[Tip] Disable or Remove Workspaces Feature in Opera Browser

New versions of Opera web browser come with a new feature called “Workspace” which allows users to easily manage and organize their tabs in separate groups. Users can create up to 5 different workspaces and name them according to their requirements. They can also set different icons to distinguish them.

Workspaces are actually separate tab groups or sets which can contain different tabs arranged by the user. You can create different and separate workspaces for your office work, home, fun activity, time pass, etc.

Workspaces can be accessed using the left sidebar in Opera. All workspaces icons are placed at the top of sidebar.

If you don’t like the idea of workspace and don’t want workspaces icons to waste sidebar space, you can disable workspace feature in Opera with the help of this tutorial.

There are 2 ways to disable workspaces feature in Opera. One way is to disable workspaces using Opera Settings or sidebar setup panel. The other way is to completely and permanently disable and remove workspaces feature using a hidden preference/flag in Opera.

We’ll discuss both methods in details below:

METHOD 1: Disable Workspaces Using Sidebar Setup Panel

1. Click on the 3-dots menu button present at the bottom of Opera sidebar to launch sidebar settings or setup panel.

2. Now set the toggle button given next to Workspaces to OFF.

That’s it. It’ll immediately disable workspaces feature in Opera and will remove workspaces buttons from sidebar.

Similarly, you can also disable workspaces by opening Opera Settings (ALT+P) and going to Advanced -> User Interface section and turning off “Enable workspaces” option.

METHOD 2: Disable Workspaces Using Opera://Flags Page

1. Launch Opera web browser and type opera://flags in addressbar and press Enter. It’ll open the hidden secret advanced configuration page called “Experiments”.

2. Now click inside “Search flags” text box and type workspaces. It’ll show following option in the result:

3. To deactivate and disable workspaces feature in Opera browser, select “Disabled” from the drop-down box.

4. Opera will ask you to restart the browser. Click on “Relaunch now” button to restart Opera.

That’s it. It’ll permanently and completely disable and remove workspaces feature in Opera web browser.

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