Firefox introduces Split View: Two tabs side by side, right where you need them

gnabgib

Looks like default-off (phew), unlike Chrome. A feature no-one asked for. Especially in FF where memory is well managed.

pimlottc

What makes this better than having two full browser windows side by side?

vfclists

Firefox introducing a feature which addons handled quite easily and much better in previous versions.

slau

I’m actually glad to see this. We have been asking Firefox to build features, instead of AI garbage, and this may be something I didn’t know I wanted.

27bstroke6

This is great news! I am forced to use Chrone for work and this is the best new feature they’ve shipped in a while. So handy for video meetings where I also want to take notes or have have some other reference doc handy.

stubish

I hope that isn't a simple drop down selector listing all tabs... feature might be a complete non-starter for some of us with a few too many open tabs.

stnvh

I've always wondered why Firefox don't grab hold of the "renegade" space they already occupy, with confidence through their existing users, an alternative and genuinely independent browser down to the engine. They are the market leaders of non-webkit, a huge strength among chromium copycat popup shops with identical wins and failures... or do I have to write the TV ad as well? I feel confident to assume the majority of dedicated Firefox users will read and think of this feature release, et al most new features as of late, as trivial. The true benefit of using Firefox in itself isn't "ease of planning camping trips" but something much more.

leephillips

I get this with any browser, with DWM + fullscreen mode.

lofaszvanitt

It's completely useless. Chrome had it first, and I already hated it there. Now when you rightclick, it takes the place of the "open in new tab" option that people have been using for ages. Who comes up with these fooken bad decisions? And why does Firefox feel the need to copy every questionable idea that Chrome's dev team pushes out? At this point, it would be better to just let users customize their own browser UI. The current situation is a complete mess. And the new YouTube player... What a disaster. There are endless articles about performance metrics, first paint times, and how high the hiring bar is, but the end result just feels bad. All that hard work gets overshadowed by strange UI and UX choices that make the experience worse. Meanwhile, regulators don't seem to step in, and companies like Google just keep going without much resistance. Honestly, it feels like everything is moving in the wrong direction. So it's time to summon Godzilla or the aliens from The Abyss and let them rip.

spankalee

I find this handy in Chrome occasionally. Just confirms that BeOS had the right windowing features all along. Two more OS-level windowing features I'd like to see in browsers: - OS X like Expose that shows a preview of all tabs for a window. That would help me find a tab visually. - A command to override the meaning of fullscreen to take over the whole tab, rather than be truly fullscreen. That would let me use other window management features with maximum video size within the window.