Recently we told you about new hidden feature "Compact Navigation" in Google Chrome browser:
How to Enable New “Compact Navigation” Feature in Google Chrome?
Now its turn of another cool secret feature in Google Chrome v13.
"Side Tabs" is a new feature in Chrome which allows you to show tabs in left sidebar of browser window. Its good for people who have widescreen display.
Following is a screenshot of this new feature in action:
To enable this feature, follow these simple steps:
1. Type about:flags in addressbar and press Enter.
2. You'll see "Side Tabs" option listed at the top.
Click on Enable link.
3. Restart your browser and after restart, right-click on tab and select "Use side tabs" option.
That's it. It'll show tabs in left sidebar. Enjoy...
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Prashant
Aweful
nipunb
thnx for the info but i personally think that the original tab bar looks much better than the left sidebar tabs
Swapnil
WOW! I think Google has really done some work on Chrome 13 unlike the previous releases where minor set of features, security fixes and bug fixes were combined to form a new release.
carbonize
not a big Opera fan but they definitely had this first.
JrColas22
I tried it on a regular monitor and I couldn't stand it. Then it looked way better when I tried it on my widescreen, but I still like my tabs on top. Now I'm just using the compact navigation and some other features they got in there in which I think are awesome.
Mushaf
It's not new. It's been in about:flags for a long time now.
odio
firefox had a lot of add-ons wich do this. now i wanna try. someone knows wich one is the best?
Tangmeister
@Mushaf
:D You're right, and nice keeping up w/ Chrome. But it should be new for most users, who are on the Stable Channel.
It should probably be noted that it's a work in progress (or at least, not finished yet.). Still not much polishing, obviously, and it's not in huge demand by users since they're used to the top tabs.
Nice article btw. :)
death
great ........ it's really aswm
Blac
A bitty copy from Opera...