Vertical Tabs
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mattbizio last edited by
@leocg If you're not convinced by the advantages of advanced tab management, perhaps Opera isn't the right browser for you. Some users may only need three or four tabs for daily tasks, and that’s perfectly fine ( but that´s the exeption rather than the rule and the stats are just proving this ). Chrome’s community might celebrate a slower pace of adaptation, but for professionals involved in serious content creation, research, AI development—even musicians then robust tab organization is a no brainer.
the problem is that you´re not treating tabs like things to do... when you write a list of groceries for example you write it down vertically for the only purpose of visual priority ( can´t imagine a single case of someone writing groceries list just horizontaly, it´s called "common sense" )
As a designer and multimedia creator, managing 20+ tabs is a daily necessity when tracking trends and accessing online AI tools. We need a system that isn't just functional but genuinely powerful and why not beautiful like the rest of opera´s UI. Dismissing progress as unnecessary only reflects a childlish argue and a missed opportunity to engage broader audiences (something that opera really needs if it wants to stay relevant on the future ). If users begin migrating to Opera, they’ll uncover valuable built-in features, such as pinboards, Aria, the usefull sidebar and other productivity tools. The real challenge is making this innovation accessible and compelling to ensure it reaches its full potential.
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mattbizio last edited by leocg
In any case you can make both vertical and horizontal options( again like EDGE does ) and that´s it... every user satisfied!
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leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by
@mattbizio What I'm not convinced is that people needs to have several tabs opened all the time.
I know and agree that tabs management is important.
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Reitei17 last edited by Reitei17
@leocg for me personally its only for ui aesthetic that i prefer. I like having vertical tabs cause its look prettier. Less stuff on upper part (horizontal tabs). Especially when the vertical tabs can auto hide. Its very neat. Also im easily bored. So a change will be nice.
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scrapefour last edited by
@leocg So for work or just daily use you only use a single tab at a time? When your done you just close the tab and re sign in everytime?
For my use case I'm a sysadmin so it's not uncommon to have 20 - 30 portals open and going in and out of. Rmm tools, network management, inventory systems, device management systems and list goes on. As an admin I work on requests as they come in so I never know what portal I'll need till I physically get the request. All these are 2fa as well. Once you close the tab you have to 2fa back in. I couldn't imagine having to sign back in 100+ times a day using my password and 2fa code whereas I could just leave the tab open and refer back to it when needed.
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leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by
@scrapefour Nope, I use more than one tab. I just don't use dozen, hundreds of tabs like some people do.
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Craig6969 last edited by
Yes plz make vertical tabs, almost all major browser got them as an option. Almost all sites are optimized for phones and content is dense in the midlle of the page, so vertical tabs uses vertical side space that is usualy empty and gives more real estate to the site content.
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skinnyPS last edited by
@leocg To me vertical tabs are the better option because I need more vertical screen real-estate than horizontal. Most websites waste a lot of horizontal real-estate, and having a minimized vertical bar is better because I can free up significant space on the top of the screen and the screen feel clutter free. Specifically Edge, has exactly what I need, but I am sticking to opera because of the other experiences.
Vertical tabs is just a quality of life change which will greatly improve UI of Opera!
