Reviews for Tab Stash
Tab Stash by Josh Berry
Review by buergi
Rated 3 out of 5
by buergi, 2 years agoUsability wise quite complicated, this add-on mixes the concepts of tabs and bookmarks, which as such is an interesting idea, as most people use tabs as a kind of bookmark.
However, my greatest problems with the add-ons are
a) usability (I just don't understand when a tab is just hidden, when it is closed and re-opened from bookmark)
b) performance (unstashing re-opens tabs one by one which can easily take 20s for lots of tabs)
c) loss of history (actually the tab is not stashed, only the open URL)
The loss of history is my biggest problem which finally caused be to uninstall the add-on. A tab is often worthless without its history.
However, my greatest problems with the add-ons are
a) usability (I just don't understand when a tab is just hidden, when it is closed and re-opened from bookmark)
b) performance (unstashing re-opens tabs one by one which can easily take 20s for lots of tabs)
c) loss of history (actually the tab is not stashed, only the open URL)
The loss of history is my biggest problem which finally caused be to uninstall the add-on. A tab is often worthless without its history.
Developer response
posted a year agoThanks for the feedback!
Regarding usability, you can tell if a tab is open or not based on its color—open tabs have blue text.
Regarding performance, restoring tabs one by one is actually a safety measure that was added to Tab Stash recently, as it's possible to lock up your entire computer if too many tabs are opened at once. But this is something I'm looking to fine-tune in the future.
Regarding saving of tab history, unfortunately this is not compatible with saving tabs as bookmarks (and thus syncing them between computers), since bookmarks can only contain a single URL. Tab Stash tries to work around this limitation by hiding (instead of closing) tabs by default, but this obviously doesn't preserve history when syncing between computers, nor if you close all your open windows.
Regarding usability, you can tell if a tab is open or not based on its color—open tabs have blue text.
Regarding performance, restoring tabs one by one is actually a safety measure that was added to Tab Stash recently, as it's possible to lock up your entire computer if too many tabs are opened at once. But this is something I'm looking to fine-tune in the future.
Regarding saving of tab history, unfortunately this is not compatible with saving tabs as bookmarks (and thus syncing them between computers), since bookmarks can only contain a single URL. Tab Stash tries to work around this limitation by hiding (instead of closing) tabs by default, but this obviously doesn't preserve history when syncing between computers, nor if you close all your open windows.
438 reviews
- Rated 5 out of 5by Çağdaş Akar, 5 days ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Zeus, 9 days ago
- Rated 4 out of 5by GenericUser, 10 days agoA bit buggy and slows down my browser (due to storing tabs as bookmarks but not fully closing the tab) turning the extension off and on fixes the browser. (turning off and on the extension also results in a hundred or so tabs of bookmarks being reopened but holding ctrl + w fixes that quick issue) (I think this may just be due to a limitation of the browser or some kind of bug)
Developer response
posted 9 days agoTab Stash uses Firefox's built-in tab-hiding feature to hide stashed tabs instead of closing them entirely. This allows the tab state to be preserved (vs. closing the tab, which loses all the state). If you accumulate too many hidden tabs, Tab Stash will unload them to make sure your browser doesn't slow down.
If you find this bothersome, you can change Tab Stash's settings so that tabs are entirely closed instead of hidden. There is also a "middle ground" option to unload hidden tabs immediately, so they remain open but don't use any resources.
Hope this helps! - Rated 5 out of 5by gio, 12 days ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Reodanoe, 13 days ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by infirms, 13 days ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Mnguni, 21 days ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 14183958, 21 days agoReally good at stashing tabs away, sort and group them, find tabs again and start working on separate topics in a natural way.
Everything is stored in your bookmarks, combine this with Firefox account sync and you can use it also on mobile, directly accessing your stashed bookmarks/group.
EXCELLENT add on!! Thanks a lot! - Rated 5 out of 5by Syafa Hadyan Rasendriya, 22 days ago
- Rated 4 out of 5by LiberaEspero, 24 days agoСвои задачи прекрасно выполняет, хотя ещё и не совершенно. Функций побольше, чем может показаться на первый взгляд. Однако многие из них придётся поискать, потому что документация, к сожалению, далеко не так хороша, как само расширение.
Не забывайте про зажатый ctrl, с ним можно выбирать и стакать несколько вкладок, а не мучаться с сохранением по одной или только папками/всеми открытыми.
Ещё из недостатков:
- Отсутствует перевод. Если с английским у вас сложно, для чтения документации придётся воспользоваться переводчиком или пробовать всё методом тыка, что, кстати, более чем выход, т. к. базовых функций немного.
- Вложенные папки (nested folders) работают ещё не очень хорошо. Точнее, сами папки более чем, а вот добавление в них новых ссылок пока что требует раскрыть содержимое папки, что не всегда удобно. - Rated 4 out of 5by Firefox user 5905964, 25 days ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by nunesgh, a month ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Arnav, a month ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 12426438, a month ago
- Rated 4 out of 5by aforest, a month agoThis is an excellent add-on with a great UI and the ability to import and export to multiple formats with zero lock-in. The only thing I find missing is the ability do disable the address bar button which I only click by accident and don't really find useful.
Developer response
posted a month agoFirefox unfortunately removed this option recently, but I'll look into whether it's possible to offer in Tab Stash itself. Thanks for the suggestion! - Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 13915823, a month ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 14018447, a month ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 18345706, 2 months agoI have only been using Tab Stash for a few days but it is 100% part of my Firefox workflow. I hate having an overloaded tab bar and this fixes it for me.
My one suggestion for an addition would be a one-button method to replace the whole current tab bar with another stashed tab group. Maybe that is already there but so far I have not found it. Thanks for a great addition.Developer response
posted 2 months agoThanks, I'm happy to hear it's working well for you! Duly noted about the one-button "replace all tabs" feature; it's been asked for a few times before so it's certainly on my radar for a future release. - Rated 5 out of 5by Vindikato, 2 months agobest bookmark sorter / helper : workflow keeper / digger friend ! it's like Adventure Time into your Browser
- Rated 5 out of 5by Cave24, 2 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 17911288, 2 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by alicangndz, 2 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Grishiit, 2 months ago