite a bit of web searching, I found what I was thinking of.
Firefox 4 (March 2011) introduced a feature called “Panorama” (aka “TabCandy”). This feature lets you group tabs into application-spaces which can be quickly opened and closed and switched between.
The feature was removed from Firerfox in version 45 (March 2016), apparently due to lack of interest. It’s a bit ironic that this is a feature that people might want to use today. At least there are third-party add-ons that provide similar capabilities.
See also:
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Firefox 4 release notes (Panorama introduced)
- Article about TabCandy which became Panorama. (Linked from FF 4 release notes)
- ArsTechnica article about FF4b4 mentioning Panorama. Panorama image that is supposed to have been in-lined with the article.
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Firefox 45 release notes (Panorama removed)
- Article about Panorama’s removal (linked from FF45 release notes)
- A better article about Panorama from a site promoting a similar feature as a commercial product.
- Panorama Tab Groups. An add-on (last updated in 2020) that claims to put back the Panorama feature.
