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Google Chrome adds official vertical tab support after years of user requests

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Google Chrome has officially introduced a "Show Tabs Vertically" option, a feature previously available through experimental flags or in competing browsers. The author, a long-time advocate for vertical tabs, recounts their personal journey using this feature across different browsers, including Firefox and Edge, before its native implementation in Chrome. This addition aims to improve tab management for users with many open tabs, addressing a long-standing user request. AI

IMPACT Minimal direct impact on AI operations; primarily a UI/UX improvement for web browsing.

RANK_REASON Product feature update for a widely used software application.

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Google Chrome adds official vertical tab support after years of user requests

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  1. LessWrong (AI tag) TIER_1 English(EN) · jefftk ·

    Vertical Tabs in Chrome

    <p><span> When you have a lot of browser tabs open it can be very hard to tell them apart, especially if they're from the same site: </span> </p><p> <a href="https://www.jefftk.com/top-tabs-chrome-big.png"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/f_auto,q_a…

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