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    • sgunhouse
      sgunhouse Moderator Volunteer @sdgates last edited by sgunhouse

      @sdgates Saving tabs is trivial. Use Ctrl+click to select multiple tabs, then right-click on any selected tab and the context menu includes Save > tabs as Speed Dial folder. Haven't tried the others - try them yourself and see.

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      • A Former User
        A Former User @sgunhouse last edited by

        @sgunhouse Would not select, drag and drop multiple tabs to new window be an easy feature for Opera to implement?

        We can do this with one tab, why not a selection of more?

        Needing to save as Speed Dial Folder for moving tabs to a new windows is a large workaround.

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        • burnout426
          burnout426 Volunteer @Guest last edited by

          @vegelund said in Select multiple tabs and drag to a new window:

          Would not select, drag and drop multiple tabs to new window be an easy feature for Opera to implement?

          Yes, it should be easy.

          @vegelund said in Select multiple tabs and drag to a new window:

          We can do this with one tab, why not a selection of more?

          I consider it unfinished work on the handling of tab selections. As in, the tab-selection feature is not complete yet because of this and work on it stalled before completion. But, that's my opinion.

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          • franan
            franan last edited by

            I really can't believe this feature still hasn't been integrated in Opera. Like others have noted, I am really struggling to continue working in this browser without this fundamental function.

            I did want to add a solution that has been working for me. I tested out several Chrome extensions, and this one ("Move tabs between windows", linked below) is the only one I have found so far that actually works in Opera for moving multiple tabs at a time between open windows. I was specifically looking for an extension that moved tabs to other open windows, rather than just moving them all to a new window. To use this extension, select all the tab you need moved (holding down the CTRL/CMD as you select tabs for multi-select). Then press the extension in the toolbar, and open the window you would like the tabs moved to. After changing focus to the desired destination window, the tabs should appear in that window.

            https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/move-tabs-between-windows/dcgkknngicjdagcjljfbhgdimlfhafag/related?utm_source=chrome-ntp-icon

            Unfortunately, this extension still doesn't replace the option to drag and drop tabs like normal, especially if you are simply trying to rearrange tabs within the active window (like some users note on here: https://forums.opera.com/topic/34453/suggestion-able-to-select-multiple-tabs-at-once-and-move-the-all-together/9). I really like using Opera and would hate to leave just because of this, so please add this feature!

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            • mrsomewhere
              mrsomewhere last edited by

              I had been using a Chrome extension called "Tab Scissors" as a work around to this lack of functionality in Opera, but that extension no longer exists, and I haven't been able to find a comparable extension. The lack of ability to move multiple tabs to a new window seriously limits the usability of Opera. I don't want to switch to another browser--there is much that I like about Opera--but I just can't keep using it the way that it is.

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              • burnout426
                burnout426 Volunteer @mrsomewhere last edited by

                @mrsomewhere The Tab Scissors extension is still available at https://www.crx4chrome.com/crx/75791/ (the "Download Crx File from Crx4Chrome" link at the bottom of the page). I extracted the CRX file and things look okay in general. But, maybe there's a reason it was removed from the Chrome webstore.

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                • mrsomewhere
                  mrsomewhere @burnout426 last edited by

                  @burnout426 Thank you for this information. I'll look into it.

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                  • A Former User
                    A Former User last edited by

                    New user here migrating from Brave. The absence of this feature actually surprised me, and to see that people have been noting its absence and requesting its integration for nearly five years to no avail does not inspire confidence.

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                    • e13gy
                      e13gy last edited by

                      I migrated from Chrome about a month ago and the lack of tab organization in Opera is my biggest complaint. Ridiculous that you can select multiple tabs for next-to-no reason.

                      This is going to be the thing that drives me back to Chrome. 5 years and still this parity feature is unimplemented? Disgraceful, but I guess you get what you pay for.

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                      • sparky132
                        sparky132 last edited by

                        Bump. I think this feature deserves continued attention.

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                        • barlockk
                          barlockk last edited by

                          another bump, this feature would be well received.

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                          • 36Desires
                            36Desires @barlockk last edited by

                            @barlockk same for me. switched to Opera GX on all of my devices recently and am super bummed drag&drop of multiple Tabs doesn't work. please add this or I might go back to firefox.

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                            • PanicPug
                              PanicPug last edited by

                              It's also super weird, that even with the new "islands" feature it's not possible to drag and drop an island into a new window, still only single tabs and nothing else.

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                                A Former User @PanicPug last edited by

                                @panicpug it really is totally weird.

                                I wonder if this will ever be implemented and what the reason is it has not been implemented yet.

                                Also I don't get it why we cant create tab-groups additionally to Workplaces, because with implementing tab-groups it would be also technically much more easier to implement this feature by just simply right click on the marked/selected tabs and send them to a specific tab-group.

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                                • mrsomewhere
                                  mrsomewhere @PanicPug last edited by

                                  @panicpug said in Select multiple tabs and drag to a new window:

                                  It's also super weird, that even with the new "islands" feature it's not possible to drag and drop an island into a new window, still only single tabs and nothing else.

                                  I was thinking the same thing. I have a cautious hope that now that islands have been implemented, a future update will allow you to move an island to a new window, but considered that I made this request 6 years ago, I'm not holding my breath.

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                                  • BRAAAAAAAV
                                    BRAAAAAAAV last edited by

                                    It's weird, because you can select multiple tabs, but you can't move them. I think that there's some plugin, probably, but at least you can move tabs from one window to another. That's not to bad for me, seeing as I only have to do that with around 5, but it's getting increasingly more difficult. I'm thinking of saving my two different windows separately in some folder, but still, it would be very useful.

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                                    • Zincyman
                                      Zincyman last edited by

                                      Cmooon Opera. This is such a basic and necessary feature! Please get this done

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                                      • leocg
                                        leocg Moderator Volunteer @Zincyman last edited by

                                        @zincyman Work in progress: opera://flags/#drag-multiple-tabs

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                                        • aleksod
                                          aleksod @leocg last edited by

                                          @leocg Glad to see the feature is worked on. I will wait for the official release with the stable feature. Thanks for letting us know!

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                                          • Zincyman
                                            Zincyman last edited by

                                            @leocg my king! So glad to hear 🙂

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