Firefox’s tab overview menu is designed to help you manage and navigate your open tabs. Whether you have just a few tabs or many, this feature lets you quickly find, organize and switch tabs, providing a smooth browsing experience. This article will guide you on how to use the tab overview menu to maintain a tidy and organized browser environment, regardless of the number of tabs you have opened.
Access the tab overview menu
Click the icon at the top-right corner of the Firefox window, next to the tabs bar. A drop-down menu will appear, with some menu options and a list of all your open tabs. Each listed tab shows the title and favicon of the webpage. The active tab will be shown in bold type.
Manage tabs
- Search tabs: The option at the top of the menu lets you use the address bar to find a specific tab, by typing in keywords related to its content.
- Close all duplicate tabs: To quickly close all yourany duplicate tabs, select the option. A pop-up asking you to confirm this will open. Click to proceed. This will automatically identify those tabs with the same URL and will only keep open the last active tab. option
- Open a new container tab: The How to use Firefox containers. option, if available, will open a tab in a different container. This allows you to keep your browsing activities separated by context, such as work and personal. For more information about Firefox containers, see
Navigate tabs
- Switch tabs: Scroll through the tabs list and click the tab you want to switch to. This will immediately bring the selected tab into focus.
- Close a tab: To close a tab directly from the menu, click the ✕ icon after the tab's title.
For more information on managing tabs, check out the Tab context menu article.