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Comment by dhughes | Hacker News Reader

I've seen the Tree Tab AddOn and didn't think I would like it but it is much better than having a whole bunch of tabs open, which tend to get squished up when you have a lot open.

Also, with certain themes the active tab can be hard to see, they all look the same, the active tab should be indented or darker but some themes make them all look so similar it's hard to tell, that's not so with Tree Tab.

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I have to second this. I've been using the Tree Tab addon for months now and have a hard time going back. I definitely wouldn't want to be without it for any widescreen monitors (e.g. every laptop I own).

I now, on average, have ~20 tabs open. When doing lots of fast research or having a very multi-tasking day, it will hit 40 or so tabs. But it doesn't feel like hell, it feels great, because they're all organized in trees/collapsible, and are just a very visible/readable list on the left side.

In normal Firefox or Chrome, I never let myself get more than 15 tabs deep because they're not organized in a meaningful way and feel like unsearchable clutter. With the tree-style tabs on the left, it's really easy to organize/reorganize them and feels more normal to have lots of them open at once if you need.

I unofficially challenge everyone reading this to try that tree-style tab addon for a month and see if you feel more productive/efficient using that over the top-style tabs. It will feel slightly weird at first, but give it that week/month and I bet you'll prefer it when you're done.

Here's the link if you need it: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5890

Edit: If you're not convinced, tell me which is easier to skim quickly.

This:

  * GMail, thorax
  * Active by Milest...
  * thread sync - Google Sea...
      * MSDN - WaitForSingleObj...
  * Twitter / Home... 
  * CNN.com - Breaking N...
      * Congressman came under fire in ... 
      * Jailbird ruffles features ...
  * hello - Google Sea...
  * hacker news - Google Sea...

or this:

+1 - I discovered the Tree Style Tab addon a few months back, and I absolutely cannot imagine living without it. If you don't already use it, give it a try now, you will never go back. This type of tab handling should be pulled in to every browser ASAP.

If you're the type of person that reads Hacker News, this plugin will improve your online experience by at least 5%. Get it.

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