Vertical Tabs

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @realmaxmillion last edited by

@realmaxmillion Vertical tabs are already available for testing in Opera One Developer.

[scrapefour]

scrapefour @leocg last edited by

@leocg What does this mean for opera air? Opera Air and One are 2 different products

[mohamedsalah]

mohamedsalah Opera last edited by

Vertical tabs is live!

How to activate Vertical Tabs in Opera One
The easiest way to access Vertical Tabs in Opera One is to right click any tab in your tab bar and select the option that says “Use vertical tab strip” at the very bottom of the menu. When using Vertical Tabs, you can switch back to the horizontal tab strip in the same way: right click any tab, and go to the bottom option of the menu that says “Use horizontal tab strip.”

Another way to access this feature is through the Easy Setup, which sits to the right of the browser’s toolbar, at the top right side of your screen. Once you open it you’ll find the option “Use vertical tab strip” under the Layout section, and you can toggle the feature on and off from here too.

https://blogs.opera.com/news/2026/07/vertical-tabs-upgraded-google-lens-opera-one/

[mohamedsalah]

mohamedsalah Opera last edited by

@cibron @Craig6969 ~@mattbizio @mixchild @mtbf99 @obahareth @parasite666 @realmaxmillion vertical tabs are live now in Opera One!

https://blogs.opera.com/news/2026/07/vertical-tabs-upgraded-google-lens-opera-one/

[ThirteenthDisciple]

ThirteenthDisciple @mohamedsalah last edited by

@mohamedsalah Thank you!

[Arthur2828]

Arthur2828 last edited by

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Can you please make the vertical tabs autohide the same way the sidebar works with autohide?

[mohamedsalah]

mohamedsalah Opera @Arthur2828 last edited by

@Arthur2828 interesting idea, we consider already, but wouldn't it be the case that you want to see the tabs all time but just hide the sidebar apps? what would you benefit when you autohide everything?

[mohamedsalah]

mohamedsalah Opera @ThirteenthDisciple last edited by

@ThirteenthDisciple better late than never

[Reitei17]

Reitei17 @mohamedsalah last edited by

@mohamedsalah i also want the autohide vertical tabs. Its just neat that i get all the screen and when i want to change tab, i could just hover it. Same with the top address bar also autohide. So i can get full screen. The only thing i missed from zen browser.

Plus i dont know why the sidebar is still there after vertical tabs is implemented. Its like having 2 sidebars overlapping. It would be better to customize tools, so i can set tools i want in the vertical tabs and dont need the sidebar anymore. Tools like bookmarks, history, etc.

[Arthur2828]

Arthur2828 @mohamedsalah last edited by

@mohamedsalah It works practically on the smaller laptops. If you are working on a big screen and you are developer or have big screen at home - yes expanding the vertical tabs and sidebar and keep everything open works well.

However when I go to office or on the move while using my 13itch laptop - keeping the vertical tabs open takes so much space! Hiding them and opening them adds an extra click each time which is annoying.

I used to use Atlas before and absolutely loved how they made vertical tabs autohide when you just hover on it. Worked weel on my big screen and on my small company laptop.

And another thing to note is the sidebar - if you have vertical tabs enabled, the sidebar can go away really its not needed.