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No browser I ever used offers a good solution to not only store bookmarks but also being good at finding them again.

In contrast a hierarchical tab structure can act both as the stuff I'm currently working on as well as a way to store all things I find interesting in named groups. If you didn't manually tag all your bookmarks, ideally with a consistent naming scheme, finding certain sites again can be quite a task. But I know what tab group a certain website that I last used 2 years ago and can't remember the name/url of has to be in. It's basically the web version of a file manager. Why would I spend time to organise bookmarks in some folder structure if the structure already exists in the tab bar, always up to date?

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> No browser I ever used offers a good solution to not only store bookmarks but also being good at finding them again.

And tabs solve this problem how? In most browsers they aren’t even searchable.

The only advantage over a folder of bookmarks is that you can close one with a shortcuts, whereas bookmarks require several clicks.

Because tabs get lost when browser crashes and don't allow for searching.

You are wrong on both claims. Firefox usually still preserves the session despite crashes, and even if it doesn't you can still restore it again via "recently closed windows". Although I only had to do that once, after a certain bug-riddled Windows 10 update. I have at least 300 tabs opened constantly in two Firefox windows, and I never lost a session.

And Firefox automatically searches all tabs in addition to bookmarks whenever you type in the address bar, and lets you jump to that tab directly.

Try to do that in incognito mode after a crash.

300 tabs! I guess there is nothing more to discuss.

> Try to do that in incognito mode after a crash.

That argument makes no sense. Both bookmarks as well as persistent tabs are not something you'd use in incognito mode. Also, if you use incognito mode for anything that should survive a crash you're probably using it wrong. Firefox and Chrome let you use separate profiles for a reason.

> 300 tabs! I guess there is nothing more to discuss.

No need to be condescending. Especially not considering a few years ago I also thought it's crazy. Truth is, it's simply how bookmarks should have been designed from the start. If you disagree that doesn't bother me, but your point about browser crashes is still not accurate.

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