I just saw a coworker with something like 30 tabs open in Chrome. I also know someone who regularly hits the 500-tab limit on their phone, though I suspect that’s more about being messy than anything else.
When I’m researching something, I might have 10-50 tabs open for a while, but once I’m done, I close them all. If I need them again, browser history is there.
Why do people keep so many tabs open? Is there a workflow or habit I’m missing? Do they just never clean up, or is there a real benefit to tab hoarding? I’m genuinely curious. Why do people do that?
Uhhh because I need them all
All 500 of them?
Maybe not now but I will need them eventually
That’s understandable. But why keep them in tabs though? Other people here have recommended a variety of different approaches.
More than a few people have also mentioned Raindrop. Completely new to me. Haven’t tried that one yet, but I’m planning to take a closer look.
I used to use OneTab, then I stopped for some reason. I think it was acting more like Firefox Containers though. Maybe I’ll check raindrop out.
Just installed it and started dumping some of my transient tabs in it.
For example, I have some ideas for the next vacation, so I made a folder for that purpose and dropped a bunch of relevant links in there. I’ll get back to those sooner or later. No need to keep 10 tabs open for a few months, when I can keep my tab bar clean and dump all the unnecessary clutter to Raindrop. So far, I’m still using it in a very basic way, but let’s see what this develops into.
In my case, that clan tab bar may have something to do with my personal preference for tidyness and a sense of control. Other people obviously have different needs and preferences, and that’s ok. Maybe tab hoarders aren’t annoyed by a cluttered UI. Maybe they even see some value in it.